Against the Grain: The Emergence of Queer Woodworkers
by John-Duane Kingsley Members of the LGBTQIA+[1] community have long participated in the historical evolution of domestic handicraft and trade, but their contributions have largely been overlooked by scholarship and collecting institutions until the past...
2022 Research Grant Recipients
The Decorative Arts Trust congratulates these 14 recipients of 2022 Research Grants: Olivia Armandroff, PhD student, Art History, University of Southern California (DARTS Grant), Jean Charlot’s 1957 house in Hawaii Emily Cox, PhD student, History of Art,...
Community Centered Cultural Heritage Care: The Conservation Treatment of a Platinum Print from the Tuskegee University Archives
by Tammy Hong The art conservation field’s growing emphasis on increasing the visibility of underrepresented communities and histories, public outreach, and advocacy inspired me to become a cultural heritage conservator. I was able to augment this...
In the Mold of Clodion: Sèvres’s “Vases Clodion” and the Sculptor’s Legacy
by Elizabeth Saari Browne, PhD Despite the delays occasioned by the pandemic, I was finally able to travel to France in September 2021 to fulfill my research trip dedicated to contextualizing the role of the vase in the oeuvre of the French sculptor...
Deconstructing the Highboy with Ellie Richards
When Ellie Richards read Ta-Nehisi Coates’s fictional novel The Water Dancer, she was particularly inspired by this quote: “My father had taken note of the restored highboy. And so it came down from Roscoe that my task would now be the resurrection of...
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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.