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Things to do while eating up all your quarantine snacks. Did you know that Shakespeare wrote King Lear while he was in quarantine during the Black Plague? My goals during the quarantine are not as lofty. I’ve decided to catch…
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A diverse list of suggestions. For Art lovers: The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will be streaming encore LIVE in HD opera broadcasts nightly at 7:30 for as long as the opera house is closed. Each opera is will…
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Sharon Lorenzo explores the history of silhouettes. Silhouette of Sarah Margaret Fuller by Henry Williams, 1830. Concord Museum. Before the invention of photography emerged in the United States about 1839, only the wealthy patrician could afford the luxury of…
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An inspiring private art destination which we can all visit. Glenstone is a large, private art destination which offers visitors experiences among stunning monumental, contemporary art and sculpture. There is breathtaking architecture – set in inspiring landscapes and it is…
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Innovative works – stand back, take a good look, and feel the joy. Sharon Lorenzo reports from the cobblestone streets of Nantucket. Seward Johnson (1930-) met his current wife Cecelia Joyce on a flight to Nantucket, and they have…
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Sharon Lorenzo tours the Ivy League museums. New Yorker Cartoon: I am sure it’s positively indecent if we could just figure it out! As the large museums in our country struggle with the rules and regulations of de-accessing works of…
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From decorating the nursery to bedrooms fit for playdates. Children’s lives can be filled with chic, creative, inspiring images, mobiles and animals. Here are some of our favorites. Talented artist, Sally King McBride has designed four alphabets which will spark…
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Sharon Lorenzo gives her perspective on this passionate artist. In 2018, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London featured as its annual tribute to the art of fashion a show entitled, Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up. Curators at the Brooklyn…
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Sharon Lorenzo takes in a new branch of the Louvre in the United Arab Emirates. There have been traces of human occupancy found on the Arabian peninsula since 125,000 BCE. Today 9.2 million people occupy a small territory known as…
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