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2017 Summer Research Grant Scholar Profiles

2017 Summer Research Grant Scholar Profiles

EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Over 20 graduate students applied for summer research funding in 2017 to assist with travel related to thesis and dissertation topics. With the generous support of the Emerging Scholars Program through our members, the...
Casanova’s Europe

Casanova’s Europe

By COURTNEY HARRIS,
Curatorial Research Fellow, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

From August 27, 2017–October 8, 2018, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will host the collaborative traveling exhibition Casanova: The Seduction of Europe. Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798) has come to epitomize the sophistication of 18th-century Europe through his memoirs and their account of the creativity, sensual pleasure, and social and political ambition he experienced.

Savannah’s Green-Meldrim House  Acquires Important Family Collection

Savannah’s Green-Meldrim House Acquires Important Family Collection

By TANIA JUNE SAMMONS

Collectively, the assemblage of objects and manuscripts—the Norris ledger, furniture, ceramics, silver, family photographs, and other archival materials—tell a local, national, and international story that enrich our shared understanding of the past and elevates the Green-Meldrim House to one of the most well-documented mid-19th-century dwellings in the country.

The Artistry of Pierre Gouthière

The Artistry of Pierre Gouthière

January 2017

The aura of glittering pomp surrounding the Chateau de Versailles in the last decades
of the ancien régime owes much to the decadent reputation of the French monarchs, who leaned heavily on the talents and creativity of architects and artisans to maintain a potent image of power and wealth. This past winter, one such craftsman received well-deserved attention in the form of a special exhibition at the Frick Collection, “Pierre Gouthière: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court.”

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