William Sidney Mount, "Saul and the Witch of Endor," 1828. (Courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.) Shannon Taggart spent almost two decades researching Lily Dale, New York, a ...
(The Conversation) — The word séance conjures images of darkened rooms, entranced mediums, strange occurrences and spirit voices. For many contemporary audiences, these visions might seem like ...
Spiritualism captured the attention of the curious and the mourning, mediums, and illusionists — all of whose stories are explored in ‘Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums.’ It’s a ...
Séances and spiritualists grew popular across the United States and Europe in the 19th century despite the skeptics. Maggie and Kate Fox lived in a house in rural New York State reputedly haunted by a ...
In art circles, spirituality is coming out of closet as curators and critics reconsider the influence of religion on artists from Robert Smithson to Andy Warhol. But spirituality’s cousins, ...
Installation view of Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future (2018-19) at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City (via Ryan Dicky's Flickrstream) Lesser known, perhaps, is the spiritual ...
Just when you think you finally know Florida, it goes ahead and throws a town full of mediums into the mix. Roughly 50 miles from Orlando’s theme parks, Cassadaga is a bucolic Central Florida enclave ...
Image: Ava Muntell The Woman with a Million Eyes, early 20th century. Hand-painted photo collage. Collection of Tony Oursler. Photo Courtesy of Oursler Studio. Something a bit different—and perhaps a ...
Beth Saunders does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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