Guest Posts Archive
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Lowlands Travelogue: Leiden
Posted on July 5, 2016In Elisabeth de Bièvre’s book Dutch Art and Urban Culture, 1200-1700, the author explains how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped unique urban developments in different locations in the Netherlands and, in turn, […] -
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Expressive Women: Interview with Gwen F. Chanzit by David Ebony
Posted on June 30, 2016David Ebony– When first published in an ArtNews article in 1971, the provocative question proposed by critic and art historian Linda Nochlin, “Why have there been no great women artists?” […] -
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Seeing double
Posted on June 25, 2016Taking its title from a 1961 work by Robert Rauschenberg—a telegram that stated, “This is a portrait of Iris Clert if I say so”—this groundbreaking book and exhibition, which opens […] -
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The technical brilliance and self-expression of William Merritt Chase
Posted on June 22, 2016A century after his death, the breadth and richness of American painter William Merritt Chase’s career are celebrated in a beautifully illustrated book, William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master, by Elsa […] -
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Apethorpe – a house fit for kings, and queens
Posted on June 11, 2016To mark the Queen’s birthday parade on June 11th, architectural historian Kathryn Morrison, author of Apethorpe: The Story of an English Country House, has written a marvelously entertaining guest post recounting a […] -
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Never Again War: Käthe Kollwitz in America
Posted on June 2, 2016The work of German printmaker and sculptor Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) was celebrated through two recent exhibitions: the first was held at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College in Fall 2015 […] -
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The European Migrant Crisis of 1789
Posted on May 26, 2016Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell and her splendid new book Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette will be honored with the Millia Davenport Publication Award tomorrow, Friday, May 27th at […] -
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Mother-daughter Haute Couture
Posted on May 6, 2016How a designer’s love for her daughter changed children’s wear Emmanuelle Dirix– These days, coordinating mother-daughter outfits have an uneven reputation, but at the start of the 20th century, matching clothing for […] -
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Cover Story: Design, Content, and The American School
Posted on April 6, 2016Susan Rather– For a long time, I felt quite sure that the jacket for my book The American School: Artists and Status in the Late Colonial and Early National Era […] -
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Lowlands Travelogue: Delft
Posted on March 22, 2016In Elisabeth de Bièvre’s book Dutch Art and Urban Culture, 1200-1700, the author explains how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped unique urban developments in different locations in the Netherlands and, in turn, […]