In an excerpt from his new book, furniture maker Michael Coffey describes the beginnings of his transition from one type of good works to another.
Current and coming: Marie Laurencin at the Barnes
The artist’s female-centered oeuvre gets the spotlight.
Hidden Names and Complex Fates
A new exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum examines the depictions of Black people in the art of the Early American North.
Current and coming: An Abraham Ángel revival
The artist’s brief yet impactful career gets the spotlight at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Curious Objects: Lewis Littlepage and the Amazing Silk-embroidered Dreamsuit
Neal Hurst, curator of textiles and historic dress at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses a colorful suit worn by American statesman and bon vivant Lewis Littlepage
Hand of an Angel; Eye of a Sage
The life and art of Charles White, who battled discrimination and illness to achieve a transcendent vision, is explored in a current traveling exhibition.
Facets and settings: Holiday Jewelry Book Selections
A dazzling collection of stories from international jewelry houses and a longtime dealer and scholar.
The Shock of the Hue
How the surprising, saturated colors in the turn-of-the-century paintings Matisse and others created in the South of France changed the face of Western art.
Curious Objects: Why Thomas Cole’s “Course of Empire” Cycle is as Relevant Today as in the 19th Century
We discuss a watershed in the genre of landscape painting, with timely implications: Thomas Cole’s Course of Empire cycle.
Current and coming: In Detroit: Art between the Wars in Paris
The Detroit Institute of Arts explores the end of cubism in Paris.