Assemblage & Resilience: Techniques of Art Making in the Souls Grown Deep Foundation Collection
by John-Duane Kingsley Within the canon of western art history, the technique of assemblage, or creating art out of disparate quotidian objects to form a collage, manifests in works by Cubist, Futurist, and Dada artists of the early 20h century. These...
Isabella Rosner and Melinda Watt Discuss English Quaker Needlework
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, Isabella Rosner, PhD Candidate in History at King's College in London, shared her research on 17th-century Quaker needlework from public and private collections. Isabella’s research explores the contradictions in a variety...
It’s Disney, and It Is Worth a Visit: The Animation of French Decorative Arts on Display at The Met
by Juliana Fagua Arias In 2003, Bogota’s Museum of Modern Art (MamBo) faced controversy over Barbies Collection, an exhibition curated by none other than the museum’s marketing department. Barbie and My Scene posters adorned the pinkish walls of a gallery...
Winter 2021–22 Magazine Articles Now Online
Enjoy select articles from our member magazine, The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, now online! The Trust thanks the many contributors who helped us create this stellar issue. Click the links below to read digital versions of articles, and join...
2022 Virtual Emerging Scholars Colloquium Features New Research
On January 24, 2022, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted a successful 6th Annual Colloquium for young scholars in the decorative arts field. The Emerging Scholars Colloquium was originally scheduled to be held in-person during our New York Antiques Weekend....
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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.