On the long list of items at the fair to covet: a Hartford County Connecticut blown glass pitcher in a beautiful shade of medium emerald green presented by Jeff and Holly Noordsy, the fair's glass experts.    More

In this Year of the Protester, Dox Thrash’s watercolor from 1940 depicting striking union workers seems very of-the-moment–although his style immediately dates it as WPA era. Thrash worked on the Federal Art Project from 1936-1939 and during this time invented a printmaking technique known as carborundum mezzotint, which uses a carbon-based abrasive to burnish copper plates. His greatest works depicting the struggles and daily lives of 20^th century African-Americans were created using this process.   More

This photograph by Michael Eastman of a Havana interior (Barry Friedman Ltd) is just as one might imagine this decaying, magical place - saturated colors amidst faded opulence or, more poetically put (from a gallery description), “where triumphant past and vanquished present collide.” Eastman’s long-awaited, recently published book Havana documents the city over the past two decades.    More

This is the first post for Red Writing, the official blog for The Metro Show. I’ll be writing about interesting and historic items that you’ll be able to see for yourself, come January at the fair. Feel free to comment or ask questions. We welcome all feedback!   More