In the last three weeks, we looked at the architecture of the James Museum, sculptures on the entrance level and the second floor, and paintings on the second floor. This week,…
In the last two weeks, we looked at the architecture of the James Museum and sculptures on the entrance level and the second floor. This week, we look at a few of…
Back in 2019, the Brandywine Museum had a major exhibition of the works of N.C. Wyeth: for more, see the previous post. The exhibition catalogue, N.C. Wyeth: New Perspectives, has excellent…
In the period when books and magazines were America's mass recreation, N.C. Wyeth (Newell Convers Wyeth, 1882-1945), was one of the great American illustrators. He created more than 3,000 paintings…
These are my favorites among the thousands of photos I took last year in New York, Massachusetts, Colorado, Rhode Island, Florida, and Washington, DC. To make the cut, the subject…
Who’d have expected that the world’s best collection of stained glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) would be within an hour of Disney World? I first visited the Morse in…
In my weekly email of Sunday Recommendations, I promise "art-related suggestions meant to inspire, to provoke wonder or thought, or simply to amaze by sheer beauty." The Historical Monument of…
My previous post on the Wadsworth Atheneum included Rococo porcelain from France and Germany, created in the mid-eighteenth century. This week we move on to works of the French Revolution,…
From June 12 to October 31, 2021, the Norman Rockwell Museum has on display “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration.” The exhibition includes between 100 and 200 works, filling four rooms.…
From June 12 to October 31, 2021, the Norman Rockwell Museum has on display "Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration." The exhibition includes between 100 and 200 works, filling four…