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BY REED GOCHBERG

What did it feel like to live through a revolution? The Concord Museum’s new special exhibition, Whose Revolution, explores a pivotal moment in American history, when simmering tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain led to the outbreak of war.

BY KATHERINE ANNE PAUL

Silver entered global markets at an accelerated rate in the 19th century, and the artistry of Southern Asian silversmiths played a major yet under-sung role in converting a once-rare material into items we now take for granted. The Harish K. Patel Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama provides a thorough record of this trend.

BY WILLIAM A. STROLLO

A collaborative exhibition between the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum, Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence centers on the lives, experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black craftspeople, illuminating their journey towards autonomy and presenting inclusive vignettes into the American fight for freedom.

BY ELYSE D. GERSTENECKER

The story of Newcomb College Pottery has been told often. Seeking out a way for alumnae to put their education into practice, the leaders of the art department of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans established a pottery. Director Ellsworth Woodward (1861–1939) hired Mary Given Sheerer (1865–1954) to teach china painting courses in 1894, and Sheerer began working toward establishing the Pottery the following year.

BY MARIE-LAURE BUKU PONGO

The Frick Collection recently reopened its doors following a significant renovation, marking a true milestone in the institution’s 90-year history. This project not only restored familiar spaces on the first floor of our historic home on New York City’s Upper East Side but also unveiled the second floor to the public for the first time.