by The Trust | Jan 15, 2019
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Elizabeth Humphrey, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, University of DelawareThis summer I explored a large and unassuming recreation-hall-turned-private-home in Stillwater, MN (Figure 1). Painted stucco...
by The Trust | Jan 15, 2019
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Carrie Grief,Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, University of DelawareWinterthur has a secret. Scattered throughout the various offices, storage rooms, and libraries of our extensive campus is a Midcentury...
by The Trust | Jul 23, 2018
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS New Summer Research Grant Tied to West Coast Last December, the Decorative Arts Society of Orange County, known as DARTS, provided the Trust with a generous $25,000 grant to underwrite a new Summer Research Grant. This...
by The Trust | Jul 23, 2018
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Alicia Caticha, PhD, History of Art and Architecture, University of Virginia Through her research of the sculptor Étienne-Maurice Falconet and his tenure at the Sévres Porcelain Manufactory, Alicia seeks to illuminate the...
by The Trust | Jan 9, 2018
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Candice Roland Candeto, MA Candidate, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, University of Delaware The life and work of antebellum cabinetmaker Robert Stewart (1796–1866) spanned one of the most contentious...
by The Trust | Jan 9, 2018
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Rachel Harmeyer, PhD Candidate, Department of Art History, Rice University A Summer Travel Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust offered the opportunity to immerse myself in the study of a single object: a painted wood and...
by The Trust | Jan 9, 2018
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Catherine Acosta, MA Candidate, Design and Curatorial Studies, Cooper-Hewitt Parsons Generous support from the Decorative Arts Trust and the Marie and John Zimmermann Fund allowed me to spend a week researching the history...
by The Trust | Jan 8, 2018
EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Margot Bernstein, PhD Candidate, Art History, Columbia University I am the grateful recipient of a 2017 Summer Research Grant from Decorative Arts Trust, which enabled a revelatory cross-country research trip in the...
