The beauty of sunny San Diego may be a distraction to any indoor activity, yet art is ubiquitous. Amidst the lush green of Balboa Park are a few art museums, mostly housed in the original buildings from the Panama–California Exposition in 1915. Due to the limits of time, we chose just two: San Diego Museum … Continue reading The Museums of San Diego’s Balboa Park, Part 2
Tag: Philadelphia History Museum
Philadelphia History at Auction
A still life by Raphaelle Peale that passed through Christie’s auction house appeared in today’s New York Times Arts section today. The article is about the long-raging debate of deaccessioning. The still life brought the Philadelphia History Museum $842,000. I don’t want to repeat the content of the article here, but feel it necessary for … Continue reading Philadelphia History at Auction
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