● TAC 1 tea set, The Architects Collaborative, manufactured by Rosenthal, Selb, Germany, 1969. Porcelain. The tea set, known as TAC 1 and introduced in 1969, was the result of a collaboration between Walter Gropius and modeler Katherine De Sousa. Its simple geometric form and suitability to mass production aptly reflect Bauhaus ideals; and
● Daguerrotype of Susan Buttrick, Sade Lowe, Anne Buttrick, Sarah Wilson Oliver, and Elizabeth Lowe, Lorenzo, G. Chase (working 1844-1856), Boston, 1848-49. This is a fine example of an early half-plate daguerreotype taken in Boston, Massachusetts, an early center for the new art of photography. This example appears to commemorate a special occasion.
To complement the exhibition and offer a deeper context for the objects on view, Historic New England staff will present a series of lectures during the show. Lectures are held in the “Tiffany” Room at the Park Avenue Armory. Seating is on a first-come basis and is complimentary with admission:
● The Meaning of Things: Historic New England’s Collections. By Nancy Carlisle, curator. Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:30 p.m.;
● Heritage from the Home: Do House Museums Still Matter? By Carl R. Nold, president and CEO. Monday, January 25, 2010, 2:30 p.m.;
● Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England. By Lorna Condon, curator of library and archives. Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 2:30 p.m.;
● Glittering Narratives: Jewelry at Historic New England. By Sarah Sherman, collections cataloguer. Thursday, January 28, 2010, 2:30 p.m.;
● Furniture Forensics. By John Childs, conservator. Friday, January 29, 2010, 2:30 p.m.; and
● America’s Kitchens. Lecture & book signing by Nancy Carlisle, curator. Saturday, January 30, 2010, 2:30 p.m.
Needlework picture, 1745-1750, Boston. This is one of the items to be featured in the Historic New England loan exhibition at New York's Winter Antiques Show from January 22 to January 31, 2010
The Winter Antiques Show features 75 renowned experts in American, English, European, and Asian fine and decorative arts in a fully vetted Show. The show was established in 1955 by East Side House Settlement, a social services institution located in the South Bronx. All net proceeds from the Show benefit East Side House Settlement and its new initiative, the Winter Antiques Show Education Fund, supported by Bank of America. The 2010 Show sponsor is The Magazine Antiques, with Peter Brant as Honorary Chairman.
The Winter Antiques Show will run from January 22 to January 31, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue, New York City. Show hours are from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. daily, except Sundays and Thursday, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. To purchase tickets for the opening night party on Thursday, January 21, or the Young Collectors’ Night on Thursday, January 28, call (718) 292-7392 or visit the Show’s website at www.winterantiquesshow.com. General admission to the Show is $20, which includes the show’s catalogue.
East Side House Settlement was founded in 1891 to help immigrants and lower income families on the East Side of Manhattan. In 1962, it moved to the South Bronx where it serves 8,000 residents annually within one of America’s poorest congressional districts, the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. Among the initiatives that focus on educational attainment as the gateway out of poverty is the innovative Mott Haven Village Preparatory School, a national model profiled in Business Week. For more information, visit www.eastsidehouse.org.
Historic New England is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional heritage organization in the U.S. The organization owns and operates thirty-six historic homes and landscapes spanning five states. Historic New England shares the region’s history through vast collections, publications, public programs, museum properties, archives, and family stories that document more than 400 years of life in New England. For more information, visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org.
Related to this story:
- England Prepares to Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
- Scandinavia House to Host ‘Gotland in New York’ Exhibition and Event Series
- Dutch Railway Museum Hosts Major Exhibition on Royal Trains
- Chateau de Versailles to Host Exhibition on Louis XIV, the Sun King
- New U.S. Nationwide Photographic Exhibition Explores Braceros’ Story
Pages: 1 2
