Art & Museums – Page 24

William J. Hennessy Jr., Sketch Artist of Courtroom Drama, Dies at 67

His lively drawings of historic Supreme Court arguments, impeachment trials and murder cases gave the public a peek into venues where cameras were banned.

By Richard Sandomir

Art Los Angeles (Calif) National Broadcasting Co Television

How a Forgotten TV Show Forever Changed the Way We Look at Art

Weekly from 1956 to ’63, a charismatic painter named Lorser Feitelson filled America’s living rooms with the first televised history of art. We’re still exploring — and trapped in — his world.

By Walker Mimms

Architecture Collectors and Collections Real Estate and Housing (Residential) State University of New York at Buffalo

The Artist Dennis Maher’s Dollhouse-Filled Home in Buffalo, N.Y.

The artist Dennis Maher — who rescued his Buffalo, N.Y., home from the brink of destruction — has always treasured what others have overlooked.

By Carly Olson

Art Content Type: Personal Profile Disabilities Down Syndrome Graduate Schools and Students Museums Photography Pratt Institute Sculpture White Columns (Manhattan, NY)

An Artist Who Has Something in Common With Her Subjects

Rachel Handlin is possibly the first person with Down syndrome to receive an M.F.A., and one of just a few to hold a bachelor’s. Her first solo show features her portraits of others like her.

By Kate Dwyer