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Beyond Blue and White News & Updates
It’s hard to believe that it has already been nine months since the publication of Beyond Blue and White. What began as the rediscovery of Delftware hidden inside a Manhattan townhouse has grown into an extraordinary journey of lectures, conversations, podcasts, radio ...
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Announcing Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden History of Delftware and the Women Behind the Iconic Ceramic
Dear friends and decorative art enthusiasts, I’m thrilled to announce my upcoming book, Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden History of Delftware and the Women Behind the Iconic Ceramic! It will be published on August 5th (Pegasus Books/Simon & Schuster). In the ...
Must See Decorative Three | December 2021/January 2022: Holiday Edition
Opulent color, richness of materials and the finest craftmanship take center stage for celebratory and inspiring holiday season visits to New York collections, many of which we haven’t been able to enjoy in some time. Wishing you a fantastic holiday with friends ...
Top Three to See | Fall/Winter 2018: Decorative Objects Beyond Aesthetics
Meaning or significance of an object is this season’s decorative art focus in New York. Whether considering a 3,000-year-old preserved floral collar from Tutankhamun’s embalming cache at the Met or the rose silk brocade “robe à la francaise”, circa 1775, at The ...
Top Three to See | Winter 2018: Collecting from the Heart
Passion for collecting, from past to present, is the decorative arts focus in New York this season. Just as they did for pre-eminent collectors Bunny Mellon, Clare & Eugene Thaw and Ronald Lauder, the beauty of the finest materials and the unique ...
Top Three to See | Summer 2017: Decorative Arts in Flower
Opulent decorative arts exhibitions are in full bloom in New York with installations both indoors and out that will inspire you. Flowers and organic forms in saturated color created with master craftsmanship are the focus of these dynamic exhibitions in ceramic and ...
Three Must-See Modernism Exhibits March-April 2017
Winter brought strong winds of opinion in art press coverage and heated debate on the 21st century role and dynamic of museums. There has been a cultural call to arms to “connect art to life” and move from “passive to active” curatorship ...