Last autumn in this space I wrote about some of the younger folks I have been pleased and heartened to meet in the course of my work—still in their twenties and with a deep, abiding interest in the fine and decorative arts and architecture of the past.
Twelfth time’s a charm at the American Art Fair
The little gem of an art fair that ushers in the holiday season on New York’s Upper East Side turns twelve this year.
Into the Future at the George Read II House
A nineteenth-century manse in Delaware is getting up to speed with the twenty-first century
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 11/13/19–11/20/19
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Salon: Art + Design 2019 Highlights
There’s a unique atmosphere at the Salon: Art + Design, which returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York for its eighth edition this week. Historical and contemporary artworks and objects co-exist in unusual harmony at the fair, perhaps because exhibitors there don’t simply put things on display—they create environments.
All Fired Up
Best known for her electroplated metal sculptures embellished with richly colored enamels, June Schwarcz produced an extensive body of work in her sixty-year career that, while linked to long-standing vessel-making traditions, defied convention.
Checking in with Edward Hopper
The American artist Edward Hopper had a deep personal and professional interest in hotels, motels, tourist homes, and the wide scope of hospitality services—including the vast infrastructure of restaurants, entertainments, and staff servicing these institutions.
Detective Dealer Aids in Recovery of Stolen Revolutionary War Rifle
On October 2, 1971, a rifle dating from the American Revolution was stolen from the Valley Forge Historical Society in rural Pennsylvania. Its whereabouts were unknown until last year, when it was rediscovered by New Oxford, PA-based antiques dealer Kelly Kinzle.
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 11/06/19–11/12/19
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In Memoriam: Don Didier
A fire at his home in New Roads, Louisiana, this past summer took the life of James Donald Didier, one of the most idiosyncratic, engaging, and gifted minds in the world of American antiques and preservation.










