Carrie Greif Named New Programs Manager
The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the newest member of our team, Carrie Greif. An alumna of the Winterthur program in Early American Material Culture, Carrie recently completed the prestigious Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial...
Failey Grant Award Increased to $25,000
Since the program’s creation in 2016, Dean F. Failey Grants have become an integral part of the Decorative Arts Trust’s Emerging Scholars Program. The Dean F. Failey Fund, named in honor of the Trust’s late Governor, supports noteworthy research,...
Odd Bedfellows Make a Beautiful Pair: Combining Studio Glass and Classical Furniture
Antiques are an important part of the Kelly and Randy Schrimshers’ daily life and are found throughout their Greek Revival home in Huntsville, AL. Their collecting initially focused on the Classical style of the 1810s, 1820s, and 1830s, seeking...
Objects as Storytellers: 9 Decorative Arts Podcasts
by Taryn ClaryWhile museums remain largely closed across the country, scholarship and discussion about decorative arts continue virtually—in this case in the form of podcasts, 30- to 60-minute audio programs that serve equally as education and diversion....
Annapolis’s Landscape of Craft: The Roles Enslaved Men and Women Played
by Bethany McGlyn With support from a Decorative Arts Trust Summer Research Grant, I devoted last summer to research for my Winterthur Program in American Material Culture Masters thesis, “Who Built the City on the Severn? Slavery, Material Culture, and...