A new partnership uncovers historical documents of Black and Native American Revolutionary soldiers.
Venice on the Gulf Coast
John and Mabel Ringling’s fantasy palazzo in Sarasota is a testament to the romantic power of architecture.
On books: Book of Hours
A new treatise on the early American polymath David Rittenhouse draws attention to his elegant timepieces.
Current and coming: A “kaleidoscopic” artist at the Bard Graduate Center
Sonia Delaunay’s sixty-year career is on display in a comprehensive exhibition.
Edwin Booth’s Curtain Call
Founded as a members’ club, The Players has won a reputation for its historical stewardship—and irrepressible bonhomie.
Museum visit: Wake Up the Echoes
The University of Notre Dame’s new art museum is a Beaux-Arts throwback.
Living with antiques: Toy Story
Antique playthings are the core of a Texas collection that also includes Eastern Woodlands Indian artifacts, nineteenth-century furniture, and folk paintings.
Object lesson: Gallic Bred
Now nearly forgotten, New York furniture maker and French expatriate Léon Marcotte was the toast of tycoons in the Gilded Age.
“We’re selling it, not renting it”
In this excerpt from a forthcoming memoir, an auction house veteran looks back on his beginning days in the trade.
Field notes: The Road to Redemption
The Barnes Foundation’s new book explores its past and present.
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