Big Cities in A Small Town — Sue Severson Exhibition at Gallery 321, Hollidaysburg PA

April 17, 2017February 25, 2023 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ Leave a comment

Sue Severson’s posthumous exhibition at Gallery 321 isn’t something you would expect in Hollidaysburg, a quintessential Pennsylvania place famous for its Victorian architecture and small town charm. Through her work, Severson brings the big city bustle to the mix. Reflective Subway Car by Sue Severson Severson was not a native. A Brooklynite who went to … Continue reading Big Cities in A Small Town — Sue Severson Exhibition at Gallery 321, Hollidaysburg PA

What’s Up and On in New York City

November 29, 2011 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ Leave a comment

Three paintings by George Inness traveled to Philadelphia before I did. I met them on the 20th Floor of a building in Rockefeller Center during an American Art preview at Christie's. Normally they would have been in the ground floor showrooms, but those were taken. Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry is moving in. It will be available … Continue reading What’s Up and On in New York City

Brooklyn Museum Show of 20s Art Will Travel to Dallas, Cleveland

October 31, 2011 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ Leave a comment

The Brooklyn Museum will present the first wide-ranging exploration of American art from the decade whose beginning and end were marked by the aftermath of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties, which includes some 138 paintings, sculptures, and photographs by 67 artists, will … Continue reading Brooklyn Museum Show of 20s Art Will Travel to Dallas, Cleveland

The End of the Road for American Folk Art Museum?

August 20, 2011 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ 1 Comment

A New York Times story Friday chronicled some of the troubles at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. You may have already noticed the absence of The American Antiques Show (TAAS) from the Americana Week lineup (although a new show plans a preview benefit for the museum). The Times story indicates the museum … Continue reading The End of the Road for American Folk Art Museum?

Indian Paintings from Brooklyn Museum Selected Through Unique Online Experiment

March 16, 2011 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ Leave a comment

Split Second: Indian Paintings, a small installation of ten rarely seen works from the Brooklyn Museum collection, on view July 13 through December 31, 2011, will result from a unique online experiment that was inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s critically acclaimed book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. The project is designed to explore how … Continue reading Indian Paintings from Brooklyn Museum Selected Through Unique Online Experiment

Letters from China: Two, Antiques Roadshow with a Sledge Hammer

December 2, 2010February 28, 2023 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ 2 Comments

With the fast pace of broken auction records for Chinese antiques and the wallets of rich Chinese fattening even faster, the whole nation is looking back at its culture with an unsurpassed passion. This is reflected in popular culture. China has its own "antiques roadshow" now, yet with a twist of entertainment more or less … Continue reading Letters from China: Two, Antiques Roadshow with a Sledge Hammer

Second Growth Furniture

September 28, 2010 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ Leave a comment

I spotted this ad yesterday for "Colonial work tables." As this early 20th Century ad has demonstrated, the classical/colonial style has remained popular with peaks and valleys for a long time. I was watching an episode of Mad Men last night and the 1960s dining room was decorated with Phyfe-looking furniture. Once we get to … Continue reading Second Growth Furniture

An Open Letter to Peter C. Marzio, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

August 8, 2010 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ 3 Comments

Dear Mr. Marzio- I am looking forward to a first visit to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Spending a bit of Sunday morning reading the New York Times feature on the future of the Brooklyn Museum of which I am very familiar, I wonder aloud where Houston's museum could be heading. With your … Continue reading An Open Letter to Peter C. Marzio, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

To Live Forever and The Mummy Chamber

February 12, 2010 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ Leave a comment

Through more than one hundred objects drawn from the Brooklyn Museum’s world-renowned holdings of ancient Egyptian art, including some of the greatest masterworks of the Egyptian artistic heritage, To Live Forever explores the Egyptians’ beliefs about life and death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, the conduct of a funeral, and the different types … Continue reading To Live Forever and The Mummy Chamber

The Mummy Returns

January 8, 2010 ~ urbanartandantiques ~ 3 Comments

The traveling exhibition, To Live Forever, organized by Brooklyn Museum from its own extensive Egyptian collection, is coming back home. The opening day is scheduled on Feb 12, 2009. At all all four previous venues which include Indianapolis, Sarasota, Columbus and Forfolk, the exhibition has been a great success. In Columbus alone, 18,586 visitors went … Continue reading The Mummy Returns