Careful what you say in front of Edgar Heap of Birds. It could end up in a painting. Since the 1970s, the artist has used words in ways both pointed and wry to create installations that riff on ...

It’s like brush lines on a painting ... Maya Angelou told The Washington Post in 1970 about writing her harrowing memoir, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” From The Post’s archives ...