• Field Notes: Heavenly Visions

    by Elizabeth Pochoda

    “Gift drawings” of Shaker women are a hypnotic and still puzzling cornucopia of rapturous color and mysterious coding.

  • Thomas Cole Visits Prophetstown

    by Sierra Holt
    Web Exclusive

    Artist Alan Michelson takes residence at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.
  • Found in Translation

    by Chandravali Martínez

    Modern and folk arts from around the world achieve unity in the former home—now house museum—of an American expat in Mexico.




Books: Bachelor Pad - Machine à Amuser: The Life and Death of the Beistegui Penthouse Apartment by Wim van den Bergh
Exhibitions: Tagine Dream - Islamic dining traditions at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Editor’s Letter: September/October 2024 - Editor-in-chief Mitch Owens introduces the September/October 2024 issue.
Thomas Cole Visits Prophetstown - Artist Alan Michelson takes residence at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.
A Rare Viewing of Aboriginal Art in the Big Apple - Yolŋu bark paintings at the Asia Society.
Field Notes: Heavenly Visions - The legendary sect’s short-lived “gift drawings” of Shaker women are a hypnotic and still puzzling cornucopia of rapturous color and mysterious coding.
Portrait Painter, Physician, and Lover - The Life of Samuel Broadbent, 1759–1828.
Curious Objects: Learning to Love Antique Rugs, with Jan David Winitz (Parts 1 & 2) - Dealer Jan David Winitz has specialized in oriental rugs for many years, but he never sold the first rug that sparked his passion...
Object lesson: Bringing Stained Glass Up Close - The multi-dimensionality of mosaic glasswork.
Found in Translation - Despite their diverse origins, modern and folk arts from around the world achieve unity in the former home—now house museum—of an American expat in Mexico.
Museum visit: Going Platinum - The Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe celebrates seventy years on the scene.
Consolation Prizes - An exhibition at Frederic Church’s Olana highlights the nineteenth-century culture of memory and memorial.



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EXHIBITIONS

Black Dolls

By Margo Jefferson

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LIVING WITH ANTIQUES

Habitat for Humanity

By Stacy C. Hollander with photography by Ellen McDermott and Bridget Sciales

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FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS

Harlequin Romance

By James Gardner

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EXHIBITIONS

The Origins of Edgefield Pottery

By Adrienne Spinozzi

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EXHIBITIONS

First Against the Wall

By James Gardner

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LIVING WITH ANTIQUES

A Labor of Love

By Lisa Minardi

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ART

Women and the Art of the People

By Eileen M. Smiles

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ARCHITECTURE

A Simple Plan

By Thomas Connors