Americana Week 2021 Features Six New York City Virtual Tours
On January 19, 20, and 21, 2021, the Decorative Arts Trust shared a whirlwind of tours for our Virtual Americana Week. We not only learned about wonderful collections in New York City but also about the trials and tribulations of live-streaming! Our...
A Material Culture Mystery: Cybèle Gontar on ‘Chasing the Butterfly Man’
by Taryn Clary Who was the Butterfly Man? The anonymous cabinetmaker worked in New Orleans, LA, in the first quarter of the 19th century, a moment of great change and population growth following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. His distinctive series of...
Erica Lome and the Concord Museum
Just in time for a taste of New England winter, the Trust visited the Concord Museum in Concord, MA, to share the debut of three new galleries titled ‘April 19, 1775.’ The exhibition was organized by David Wood, Curator, and Erica Lome, Peggy N. Gerry...
Touring the Abel and Mary Nicholson House with Ralph Harvard
On Tuesday, November 10, the Trust headed to Salem, NJ, to enjoy a private tour of the Nicholson House with Ralph Harvard. The house was built in 1722 by Abel Nicholson, a Quaker who settled in the area in 1675 with his father and John Fenwick. They...
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...
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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.