Before the Internet brought us the world through screens, world’s fairs were one of the few windows into our future. ⬬
1926: Ambitions and Ambiguities
The official national celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence nearly didn’t happen. ⬬
1876: Inventing the Colonial Revival
In celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Independence, The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 was America’s coming-of-age party. ⬬
1826: Fashioning the American Myth
By 1826 the annual rite of celebrating the Fourth of July was already a well-established tradition, one that encouraged Americans to look to both the past and the future. ⬬
Curious Objects – Painting with Glass in Limoges
In this episode, Host Benjamin Miller is joined by Laura Kugel of the Galerie Kugel in Paris to discuss the fascinating art of enameling from Limoges, France ⬬
Hidden Gems: Madame Curiosity
Arader Galleries reveals the astonishing watercolors of Maria Sibylla Merian, a rare woman naturalist in eighteenth-century Germany. ⬬
Limoges Renaissance Enamels in Paris
It is difficult to envision a more appropriate setting for appreciating antique enameled objects than Galerie Kugel in Paris, with its rich backdrop of gilded splendor. ⬬
Thomas Cole’s First Wilderness Painting
A long-sought-after work by Cole prompts an art historian to re-trace the artist’s early career. ⬬
Hidden Gems: Warholia
The Old Lyme drawings by Andy Warhol and Marisol ⬬
Books: The Life Aesthetic
The World of Peter Dunham: Global Style from Paris to Hollywood, from Vendome, features Dunham’s iconic fig-leaf patterned fabric on the cover.⬬