| The Sculpture Study Center at the Pennsylvania Museum of the Fine Arts |
Spring 2005
|
On January 8, 2005, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts initiated its 200th Anniversary Celebration with the opening of its new Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building. One of the most exciting......
|
| The Society of American Period Furniture Makers Mid-Year Conference |
Spring 2005
|
This year’s conference theme, Regional Distinctions: Nuances of Newport, Boston, and Philadelphia Furniture, was selected in response......
|
| The Wing Famiy Canvaswork Embroidery |
Spring 2005
|
Early New England needlework is seldom found, especially in such pristine condition; this piece even......
|
| Toulouse-Lautrec: Challenging the Myth |
Spring 2005
|
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) is one of the most celebrated of the great French artists of the late nineteenth century, but often for the wrong reasons. While we may be aware......
|
| The Museum of Modern Art Reopens its Doors and Celebrates its 75th Anniversary |
5th Anniversary
|
New York's MoMA reopened its Manhattan location on November 20, 2004, after the most extensive renovation project in......
|
| A Fancy for Color and Design: A Collection of Pennsylvania Folk Art |
Spring 2004
|
Objects are identified with the region in which they were made. They reflect the cultural traditions and training of resident craftsmen and the aesthetic preferences of...
|
| A Treasury of American Art |
Spring 2004
|
When it received accreditation by the American Association of Museums in 1977, the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida, owned only three American works...
|
| All in the Family: Joseph Richardson's Earliest Silver |
Spring 2004
|
The fortuitous survival of some of Joseph’s account and letter books formed the basis of Martha Gandy Fales’s Joseph Richardson and Family...
|
| American Fancy |
Spring 2004
|
Collectors and curators alike have long been drawn to the colorful household furnishings of the early Republic....
|
| Bakst Theatre |
Spring 2004
|
In the fall of 1922, Léon Bakst (1866–1924), the avant-garde Russian set and costume designer who made his name working with Serge Diaghilev for the world renowned Ballets Russes, arrived in Baltimore...
|
