For love and money (Sunday Times)
The modern lifestyle has taken some shine off antiques. But the top end is as strong as ever When asked about his costly purchase of Cézanne?s Garçon au Gilet Rouge, the late American philanthropist Paul Mellon shrugged his shoulders. "You look at that," he said, "and what is money?"...more...American Icon (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
It's little wonder there is a growing buzz about the Edward Hopper retrospective, which opens Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The show features a highly focused group of about 100 of Hopper's strong, evocative pieces, which John Updike has described as "calm, silent, stoic, luminous, classic."...more... A ride on the old Lincoln (Chicago Tribune)
Back to the start of the first coast-to-coast road -- in Indiana For highway travelers, This Is the Place. ...more... |