Antique playthings are the core of a Texas collection that also includes Eastern Woodlands Indian artifacts, nineteenth-century furniture, and folk paintings.
Object lesson: Gallic Bred
Now nearly forgotten, New York furniture maker and French expatriate Léon Marcotte was the toast of tycoons in the Gilded Age.
“We’re selling it, not renting it”
In this excerpt from a forthcoming memoir, an auction house veteran looks back on his beginning days in the trade.
Field notes: The Road to Redemption
The Barnes Foundation’s new book explores its past and present.
Looking Both Ways
The New-York Historical Society unveils Kay WalkingStick’s view of Hudson River school landscapes.
Current and coming: Lalique drawings in New York
A rare insight into the glassmaker’s genius is on display at A La Vieille Russie.
The Truth-Teller
A current exhibition charts the career of photographer Dorothea Lange, whose work captures the human condition with uncommon candor.
Endnotes: Of Glass and Grape Nuts
A lesser-known aspect of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s collection is on display at the Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens.
In memoriam: Joan Kaplan Davidson, 1927–2023
Her grandson remembers the philanthropist, historic preservationist, and materfamilias.
Field Notes: Serious Fun
A tour of Women’s Work at the New-York Historical Society.