Jason T. Busch

Jason T. Busch describes the painting that began his
love of art, David Fierman explains how the Living
Museum at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center got its
start, and Peter Pap delves into a controversial trend
in antique rugs.

Part VI: In which the author takes a field trip to the
ashtray show at the International Museum of
Dinnerware Design.
Ralph Gardner Jr.
Illustrated by Colleen Bayley Harrington

Here Comes the Sun: Obsolete yet beloved, the sundial
traces a path from ancient necessity to decorative art,
preserving centuries of ingenuity and romance.
Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle

Cara Zimmerman compiles dealers’ thoughts on
the state of the folk and outsider art markets at the
Semiquincentennial, Emily Bode offers a new
perspective on the art of the quilt with the American
Folk Art Museum’s Emelie Gevalt, and a new school
for art and meditation opens in Upstate New York.

Art Beyond Boundaries: Jason T. Busch speaks with
Christophe Cherix, director of the Museum of Modern
Art, about championing folk and self-taught art at one
of the nation’s most influential museums.
Edited by Mitch Case

Long Island Preservation dives into the history of its
rich local furniture trade, Historic Bethlehem opens a
vault of rare dollhouses, the Katonah Museum of Art
receives a special loan, and the Center for American
Decoys celebrates a distinctly Illinoisan art form.

The curator emeritus of the Academy of Natural
Sciences at Drexel University explores the strange
history of the bezoar, and a curious new antiques
gallery opens in Connecticut.

Finery and Fortune: An excerpt from the author’s new
book Gilded Age Fashion explores couture houses and
society rituals among America’s Gilded Age elite.
Elizabeth L. Block

Back in the Saddle: Recent auction sales highlight the
artifacts, artworks, and everyday objects that helped
shape—and mythologize—the American West.

“One Today” by Richard Blanco
Poetry editor Sean Nevins
The American Landscape by Will Nediger
Edited by Rick Sharp

May/June 2026 Crossword Solution 

Found Photography: An unexpected flea
market discovery uncovered a hidden
world of friendship, self-expression,
and the enduring emotional
power of vernacular photography.
Christine Hope Hildebrand

Everyday Gallé: A reflection on Émile Gallé’s lesser-known ceramics, a cherished Saint Clément fruit basket, and the enduring beauty of objects meant to be used, not merely admired.
Mitchell Owens

At the American Folk Art Museum, objects from
across centuries reveal how patriotism, memory,
family, faith, and dissent are crafted, contested,
and carried.
Emelie Gevalt and Caroline Culp

A look back at how clothing shaped daily life
and signaled allegiance in an America on the brink
of upheaval.
Lauren D. Whitley

How an unprecedented assemblage of more than two
hundred rare, original American founding documents,
objects, and artworks came together in an exhibition
guest curated by Ken Burns.
Bill Conger

America 250 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of
American Art reframes national identity through
material culture and shared histories.
Larissa Randall

Marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, the
Huntington reimagines American material culture
through the lenses of conflict and change.
Dennis Carr

A new exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum
reframes “self-taught artists” as deliberate architects
of identity and artistic legacy.
Valérie Rousseau and Suzie Oppenheimer