Rachel Cohen

Rachel Cohen is the author of A Chance Meeting: American Encounters and Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels. She is a professor of practice in the arts at the University of Chicago.
Sepia toned photograph showing painter Joan Mitchell behind a canvas in her studio

The Unfolding of Time in Paint

My encounters with Joan Mitchell's panels
Rachel Cohen
December 11, 2025

Inheriting Impressionism

Monet and Ja’Tovia Gary among the water lilies
Rachel Cohen
December 10, 2024