Aesthetic Movement Articles
Jun 13, 2012
This is the last week to see
The Cult of Beauty: The
Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900, which closes on Sunday, June 17, at the Legion of Honor. San Francisco has been the
perfect host city in...
Jun 11, 2012
Since its invention in the mid 19th century, photography has been at the forefront of progressive art making traditions—so its presence in The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900 is no surprise. By...
Jun 7, 2012
The corset looms large in special exhibitions at both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Jean Paul Gaultier, the subject of the de Young's The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk...
Jun 6, 2012
In the special exhibition
Making the Modern Picture Book: Children’s Books from the Victorian Era
(on view at the Legion of Honor through June 17), the intimate art of 19th-century story...
May 30, 2012
Although the special exhibition The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 (on view at the Legion of Honor through June 17) primarily features art by English artists, the impact of American expatriate...
May 11, 2012
Tomorrow, May 12, 2012, the Legion of Honor presents
Music, Muses and Divas
, public programs associated with
The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900
(...
Apr 26, 2012
Two weeks ago we introduced you to Geoffrey De Sousa’s concept for the Pavonia Room. Inspired by the special exhibition The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 (on view at the Legion of Honor...
Apr 19, 2012
In this installment of our continuing blog series examining key elements of the Aesthetic Movement through the lens of John Stanhope’s masterwork Love and the Maiden (typically on view in gallery 18 at the...
Apr 11, 2012
Since 1977, the San Francisco Decorator Showcase has taken over some of the city’s most prestigious addresses and redesigned them to benefit the San Francisco University High School’s financial aid program. Celebrating its...
Apr 11, 2012
During the second half of the 19th century, the face of European art history was altered by artists on both sides of the English Channel. This week’s FRAME|WORK features Le Banc de Jardin (The Garden Bench...