The artist’s seemingly simple pen strokes were capable of capturing both the gravity and the absurdity of peacetime and war.

At 22, Liang was forced to lay down his brush and take up miscellaneous jobs, from farming to construction, to make a living.

Ameya Okamoto, Santana Walker, and Celeste Hampton—part of the Smithsonian's Nail Art Project. Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution When Indigenous entrepreneur and aesthetic innovator ...