In the last two weeks I’ve had the opportunity to view two new installations of American paintings, 19th century through the Ashcan School, one at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the other at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Surprisingly, but perhaps because of my different expectations, the former was disappointing while the latter […]
Business and family in Manchester, VT and Essex, CT allowed me to check out some of the smaller, local attractions that would normally fall under the art radar. Some were surprises, some disappointments, but all were worth the detour. The biggest show, and biggest letdown, was “Pissaro’s People” at the Clark in Williamstown. While I […]
Just as you can’t judge a painting by an auction catalogue, it’s hard to predict from press notices which shows will catch your attention or linger in your mind; thus, the days I spent going to galleries and museums in New York this June held surprises, both favorable and un-. First, then, the winners and […]
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