by The Trust | Oct 5, 2020
Dickens and Decorative Arts: Jay Krehbiel on the Past Year at Hindman by Taryn Clary Jay Krehbiel, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Hindman When Jay Krehbiel stepped up to serve as Chief Executive Officer at Hindman Auctions in October 2019, there was no way...
by The Trust | Sep 22, 2020
Alexandra Kirtley Shares Decorative Arts Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art On September 15, 2020, the Trust had the honor of sharing the last tour of the current installation of American decorative arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA). Alexandra...
by The Trust | Sep 9, 2020
Reflecting on Critical Conversations: Decorative Arts and Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by Elizabeth Humphrey, Curatorial Assistant and Manager of Student Programs at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art Elizabeth Humphrey Critical Conversations is a new...
by The Trust | Sep 4, 2020
Brunk Auctions and the William N. Banks, Jr. Estate by Taryn Clary On September 12, Brunk Auctions will open its fall season with the spectacular single-owner sale of the Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. Bill Banks, who passed away at 95 years old in 2019, was a...
by The Trust | Sep 3, 2020
“Worth All the Cabinets and Museums Put Together in the United States” by Katharine Fitzgerald, Curatorial Fellow, The Trustees of Reservations What do a sea cucumber, a six-foot scale model of the U.S.S. Constitution, a taxidermy penguin, and a sign painted by a...
by The Trust | Aug 31, 2020
Daniel Sousa and Amanda Lange Discuss Stories of Rebellion and Revolution in Historic Deerfield’s Ceramics Collection by Carrie Greif For the first event in the Decorative Arts Trust’s new Trust Talks series, we were thrilled to present Historic Deerfield’s Assistant...
by The Trust | Aug 21, 2020
Expanding Narratives of European Decorative Arts at The Met with Iris Moon by Taryn Clary Iris Moon is an assistant curator in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she specializes in ceramics. With an...
by The Trust | Aug 5, 2020
Modern in the Mountains: Mid-Century Design in the Berkshires Rebecca Migdal, an independent museum consultant based in the Boston region, presented the Marie Zimmermann Emerging Scholar Lecture at the Decorative Arts Trust Fall 2019 Symposium Inspired by the...