Sporting and Leisure Camps of Central and Western Maine
by Catherine Cyr With help from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant in 2021, I traveled throughout my home state of Maine to explore the architecture and history of early camps for my Master’s thesis through the Winterthur Program in American...
What Do Embroideries and Festivals Tell Us About Shaping the Nation?
by Rachel Winter This past fall, I was the first external researcher welcomed into the archives at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) since the pandemic. My week-long visit, supported by a Decorative Arts Research Grant,...
Other Colors: Chroma, Chemistry, and the Orient in 19th-Century French Painting
by Delanie Linden In my dissertation chapter “Chevreul, Color Juxtaposition, & the ‘Flat Tints’ of Chinese Paintings,” I examine the French reception of Chinese paintings which undergirded the construction of tapestries at the well-known Gobelins...
Examining the English Country House during Attingham’s Summer School
by Devon Zimmerman Following two years of pandemic delays, the Attingham Summer School proved itself to be the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I had hoped it would be. The program’s uniquely ambitious itinerary—29 historic properties, museums, and...
Katrina Reynolds and Ethan Snyder Lecture at 2022 Delaware Antiques Show
The Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s 2022 Delaware Antiques Show opens tonight, and the Decorative Arts Trust was proud to once again sponsor two young scholar lectures. On Saturday, November 12, Katrina Reynolds and Ethan Snyder, both Lois F....
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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.