The field of decorative arts reflects the inheritance of patriarchy in ways that are rarely acknowledged.
All About Eats: Art and the American Imagination in Chicago
from The Magazine ANTIQUES, November/December 2013 | Fig. 7. Melons and Morning Glories by Peale, 1813. Inscribed “Raphaelle Peale Painted/Philadelphia Septr. 3d. 1813” at lower right. Oil on canvas, 20 ¾ by 25 ¾ inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of Paul Mellon. Not so long ago you could learn how to cook an opossum by consulting The Joy of Cooking. …
Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939
from The Magazine ANTIQUES, March/April 2012 | In 1851 Albert, prince consort of Queen Victoria, and the architect Henry Cole realized their grand vision of an international exhibition where the traditions, aspirations, and accomplishments of many nations were showcased.1 Hardware at the Great Exhibition by Joseph Nash (1809-1878), from Dickenson’s Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 (London 1852). Color lithograph. Victoria and Albert Museum, …
Japanned furniture: global objects in provincial America
So Asia, and Africa, ~ Europa, with America; ~ AIl Four, in Consort
join’d shall Sing ~ New Songs of Praise to Christ our King.
Failed design at the Bard Graduate Center
On the Failed Design conference at Bard Graduate Center
This Week’s Top Lots: April 11 – 17
Important pieces in the antiques world – up for auction this week
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