A Scholarly Skater
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A Guide to Pre-Raphaelite Painting
Learn about Pre-Raphaelite painting – major artists, their ideas, and how you can identify the works? Find out how it relates to the industrial revolution.
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
My thoughts on Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a really excellent and informative book about twelve, world-class medieval manuscripts.
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The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
The Lost Painting is about the rediscovery of a lost Caravaggio painting. It’s basically a thrilling mystery novel that features art instead of crime.
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A Review of the Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey is a small museum focused on American art. Learn why I enjoy it and what I saw on my most recent visit.
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Strategies for Visiting the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the world’s largest art museums. Consider one of these strategies for planning your visit.
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Save Yourself from Museum Fatigue
Museum fatigue is what happens when you overwhelm yourself during a museum visit. It can happen to anyone. Here are some ways to deal with it.
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A Review of the Yale Center for British Art
The Yale Center for British Art is an entire museum dedicated to historical British art. Learn about my experience and the Louis I. Kahn-designed building.
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A Review of the Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery is home to a world-class art collection. It’s free to the public and highly recommended for art lovers of all sorts.
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A Guide to Romanesque Architecture
Romanesque was a style of medieval architecture popular in Western Europe in the 1000s and 1100s. Here’s everything you need to know about Romanesque.
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William the Hippopotamus Makes a New Friend
The Met’s famous mascot, William, gets paired with a 1936 adaptation by Carl Walters. As a William fan, I was so excited to see the two hippos together.
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Thomas Cole’s Journey: Atlantic Crossings
Thomas Cole’s Journey: Atlantic Crossings presents Cole within the landscape painting tradition of his native England. Find out why I loved the exhibition.
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Violet Oakley at the Woodmere Art Museum
Violet Oakley was a Philadelphia-area painter, illustrator, muralist, and designer. Find out what I learned about her at the Woodmere Art Museum.
