by The Trust | Nov 6, 2020
Caputo and Malone Lecture at 2020 Delaware Antiques Show The Annual Delaware Antiques Show looks a little different this year, but that is not stopping dealers from selling, collectors from browsing, and scholars from speaking. Organized by Winterthur Museum, Garden...
by The Trust | Nov 5, 2020
A Collector’s Vision: Highlights from the Dietrich American Foundation On October 27, the Decorative Arts Trust was honored to be invited into the world of the Dietrich Collection, as H. Richard Dietrich III and Deborah Rebuck shared a virtual Trust Tour of the...
by The Trust | Nov 2, 2020
Americana Auction Stories from Jeffrey Evans Jeffrey S. Evans and Beverley A. Evans, pictured with the John James Trumbull Arnold Double Portrait, a Lawrence MacDonald carved marble bust of Psyche or Diana, and a Winchester, VA Chippendale walnut chest of drawers....
by The Trust | Oct 28, 2020
Examining Colonial Portraits with Boldt and Ackermann Janine Yorimoto Boldt, PhD, shared her lecture, More than Meets the Eye: Complicating the Histories of Colonial Portraits, with Daniel Ackermann, PhD, for the Decorative Arts Trust’s October Trust Talk. Janine’s...
by The Trust | Oct 23, 2020
Philadelphia Gardens in Fall: Bartram’s Garden and Shofuso House Just in time to see the dahlias in full bloom and the leaves turn orange and yellow during a beautiful day outdoors, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted a Philadelphia Gardens in Fall program on...
by The Trust | Oct 21, 2020
The Pride of Pennsylvania at Freeman’s Auction by Taryn Clary Lynda Cain, Vice President, Department Head, American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts. Timothy Andreadis, Vice President, Department Head, 20th Century Design. Wharton Esherick, George Nakashima,...
by The Trust | Oct 9, 2020
Peeking Inside a Philadelphia Gem: Private Tour of Curt Chinnici and Troy Bianchi’s Fishtown Victorian Curt Chinnici began leading the October Trust Tour by saying, “This house is 1865. I bought it in the mid-90’s and it was dirt cheap because nobody wanted to live...
by The Trust | Oct 6, 2020
Who Built the City on the Severn? McGlyn and Momon Share Research About Enslaved Craftspeople Bethany J. McGlyn, Sewell C. Biggs Curatorial Fellow at Winterthur Museum, presented Who Built the City on the Severn? Slavery and Craft in Early Annapolis for the Decorative...