John L. Stone, Texas Potter: Some New Insights

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Despite the attention that John L. Stone (1850-1927) and his work have been recieving lately, substantial gaps in his biography remain.  It has long...

A Very Interesting Copy of the Portland Vase

Sunday, August 19, 2018

The inscription on the vase is the earliest record of the partnership between Thomas Mountford and Uriah Thomas, moving up the date of their operation...

New Research on Onondaga Metal Shops

Monday, October 22, 2012

Of all the Arts and Crafts movement enterprises, Onondaga Metal Shops remains among the least well understood. Onondaga Metal Shops was a short-lived...

Martin Johnson Heade and Edward Hicks: A New Discovery

Monday, March 26, 2012

Among the many gaps in the chronology of Martin Johnson Heade’s life and career, his training and early work are particularly poorly documented.  A constant...

Victor Dubreuil: His life details and a self portrait

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Victor Dubreuil (ca. 1840-after 1908) remains a puzzling painter. Although his works are well known and included in prominent private and museum collections...