by The Trust | Apr 27, 2022
Kentucky 3.0: Symposium Explores Lexington, Louisville, Frankfort, Paris, and Georgetown The Decorative Arts Trust was thrilled to finally make it to Kentucky for our Spring Symposium! Planning for the Decorative Arts Trust’s Symposium in Kentucky began in February...
by The Trust | Apr 25, 2022
In the Mold of Clodion: Sèvres’s “Vases Clodion” and the Sculptor’s Legacy by Elizabeth Saari Browne, PhD Despite the delays occasioned by the pandemic, I was finally able to travel to France in September 2021 to fulfill my research trip dedicated to...
by The Trust | Apr 22, 2022
Discovering Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Madrid, and More in Southern Spain The Decorative Arts Trust hosted the Andalucía: Discovering Southern Spain Study Trip Abroad from March 4 through 13, 2022. This trip examined southern Spain’s fascinating blend of...
by The Trust | Mar 28, 2022
Deconstructing the Highboy with Ellie Richards When Ellie Richards read Ta-Nehisi Coates’s fictional novel The Water Dancer, she was particularly inspired by this quote: “My father had taken note of the restored highboy. And so it came down from Roscoe that my task...
by The Trust | Mar 23, 2022
Prize Celebration and Young Lecturers at 2022 Antiques Forum For us, as for many of our colleagues, the last pre-pandemic hurrah we remember was Colonial Williamsburg’s Antiques Forum in late February 2020. After participating in a virtual Forum in 2021, we were...
by The Trust | Mar 21, 2022
Corporate Elegance: George Nelson’s Visual Vocabulary of Versatility by Robert Gordon-Fogelson With the generous support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I visited Syracuse University’s Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) to conduct research on the...
by The Trust | Mar 1, 2022
Designing Motherhood: A Visceral Design Guide to the Material Culture of Reproduction by Kate Burnett Budzyn Pregnancy pillows, exam stirrups, nursing bras, pantyliners: the stuff of design? In their new book—based on a years-long multiplatform project in partnership...
by The Trust | Feb 28, 2022
Unconventional Antiques Weekend a Thrilling Success On January 21–22, 2022, the Decorative Arts Trust guided nearly 30 intrepid travelers to myriad sites in New York City. Most notably absent: January’s annual Winter Show. The Winter Show announced their postponement...
