EXHIBITIONS
COSMOPOLITAN CRAFTSMAN
Medill Higgins Harvey and Moira Gallagher
The story of Tiffany’s erudite and imaginative silver designer of the late nineteenth century, Edward C. Moore
This Week’s Destinations for Digital Culture: June 3 to June 9 - How to engage with the arts on your phone or laptop
Seventeenth-century French enameled watches in the Walters Art Gallery (From our Archives) - In his book Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers, F. J. Britten notes that “watches with enamel painting before 1640 are exceedingly rare"
Artistic Offices - A photo excerpt from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s new book on the homes of artists takes us into the studios where they worked
Museum Visit: Parlor Room Talk - In New Orleans, an intact Antebellum decor tells the tales of many lives, free and enslaved
In Houston, Francis Bacon’s last works of art - Nearly 30 years after his death, Bacon’s lessons in nihilism and obsession retain their power to shock
Curious Objects: The Life and Labor of Enslaved Potter Dave Drake, With Ethan Lasser - In this episode of the podcast, Ethan Lasser tells the story of Dave Drake, an enslaved potter at work in Edgefield County.
This Week’s Destinations for Digital Culture: May 27 to June 2 - How to engage with the arts on your phone or laptop
Spirit Feel: A New Orleans Collection (From our Archives) - This is a house frequently visited by curators- more than thirty international institutions have borrowed objects from the Davis collection-but newcomers are excused if they double check the address upon arrival
Taking Inventory: A Scholarly Appetizer of Scallops - A taste of the research to be found in the author's forthcoming catalogue of early American furniture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
African Art in a fresh context - As they are with their collections of Native American art, many museums are rethinking the way they present, describe, and discuss the art of Africa
The Philadelphia Show
April 24 – 26
One of the most respected antiques shows in America. The show has a broad focus that includes fine and folk art, English, American and Continental furniture and decorative arts, Americana, Oriental ceramics and rugs, rare books and Native American arts.
January/February 2020
November/December 2019
September/October 2019
July/August 2019