I Keep Bumping into this Guy

By Amy Boyce Osaki, on June 12th, 2020

Isamu Noguchi’s Bolt of Lightning – A Memorial to Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.

When I started working at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia in 1983, I was standing on the front steps of Independence Hall when I noticed a large sculpture depicting a silver lightning bolt connected to a kite and a key. . . . → Read More: I Keep Bumping into this Guy

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Isamu Noguchi: New York and Japan

By Amy Boyce Osaki, on January 5th, 2018

Thanks to the wonders of technology, you can sit at your computer or phone or iPad and listen to the artist Isamu Noguchi speak to you about art! Watch this amazing video from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s website. Noguchi is showing us around his studio in New York and talking about how . . . → Read More: Isamu Noguchi: New York and Japan

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New York Frick expansion

By Amy Boyce Osaki, on December 19th, 2014

Enjoy this about the expansion of the Frick in the Wall Street Journal this week! Thanks Betsy for sharing.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-defense-of-the-frick-1418773593

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Paris, New York, Boston: recommended reading

By Amy Boyce Osaki, on December 5th, 2014

Here is a great book! With chapters on Louisine Havemeyer, JP Morgan, and Isabella Stewart Gardner, and more, this books provides a rich background for understanding the art of collecting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Full of detail, drama, gossip, and real research, this book is a lively look into the private . . . → Read More: Paris, New York, Boston: recommended reading

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