Trying to Make Sense of It
I love museums, but sometimes I simply cannot understand them.
More than two decades ago I stepped into a modest Iowa art museum, where I discovered a small room totally dedicated to the nineteen lithographs their native son Grant Wood had…
Removing All Doubt
Mark Twain is often credited with having warned, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
While you might think this is an opening line to a political commentary, rest assured,…
Traveling Tales
As any of you who have been waiting for a return phone call or email from me may have assumed, I have been traveling lately, but none of my trips have had any Arts and Crafts connections. In fact, as you are reading this, I am inside a sixteen-foot…
Seller Beware!
It seems in recent weeks that I have received an increased number of emails from readers who are wanting to sell an antique or work of art. In addition to wanting my recommendation for how to go about selling it, they invariably also want…
Hoping for the Unexpected
I am in the midst of a seven day road trip, so have dipped into our files for a column I had written previously. By next week I'll have a fresh adventure to share!
Washington has never claimed to be the birthplace of the Arts & Crafts…
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ArtsandCraftsCollector.com is a website dedicated to exploring the works, artisans, historical origins and the contemporary revival of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The historic movement started as a response to the country’s Industrial Revolution and encouraged simple design paying tribute to the natural world over the intricate design of the Victorian era.