May 24, 2022
Picture perfect
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On “Beyond Pictorialism: Early Twentieth-Century Photography and the Fine Arts” at the Fralin Museum of Art, Charlottesville.
Topic: “Photography”
May 03, 2022
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Leo Strauss, nineteenth-century photography, Bach & more from the world of culture.
Books March 2022
Man on a mission
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Books March 2022
Among mad people
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Oct 26, 2021
Disciplined performance
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On “Ansel Adams: Compositions in Nature” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Mar 12, 2021
Week in review
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On colorizing photographs, new classical recordings & the return of live performance.
Aug 25, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Roger Scruton, American photographs from the 1930s–40s, Shakespeare & more from the world of culture.
Jul 21, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Edwardian houses, Joan Thorne, early color photography & more.
Art May 2020
Exhibition note
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On “Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things” at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Jan 28, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Ulysses, figurative art, the Temple of Hera at Olympa & more from the world of culture.