In New York’s art show of the summer, paint and prose meet in “The Swimmer,” a psychoanalysis of John Cheever’s suburban nightmare of 1964. By Walker Mimms “Oh, how bonny and lush were ...

The night before her husband’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy slept under this painting. “Swimming,” by Thomas Eakins, had been lent to the hotel in Fort Worth where President John F.

It may come as a surprise to hear, but Olympic medals weren't always handed out for sports achievements. Irish man Jack B Yeats' painting titled The Liffey Swim won a silver medal in the arts and ...