Now Open Art was a business and a calling for photographer Editta Sherman. Working—and living—in one of the artist studios above Carnegie Hall for more than six decades, Sherman charmed her celebrity clients with a vivacity and warmth that’s reflected in her portraits. Her creativity carried over to other avenues, […]
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The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman at the New York Historical Society
The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman at the New York Historical Society Sponsored by no less a personage than Helena Rubenstein, the Polish sculptor Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) arrived in New York in 1914. Born in Poland, Nadelman studied sculpture prior to World War I in Munich and […]