What better time than our own semi-sesquicentennial moment to spend some time in the neon glow of a very useful past indeed? ⬬
2026: A New Americana
How should we explain the current revival of Americana? ⬬
Flea Bite: Flea Market Fashion
For years, I’ve bought vintage clothing from him, and by some cosmic coincidence, every pair of pants I pull from his rolling rack fits perfectly. ⬬
Exhibitions: World’s Fairs, Re-envisioned
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. ⬬