A Primer on Campaign Furniture
“Conformable to that of the Waters”: The search for the origins of an early Kentucky furniture group
The cabriole-legged furniture of
Kentucky is the result of the region’s particular environmental, cultural, social, and economic forces, a kind of terroir, made manifest in wood
Talking antiques: The Winter Show
Exhibitors preparing for the Winter Show’s first-ever virtual event reflect on their past years at the fair or highlight one exceptional object available this January
Auction Notes: Gems on the Block
Specialists from auction houses around the country tell us about choice lots in their upcoming sales
Personal Space: Synapse Judgment
A neuroscientist ponders the collecting impulse.
When the Bauhaus came to Monte Albán (From our Archives)
To many, the Alberses were the embodiment of forward-thinking modernity. And yet, to a surprising degree, they were inspired by ancient art.
Cajun and Creole, the rough and the fine (From our Archives)
Over the past ten years Wade Lege has rescued some of the disappearing landmarks of his native Louisiana
Farther afield: The Young and the Youngs
How a London gallery promotes a dialogue between historical and contemporary art
Looking both ways: A Pennsylvania collection keeps present and past in constant touch (From our Archives)
“My husband said the house screamed for antique furniture–but I have a hard time with sameness.”
Superfluity & Excess: Quaker Philadelphia falls for classical splendor (From our Archives)
By the middle of the eighteenth century the “greene Country Towne” founded by William Penn in 1682 was bustling with commercial and social activity