by Alex Seigfried | Dec 28, 2017
Summer Research Report: Courtney Wilder While many Decorative Arts Trust Summer Research Grants focus on American topics or US-based collections, recipients occasionally venture further afield. Courtney Wilder, a PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan, is...
by The Trust | Dec 28, 2017
Summer Research Report: Alisa Chiles Alisa Chiles, a PhD candidate in Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, studies the artistic competition between France and Germany in the early 20th century, specifically in the decorative arts and architecture presented...
by The Trust | Nov 29, 2017
Recent Discoveries for Scottish Furniture One of the enjoyable perks of our line of work is that reminders of past events crop up from time to time. Recent discoveries in the auction and museum world have tied in quite neatly to two sites from the Trust’s...
by The Trust | Nov 28, 2017
Exploring Venice and the Veneto The Decorative Arts Trust’s fall 2018 Study Trip Abroad provided a superb exploration of the Veneto and Venice. Centered in Asolo, Verona, and Venice, the 8-day program highlighted renowned figures of Italian cultural history, including...
by The Trust | Oct 26, 2017
Summer Research Report: Catherine Acosta We rely and many individuals and foundations to support our multi-faceted Emerging Scholars Program, among them the Marie and John Zimmermann Fund. Catherine Acosta received one of our 2017 Zimmermann Research Grant recipient...
by The Trust | Oct 3, 2017
CONNECTICUT: ALL MUSEUMS GREAT AND SMALL Hartford boasts impressive historic statistics: founded in 1635, it is one of the oldest cities in the country; the local Wadsworth Atheneum is the nation’s oldest public art museum; and the city is home to the nation’s oldest...
by The Trust | Sep 28, 2017
Summer Research Report: Candice Candeto The summer of 2017 has been a particularly exciting one for the Trust. We welcomed new full-time staff member Kristina Gray as Membership Coordinator while Programming and Communications Coordinator Christian overdosed on...
by The Trust | Aug 25, 2017
Introducing Elisabeth Mallin Earlier this year, Elisabeth Mallin became the 2017-2019 Decorative Arts Trust Associate Curator at the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS). Elisabeth comes to MdHS with an impressive list of accomplishments. An alumna of Yale University,...
