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Art and Style
Candid Camera
Her mother gave McPhee her first camera when she was twelve, and she went on to study under the renowned photographer Emmett Gowin when she arrived at Princeton University as an undergraduate in 1976. McPhee cites the central importance of Gowin’s influence on her work, not only as a photographer who conveys intricate narratives through a visual medium, but as a teacher who encourages students to find their own way.
Beauty in the Beasts
McKie’s furniture incorporates what she calls the essence of an animal rather than a strict representation. As she explains about her black marble Hippo Bench, “No hippo has legs like that. I am always trying to strip away everything and get to the bare essentials of the hippo, call it the ‘essence of hippo.’ ”
Versailles Revisited
It was a time of horse racing and baronesses, of high society and industry, of grand philanthropic projects and lavish…
Threads of Genius
Fowler-Miller’s work is known for its improvisational quality. “Sometimes I call it haphazard,” she jokes as we tour her attic…
Rocks Star
Lew French stands in front of a massive fireplace made of thousands of stones, some the size of a Mini…
The Height of Depth
How did Aho become Aho? “All kids draw,” the forty-year-old artist says. “Most stop. Not me. I just kept drawing.”
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