by The Trust | May 14, 2021
Building a History of Early American Jewish Women from Objects: Laura Arnold Leibman’s ‘The Art of the Jewish Family’ by Kate Burnett BudzynLaura Arnold Leibman’s The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects, published...
by The Trust | May 7, 2021
Impactful Estate Planning: A Bequest from James A. Sanders The Decorative Arts Trust is honored to announce a gift through the estate of longtime member and former Governor James A. Sanders (1938-2020) of Evansville, IN. Jim joined the Trust in 1987 and became a...
by The Trust | Apr 29, 2021
Touring Brooke’s Bank with Ralph Harvard For our April virtual tour, we joined Ralph Harvard, the antiquarian, designer, and Trust Governor, in a visit to Brooke’s Bank, a stunning and unusual Virginia house. The house is atypical, in part, because it was built...
by The Trust | Apr 28, 2021
Into the Bluegrass: Mel Hankla on the Art and Artistry of Kentucky’s Historic Icons by Taryn Clary The stories presented within Mel Hankla’s book Into the Bluegrass: Art and Artistry of Kentucky’s Historic Icons are the product of more than 35 years of dedicated...
by The Trust | Apr 22, 2021
Mack Cox and Philip Zea Discuss Kentucky and New England Furniture We were thrilled to celebrate the decorative arts of Kentucky with renowned collector and PowerPoint pro Mack Cox, as we await our Spring Symposium in Lexington and Louisville in April 2022. Mack...
by The Trust | Apr 7, 2021
The Art of Jade: An Exhibition at the Flint Institute of Arts by John-Duane Kingsley The Art of Jade on display at the Flint Institute of Arts from August 15, 2020, through May 23, 2021, provides an intercontinent overview of jade’s cultural significance and...
by The Trust | Apr 2, 2021
Auction House Panel Discusses Decorative Arts and the Antiques Market On March 26, 2021, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted a panel discussion featuring leaders from auction houses across the country. Panelists Tim Andreadis, Division Director, Decorative Arts &...
by The Trust | Mar 25, 2021
A Virtual Tour of Winterthur with Tom Savage Tom Savage, Director of External Affairs at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, began his scholarly and affectionate tour of Winterthur by stating, “I want to do a bit of a tribute to our recently retired Curator of...
