His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted.

Her house was a hub for generations of heads of state, diplomats, journalists and artists, who relied on her for her political acumen and were...

When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Wilbourn, a cat therapist, was a pioneer in the art of listening to them.

Her lurid divorce from the wealthy scion of an art-world dynasty earned headlines. Her elaborate plastic surgeries brought even more attention.

The Barrett Sisters were a Chicago institution, known for their tight harmonies and joyful performances. She was the last one standing.

Was it art or was it furniture? No one was quite sure what to make of the New York movement that an idiosyncratic gallerist led...

With photographers like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bert Stern and others, the veteran editor created some of the most indelible images of modern fashion.

Known as “the bad boy of fashion,” he was among a wave of designers who created modern Indian couture by updating traditional garments.

Her Haight-Ashbury clothing store was ground zero for the counterculture. But she was best known for a tawdry book — which she later disavowed —...

An artist and designer, she transformed simple craft paper into elaborate trompe l’oeil confections, creating stunning life-size reproductions of period garments.