The Herald (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
In February 1765, art lover William Hunter, whose collection of masterpieces forms the core of the collection in Glasgow University’s Hunterian Gallery, bought French painter Jean-Simeon Chardin’s Lady Taking Tea at auction.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Johannes Vermeer 'Officer and Laughing Girl' c1655-1660 Frick Collection, New York
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
After studying architecture at The Cooper Union, California native Julian Louie started to explore the relationship between architecture and fashion.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Current renovations at the beloved Frick Collection offer the brief chance to see the museum and its contents in a completely different context.
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
OFF BEATStroll with Big Onion Walking Tours to visit homes of , Edith Wharton and other sites. Meet at northeast corner of Seventh Avenue S. and Christopher Street, in front of Duplex, 5 p.m. tomorrow; $12-$15; 212-439-1090, bigonion.comLAST CHANCEThis is the last weekend to see masterpieces by Bellini, Titian, Holbein, El Greco and others in the Frick Collection's Oval Room. Today and tomorrow, 10...
Metroblogging NYC (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
There were some chores to be taken care of today. Some mundane tasks, but they happened to be on Central Park East. And any task that’s on CPE is OK by me. The neighborhood is filled with the sort of NYC essence you’d find in a Woody Allen film or a Neil Simon production. Something [...]
Coxsoft Art News (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
This is the month to visit the The Frick Collection in New York. For two weeks the Living Hall will be closed for refurbishment and six of its paintings moved to the Oval Room, where they can be viewed in different lighting ( CLICK ). This includes Giovanni Bellini's Renaissance masterpiece St Francis in the Desert (c. 1480). Also, note the current exhibition in the South Hall: Frick’s Vermeers Reunited...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
NEW YORK CITY - One longstanding misperception about The Frick Collection is the notion that works of art cannot be moved around by its present-day staff. Fortunately, this is not true. The flexibility with which the curators may juxtapose in fresh ways Frick-owned works within the mansion is the cornerstone of its thriving program of critically acclaimed special exhibitions, large and small. However,...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
NEW YORK.- After nearly two months of refurbishment, the Enamels Room at The Frick Collection reopened on July 25. This diminutive but impressive gallery, with its display akin to a Renaissance collector's cabinet, features a gathering of about twenty-five objectsamong them enamels, bronzes, and clocksas well as Renaissance paintings by Barna da Siena, Cimabue, Duccio,
Later On (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Seeing effectively—observing—is a skill that can be taught, and it turns out that one way to teach it is through art. Kimberly Sheridan, an assistant professor in Educational Psychology and Art and Visual Technology at George Mason University, explains. (She is co-author of the book, Studio thinking: The real benefits of visual arts education.) Her [...]
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Vice chairman of Sotheby's George Wachter and software executive Aso O. Tavitian will serve on the Frick Collection's board of trustees, according to the New York Sun . They report: Mr. Tavitian was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Syncsort Inc., a company that makes data management software. He has also been a longtime supporter of the Frick, having joined the Director's Circle in 2006,...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Calefax is a Dutch reed ensemble that gave a lively inventive program at the Frick Collection on Tuesday.
The Guardian Art blog (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Sometimes, juxtaposing two fine works results in one getting completely overshadowed by the other
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Kapell, who died at 31 in 1953, was one of the most gifted pianists of his generation. Now Sony has released a two-disc album, "Kapell Rediscovered: The Australian Broadcasts."
Bloodthirsty Liberal (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Wait a minute, I’m sorry. I’ve just been informed that this is former President Bill Clinton, not the classic comedian. But really, what the diff? Former President Bill Clinton said that Democrats were more likely to lose in November if Hillary Clinton is not the nominee, and suggested some were trying to “push and pressure and [...]
