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…
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…
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? Aside from gorgeous glass, the Morse Museum has…
The Gilded Age mansions of the late nineteenth century were the homes of entrepreneurs who earned their wealth by advancing science, technology, and industry. Those same wealthy entrepreneurs established many…
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…
On The Breakers and other Gilded Age mansions, see last week's post. Alice Vanderbilt's bedroom Even though this room is decorated in the Louis XVI style, it's much more restful…
Many Gilded Age mansions have fabulous gardens that remained open during most of the Corona-virus pandemic, even if the mansions were locked up. Since 2020, I've visited Ventfort, Naumkeag, and…
This is the last in my series of posts on a visit to Chesterwood in July 2021. Daniel Chester French is best known as the sculptor of the Lincoln in the Lincoln…
Daniel Chester French is best known as the sculptor of the Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. For more, see the first post in this series. In this post: a selection of French’s works…