Behind the scenes in House Key
Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been a few decades since I had subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine just so I could see Annie Leibovitz’s latest pictures. Known for iconic celebrity photographs, … Continued
Becoming by Michelle Obama My rating: 5 of 5 stars I resisted reading Becoming for months after it was published, concerned that it was overrated after having climbed to best-seller status almost immediately. I admit, however, that once I began … Continued
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have always enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s books and found them interesting, but Talking to Strangers ranks highest as … Continued
Fortuny: Friends and Followers by Amanda W. Dotseth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fortuny: Friends and Followers is a catalog of the recent exhibition by the same name held February 3-June 2, 2019 at The Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist … Continued
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Between the World and Me” was a quick read; not for its brevity or Ta-Nehisi Coates’s masterful economy of words, but because I couldn’t put it … Continued
A friend, who had been cleaning out old boxes in her parents’ house, came across this photograph of her great-grandfather’s former home, dated 1929. She rushed over to show it to me, asking if I could guess which house it … Continued
A Pride of Place: Rural Residences of Fauquier County, Virginia by Kimberly Prothro Williams My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book offers a good overview of Fauquier County historic homes and their architectural history. It is well-researched and laid … Continued
A Museum of One’s Own: Private Collecting, Public Gift by Anne Higonnet My rating: 4 of 5 stars The hardcover version of A Museum of One’s Own, published in 2009, is beautifully designed and illustrated with many photographs of the … Continued
Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums by Franklin D. Vagnone My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums offers fresh ideas for museum administrators and staff to evaluate and improve the visitor experience to their … Continued
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher”, the biography of Edward Sherriff Curtis, one of America’s most … Continued
