Conserving Two Banners of Liberty
by Matthew Skic Thanks to the generous support of the Decorative Arts Trust through the Dean F. Failey Fund, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA, was able to accomplish the conservation treatments of two flags for display in the current...
Exhibition Highlights Black Newporters of the 17th-19th Centuries
The Newport Historical Society recently launched the exhibition A Name, A Voice, A Life: The Black Newporters of the 17th-19th Centuries (figure 1). Supported in part through a generous grant by the Decorative Art Trust’s Dean F. Failey Fund, this powerful...
Read Summer 2024 Magazine Articles Online
Select articles from the summer 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available in webpage format. Enjoy reading these fascinating articles online. “A Primer on Portugal” by Matthew A. Thurlow “Saltram’s Saloon: Adam, Chippendale, and...
Inaugural Publishing Grants Announced
The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce the four recipients of the inaugural round of Publishing Grant funding. The Hispanic Society Museum and Library; The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art received...
Atwater Kent Collection Shared Through Drexel-PAFA Partnership
by Matthew A. Thurlow A strategic partnership between Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) has created the opportunity to store, study, and display the Atwater Kent Collection (AKC). This alliance came to life earlier this...
About The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin
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.