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...
Read Winter 2024–25 Magazine Articles Online
Select articles from the December 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available as webpages. We hope you enjoy reading these articles on your computer, phone, or tablet. “Written in Stone” by Catherine Carlisle “The Rivers Collection of...
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...
Laura Pass Barry and Dennis Carr Join Board of Governors
The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Laura Pass Barry and Dennis Carr to the Board of Governors. Laura Pass Barry is the Juli Grainger Senior Curator of paintings, drawings and sculpture at Colonial Williamsburg where she oversees the research, documentation,...
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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.