April 27, 2020
As a pandemic halts even the most mundane activities outside the home, you may be reflecting on past travel opportunities with a bit of nostalgia. Whether you’ve traveled extensively, rarely, or always postponed your dreams to “some day,” you may be looking forward to the time when we can once again journey near and far…
Categories: Art
Tags: African Art, American Art, Ancient Art, Decorative Arts after 1890, East Asain Art, European Art, Fabergé and Russian Decorative Arts, Pre-Columbian Art, South Asain Art
July 16, 2013
The last feautured new additions to your art collection–attained through our privately supported acquisition program–are of Indian influence, adding to the South Asian collection. The most intriguing of the variously shaped bronze artifacts produced in great quantities in north India during the 3rd through 2nd centuries BCE are those of abstracted humanoid design. How these…
Categories: Art
Tags: Acquisitions, South Asain Art
June 27, 2012
Yesterday was a positively beautiful day. With the sunshine warming me through wispy clouds and a cool breeze gently carrying the air, I slowly strolled past the reflecting pool. Shallow and clear, the pool is home to tall grasses and floating water lilies, but my gaze lingered on the lotus. The bright white petals, blossoming…
Categories: Art
Tags: South Asain Art