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.
Object lesson: Social Engineering
The refined forms and high-minded purpose of A. W. N. Pugin’s gothic revivalism.
Curious Objects: Taylor Thistlethwaite Gets Excited About “Brown Furniture”
“There’s so much life in it. And it matures like fine wine.” Taylor Thistlethwaite swoops in to defend brown furniture on this week’s Curious Objects podcast episode.
The Truth-Teller
A current exhibition charts the career of photographer Dorothea Lange, whose work captures the human condition with uncommon candor.
Field Notes: Serious Fun
A tour of Women’s Work at the New-York Historical Society.
Object lesson: Lights from the Dark Ages: The Lüsterweibchen
All about the world’s weirdest chandeliers.