See what’s going on this week in the art and antiques world
Woman of the World
Neuville is among the first women artists working in America to leave a substantial body of work. This article sheds light on this fascinating figure, whose life reads like a compelling historical novel.
Curious Objects
Sign up for our newsletter and get Curious Objects right to your inbox This Week on Curious Objects Listen to Curious Objects on these platforms Patreon || Spotify || Soundcloud || Apple Podcasts The Romanov dynasty was wiped out in 1918 . . . but what happened to all their stuff? We have the details on Heritage Auction’s …
Pastoral Imperfect
A current exhibition examines American art old and new through the lens of the environment
A Fresh Look at a Few Old Pastels
Henrietta Johnston’s portraits of Colonel John Moore and his wife, Frances Lambert Moore
Curious Objects: Glass Act—John Stuart Gordon and the Vitreous Curiosities of Yale
Ben Miller examines a piece of trinitite—glass formed in the 1945 Trinity nuclear test—and a stained-glass window formerly installed in Yale’s Hopper College, both featured in John Stuart Gordon’s new book “American Glass.”
Curious Objects: The House that Vanderbilt—Gilded Age Mansions of Newport, RI
A virtual tour of the suite of Gilded Age mansions built for the Vanderbilts, Oelrichs, Astors, and Berwinds in Newport, Rhode Island, by the likes of Richard Morris Hunt and Stanford White.
Curious Objects: #YourCuriousObjects
This time it’s your turn. For the last two months, we’ve asked listeners to post their curious objects on Instagram, tagging #mycuriousobject and @antiquesmag.
The world of Bill Traylor
A sweeping retrospective at the Smithsonian examines the life and work of one of the most remarkable figures in American art
Art without adjectives
The Met’s exhibition of work from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation has the power to reframe the critical discussion of art.