EditorialThe Little Lagoon. James McNeill Whistler; American, 1834-1903. Date: 1879-1880. Dimensions: 225 x 151 mm (plate); 228 x 151 mm (sheet). Etching, with drypoint cancellation, in dark brown ink on ivory laid paper. Origin: United States.
EditorialThousands of anchovies piled up on the eastern shore of Bolinas Lagoon in Marin County, Calif., at the end of June. (Ed Mann/National Park Service via The New York Times)
EditorialNoah?s Violin, an enormous motorized floating violin, is lowered into the lagoon on the day of its introduction to Venice, Italy, Sept. 18, 2021. (Susan Wright/The New York Times)
EditorialNoah?s Violin, an enormous motorized floating violin, is lowered into the lagoon on the day of its introduction to Venice, Italy, Sept. 18, 2021. (Susan Wright/The New York Times)