The Magazine Antiques

February 17, 2010  |  The Met blog show off a recently acquired daguerreotype The Salon of Baron Gros by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gros—a French diplomat who took up photography while stationed in Bogota, Columbia. Curator Malcolm Daniel calls it the Met's finest French daguerreotype.

Ryan Sutton reviews the sleek new restaurants at the Museum of Arts & Design and the Guggenheim, and gets nostalgic for cafeteria food. Read it at Bloomberg.com.

Budding gallerists take heed! ARTNews examines just the right shade of white for your walls from Benjamin Moore's November Rain to the Getty's custom shade of (Richard) Meier White. Take your pick.

Apartment Therapy reports that Carl Hansen & Son is issuing a special edition of colored Wishbone chairs in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Hans Wegner's iconic design. The first colors offered will be four shades of blue. Check it out.

It might be surprising to learn that James Zemaitis, the head of Sotheby's 20th century design department, got his start selling Tiffany and Handel lamps. Read more about his rise to the top at 1stdibs.com.

Images from above: The Salon of Baron Gros by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gros, 1850-57. The Metropolitan Museum of Art; a group of blue Wishbone chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1950. Image courtesy of Carl Hansen & Son/via Apartment Therapy.