How to engage with the arts on your phone or laptop
The (America) House that Mrs. Webb Built (From our Archives)
Aileen Osborn Webb (Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb) came from a family of art patrons
Object Lesson: All About the Windsor Chair
The work begins with the riving of logs
New Light: Blyth Spirits
More Benjamin Blyth portraits in oils
Seventeenth-century French enameled watches in the Walters Art Gallery (From our Archives)
In his book Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers, F. J. Britten notes that “watches with enamel painting before 1640 are exceedingly rare”
Artistic Offices
A photo excerpt from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s new book on the homes of artists takes us into the studios where they worked
Museum Visit: Parlor Room Talk
In New Orleans, an intact Antebellum decor tells the tales of many lives, free and enslaved
In Houston, Francis Bacon’s last works of art
Nearly 30 years after his death, Bacon’s lessons in nihilism and obsession retain their power to shock
Curious Objects: The Life and Labor of Enslaved Potter Dave Drake, With Ethan Lasser
In this episode of the podcast, Ethan Lasser tells the story of Dave Drake, an enslaved potter at work in Edgefield County.
This Week’s Destinations for Digital Culture: May 27 to June 2
How to engage with the arts on your phone or laptop