That’s the idea behind a new exhibition at Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: John Smart: Virtuoso in Miniature, on view to January 4, 2026.
Exhibitions: Due North at the Met
A show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates (if a year late) the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caspar David Friedrich in 1774.
Swing City
The keen eye and advocacy of New York collector and retailer Kathryn Hausman have served to breathe new life into the arts of the Jazz Age, a century on.
American Treasures
The women of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America have been preserving history since 1891.
Ready to Wear
One of the most discerning collectors of costume jewelry is fashion designer Norma Kamali, who has been snapping up lux and creative examples from around the world since the 1960s.
Endnotes: A New Day for Traditional Craft
We introduce a curator who will spotlight Indigenous ceramics at the Gardiner Museum.
Exhibitions: Art on the Go
The collection that makes up Puerto Rico’s Museo de Arte de Ponce was assembled by Luis A. Ferré, one of the most interesting men of his age.
Magazine March/April 2025
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter! MARCH/APRIL 2025 Guest Editor’s LetterAnna Sui ObjectsEnmeshed in Luxury: Unable to stop a spear but singularly effective at getting people to stop and stare, metal mesh handbags were all the rage at the beginning of the twentieth century. Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle TravelDown by the Bay: Erstwhile colonial seat …
Books: Seine Kid
Like a decadent lady cake crafted by the finest chef a Gilded Age heiress could hire, the artwork of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century artist Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855–1919) exudes a rich taste.
Exhibitions: Discovering Caillebotte
When it comes to the likes of Monet, Manet, and Renoir, it seems there’s little left to unearth beneath the impressionist sun. But when it comes to Gustave Caillebotte, their less colorful colleague, tales remain to be told.