Gareth Fuller is an artist and explorer. He walks hundreds of miles to create vast, hand-drawn portraits of place. From London and Beijing to Pyongyang and Washington, D.C., his work reveals stories and identities of landscapes, capturing their personal, geographical, and social essence in what he calls ‘maps of the mind.’
Emily Hahn, an American journalist and writer, led an adventurous life. Remembered here by a typewriter on the Bund, where she worked for the North China Daily News. The female gender symbol represents her commitment to feminism, and her pet gibbon, which accompanied her to Shanghai’s high society parties, is swinging from the building’s roof.
Black Jack, the riderless horse at JFK’s funeral, captured the national mood of deep loss and anxiety for what might follow. During his 24 years of service he went on to figure in the funerals of Presidents Hoover and Johnson, as well as General MacArthur. He now rests at Fort Myer’s parade ground near Arlington Cemetery.
Sis’s Tavern in North Brentwood, MD, has been a beloved community hub for over 100 years. The building was leased to Marie “Sis” Walls in the 1950s who ran it as a tavern, hosting legends like Duke Ellington and Pearl Bailey, who both made stops at Sis’s after playing segregated shows in Washington, D.C..
