A Collector’s Vision: Highlights from the Dietrich American Foundation
On October 27, the Decorative Arts Trust was honored to be invited into the world of the Dietrich Collection, as H. Richard Dietrich III and Deborah Rebuck shared a virtual Trust Tour of the exhibition A Collector’s Vision: Highlights from the Dietrich...
Examining Colonial Portraits with Boldt and Ackermann
Janine Yorimoto Boldt, PhD, shared her lecture, More than Meets the Eye: Complicating the Histories of Colonial Portraits, with Daniel Ackermann, PhD, for the Decorative Arts Trust’s October Trust Talk. Janine’s lecture featured two 18th-century portraits:...
Peeking Inside a Philadelphia Gem: Private Tour of Curt Chinnici and Troy Bianchi’s Fishtown Victorian
Curt Chinnici began leading the October Trust Tour by saying, “This house is 1865. I bought it in the mid-90’s and it was dirt cheap because nobody wanted to live here…” Times certainly have changed! Curt Chinnici and Troy Bianchi’s loving care of their...
Who Built the City on the Severn? McGlyn and Momon Share Research About Enslaved Craftspeople
Bethany J. McGlyn, Sewell C. Biggs Curatorial Fellow at Winterthur Museum, presented Who Built the City on the Severn? Slavery and Craft in Early Annapolis for the Decorative Arts Trust’s September Trust Talk. Bethany joined in conversation with Tiffany...
Alexandra Kirtley Shares Decorative Arts Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
On September 15, 2020, the Trust had the honor of sharing the last tour of the current installation of American decorative arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA). Alexandra Kirtley, the charismatic Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative...
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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.