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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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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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Sharon Lorenzo views the Art of Native America exhibit. For 45 years Charles and Valerie Diker have been collecting items to add to their extraordinary assortment of Native American art holdings, 101 of which are now part of the collection…
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Works on Paper at the Princeton University Art Museum: May 19-September 23, 2018 Sharon Lorenzo gives ASE readers perspective on the Frank Stella show at the Princeton Art Museum. Frank Stella attended his 60th Princeton Class Reunion this spring…
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Sharon Lorenzo shares her Bhutan adventure with ASE readers. Largest Buddha in the world, in Bhutan Landlocked between China and India in the Eastern Himalayan region is the world’s smallest economy with a population of approximately 798,000 people in…
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New York Botanical Garden Sharon Lorenzo at the New York Botanical Garden Hawaiian Species Installation in the Haupt Conservatory A trip by car, subway or bus to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx region north of New York…
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One of the most influential Modern Artists in Brazil. Sharon Lorenzo introduces us to Tarsila do Amaral at the Museum of Modern Art, New York – until June 3, 2018. Image from the Closing Ceremony at 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio…
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Oil on canvas, Prado Museum: Portrait of Don Francisco Arobe and Sons, 1599 Sharon Lorenzo reviews ancient Latin American treasures at the Met. Nestled in the inner courtyard on the first floor of the Metropolitan Museum in NYC is an…
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