Le Corbusier, aka Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1887–1965), was known as a pioneer of modern architecture and design in the early and mid-20th century, but as this review by Lewis Mumford suggested, he was also a talented modernist painter. WAYS OF SEEING…Le Corbusier’s early paintings fo...
The Painter’s Room, Claridge’s Every ounce of Claridge’s is breathtaking and if you’re yet to visit, The Painter’s Room might just convince you. Inspired by the arty haunts in Provence and Italy, the art deco style bar is a cosy speakeasy. Expect tones of light baby pinks, velvet...
Active in the Harlem Renaissance, Alston was also a painter, sculptor and muralist (see more on Alston at the conclusion of this post). St. Clair McElway wrote about the 57-year-old Robinson in a two-part profile that examined his personal life and habits, including his propensity for ...
In some ways, he would have made an excellent character in a Woolf novel. He was a painter whose paintings never quite lived up to his hopes – and certainly never got the acclaim he sought. On the other hand, he was an art critic of great repute, whose writings of criticism were pop...
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In his weekly art gallery column,Murdock Pembertonnoted the New Year’s Day opening of the New School for Social Research in a “timid landmark” designed byJoseph Urbanof theatrical design fame. The school’s boardroom featured a series of murals by realist painterThomas Hart Benton. ...
Lewis Mumforddid a bit of hate-viewing during a visit to the Whitney Museum, which hosted the Second Biennial of Contemporary American Painting. Mumford found a few works he genuinely liked, but had to admit he also enjoyed the ones he hated. Excerpts: ...
CriticLewis Mumford,like many East Coast intellectuals, was allergic to the over-patriotic and the sentimental, so when it came to assessing the work of the regionalist painterGrant Wood(1891-1942), Mumford found himself perplexed but hopeful that Wood would one day “find himself” and produce...
In “The Talk of the Town,” White also looked to the new year, which would seeAlSmith’sEmpire State Building rise into the air and forevermore define the city’s skyline, even if his dirigible mooring mast proved to be more of a marketing stunt than a working feature of the new sk...
be wind tunnel-tested, the Airflow’s lightweight, unibody design moved the engine over the front axle and positioned the passengers between the front and rear wheels for a much roomier, smoother ride. Chrysler claimed the unibody also made the car stronger and safer, as this newsreel at...