2023 Hyde Gala Co-Chairs Mark Behan (Trustee Emeritus) & Tara Hutchins How did you become involved with The Hyde Collection? Mark: I was aware of the importance of The Hyde…
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Artwork Spotlight From the Vault | Madonna and Child
In the early 1460s, Andrea Mantegna accepted an invitation from Ludovico III Gonzaga to serve as court artist in the northern Italian city of Mantua. Over a period of four…
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Trustee & Supporter Spotlight
Franny Nemer Hyde Trustee and long-time friend of The Hyde How did you first become involved with The Hyde Collection? Growing up in Philadelphia with a family of artists and…
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Curator’s Thoughts: Welcome Derin!
Derin Tanyol Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art Welcome to The Hyde, Derin! What would you like our members to know about you? I’m an art historian,…
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Artist Spotlight: Takeyce Walter
Takeyce Walter is an award winning contemporary American painter (born 1980, Jamaica), media producer, and art instructor living and working in beautiful upstate New York. Driven to create from an…
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Curator’s Thoughts: Sotheby’s Sale (Episode 2)
Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1399-1482), Madonna and Child, ca. 1450, tin-glazed terracotta (18½ x 15¾ in.). Photo credit: Sothebys.com. There were a number of items in Sotheby’s January…
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Curator’s Thoughts: Sotheby’s Sale (Episode 1)
I’ve discovered a new form of engrossing pandemic-era online viewing. This week is my favorite week for January sales. Late in the month, various auction houses and dealers in New…
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Ask the Experts | Forged Art
Question: How do you know when a work of art is forged? Answer: You always have to be wary of a forgery, a work that was manufactured to deliberately fool…
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Curator’s Thoughts: Inspired by the Adirondacks
Recently, I heard a segment on NCPR about the Trout Lake artist Jeff Davis, who is in Florida during the pandemic lockdown. More accustomed to working in oils, he has taken…
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Curator’s Thoughts: Swiping Right
Before there was Tinder and the internet, there were artists and diplomats conveying images between potential suitors. There is nothing new in exchanging beguiling pictures. Detail: Bartholomaeus (Barthel/Bartel) Bruyn, the…
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