#106
John Singer Sargent and Paris: The Path to Madame X
Join Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Stephanie Herdrich as she joins Carl for this in-depth look at how the career and personal life of Gilded Age artist John Singer…
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#105
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Sculptor of the Gilded Age
Irish-born Augustus Saint-Gaudens came to this country as a small child and throughout his career and life, reaching into the early years of the 20th century, became an…
#44
Gilded Age French Fashion: The House of Worth and Beyond
An in-depth look into the world of French couture fashion during the Gilded Age with author Elizabeth Block. The world of couture designers during the Gilded Age…
#104
Egyptomania: From Napoleon to the Discovery of King Tutankhamen
Throughout the 19th century, perhaps culminating in America's Gilded Age, the public held a deep fascination for all things Egypt. This "Egyptomania" affected design, style and cultural and social thought. As…
#103
Inside The Frick Collection: The Upstairs Downstairs World of a Gilded Age Mansion
On April 17, 2025, The Frick Collection one of the most extraordianry and unique of New York’s greats museums will open its doors once again to the public…
#102
The Last Ships from Hamburg: The Untold Story of the Escape of the Russian Jews
Between the late 1890s and early 1920s, over 2 million Jews from Eastern Europe fled their homes and made the long, arduous unsettling journey to America…
#101
NOHO: Gilded Age Origins of an Iconic New York Neighborhood
New York’s NOHO neighborhood, wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village, holds the stories of many people and places that then went on to become…
#100
Belle Da Costa Greene: The Untold Story of J.P. Morgan’s Personal Librarian
As the Librarian of Gilded Age financier J.P. Morgan's extraordinary personal collection of rare books, manuscripts, and historical objects, Belle Da Costa Greene was one of the…
#99
John Singer Sargent: Painting a Gilded Age Love Story
She was a Gilded Age society beauty. He was a New York architect passionate about preserving the city’s past. When John Singer Sargent accepted the commission to paint their portrait as…
Encore
Bradley Martin Ball
Of all the balls and parties thrown during the Gilded Age, the extravagant evening hosted by Bradley and Cornelia Martin at the Waldorf in 1897 was perhaps the…
#98
Be Mine: The World of Victorian Valentines
Who doesn’t like to get a valentine perhaps from a mysterious admirer? Well, the practice of sending valentines goes back centuries and as we will see, valentines…
#97
The Gilded Age Art of Hairdressing
In addition to making a social statement through one’s designer gowns from the great Paris couture houses, Gilded Age hostesses made sure that in addition to…