PART V: In which the author is awakened to the splendor of his vintage bathrooms.⬬
Exhibitions: Dressed to Express
Is fashion art? If your answer is “no,” you likely haven’t seen the work of Elsa Schiaparelli. ⬬
Renaissance Replica
Sent unexpectedly by a friend, a cobalt-blue footed cup holds a backstory steeped in Italian Renaissance history. ⬬
In All Its Greatness
Monticello’s Great Clock reveals how Jefferson used timekeeping, sound, and design to regulate labor and extend control over enslaved Black lives. ⬬
“The Self-Cleaning Woman”
Through her visionary self-cleaning house, Frances Gabe embraced technology to empower women at home. ⬬
Exhibitions: Winging It
There’s a new exhibition on that will ruffle your feathers in the best way possible. ⬬
Antiquing with a Founding Father
An immersive antiques experience is coming to 36 Craven Street in the Charing Cross area of London this summer. ⬬
Exhibitions: Uncovering the Legacy of Betsy Wyeth
A new exhibition showcases key examples of the furniture, ceramics, metalwork, and more that Betsy Wyeth collected and arrayed around her distinctive interiors. ⬬
Elizabeth Hubbart’s Gold Thimble
Inside the world of a female merchant in early Boston. ⬬
Exhibitions: Spinning a web
In Navajo (Diné) weaving tradition, women are the artists—their ancestors were taught to weave by a foremother, the Spider Woman, with whose silk the universe itself came into being. ⬬