Investigating the History of Sèvres’s Les Noirs Libres
by Rachel Hunter Himes My dissertation in the Department of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University explores the production and reproduction of racial meaning and racialized identities in French decorative art during the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on...
Margaret De Patta: Radical Collective Production in Mid-20th-Century California
by Margot Yale A Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant underwritten by the American Decorative Arts Forum of Northern California facilitated travel to the Margaret De Patta Archives at the Bielawski Trust in Point Richmond, CA. The archives are essential to my...
The Renaissance Revival in Mississippi: Examining Furniture at Belfast and Lansdowne
by Steven Baltsas A Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust allowed me to experience the Mississippi River Valley and study furniture there in the Renaissance Revival style, the subject of my master’s thesis. My research seeks to understand how French and...
A Tale of Two Samplers: New Research from MESDA Summer Institute
by Lea C. Lane In June 2024, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts welcomed eight fellows to Winston-Salem for the 47th annual Summer Institute program. The Decorative Arts Trust has long been a foundational supporter of this program, and through the...
Works on Paper, Works on Ivory: Looking Closely at the Materiality Used by 19th-Century Women Artists
by Lauren Lovings-Gomez A Marie Zimmermann Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust allowed me to travel to collections and archives in Washington, D.C.; Wilmington, DE; and Cleveland, OH, to conduct research for my dissertation, “Materiality, Innovation, and...
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Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual members publication.