Books
Literary Luminaries Respond to a Painter's Dark Scenes of Maine
In a new book, fifteen major contemporary authors respond to Linden Frederick's series of nocturnal paintings of small Maine towns.
Debbie Hagan
Debbie Hagan is an arts writer and former editor-in-chief of Art New England. She is the book reviews editor of Brevity online literary magazine, and her essays have appeared in Brain, Child, Boston Globe Magazine, and elsewhere.
Art
The Eclectic Objects that Inspired Matisse’s Art
Matisse in the Studio, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is the first exhibit to focus specifically on Matisse’s objects and how they influenced his art making.
Art
Finding the Realism in Impressionist Childe Hassam's Work
The artist painted the rocks and coves of Appledore Island so realistically, they could be identified more than a century later.
Art
The Making of Grandma Moses, Folk Modernist
As she became a commercial success, Grandma Moses was tagged an “outsider” artist — but she emerged “inside” the art world, among modernists.
Art
A Multisensory Trip to Cuba's Dark, Sugar-Filled Past
SALEM, Mass. — When Europeans first tasted sugar during the Crusades, they immediately begged for more.