2024 Research Grant Recipients
After celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Research Grants program in 2023, the Decorative Arts Trust was able to increase the range of grant amounts from $1,000 up to $2,000 and the total budget from $15,000 to $20,000 in 2024. The Trust congratulates these 14...
Calabrian Silk: Tradition and Tenacity
by Tracy Meserve A Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant supported my travels from Palermo, Sicily, to the Cantanzaro region of Calabria in order to research the history of silk in the region. Calabria’s role in the history of silk in Italy has been underrepresented...
Ancient Greek Mirrors from the Attic Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia
by Elliot Camarra With the help of a generous Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I was able to spend a week in Greece studying ancient bronze mirrors, the subject of my thesis for the Bard Graduate Center. Of primary interest were mirrors from the 6th...
A Room with a View: Researching a Miniature Portrait at Winterthur
by Ann Hewitt In the Winterthur Museum collection, there is an intriguing miniature watercolor portrait painted on ivory that was acquired by Henry Francis du Pont in 1957 from an art dealer in New York.1 Although of unknown provenance, the portrait is thought to...
Not Everything Is at the Surface: Queer Craft and Jerome Caja
by Graham Feyl Situating oneself at the intersection of craft and queerness opens many possibilities to reconceive queer art histories. With the generous support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant sponsored by the American Decorative Arts Forum...
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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.