H.F. du Pont’s British Tortoiseshell Box at Winterthur that Was Most Definitely Not British
by Tammy Hong My training at Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) provides many opportunities to spend time examining and understanding the cultural artifacts that come across my work bench. The objects my classmates...
Studying the Use and Reuse of Early American Artists’ Materials at Winterthur
by Cambra Sklarz With the help of a research grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I pursued essential resources for my dissertation about the ways that artists in 18th- and 19th-century America participated in their domestic ecosystems. Relying on all...
Researching the Intersection of Optical Instruments and Enslavement
by Michael W. Hartman Thanks to a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, in spring 2022 I traveled throughout Maryland and Virginia to conduct sight-specific research in support of my University of Delaware dissertation, “Art, Technology, and Aesthetics...
Wright, Sullivan, and Tiffany: Studying Pathways to Modernism in Chicago
by Rebecca Hagen As the registrar at Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater, I spend most of my time surrounded by incredible art and architecture. I have devoted my career to the study of objects and material culture at historic homes...
The Well-Dressed Man: New Book Focuses on British Dandies
by John-Duane Kingsley British Dandies: Engendering A Scandal and Fashioning A Nation by Dominic Janes (The Chicago University Press, 2022) presents a compelling examination of the evolution of the well-dressed man from the 18th through 20th centuries....
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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.