In this episode, Host Benjamin Miller is joined by Laura Kugel of the Galerie Kugel in Paris to discuss the fascinating art of enameling from Limoges, France ⬬
Hidden Gems: Madame Curiosity
Arader Galleries reveals the astonishing watercolors of Maria Sibylla Merian, a rare woman naturalist in eighteenth-century Germany. ⬬
Hidden Gems: Warholia
The Old Lyme drawings by Andy Warhol and Marisol ⬬
Books: The Life Aesthetic
The World of Peter Dunham: Global Style from Paris to Hollywood, from Vendome, features Dunham’s iconic fig-leaf patterned fabric on the cover.⬬
Objects: The Birth of the Travel Memento
The Grand Tour began as a way for young men of means to see Europe, and resulted in the invention of what became modern tourist souvenirs. ⬬
Curious Objects: 135,500 Pieces (of Wood)
In this episode, the fine line between obsession and madness, illustrated in a piece of furniture.⬬
Diamonds in the Rough
The venerable Abel and Mary Nicholson House is one of the most pristine examples of an early Anglo-American building. ⬬
Books: Unsung Heroines
Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism (Princeton University Press) is deeply researched, fastidiously documented, keenly intelligent, and utterly fascinating—a revelation, really. ⬬
Museums: Set in Stone
The Princeton University Art Museum is reopening to much fanfare, with its beloved Mallorcan stone carvings in the spotlight.⬬
Perspectives: My Italian Renaissance
A young artist retraces the museum excursions of his childhood and what led to the rebirth of his love for the arts.⬬