by The Trust | Sep 29, 2022
A Journey to Bavaria & Southern Germany Virtual Lecture with Ulrich Leben In anticipation of the Decorative Arts Trust’s October Study Trip Abroad to Bavaria, Ulrich Leben, PhD, provides a virtual introduction to the major sites we will visit in Southern...
by The Trust | Sep 15, 2022
H.F. du Pont’s British Tortoiseshell Box at Winterthur that Was Most Definitely Not British by Tammy Hong My training at Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) provides many opportunities to spend time examining and understanding...
by The Trust | Sep 13, 2022
Studying the Use and Reuse of Early American Artists’ Materials at Winterthur by Cambra Sklarz With the help of a research grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I pursued essential resources for my dissertation about the ways that artists in 18th- and...
by The Trust | Sep 7, 2022
Researching the Intersection of Optical Instruments and Enslavement by Michael W. Hartman Thanks to a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, in spring 2022 I traveled throughout Maryland and Virginia to conduct sight-specific research in support of my University of...
by The Trust | Aug 30, 2022
Wright, Sullivan, and Tiffany: Studying Pathways to Modernism in Chicago by Rebecca Hagen As the registrar at Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater, I spend most of my time surrounded by incredible art and architecture. I have devoted my career to the...
by The Trust | Aug 18, 2022
The Well-Dressed Man: New Book Focuses on British Dandies by John-Duane Kingsley British Dandies: Engendering A Scandal and Fashioning A Nation by Dominic Janes (The Chicago University Press, 2022) presents a compelling examination of the evolution of the...
by The Trust | Aug 11, 2022
Kentucky Symposium Lecture Recordings Available Online The Decorative Arts Trust extends sincere gratitude to the presenters who contributed these recordings of their stellar lectures from the Trust’s Spring 2022 Symposium in Kentucky.The conference, titled Kentucky...
by The Trust | Aug 4, 2022
Exploring Maine’s Mount Desert Island Decorative Arts Trust members enjoyed a long-awaited trip to Maine’s renowned summer getaway, Mount Desert Island (MDI), in July 2022. The itinerary was thoughtfully planned by MDI residents Hornor Davis (a Governor on the...
