Articles
Posted 01/01/12
Hudson River Classics: Edgewater and Richard Hampton Jenrette
Jenrette-who in 1993 established the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust to promote six historic properties between New York and Saint Croix that he restored and opened to the public-even h
Posted 01/01/12
The Unknown Jewelry of Marie Zimmerman
Inspired by the archaeological discoveries of the early twentieth century, Marie Zimmermann created extraordinary, and previously unstudied, jewelry in Egyptian and other revival styles.
Posted 12/04/11
Rose Fever: The paintings of George Cochran Lambdin
After his death in 1896 George Cochran Lambdin was remembered by friends and memorialists alike for his paintings of roses.
Posted 12/04/11
In 1854 Gleason's Pictorial, the popular, nationally circulated magazine out of Boston, published an article promoting the lavish "Daguerrian Gallery" established in Cincinnati by James P. Ball (Fig. 6), lauding his images as "unsurpassed by any in the Union."1 In fact, Ball's Gallery (see Figs. 2, 4) was not so unusual.<
