A Rising Ruckus Over ‘Benin Bronzes’ Prompts Questions for the Nelson-Atkins
When The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art landed a rare Nigerian sculpture in the late 1980s, it touted the find as perhaps the most expensive piece of African art ever bought by a museum.
A Songwriter’s Tale and Lyrical Guidance Stretch from Deep Trauma to Recovery
You might rightly conclude that Mary Gauthier hit rock bottom at 17, when she was thrown out of a Salina, Kansas, halfway house for pilfering a bottle of pills.
Build a Bridge, Save a Bridge and Don’t Forget the River
The Town of Kansas Bridge, at the foot of Main Street, north of the City Market, sometimes seems like a forlorn place. The steel-framed pedestrian path and overlook connect with a riverside bike trail below.
Now’s the Time to Take the Jazz Museum to the Next Level
Rashida Phillips arrived in Kansas City in January 2020, expressly chosen to set things right at the American Jazz Museum, which has proven to be a wobbly anchor of the 18th and Vine district.
On the Passing of Literary Men and the Making of Biographies
I was nearly three years into my project to write about the life and work of Evan S. Connell when I made another attempt to locate a potentially good source.
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