Article that explores the varying interpretations of George Caleb Bingham's painting, "General Order No. 11." The painting illustrates the effects of General Order No. 11 passed by…

Article about the plan "to purchase the Mercantile Library Association's entire collection of 112 George Caleb Bingham [1811-1879] drawings for the state" of Missouri. Description of…

Article about the legacy of Kansas artist John Steuart Curry (1897-1946), painter of the controversial murals at the Topeka statehouse done in the 1930s. Steuart was originally from Jefferson…

Editor, Mike Fannin, explains how the printed newspaper, The Kansas City Star, will be reorganized to adapt to the difficult economic time. The main news section will be combined with the local and…

The State Historical Society of Missouri recently acquired a Thomas Hart Benton pencil, ink, and wash sketch entitled "Oak Tree." This same tree is included in Benton's 1938 painting…

Journals and sketches of artist Rudolph Friederich Kurz, or Rudolph Kurz, of Indians around Saint Joseph, Missouri, in the company of fur trader Joseph Robidoux in the 19th century.

Article profiles artist Jocelyn Himes whose fabric designs are sought by fashion designers as well as customers at her studio, Nui Kai.

Review of sculpture show at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Article about the history of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers and their unique perspectives offered about Kansas City, with photos and biographical descriptions of several of its prominent…

Group portrait of newsboys and an adult posing behind stacks of newspapers and in front of a newspaper truck in Chillicothe, Missouri.

Article profiles Kansas City artist Peregrine Honig, 33, a finalist in the Bravo network series "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist." Honig was chosen from a field of more than 1,000…

Joseph Hoffman seated at piano.

Portrait of local artist George Van Millet, seated and shown painting at easel.

Head and shoulders portrait of Joe McGuff, Sports Editor for the Kansas City Star.

Short article about Thomas Hart Benton's painting of a New England journalist to be placed in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts "captured [as] a vanishing type on canvas," with a photo…

Photo and bio of John Barrons, "[a]dvertising manager of the Kansas City Star."

Review of mixed media show at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Photo and biographical article about Larry Mansker, artist of a portrait painting of Harry Truman and "the owner of the 507 Studio at 507 Walnut in River Quay."

Review of photography show at the Michael Cross Gallery.

Discusses the recipients of the 2000 Charlotte Street Fund awards and how the award affected their lives and work.

Review of sculpture show at Downtown Neon and Gallery.

Review of installation at the Fahrenheit gallery and group show at Betty Jean Gallery.

Article profiles artist Alisha Gambino. Her show, Mujeres, runs December 7, 2007 through January 31, 2008 at the Guadalupe Centers. Inc.

File containing a brochure with photos and information on Gus Shafer (born in Kansas in 1907), an artist of "sculptures in the Western theme" on exhibit at the Roeland Park State Bank…

Information on Marion Humfeld, an art teacher at the Sunset Hill School in the 1940s and a daughter of the owners of the Humfeld Floral Company of Independence and Kansas City.