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This June, Apollo features essays on Elizabeth Bishop’s paintings, the Battle of Waterloo, and the legacy of the Hudson River School. Thomas Struth tells Fatema Ahmed about his recent photography project in Israel and the West Bank, and Christopher Turner talks to Nicolas Cattelain about his collections of 18th-century furniture and post-war art. Plus: Robert O’Byrne on art theft, Emma Crichton-Miller on the market for School of London artists, and previews of Masterpiece London and Art Basel. Preview the issue below.
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Jan Švankmajer | Pompeii | Cat ladies
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Museum of West African Art | Jeremy Frey | Ed Ruscha
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Napoleon Bonaparte | Caspar David Friedrich | the Impressionists
May 2024
The National Gallery | Alvaro Barrington | Art and the oil industry
More from Apollo
Gardening with the Bloomsbury Group
Outdoor activities offered Bloomsbury’s women welcome respite from their indoor pursuits
The silversmith who struck gold at Tiffany
Edward C. Moore played a crucial role in the firm’s 19th-century success and his own collecting inspired some of its most impressive creations.
A Madonna pregnant with meaning
Most paintings of the Virgin Mary show her holding the divine infant, but a 14th-century panel by Cenni di Francesco reminds us of more earthy realities
What is the point of the people in architectural drawings?
An exhibition at the Soane Museum shows that technical drawings of buildings are often more complex than they may seem