Colour can shock. When Elizabeth Barrett Browning saw the life-sized Tinted Venus in John Gibson’s studio in 1854 she said she had ‘seldom, if ever, seen so indecent a statue’.
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Art Deco objects, sculptures and dresses from the FAMSF collection add context. Revered worldwide for capturing the essence of Art Deco and having a profound influence on mid-20th century fashion ...
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The Chrysler Building is now widely regarded as an Art Deco masterpiece, and its steel ornamentation is a welcome reminder of a different era in New York. Below, we detail everything you should ...
The Golden Gate Park outpost of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents the first major American exhibition devoted to the Polish painter, who brought blazing, geometric style to her ...
This charming home, situated along a popular tourist route, land size of 1849m2 erf, offering plenty of room for future expansion. Surrounded by a lush garden with pecan nuts and avocado trees, it ...
If you build it, they will come … back. A vintage furniture restorer claimed that a woman who sold her a mid-century dresser on Facebook’s marketplace wanted the piece back after she had ...