How much further from abstraction can you get than Fairfield Porter? I’m surrounded by paintings and sculptures by Charles Biederman…
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M+S talks about American Art, along with contributions from curators, historians, and gallerists around town.
Henry Adams on Thomas Hart Benton
Jonathan Spies • May 28, 2019
On Thursday, May 9, Menconi + Schoelkopf hosted a gallery talk with Henry Adams on the work of Thomas Hart…
American Art and Game of Thrones
Jonathan Spies • May 23, 2019
There are only two camps: those that haven’t watched yet, and those who are obsessed. That includes Americanists—and why not?…
The Power of Moonlight
Jonathan Spies • April 28, 2019
The Color of the Moon: Lunar Painting in American Art, at the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers. The earliest work is…
A Ralston Crawford Renaissance
Jonathan Spies • March 30, 2019
We’re in something of a Ralston Crawford literary Renaissance. I’d say, “It’s about time,” but that’s a peculiar thing: some…
Winslow Homer in the Tropics
Jonathan Spies • March 15, 2019
On Tueday, March 12, 2019, Menconi + Schoelkopf hosted our first in a series of talks that we’re calling “Pop-Up…