Carl Philipp Fohr, “The Ruins of Hohenbaden” (1814/15), Watercolor (courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum, Thaw Collection) The Romantic landscape artists of the 18th and 19th century were so obsessed ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — In North America, and especially in the state of Missouri, the maple is arguably the most recognizable, most popular, and during the autumn months, the most beautiful species of native ...

In the corner of the elegant public lobby of the Arizona House of Representatives building, a white flag with the symbol of a pine tree hangs. “An appeal to heaven,” it reads, in black text. While the ...

Louis Brandeis was well known for becoming the first Jewish person appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. So it may seem surprising that he celebrated the winter holidays with a Christmas tree in his ...