Mid Century masters of luxury
Sleeping beauties
Beds offered at Bonhams sale of American furniture
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a city of great character and great contrasts: blue-blooded and blue collar; home of the beaux arts and the Broad Street Bullies; as steeped in history as it is in Tastee Cakes. In today’s Philadelphia, au courant fashion shops nestle next to dealers in exquisite art and antiques. In April the City of Brotherly Love celebrates its long …
Portrait miniatures in the New Republic
How America found its face
John Hardman and Company: Pugin’s glasspainters
On the influential architect, designer, and propagandist Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Indiana Modern
The fate of the landmark Miller House
in Columbus, Indiana, hangs in the balance
Living with antiques: Shaker
A family follows the Shaker spirit in assembling a collection of furniture
Museums into the Fray: The Marion True trial
An American museum official is on trial for conspiracy to traffic stolen goods
Jay A. Clarke appointed Manton Curator at the Clark Art Institute
Michael Conforti, director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., recently announced the appointment of Jay A. Clarke as Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. Clarke was previously associate curator of prints and photographs at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she curated several exhibitions, including, most recently, the acclaimed Becoming Edward Munch: Influence, Anxiety, …
Dog days for dogs in art?
Doyle New York reported lackluster results for its 11th annual Dogs in Art sale today, which brought in $168,058 with 61% of lots sold. The sale, which also includes sporting art, featured canine inspired collectibles ranging from cast iron garden furniture and figures to finely detailed portrait paintings. Our pick for “best in show,” was an early Cassius Marcellus Coolidge …