Reviewers called Plattʼs landscapes “brilliant in tone but true to the colors found in sky and plain and vale,” and praised her interiors for “quaintness of type and richness of color in shadowy corners and firelit hearths”
“An Unsuspected Man of Genius”
The Cincinnati Art Museum examines the career of a forgotten favorite son, the artist Frank Duveneck.
Curious Objects: Mystery Box
Bright young antiques dealers Pippa Biddle and Benjamin Davidson come on the pod to talk treasure—specifically, a homely wooden box that punches above its weight, thanks to its curious Revolutionary War provenance and a Herman Melville connection
Openings and Closings: December 16 to December 22
Check out what’s going on this week at museums across the country!
On Books – Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt Greatorex by Katherine Manthorne
A biography of the forgotten Hudson River school artist Eliza Pratt Greatorex.
Bluegrass Treasures: A trio of excerpts from Into the Bluegrass: Art and Artistry of Kentucky’s Historic Icons
A trio of excerpts from a new book that celebrates the art of the early decade of the commonwealth of Kentucky.
Wandering Eye: It’s all in the eyes
What the editors of The Magazine ANTIQUES are looking at this week
Openings and Closings: December 9 to December 15
Check out what’s going on online and in person at museums across the country and abroad!
William Hodgson of London and Richmond: The Payne Limner Revealed
Hodgson seems to have been a
true jack-of-all-trades. In addition
to portraits, miniatures, and hairwork for jewelry, he supplied composition ornament and carved architectural woodwork for buildings.
Current and Coming: What’s Up in Colonial Williamsburg
Count Colonial Williamsburg among the cultural institutions that had to settle for much more muted celebrations this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.