BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore is known for its row houses — modest brick buildings lining sidewalks so narrow, you can see right through the front windows into people’s homes. To add privacy, window ...

It was the summer of 1913 and the vegetables William Oktavec positioned outside his grocery store on North Collington Avenue were wilting in the sun. Trained as a butcher, but an artist at heart, the ...

An east Baltimore tradition that dates back a century is getting a fresh coat of paint.This summer, painted screens are again going up across Highlandtown, but these screens are getting a bit of an ...

One hundred years ago, Bohemian-born William Oktavec, a butcher by trade and a would-be artist, arrived in Baltimore from New York with his wife and young son. He set up a grocery shop at the corner ...

A painted four-panel folding screen that stands 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide is a touchstone for “Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500-1800,” a gorgeous new installation ...

Baltimore is known for its row houses — modest brick buildings lining sidewalks so narrow, you can see right through the front windows into people’s homes. To add privacy, window screens were ...

Unidentified artist, "Folding Screen With Indian Wedding, Mitote, and Flying Pole," Mexico, circa 1660-1690, oil on canvas. (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) A painted four-panel folding screen ...