The Ford House in suburban Detroit features warm, Old World appointments, a rich collection of elegant antiques, and a surprise dash of sleek modern design.
Field notes: A Matter of Respect
A look into the current state of the repatriation of Native American art and objects in American museums.
Leash Common Denominator
Some notes on art, design, and historical artifacts related to dogs.
Object lesson: Keeping Time with the Willards
Keynotes on a classic nineteenth-century American clock.
Fleeting Impressions
A current exhibition explores the art and milieu of the elusive American landscape painter Guy Wiggins.
Current and coming: Peter Rabbit and Co. in Atlanta
Beatrix Potter’s deep regard for the English countryside is on display at the High Museum of Art.
From Gunpowder to Greenery
How the grounds of the du Pont family’s first estate—now the home of the Hagley Museum and Library—were transformed from a munitions mill to a romantic Italianate garden.
Couture for Portraiture
A forthcoming exhibition examines the significance of fashion in the art of John Singer Sargent.
Last Call—The Tallgrass Visions of Philip Juras
In the tallgrass prairie restorations of Illinois, Philip Juras finds and paints Arcadia
Current and coming: In Chicago, the ceramic art of Ruth Duckworth
The Smart Museum of Art honors the famed ceramist in the first major show of her work since 2005.