January/February 2002
In This Issue January/February 2002
The Long Shadow of Invisible Man
A film on Ralph Ellison and his novel delves into his position as a black man in America.
By Lisa Rogers
Volume 23, Issue 1
Scene from the forthcoming documentary Ralph Ellison: An American Journey.
Robert Adler
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Features
The Reluctant Cadet
A glimpse of the young would-be farmer who became a military hero and the president of the United States.
By John Y. SimonThe Rise and Fall and Rise of Ulysses S. Grant
A new film tells how he survived vicissitudes to remain the most loved man of his century.
By Lynn Fabian LasnerOf Poets, Prophets, and Politics
For centuries, poetry has expressed the soul of the Arab world.
By Rachel GalvinFrom Skyscrapers to Barns and Everything in Between
A new book roves through four centuries of Virginia's architecture.
By Paulette W. CampbellThaw of the Ice Curtain
Stories from both sides of the Bering Sea come together in a new exhibition.
By Margaret FordEavesdropping on a Generation
Yiddish programs from the Golden Age of radio hit the airwaves.
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Departments
Conversation
Perspectives
The new chairman talks about what art means to history and what he sees ahead for the Endowment.
Executive Function
A New Awareness in New York
New York's David Cronin works to teach global understanding.
By G. Stephen ThurstonEdNote
