See what’s going on this week in the art and antiques world
Casting a Cold Eye on Life and Death
An exhibition at the Met surveys the art of Winslow Homer through the lens of conflict
Current and coming: You’ve got mail, from André Kertész
An insider look at a current exhibition at the High Museum of Art, André Kertész: Postcards from Paris
Renovated Gowns Counterfeit Corsets
An excerpt from a new book about fashion in the Gilded Age explores the underworld and afterlife of French couture in the United States
ARMS AND THE MAN
The story of the Worcester Art Museum’s Higgins Arms and Armor Collection, as it embarks on a national tour
A New Day at the PMA
A curator guides us through the revamped early American galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Current and coming: Over the Moon for Blakelock in Iowa
The ethereal landscapes of Ralph Albert Blakelock are once again on view, this time at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa
City Smitten
Wood engraver Rudolph Ruzicka was one of the great illustrators of American urban vistas—and Boston was a favorite
Quaker Hautes – A review of the new catalogue: American Furniture, 1650–1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kenny discusses the arrival of an engaging and beautifully made book by Alexandra Kirtley
Burning Man
The artist Will Shuster brought an Ashcan school sensibility to New Mexico, and left the city of Santa Fe with one of its most beloved public festivals