The Lady in the Lace Collar
In the outpouring of sorrow and grief at the death of a truly great American, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, I have …
Category Archives: Museum
Better Angels
I visited the revival of Tony Kushner’s huge and important Angels in America last month, currently running on Broadway, a …
The Woman Makes the Clothes
Nothing prepares you for the sheer energy of Rei Kawakubo’s designs. From the hands and imagination of this Japanese founder …
Clowning Glory
On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the moment is an exhibition entitled “Seurat’s Circus Sideshow,” a collection …
Little t and Big C
A recent visit to Asia brought into sharp focus the differences that can exist between two places with shared history, …
Weeping for the World’s Outcasts
Once, a dear friend commented on something small that had been left me by my grandmother, saying, “I don’t have …
The Comfort of Sheep
The great house Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, U.K., is the ancestral country home of the Cavendish family – the Dukes of …
Whose Sleeves?
In classical Japanese painting there is a style of picture called “Whose Sleeves” (Tagasode), in which the painter depicts a …
Lady Day
I was in Italy recently and on March 25th there was a feast day honoring Mary, the mother of Jesus. …
Authenticity and Fresh Air
How do you know the real thing when you encounter it? We are now, all of us, so steeped in …
Poets' Sinews 