Nice review in the Christian Science Monitor of the new Art of the Americas wing at the MFA. Hopefully, the wing is more than just endless rooms of Revolutionary silver and pre-Columbian pottery shards dug out of storage. (And this is coming from a would-be archeologist who spent an entire day in the Delhi museum looking at poorly labeled Harappan artifacts). According to the CSM, highlights include The Sons of Liberty Bowl paired with Copley's portrait of Revere holding a silver bowl and "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" paired with the blue Japanese vases featured in the painting (which is how it was displayed before, so I don't really understand how this is "new"). Anyways, thought we should check it out when everyone is home for Christmas.
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