Jewish Museum focuses on crucial period in New York: 1962-1964NEW YORK — The Jewish Museum presents New York: 1962-1964, an exhibition that explores a pivotal three-year period in the history of art and culture in New York City, examining how artists living and working in New York responded to their rapidly changing world. Installed across two floors, this immersive exhibition presents more than 150 […]
Hughie Lee-Smith found art lurking in lonelinessNEW YORK — Isolation and solitude are pervasive themes in the paintings of Hughie Lee-Smith (1915-1999), an African American artist who often painted figures with their backs to the viewer or set them against desolate backdrops with foreboding skies. Grappling with existential and surrealist themes, Lee-Smith explored his place in society and the art world […]
American made: Mather workplace postersNEW YORK – Because workplace communication today is primarily digital – with many employees working remotely – you would be hard-pressed to even find a bulletin board or communications posted on company walls. The Chicago firm of Mather & Company, however, carved out a niche for itself in the 1920s with motivational messaging for use […]
Superb estate antiques, fine jewelry, art lead Stephenson’s Jan. 1-2 auction SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Family owned and operated Stephenson’s Auctioneers has built its reputation on fresh-to-market art and antiques from the Philadelphia area’s most elegant estates. Traditionally, their spotlight sale of the year is their New Year’s Auction, which, for 2018 will be a two-day event. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.