Emanuel Leutze’s enormous 1851 painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” depicts the general’s journey on Dec. 25, 1776, as he launched a surprise attack on hundreds of Hessian troops ...

Yardley photographer Josh Friedman captures landscape frames of scenes throughout Bucks County in this Patch photo feature.

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings.

As the tides of history shift and America evolves, art serves as a reflection of society in its many manifestations. The best works of America’s artists offer glimpses into the ...