Four Centuries of Blue & White: The Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain
by Becky MacGuire The extraordinary Frelinghuysen collection, assembled carefully over 50 years, features an exceptionally wide array of Asian blue and white export porcelain—that most ubiquitous and influential of all ceramics. First made in the heart...
A Dark, A Light, A Bright: A Long-Overdue Monograph on A Forgotten Titan of Modern Design
by Kate Burnett Budzyn Mid-20th-century interior design is known for its cool, slick surfaces and crisp, low lines; its minimalist palette and expansive windows. But an equal part of the experience of Modernism is the sensory counterpoint offered by its...
Summer 2023 Magazine Articles Available Online
Shortly after our member magazine publishes, we share select articles in a web-friendly format for all to read on computers, tablets, or phones. Enjoy these articles from the summer 2023 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust: “Hervey Silver...
MoMA Goes to Paris: New Book about the 1938 ‘Three Centuries of American Art’ Exhibition
by Caroline M. Riley The new book MoMA Goes to Paris in 1938: Building and Politicizing American Art (University of California Press, 2023) is the first to explore the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s first international exhibition, Three Centuries of...
Should We Exalt Individual Designers? A New Book Honors and Challenges the Idea of Women in Design
by Kate Burnett Budzyn Published in January of this year, Women in Design is design historian Anne Massey’s contribution to Thames & Hudson’s World of Art series—a group of slim, easy-to-read, and generously illustrated art historical monographs 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.