Originally published in the first issue of ANTIQUES, January 1922. Yes, this is ANTIQUES: Volume one, Number one; venturing into a super-modern world, a world self-consciously intent upon newness; purposefully disdainful of tradition, sublimely certain of its own special ability to invent, devise, design in and for the future, in terms of developing future requirement, without recourse to an obviously, …
Living with antiques: Elective affinities- the Ashcan school in Birmingham, Alabama
from The Magazine ANTIQUES, November/December 2011 | Our grandparents all came from Eastern Europe,” Nan Skier says, “and they came with no money or language skills. By their strength they made a good life and were successful, but they were pushcart peddlers when they got here. That’s one of the reasons the Ashcan school appeals to us. It’s our roots, …
Living with antiques: No velvet ropes–a collection in New Jersey
from The Magazine ANTIQUES, September/October 2011 | Called the last of the Georgians by the architect Robert A. M. Stern, Mott B. Schmidt dared to be unfashionable, stubbornly designing traditional houses for town and country long after they were in favor.* Schmidt’s houses in the American Georgian manner usually relied on a restrained combination of red brick, dark shutters, and …
Nathan Fox illustrates the Winter Antiques Show
For a change from the ordinary we asked artist and illustrator Nathan Fox, whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and New York Magazine, to create a special gatefold cover for our January/February issue that interprets the venerable Winter Antiques Show. Fox’s extraordinary illustration captures many familiar faces and sights from the show—from a Tiffany lampshade to …
ANTIQUES authors meet with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
ANTIQUES is honored by Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Emily Evans Eerdmans at the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
At the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Show on Friday, design and decorative arts historian Emily Evans Eerdmans gave a special lecture, presented by CINOA and The Magazine ANTIQUES, on 20th century neoclassicism—from high style Art Deco to Hollywood stage sets. Eerdmans, who received her master’s degree from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, is the director of Hyde Park Antiques …
An Expert’s Eye: Chris Jussel at the Philadelphia Antiques Show
Views from the 48th Annual Philadelphia Show
Living with antiques: Shaker
A family follows the Shaker spirit in assembling a collection of furniture
Spring is in the air for Charleston Antiques Week
Charleston’s architecture, gardens, and history always draw visitors, but for lovers of antiques, there’s no better week of the year to be here. Wednesday, the twelfth annual Charleston Art and Antiques Forum opened—four and a half days of lectures, tours, discussions, and visits to private collections—and Thursday evening brought the festive preview party for the Charleston International Antiques Show, a …