June 2009
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The Curious Case of Willie Gee
Philip Mould recently gained attention for identifying a Gainsborough landscape at auction, purchased for £50,000. Meanwhile,…
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The Image of Yinka Shonibare MBE
On Saturday night at the reception party of Yinka Shonibare MBE’s exhibition, if someone accidentally walked…
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Two Heads At Once, Two Places In One
Nestled between Park Slope and Crown Heights, a neighborhood with large numbers of both Orthodox Jews…
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Newly Bought Book about Barbizon and Tonalism
This morning I was complaining about the release date of the new book “A History of…
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Haunted House for Sale
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House is for sale. Heavily damaged by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and…
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Delaware Dealer Sheds Light on Local Cabinetmakers
Like most regions in the American Colonies, Delaware had its own cabinetmakers. Today several museums in…
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The Journey of Antiquing – 2
Those stories of Antiques Roadshow have never happened to me. The internet has a tremendous power…
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Philadelphia’s First Nude Model: Charles Wilson Peale
One of the favorite stories of the art circles of Philadelphia concerns Philadelphia’s favorite artist, Thomas…
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American Grandeur — Hudson River School at PAFA
Although most of the Hudson River school artists were associated with Hudson River Valley and its…