Harlem renaissance heroes

Cleo Laine (Born 1927) Jazz singer Over a career spanning many decades, Cleo Laine’s richly colourful contralto voice and exceptional vocal agility won her a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performan

The trumpet is one of the oldest musical instruments, evolving over many centuries from a rudimentary signalling device to the versatile instrument we know today. This journey has been shaped by the p

Art and soul The oldest and largest public art museum in the English-speaking Caribbean, established in 1974, features both historical and contemporary art – paintings, portraits, wooden creations and

After a life-threatening illness spurred Helene Kröller-Müller to make plans for a museum, she bought modern art voraciously, forming an extraordinary collection that shaped the early-20th-century perception of Vincent van Gogh

BORN on Christmas Day in 1899, Humphrey DeForest Bogart had a privileged upbringing. The son of a cardiopulmonary surgeon and a commercial illustrator, he lived with his parents and two younger sister

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom