James Prosek— For an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery and an accompanying book, both titled James Prosek: Art, Artifact, Artifice, I juxtaposed objects from the collections of the Gallery, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Yale Center for British Art and works made by me.
British artist Eileen Hogan, Yale Center for British Art curator Elisabeth Fairman, and Artists’ Lives oral historian Cathy Courtney have a wide-ranging conversation about painting, exhibitions, gardens, poetry, and more. YaleUniversity · The Beautiful, Atmospheric Art of Eileen Hogan Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Soundcloud
Nathan Flis — The Paston Treasure is one of the most enigmatic paintings in Western art. A new book and exhibition, now on view at the painting’s home in the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, in Norfolk, UK (June 23–September 23, 2018), tell the story of the family of collectors
Glenn Adamson — “Keep the Corean pot in memory.” With those words, the great potter Bernard Leach imparted one of his most treasured possessions to another great potter, Lucie Rie, in February 1947. The object in question was a Moon Jar – so named for its whiteness and nearly perfect
The Yale Center for British Art celebrates its grand reopening on May 11th, and this summer it will offer a marvelous exhibition: “The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Binding from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert. Nearly one hundred exquisitely bound miniature editions of plays, sonnets, and
Ivy Sanders Schneider– The Sculpture Victorious exhibition at the YCBA greets viewers with two busts of Queen Victoria. The first is of Victoria at 21 – positioned at eye level, she appears youthful and pretty, her face bright, her shoulders exposed. The second bust, behind and to the right of
It’s back to school time again, with all of the portent of wonderful books yet unread, brilliant lectures yet unheard. It also means, of course, that summer vacation is over. We still have our memories of the summer’s travels, and the photographs. It’s interesting to see how different holiday destinations
“What happened to July’s installation of From the Designer’s Desk?” we hear you asking. Here’s what: we rolled the July and August posts together into one fantastic, two-part double post from Miko McGinty and Rita Jules. Miko and Rita are, respectively, the Principal and Senior Graphic Designer at Miko McGinty
As spring turns into summer here in New England, nature is bursting forth everywhere. Farmer’s markets are overflowing with leafy greens, herbs, peas, and strawberries. Alders, elms and oaks are again offering us a whispering canopy. And if you listen carefully, fern fronds and tiny blooms are actually begging –
With gratitude to our colleagues at the Huntington Library, our blogs are sharing a post today. Their wonderful blog, Verso, is edited by Matt Stevens, who offers us the following insight into the Yale Center for British Art exhibition and accompanying catalogue (distributed by Yale University Press), Bruce Davidson/Paul Caponigro: