This unusual story may not at first appear to be entirely relevant when considering the dark magic of insurance. Certainly many people need a cup of strong coffee before submitting themselves to an insurance analysis. But, other than that, what relevance is there between insurance and the art of coffee making…possibly, none. (left): An illustration more
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Faithful Restoration of Rhode Island Architectural Landmark by Centerbrook Architects
More than half a dozen grand hotels once graced the Watch Hill, peninsula on the western shore of Rhode Island, but a decade ago only one remained, Ocean House, an aging and ailing wooden behemoth whose top floors had been condemned for years. Odds were increasing that this iconic landmark, its era long past, would soon more
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The Hudson River School of Painting Helps Define American Identity
American poet, William Cullen Bryant declared, ‘the light of distant skies’, is found in the unique history, literature and art of the Hudson River Valley, birthplace of our national identity. This article (in four parts) considers the many influences (historical, literary, artistic) of a period that helped shape the American character. Understanding the emergence and role of the Hudson more
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Griswold Museum’s Krieble Gallery Features Modern Art of Sewell Sillman
When it comes to matters of art, progress rarely takes a straight, clear, and single-minded path. Sewell Sillman’s career, however, suggests a different model—one that allows for stops and starts, for backtracking and bounding forward—in our consideration not just of Sillman as an artist but of his connection to the people, places, and events of more
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Art in America Featured Installation by Cuban Artist at Neuberger Museum
Performance artists have recently been enjoying a major resurgence in popularity, worldwide. Museums and biennales are spearheading this renaissance. And why not! Their one-of-a-kind theatrical events are primo entertainment, where anything can and usually does, happen. Here in New York City and its environs, five major art museums have played host to this re-emergence of more
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What I did for love!
There are so few occasions in life when you can truly say that, ‘you did it for love’. The experience of falling in love with an original work of art, together with those other moments when Cupid’s arrow strikes home, for most of us, can be counted on one hand. Wives, children, automobiles, jewelry, beautiful more
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Emil Bührle’s Modernist Art Collection Dazzles Zürich: Impressionism to Picasso
If you seek, without success, to diffuse the notion that art collectors historically secure trophy artworks without regard to underlying theory or cohesion, or if undeterred, you crave the sublime rush of particular examples by the most important 20th century European artists, or if your urge is simply to alleviate the chill of a nether more
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The Artistic Leanings of Photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)
Alongside Giacometti, who is an absolute point of departure, the man most frequently invoked by Henri Cartier-Bresson amongst the friends we have in common is the publisher Teriade, the wise and ever-vigilant older figure whom he always considered his surest guide. In 1973, Teriade, who had admired and supported Henri from the beginning of his more
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A New Abstract Expressionism Finds a Voice in the Work of a Connecticut Artist
The Erector Square Building in New Haven, Connecticut has long stood as a landmark of American ingenuity. For decades, it served as the manufacturing headquarters for a number of well-known children’s toys, including the long-forgotten, Erector Set. Now the building’s maze of hallways, linked by well-worn and patched, honey-yellow oak floors, bear the scars of more