A collection of Federal American vernacular portraits demonstrates the intimate allure of the genre. ⬬
Valley Culture
Organized to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Historic Trappe’s Center for Pennsylvania German Studies, Valley Culture: Constructing Identity Along the Great Wagon Road explores the evolution of Pennsylvania German folk art as settlers moved west. ⬬
Udotopia
Maverick, villain, libertine, genius. Austrian eyewear designer Udo Proksch has been known by many names, but the book excerpted here dives deeply into his archive, puts emphasis on his working methods, fecund productivity, and the undeniable impact he had on design in the twentieth century—and to this day.
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.
A String of Pearls in a Shoebox
In a radiantly decorated and appointed turn-of-the-century tea house on a Long Island estate, the vision of American artist and Elsie de Wolfe protégé Everett Shinn stands revealed.
Talking Antiques: The 2025 Winter Show
The Magazine Antiques is excited to announce the upcoming 2025 Winter Show to take place beginning January 24 through February 2, 2025 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.
Scholar: Feats of Clay
Decorative arts expert Marie-Laure Buku Pongo has taken the Frick Collection’s new ceramics installations under her wing.
Magazine September/October 2024
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter! SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024Editor’s Letter Mitchell Owens Field NotesHeavenly Visions: Gift drawings by Shaker women Elizabeth Pochoda TravelThe Life Historic: A port town with astonishingly rich period architecture and an increasingly buzzy spirit, centuries-old Edenton is becoming one of North Carolina’s best places to be Alexis Tobias-Jacavone ScholarFeats of Clay: Foundational stints …
Portrait Painter, Physician, and Lover
The Life of Samuel Broadbent, 1759–1828.
Beautiful Little Pictures
Miniature landscapes in nineteenth-century America.