January 16, 2019
All Blogs
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Special Exhibition: "Henry Arnhold’s Meissen Palace: Celebrating a Collector"
Decorative Arts Curator Charlotte Vignon discusses the current Meissen exhibition, honoring the late Henry H. Arnhold. -
Letter from the Director: Fall 2019
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director Ian Wardropper discusses the Frick’s fall exhibitions focused on artists Bertoldo di Giovanni and Édouard Manet, as well as Meissen porcelain. -
John Updike and the Frick
In 1991, Mirabella commissioned John Updike (1932–2009) to write a short article about the Frick. “We would simply like your thoughts as you wander through," wrote Wendy Gimbel, the magazine’s consulting editor. "Obviously, it’s completely up to you.” -
Datasets of the Dutch Golden Age
Since its founding in 2014, the Digital Art History Lab (DAHL) has served the public with workshops and symposia to introduce the possibilities that the digital world holds for art historians. During these events, DAHL staff have encountered a wealth of enthusiasm but a lack of workable art datasets. Thus, we are excited to announce the release of two datasets, the Montias database and a Vermeer dataset on GitHub, an online repository and hosting service built for collaboration. -
Special Loan: John Singer Sargent’s "Fishing Boats at Whitby"
John Witty, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, writes about a loan by artist John Singer Sargent, which is currently on display through August. Fishing Boats at Whitby (1884) affords an opportunity to view a work created in a pivotal moment of the young artist’s career. -
Letter from the Director: Summer 2019
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director Ian Wardropper discusses the recent announcement of a named position at the Frick, as well as current exhibitions, including Elective Affinities: Edmund de Waal at The Frick Collection.
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Rediscovering Vermeer’s "Mistress and Maid": The Newest Book in the Frick’s Diptych Series
Margaret Iacono, Associate Research Curator, writes about Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid, the second installment in the Frick’s Diptych book series.
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Letter from the Director: Winter 2019
Director Ian Wardropper encourages visitors to view the architectural model of the Frick’s proposed renovation project and discusses the current exhibition, Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture.