from The Magazine ANTIQUES, March/April 2013 | Twenty-five years ago in these pages, Beatrice B. Garvan wrote about an anonymous collection of Pennsylvania folk art that was already more than a quarter-century in the making. Garvan was struck by the coherence of the assemblage that was ever in flux, by the sense of motion generated by the collectors’ unyielding search …
Antiques Week in Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Antiques Show
From its redesigned catalogue to its sleek new stands, the Philadelphia Antiques Show looked younger than its 51 years when it opened on Friday, April 27, for a five-day run. Organized as a benefit for Penn Medicine, the show is one of the oldest and most traditional in the country with a reputation for top-flight American, English, and …
Winter Antiques Show 2012
We asked exhibitors at the Winter Antiques Show to highlight one exceptional object in their booths and describe it as they might to an interested collector. Here are the things they chose, along with some of their comments. Barbara Israel Garden Antiques We are thrilled to be bringing a cache of extraordinary objects to the 2012 Winter Antiques Show, including …
Exhibitions: The American Renaissance at Yale
Warren Buffet once told his shareholders that he and his team “enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.” That may be hard to believe for anyone not enjoying his fortune, but the truth is, no matter what the endeavor, it is better to travel hopefully than arrive.
The Ballets Russes Goes To San Antonio
Women of the Ballets Russes take center stage at a new McNay Art Museum exhibition.
The Life Historic
A port town with astonishingly rich period architecture, centuries-old Edenton is becoming one of North Carolina’s best places to be.
The Woman Who Loved Beautiful Things
Rita Lydig coveted rare art and ravishing antiques to the point of bankruptcy. But her fine-tuned aesthetic sense remained intact until the last penny.
Editor’s Letter: September/October 2024
Editor-in-chief Mitch Owens introduces the September/October 2024 issue.
Potter with a Purpose
A look at the work of Kentucky-born activist ceramist Charles Counts.
Masterpieces on the Mersey
Thanks to the discernment of a viscount, Lever Art Gallery preserves one of the most comprehensive collections of fine and decorative arts in the UK.