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Eve Kahn

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

I'm a journalist and historian, specializing in rediscovering forgotten personalities and material culture. I'm finishing a biography of the Impressionist painter Mary Rogers Williams (1857-1907) for Wesleyan U. Press. I wrote the weekly Antiques column for the NY Times (2008-2016), and now I contribute to NYT, Apollo magazine, The Magazine Antiques, Atlas Obscura, etc.
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Tattoo designs of Lena Liberty by Ed Liberty, Boston, ca. 1935.

collections

How Historians of Modern Tattooing Explore a Long-Hidden Past

The growing field probes everything from family collections to problematic museum exhibits.

By Eve Kahn
A handstein, circa 1740 from Hungary, in the German Mining Museum in Bochum.

objects of intrigue

The Raw Ore Centerpieces That Turned Grueling Labor Into Cutesy Dioramas

Handsteins were beloved of 16th-century princes because they affirmed the social order.

By Eve Kahn
Greek dedicatory inscription of Samuel, son of Saphara. Painted onto ceiling tile from the Dura‐Europos synagogue, which requests “may he be remembered [who] founded these things thus.”

graffiti

The Wit and Wisdom of Ancient Jewish Graffiti

Researchers in the field have uncovered related messages ranging from "Lasius is a pervert" to “Good luck in your resurrection.”

By Eve Kahn
A watercolor drawing depicts a dinner party held in Giles County, Virginia. An enslaved woman and boy serve food and drink, while a third slave controls the punkah fans.

objects of intrigue

How Ceiling Fans Allowed Slaves to Eavesdrop on Plantation Owners

The punkahs of the Antebellum era served many purposes.

By Eve Kahn
A composite photograph showing the windows at the Euclid Avenue Temple, Cleveland, Ohio.

art

Louis Comfort Tiffany's Little-Known Forays Into Judaica

The stained-glass artist created mosaics, menorahs, and bronze synagogue doors.

By Eve Kahn
The house at 5015 Eugene Street in Boise, Idaho, c.1940.

museums

The Art of James Castle, Created With Spit, Scraps, and Soot

He hid his sketches, made with DIY supplies, in the nooks and crannies of the family home.

By Eve Kahn
Jihad Lamp, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

features

These Simulated War-Zone Villages Train U.S. Soldiers for Deployment

Pretend streets, fake wounds, and actors playing snipers all add to the immersive experience.

By Eve Kahn
Hot Dog Stand for the New York World’s Fair, Unknown, c. 1939.

architecture

Hunting for Famous Architects' Forgotten Design-School Projects

These drawings and models show where hallmark styles were born.

By Eve Kahn
Detail from The Great Historical Clock of America.

objects of intrigue

This Mechanical 19th-Century 'Clock of America' Animates U.S. History

It features a procession of tiny presidents and a light-up Statue of Liberty.

By Eve Kahn
A vampire-killing kit from the Royal Armouries in Leeds, not quite as vintage as some might think.

objects of intrigue

Does it Even Matter if These Vintage Vampire-Killing Kits Are Real?

They're pretty covetable regardless.

By Eve Kahn
An Elvis Presley-owned prescription bottle and box for Inderal, 1976.

objects of intrigue

There Are People Who Pay Thousands for the Empty Pill Bottles of Dead Celebrities

Stars in question have included Elvis, Truman Capote, Michael Jackson, and Marilyn Monroe.

By Eve Kahn
A board game produced around 1939 allowed German children to imagine themselves strangling the British coastline with aircraft and U-boats.

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The Nazi Board Games of World War II

These relics of wartime propaganda and anti-Semitism were designed for playtime.

By Eve Kahn

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