Budget cuts and the preservation of art
Dealer Profile: James Elkind
The architectural salvaging efforts of James Elkind, among other things
Endnotes: Boston needlework
We were prepared to pay considerably more, so were happily surprised,” says American needlework dealer Carol Huber about her successful bid on this charming Boston canvas-work picture, offered at the first auction of American furniture and decorative arts held by Bonhams in New York in mid-January. When she saw it in the catalogue, she thought the presale estimate of $6,000 …
Wedgwood in the nineteenth century
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Wedgwood ceramics manufactory
Red, white, and Tiffany blue
Generations and regenerations of White House decor
Harbor & Home
Furniture of southeastern Massachusetts, 1710 1850
American studio ceramics at mid century
Adherents to the studio craft movement championed the handmade object, the idiosyncratic form, and the individual eye
Instant Symposium: Eileen Gray’s Dragons chair, a new design icon?
A group of dealers, curators, and 20th century design experts react to the sale of the Eileen Gray Dragons chair
The Rabbit and the Rat: Who owns Chinese Antiquities? An interview with Kate Fitz Gibbon
An interview with a specialist in Asian art and cultural property law
Yeshiva University Museum Appoints Wisse as New Director
Following the retirement of Sylvia A. Herskowitz, who served in the post for 33 years, Dr. Jacob Wisse has been appointed director of the Yeshiva University Museum in New York City, whose permanent collection includes more than 9,000 objects spanning over 3,000 years of Jewish history. A Montreal native, Wisse earned his B.A. from McGill University before going on to …