Kenny discusses the arrival of an engaging and beautifully made book by Alexandra Kirtley
Openings and Closings: January 27 to February 2
A compilation of some must-see programs at the New York Winter Show you can attend this week
Rhode Island Rescues
An excerpt from a new book describes the genesis of the Preservation Society of Newport County
On Books – Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt Greatorex by Katherine Manthorne
A biography of the forgotten Hudson River school artist Eliza Pratt Greatorex.
Bluegrass Treasures: A trio of excerpts from Into the Bluegrass: Art and Artistry of Kentucky’s Historic Icons
A trio of excerpts from a new book that celebrates the art of the early decade of the commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World’s Most Famous Museum, a new book by James Gardner
James Gardner retells and retraces the evolution of one of the world’s most complex architectural palimpsests with elegance, economy, and wit.
Hysterical Re-enactors
The Getty Museum has decided to publish a book Off the Walls to be released in the US on September 22.
Horace Pippin’s New Medium
An excerpt from a new book on the self-taught African American artist discusses his first painting
Artistic Offices
A photo excerpt from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s new book on the homes of artists takes us into the studios where they worked
On Books: Becoming America: Highlights from the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection of Folk Art
For those who know and love the same kind of art as the Fieldings, but can’t make it to the Huntington, a new book about their collection should go some way toward satisfying your interest