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The Frick Collection | Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch...
Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, c. 1665.Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, Bequest of Arnoldus des Tombe, 1903, Inv. no 670 She’s been the subject of a book and a movie, and now...
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Noted | Saving art in wartime (The Monuments Men)
U.S. G.I.s at Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle under the command of Capt. James J. Rorimer (at center rear). National Archives and Records Administration, 239-RC-14-5 Have you heard of the Monuments...
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Noted | The Ghost Army: the arts and artists of deception
The true tale of the Monuments Men saving cherished artworks and literature during World War II is well-known today. Did you also know that, at the same time, the solder artists of the Ghost Army were...
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Guggenheim Museum | Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe
Out with the old. So said the Italian Futurists who, “sought to revitalize what they determined to be a static, decaying culture and an impotent nation that looked to the past for its identity.” While...
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Neue Galerie | Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany, 1937
In 1937 the iconic Wassily and Barcelona chairs were rejected for not being German enough. A true German chair would be constructed from German wood, grown in German forests. Degenerate Art: The Attack...
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Noted | The D-Day invasion of Normandy, 70 years later
Today is the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, the pivotal breaching of Hitler’s “Sea Wall” that marked the final phase of the Second World War. The Normandy beach landings on June...
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Visit | Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Four Freedoms Park, looking south. Can you spot the Freedom Tower (One World Trade) in the distance? The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is one of the most tranquil parks in New York City....
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Miscellany | Favorites No. 2
Time for another [completely random] expertly curated list of recent favorites and curiosities! Herewith: Four years ago I heard Connie Brown of Redstone Studios talk about her hand drawn, hand painted...
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Miscellany | He Dined on Cats
It’s deep summer right now, time for vacations filled with sunlit adventures and good company in beautiful locations. Doesn’t that sound like…a photo shoot? And do you know who wants to see your...
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Veterans Day | Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
Today is Veterans Day in the United States, a day that is no longer as well-recognized or publicly commemorated as it once was in this country. In honor of Veterans Day, I am sharing pictures of a...
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