The Brooklyn Museum presents Modern Gothic: The Inventive Furniture of Kimbel and Cabus, 1863-82
Installation view.
BROOKLYN, NY
.- Over the course of their remarkable nearly-twenty-year partnership, immigrant cabinetmakers Anton Kimbel (18221895) and Joseph Cabus (18241898) transformed their business into a leading New York City furniture and decorating firm, and defined a new take on Modern Gothic design for the postCivil War United States. Modern Gothic: The Inventive Furniture of Kimbel and Cabus, 186382 is the first museum exhibition to trace their timeless American success story, presenting new scholarship and fresh insight into the history of the enterprising design team. Over sixty objects are on view, including forty pieces of furniture as well as digitized period photographs, books, a painting, and ephemera that illustrate Kimbel and Cabuss inventive design in a variety of contexts. The exhibition is on view from July 2, 2021, to February 13, 2022, and is cu
A rare Tiffany building owned by a nonprofit may be sold
Inside the Ayer Mansion in Boston. Preservationists fear that the Ayer Mansion, a national treasure with landmark status, which has been painstakingly preserved, may be cut off from public access. Richard Cheek via The New York Times.
by Colin Moynihan
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- A granite-faced town house in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston was designed more than 100 years ago by artist Louis Comfort Tiffany and is seen today as the most comprehensive surviving example of his residential vision.
Its pale facade, with mosaic panels set in limestone and a stained-glass window over copper-clad double doors, is one of only two exteriors known to have been designed by Tiffany and the only one that remains intact.
A Rare Tiffany Building Owned by a Nonprofit May Be Sold
Preservationists fear that the Ayer Mansion, a “national treasure” with landmark status, which has been painstakingly preserved, may be cut off from public access.
The Ayer Mansion serves as a cultural center and a student residence. A spokeswoman for its owner said it was listed in part because of a pandemic-related loss of student fees.Credit.Paul Santos, via Campaign for the Ayer Mansion, Inc.
May 11, 2021
A granite-faced townhouse in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood was designed more than 100 years ago by the artist Louis Comfort Tiffany and is seen today as the most comprehensive surviving example of his residential vision.
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Landmark Study on Chinese Americans Reveals Historic Contributions, Yet Ongoing Challenges and .
Committee of 100February 8, 2021 GMT
New York, NY, Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Committee of 100, a non-profit leadership organization of Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, healthcare, and the arts, today announced a landmark study on the historic contributions of Chinese Americans to the fabric of American society. The 142-page study,
From Foundations to Frontiers: Chinese American Contributions to the Fabric of America, was completed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, commissioned by Committee of 100 and sponsored in part by Citi Private Bank, examines the enduring relationship between the Chinese American community and America’s economic and cultural success over the past two centuries.