A new publication explores a subject rarely addressed by design historians: how was time experienced by Britons in the early modern period?
The West That Was
Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer documented Native life in the early nineteenth century with eyes unclouded by notions of Manifest Destiny
The Maker’s Hand
A new exhibition explores the tradition of craft in America and the making of modern art
Quaker Hautes – A review of the new catalogue: American Furniture, 1650–1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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.