That's Adelyn Breeskin's nude. Well, actually it's Matisse's. He painted it for a rich collector in Baltimore. The collector bequeathed
An exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art pays tribute to the first woman to head a major metropolitan museum. She helped the museum acquire Matisse, Cassatt, Cézanne and Van Gogh masterpieces.
Why Powder Rooms Are the Best Place in the House to Take Decorating Risks
Here, a brief design history of the humble half bath.
By Kelsey Keith Stephen Karlisch
While every bit of our homes has gotten more usage during the past year in quarantine, never before have our humble sinks seemed quite so ho-hum. Even brass swan taps lovingly sourced from estate sales inevitably bear the brunt of so much handwashing and hand-wringing. Woe, indeed, is the washbasin.
But the hygienic realities of the half bath have historically been tempered, at least with euphemisms if not with a decorative flair that belies the room’s intended usage. (Did we mention the brass swan taps?) Our current chapter in domestic hygiene, blighted as it is by COVID-19, arrives in the wake of two centuries of engineering innovation alongside evolving social mores the advent of indoor plumbing; a lavatory for guests’ use while what we commonly call “powder rooms” came to prominence even earlier.