An exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum surveys the adventurous enchantments of illustrator N. C. Wyeth
Sew on and Sew Forth
The American Folk Art Museum shows off a recent gift of quilts
Celebrating Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday
Three New York cultural institutions—the New York Public Library, the Grolier Club, and the Morgan Library and Museum—as well as the Library of Congress, are putting on summer exhibitions to honor the poet of democracy, empathy, and “the body electric.”
Dada’s and Surrealism’s Poetic Roots at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco
Both Dadaism and surrealism were movements started not by visual artists but by poets; it was the book, not the canvas, that was terra firma.
Pierre Cardin at the Brooklyn Museum
Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion is on view at the Brooklyn Museum from July 20 to January 5, 2020
At the Cloisters, a treasure concealed is revealed
It is the nature of art history to bring to light beautiful objects that have long lain hidden from sight. This is true of almost every ancient artifact, and many a medieval one, that we admire today. But there is something special about the discovery of the objects to be seen in The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy.
A Great Dane in Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston celebrates the work of a master from the “great age of illustration” around the turn of the twentieth century: the Danish artist Kay Nielsen.
Leonardo’s unfinished obsession at the Met
Five hundred years ago this year, Leonardo da Vinci passed away—in the arms of the French king François I, according to legend—and museums around the world have felt called upon to solemnize this important milestone.
Self-taught art of anguish
Plenty of people don’t like contemporary art. But contemporary folk art—that’s harder to disdain. Dependable quirkiness is its insistent charm, providing a ready, welcome respite from what’s heavy in the world.
Triskaidekaphilia in Philadelphia
A New Constellation: A Collection of Historic 13-Star Flags, on view at the Museum of the American Revolution and curated by specialist Jeff R. Bridgman from his own comprehensive holdings, showcases thirty-two American flag patterns, sparking our desire to learn more.