An important new exhibition traces the life and work of Thomas W. Commeraw, free Black potter of early New York.
Through the Looking Glass
On the Victorian era’s fascination with microscopes and all they revealed
Civilizing the Goths
An exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum examines the artful modern Gothic furniture of the 19th-century New York firm Kimbel and Cabus
Portraits, Purpose, and Perceptions
Early American Folk Artists Ruth W. Shute and Samuel A. Shute
Wandering Eye: A Stitch in Time
What the editors of The Magazine ANTIQUES are looking at this week
Cézanne Reconsidered
A pair of recent exhibitions prompts a new look at the eminent French postimpressionist
New World Wonder: How a geological oddity became an enduring symbol of the nation in American Art
In the mystery of its creation, its singular beauty, and the awe-inspiring
height of its towering arch, the Natural Bridge became a part of mythmaking—the creation of an American foundational lore
Magazine January/February 2021
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter! JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 Editor’s LetterGregory Cerio Critical Thinking/Difficult IssuesUnsafe Deposit Glenn Adamson Current and ComingThe invention of folk art at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Spanish influences at the Chrysler, and more Talking AntiquesExhibitors at the Winter Show reflect on favorite memories of the fair, and describe exceptional artworks they’re bringing …
Empire Refracted
A forthcoming exhibition and its catalogue examine the social
significance of glass in eighteenth-century Britain.
A portrait takes shape (From our Archives)
In late October 1916 the American impressionist artist William Merritt Chase lay dying at his town house on East Fifteenth Street in Manhattan