by The Trust | Jun 24, 2020
Annapolis’s Landscape of Craft: The Roles Enslaved Men and Women Played by Bethany McGlyn With support from a Decorative Arts Trust Summer Research Grant, I devoted last summer to research for my Winterthur Program in American Material Culture Masters thesis, “Who...
by The Trust | Jun 15, 2020
Doll Paintings in American Design: A Window into Racial Ideologies by Allison L. W. Robinson When I first laid eyes on the watercolor, the scarf wrapped tightly around her black satin head immediately caught my attention. My eyes danced between its tomato red hue,...
by The Trust | Jun 5, 2020
Behind the Scenes: Reimagining the Concord Museum’s Galleries by Erica Lome When I began my job as Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Associate at the Concord Museum in March, I did not expect to spend only three weeks at my new office before relocating to my apartment...
by The Trust | May 27, 2020
Categories:NewsScholarshipTravelBooksExhibits 2020 Summer Research Grant Recipients The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce the 13 recipients of the annual Summer Research Grants. Each year the Trust awards research grants to graduate students working on a...
by The Trust | May 22, 2020
Ellie Richards Named Winterthur-Decorative Arts Trust Maker-Creator Fellow The Decorative Arts Trust and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library are pleased to announce that Ellie Richards has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Winterthur-Decorative Arts...
by The Trust | May 20, 2020
Theosophical Art in Southern California by Grace Converse With the support of a Marie Zimmermann Summer Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I visited several sites throughout Southern California for my dissertation on creative production in two Theosophical...
by The Trust | May 13, 2020
James H. Weaver, III Named to Trust Board of Governors The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce that James H. Weaver, III (Jim) of Pepper Pike, OH, has joined the Trust’s Board of Governors. “The Trust’s most important contribution is support of emerging...
by The Trust | Apr 30, 2020
The Furniture of Daniel Clay, 1795–1829 Daniel Sousa, Assistant Curator at Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, MA, was a Carolyn and Michael McNamara Young Scholar Lecturer at Colonial Williamsburg’s 72nd Annual Antiques Forum in February 2020, a series sponsored by the...
