In a new book exploring the cultural history of pools, a black-and-white image from the 1936 Berlin Olympics shows an open-air swimming arena packed with spectators. Three pages later, a woman in ...

From the imposing specter of England's public bathhouses to the pristine aqua gems embedded in the Hollywood Hills and so many chlorine dreams in between, The Swimming Pool in Photography, a new art ...

For the better part of the last century, photographers of all kinds have been drawn toward pools, whether for the way their reflective forms are captured by cameras or their role in social gatherings.

The heated pool located on the water in Lincoln Park wasn’t always the Olympic-sized pool it is today. Before it was named Colman Pool, it was called the Lincoln Park Swimming Pool, which opened on ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The backyard swimming pool can be an object of desire or a sign of ...

I can’t imagine a book better-suited to escaping into on a hot summer’s day than Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool In Southern California Photography 1945-1982 (Prestel). Sure, it collects six essays ...

A splashy picture book makes sense for a large-format volume on post-World War II photographs that include swimming pools. With more than 200 images by nearly 50 artists, starting in the 1940s with ...

Works by droll conceptualist David Hockney may have played a major part in the construction of California's modern identity, according to a new exhibition. As David Hockney's landscapes go on show at ...

Did you realize Crescent Hill was once home to a very large outdoor community swimming pool? One where you could rent a bathing suit if you didn’t own one? “Dip, Dive and Dunk: A Look Back at the ...

As an American, swimming pools can seem so American. Blame the pool-friendly climates from sea to shining sea. Blame the Fourth of July. Blame Hollywood, which is good at claiming things for us. Blame ...