Description
Contents: On Exhibit – The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany (For the first and perhaps the last time, a single major exhibit shows the many and varied facets of Tiffany’s art and craft.), Photography – New England by the Howes Brothers (Limited in their locale, the Howesses brought a fine artistic eye to commercial photography of the 1880’s. Their work is now the subject of a new book and exhibit.), Mycology – Mania for Mushrooms (Hunting wild mushrooms is a growing national pastime that combines pleasure of the palate with a soupcon of danger.), Americana Home – Mail-Order Mansion (The Jeremiah Nunan house in Jacksonville, Oregon, claims to be the only “prefab” listed on the National Register.), Vintage Automobiles – Racing with Model T Speedsters (Model T racers carry on a tradition of cross-country racing that began after the first Tin Lizzie appeared in 1908.), Crafts – Reverse Glass Painting (A one-time forgotten art that now has a loyal following of collectors and artists. Step0by-step photographs show how it is done.), One Man’s Collection – Relics of Lincoln’s Slaying (Collected by a physician who is an assassination expert and author of a new book on the murders of Lincoln and Kennedy.), Travel – Quebec City (In the “cradle of French civilization in Canada”, an enclave of 17th-century buildings called Place Royale is the new featured attraction.)
Issue: May – June 1981
Condition: Very Good