Where others hoarded stamps or trading cards, as a boy Belgian artist Pierre Bergian haunted building sites for evocative antique tiles.
Scholar: Feats of Clay
Decorative arts expert Marie-Laure Buku Pongo has taken the Frick Collection’s new ceramics installations under her wing.
The Woman Who Loved Beautiful Things
Rita Lydig coveted rare art and ravishing antiques to the point of bankruptcy. But her fine-tuned aesthetic sense remained intact until the last penny.
Exhibitions: Tagine Dream
Islamic dining traditions at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Object lesson: Bringing Stained Glass Up Close
The multi-dimensionality of mosaic glasswork.
New light: Jane Freedom’s Sampler
Girlhood needlework, local tradition, and personal identity.
Facets and settings: Boys in Brooches
The present and past of jewelry for men.
Potter with a Purpose
A look at the work of Kentucky-born activist ceramist Charles Counts.
Field notes: Facing Forward
An exploration of the Big Apple’s past at the New-York Historical Society.
Arts and Sciences
Long revered for his contributions to the field of ornithology, John James Audubon’s artistic influences and legacy receive proper vetting in a new book.