One of the most successful artists of the Gilded Age, and one of the era’s most favored celebrities, Anders Zorn (1860-1920) was a portraitist of such skill and influence that only John Singer Sargent rivaled Zorn in popularity. The National … Read More
Any literary New Yorker worth his or her salt knows that the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas often frequented the White Horse Tavern – although many also mistakenly believe that Thomas died at the well-known Village bar as well. 2014 marks … Read More
If you’ve ever been curious about the antecedents of the global preeminence of Swedish design, then you might consider a wander through Stockholm’s Royal Palace. A repository of Swedish art from the Middle Ages to the present, the Royal Palace … Read More
At Stockholm‘s Fotografiska, you go for the photography – but equally compelling are the panoramic views from the museum’s second-floor bistro. What was once Stockholm‘s original customs house on the docks of Stadsgården was re-opened in May 2010 as one … Read More
Yes, of course you have come to pay your respects to Garbo, which is probably the primary reason that you have traveled to Stockholm‘s Woodland Cemetery – but this UNESCO World Heritage Site is not only the final resting place … Read More
The things they said, the epithets they used: “repellent, violent, insane, degraded, ugly, vulgar, repugnant, poseurs, charlatans, grotesque, indecent, unreasonable, deranged.” And all this about what are now regarded as some of the most iconic paintings of the 20th century … Read More
Let’s face it, it’s a big country: the second largest in the world – and if you’re desirous of discovering Canada, all of it, then it’s probably going to be a lifelong adventure. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but … Read More
In this debauched era where rehabbed reality stars and washed-up celebrities are rewarded for spitting and swearing and dangling their children from balconies, it is a comfort to rediscover a star of grace, elegance, and style. That would be … Read More
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