Art and Museums
Rijksmuseum's Gabriel Metsu, A Master Rediscovered
The shop at the Rijksmuseum is worth a detour: Bags with zip closing in various sizes; water-repellent, jacquard woven fabric and leather based on a table runner with a strewn floral pattern woven by an anonymous artist from the Northern Netherlands around 1650. more »
I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot
The Chicago History Museum’s expansive costume collection of nearly one thousand wedding gowns, suits, and accessories dating back to the 1720s allowed for the exhibition to unveil a unique view on wedding traditions. more »
Woman of Note: One Life, Katharine Graham
From her entrée to the world of journalism to her formidable attainment of power, the National Portrait Gallery’s One Life: Katharine Graham exhibition presents a multifaceted view of the woman whose personal tenacity had the ability to shape the nation more »
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women
It demonstrated Sargent’s keen interest in exotic women little known or understood by an American audience, and his visual assertion of the importance of mystery in the definition of femininity. more »