This Saturday the Dallas Museum of Art offered a lecture on dining rooms. When I mentioned this to a friend the response was "could you tell us what is wrong with ours." Well, I don't know if I could have taken away just that, but it was informative none-the less. The title of the lecture … Continue reading The Craftsman Dining Room in Context
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Brown Furniture Takes the Stage at the Dallas Museum of Art
Furniture maker Duncan Phyfe can't seem to secure a special exhibition at the Met (a show which had been scheduled for January, 2010 got the recession axe), but Gustauv Stickley has taken the stage at the Dallas Museum of Art. The show opened February 13th and on my initial visit a few days ago seems … Continue reading Brown Furniture Takes the Stage at the Dallas Museum of Art
Interiors on Paper: Antique Market Finds
Just a short post to share some interior photos I found recently at antique shops. The first two appear to depict a Spanish-Colonial interior and while unlabled are likely of a historic property, quite possibly one still existing. Notice how the room depicted is essentially a wide hallwayallowing for passage. The stairway shot depicts worn … Continue reading Interiors on Paper: Antique Market Finds
Buy The Case, Return The Pearl
The frames made by Hermann Dudley Murphy, more rustic and burnished, demonstrated the right balance between the societal sophistication necessary for the high art in elite circles and the yearning toward a simpler and modern form in the Gilded Age. They also carry both a distinguished American straight-forwardness and a unique personal style; thus adding another humane touch to the appreciation of those paintings. [Read more...]
Toward Modernism — Upcoming Talk about Charles Rohlfs at Cooper-Hewitt
Charles was a native Brooklynite and went to Cooper-Union. It is not surprising that his furniture has become sought-after for the past few years. It has a more modern looking that can please both the boomers and yuppies yet with an exquisite complexity that Ikea could not match. [...]
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