From Shakers to Conquistadors
Current and coming: Artistic DNA at the Salmagundi Club
All about an exhibition at the Salmagundi Club
Yesterday and Today: Art and Design (Part II)
An art historian continues his exploration of the affinities he finds between works of contemporary art and early modern decorative arts
Curious Objects: The Shakers, Pt. 1: Faith and Furniture
In part one of a two-part exploration, Curious Objects host Benjamin Miller considers the Shakers and their material culture in its historical context.
Citizen Biddle
Philadelphia’s Woodmere Art Museum celebrates a native son, the progressive artist George Biddle
Current and coming: True colors at the Met
An exhibition at the Met reveals the vibrant colors of classical Greek and Roman sculpture
Selections from 100 years of Antiques covers: Early fall edition
A selection of ANTIQUES covers from early fall publications
Object lesson: The Art of the Game
Board games have been a part of human socializing since the earliest days of civilization
Sculptor Sui Generis
Literally peerless, Auguste Rodin brought a supremely idiosyncratic sensibility to bear on the making of art
The Origins of Edgefield Pottery
A curator at the Metropolitan Museum examines the history of the famed nineteenth-century South Carolina ceramics