The idealism that sparked the arts and crafts movement born in the late nineteenth century prompted many utopian attempts at communal living and making.
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Radical: Italian Design at MFAH
Utopian ideals took center stage at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston with the February opening of Radical: Italian Design, 1965-1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection
Changes at Classical American Homes
Margize Howell and Peter Kenny have both retired as co-presidents of the trust, a post they shared since 2015
The British are Coming (Back) at Colonial Williamsburg
If you’ve listened to our podcast, Curious Objects, you probably already know about the exhibition inaugurating the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s renovated and enlarged art museums
The Visual Poetry of Abigail Tulis
A former collaborator of architect Peter Pennoyer, Tulis makes work that’s in dialogue with the past “not just artistically, but spiritually and mystically”
Curious Objects: Thirty-five Saxon Suits of Armor, with Chassica Kirchhoff
This month, Ben speaks with Chassica Kirchhoff, assistant curator of European sculpture and decorative arts at the Detroit Institute of Arts, about a suite of metal suits from the 1500s
New Collector: Watercolors (From our Archives)
Whether a landscape, still life, or figural composition, watercolors appeal to collectors because of their subtlety, translucence, and freshness and also because of their abundance.
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Mad about majolica at the Walters
Majolica produced by the English firm Minton was tremendously popular when introduced at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London