The library built in the central German city of Weimar in the latter decades of the eighteenth century by Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, is one of the world’s cultural treasures.
Highlights of the 54th annual Delaware Antiques Show
We took in opening night at the 54th annual Delaware Antiques Show in Wilmington, presented by the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. It’s a spectacular edition of this venerable event, and here are a few highlights: Newsom & Berdan Antiques & Folk Art has this beautiful 18th century appliqué mat on offer. Found in New Hampshire, it depicts a strange …
Thomas Jefferson’s Letter Rack
David Esterly carves our past.
India and the arts and crafts movement at the Bard Graduate Center
The name Kipling is synonymous with British India in the nineteenth century, but a new exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery in New York hopes to foster associations beyond Gunga Din, Kim, and Peachey Carnehan.
Metal of Honor
Portrait medals at the Frick.
Melting pot modern
Creating an American style in the 1920s.
Shattering Effect
A new exhibition celebrates the Crystal Palace and the New York World’s Fair of 1853.
Presidential Appointments
Andrew Jackson and three Philadelphia cabinetmakers.
Who are you calling a tramp?
A fresh perspective on tramp art at the Museum of International Folk Art.
When the Bauhaus came to Monte Albán
A new show looks at Josef and Anni Albers as collectors of ancient artifacts.