Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax…and a Red Wheelbarrow
Openings and Closings: September 29 to October 5
Check out what’s going on this week at museums across the country!
Current and coming: The Shock of the Hue: Alma Thomas at the Chrysler
A traveling retrospective now at the Chrysler Museum of Art examines the long career arc of Alma Thomas
End notes: Movers and Shakers
For short-term planning this summer, consider a trip to Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts
Current and coming: Major Panes in Chicago
This spring, the Art Institute of Chicago unveiled its latest significant acquisition of stained glass
Current and coming: At the Wadsworth: Milton Avery’s Salad Days
A current exhibition at the Wadsworth examines Milton Avery’s formative period
Museum Acquisition: Monument to a Massacre
Winterthur’s Leslie Grigsby introduces us to a magnificent piece of Anna Pottery
Face to Face
A regional museum in western Maryland revisits the work of the early American portraitist Joshua Johnson
Object lesson: The Warp, Weft, What, and Why of Navajo Weavings
ANTIQUES contributors Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle take us on a journey to admire Navajo weavings
Current and coming: Making Waves at the Peabody Essex
Curators of a current exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum argue that images of the sea have taken on deeper meanings