Tangible Good (Appraisals+Advice)

06/20/2021

One of my favorite Sister Corita works says, “Look! Love is here to stay.” Now her studio is here to stay, too.

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The nondescript Hollywood building at 5518 Franklin Avenue is where Sister Corita Kent worked from 1960 to 1968.

06/02/2021

The return of the real. After years of taking a back seat to the clean lines of modernism, antique furnishings are on the rise again. Generational tastes (and a year spent close to home) are driving the everything-old-is-new-again trend.

Among grandmillennials and other creative thinkers, a mix-and-match aesthetic is giving heirloom-quality porcelain—a bargain secondhand—buzzy new appeal.

09/04/2017

Jillian Van Volkenburgh I must preface, I am not an appraiser… yet. I just completed Module 16 of the Online ISA Core Course in Apprai...

09/04/2017

For over three decades, Gilbert Vahé has tended to the gardens in Giverny, France, that inspired some of Claude Monet’s most famous paintings.

09/04/2017

Learn to look carefully.

Medical schools in the U.S. are adding arts and humanities to the curriculum, helping students hone skills like critical thinking, observation, and empathy.

09/04/2017

Art Division, an L.A. nonprofit space in MacArthur Park, provides free art education to underserved young adults.

11/13/2015

Gervase Markham (1568-1637) was a prolific writer on a wide variety of topics. NSLM has quite a few editions of his works, including an early edition of Cavalarice; or, The English Horseman. Today ...

11/13/2015

The extraordinary durability of one of earth's most fragile substances.

Commissioned by the Rasulid rulers of Yemen (1228–1454) and created by artisans in Syria, its impressive scale (approximately punch bowl size) and amazing condition boggle the mind.

08/21/2015

08/21/2015

"War" and "lace" are not often part of the same sentence. However, laces made in Belgium during World War I are an exception. About 50 of these form an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and Community Life's Textile Collection. While they aren't currently on display, you can…

08/21/2015

Flags were flown at half-mast around the country and heritage experts shared their outrage