Martin Monnickendam (Dutch, 1874-1943), Portrait of Jacques Goudstikker, image via The Jewish Museum (Reclaimed begins with this portrait of Jacques Goudstikker, a handsome young man at age 19.) Reclaimed: Paintings From the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker at The Jewish Museum is partly an exhibition of Dutch, Northern Baroque, and Southern Renaissance paintings, and more interestingly, [...]

The U.E.S. Journal’s Archive of Pictures (of or relating to the) Upper East Side. P.U.E.S. is located in the sidebar menu. I will add as many categories as appropriate and welcome submissions.  I recently added an exciting new category: Ads (Vintage Advertisements) Here is one I acquired last week: The Pierre Hotel – 1939

by Jesse Max Creed At the MoMa, whose location below Central Park should provoke no dispute over territorial possession as is being discussed about the east-west divide for the Met, I discovered a bawdy, yet compelling piece on women in history entitled Notes in Time (1979) by the artist-against-injustice-turned-feminist Nancy Spero. The piece finds itself [...]

Team Facelift

Lladro Safety Patrol Al Sharpton The Madison Avenue Cruiser Modern Art Boutique Stroller Parking Real Classy Life O’Luxury Bus Stop Blackberry High Tech Stroller Only Uptown

When I say The Upper Crust, I mean the rock band from Boston, famous for their powedered wigs, witty banter, and driving guitars, which has been playing since the mid-90′s. Regardless of the fact that I like them a lot, they belong in The U.E.S. Journal for their both sarcastic and loving embrace of aristocratic [...]

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