Rebecca Jumper Matheson’s The Duster Coat: An Icon of American Women’s Fashion
On February 19, 2021, at 1:00 pm ET, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted a virtual dialogue featuring Rebecca Jumper Matheson, PhD Candidate at Bard Graduate Center, who presented a lecture titled “The Duster Coat: An Icon of American Women's Fashion,“ and...
Virtual 2021 Antiques Forum Features Three Young Scholar Lectures
Colonial Williamsburg’s Antiques Forum looked a little different this year, as we traded in-person camaraderie and scrumptious teas for online lectures and whatever was in our fridges. The virtual Forum did not disappoint, though, with a full schedule of...
Celebrating Kentucky Shaker Commonwealth at the Speed Art Museum
by Taryn Clary Equipped with a Master’s Degree from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Scott Erbes joined the Speed Art Museum in 1999 as the museum’s first ever curator of decorative arts and design. In 2012 he became interim director...
Recent Research: 15 Resources Extending Beyond Black History Month
Needless to say, research into topics pertinent to Black history extends well beyond the month of February. In recent years, the Decorative arts Trust has had the privilege of sharing a variety of stories that delve into a broad swath of research about...
A New American Art Gallery at the Brooklyn Museum
The Decorative Arts Trust shared a tour of a new American art gallery at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, January 28. Catherine Futter, PhD, Interim Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator, Decorative Arts, and Elizabeth St. George, Assistant...