By August 4, 2026, three wildfires had swept through Spokane County, Washington, destroying more than 700 structures and displacing about 65,000 people. Josh Edelson, a San Francisco-based photojournalist who has covered more than 100 wildfires in California over the past decade, spent 14 hours that day photographing the aftermath of the Old Trails Fire for Agence France-Presse. By the time he arrived, the fires had done their damage, so the job was the aftermath. "That window, when people return, is the hardest and most important part of fire coverage," Edelson says.

What happens when some of the most recognizable names in American art end up in the same gallery? Coinciding with the nation’s 250th anniversary, American Stories from Sargent to O’Keeffe: A Partnership with The Newark Museum of Art brings forty-five masterworks to Greenwich, CT. This sweeping presentation looks across generations, movements, and vastly different philosophies to explore what American art can be. Above: Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971)...