by The Trust | Sep 9, 2015
Toy Theaters and Child’s Play Front for a Toy Theater Stage, image courtesy of the Downs Collection, Winterthur Library. Master Jacky receives and paints the toy theater set. Courtesy of Winterthur Library.Master Jacky receives and paints the toy theater set. Courtesy...
by The Trust | Aug 5, 2015
A Voyage to Sicily The Decorative Arts Trust’s upcoming tour of Sicily will be the first time the organization has gone there, but the island has been a travel destination for centuries. This post presents a selection of images and translated texts from one of the...
by The Trust | Jul 29, 2015
Americana Abroad: Freeman’s Auction in England Weston Park, one of the locations of open valuations for the Freeman’s Auction trip. The influx and influence of English goods and style into America has become one of the standard tenants of decorative arts and...
by The Trust | Jul 22, 2015
The Decorative Arts Trust and Young Professionals While educational programs, such as symposia and study trips abroad, are the Trust’s trademark, the Emerging Scholars Program, the other arm of our mission, is just as active and engaging. Directed donations to the...
by The Trust | Jul 15, 2015
The Decorative Arts Trust in Chicago The Chicago Skyline from Navy Pier As a graduate student, I attended my fair share of symposia… perhaps more than I care to remember. PowerPoint satiation aside, I jumped at the chance to attend the Decorative Arts Trust spring...
by The Trust | Jul 6, 2015
The Decorative Arts Trust in Germany: Courtly Collections in Dresden, Leipzig, and Berlin Spring is always a busy time for the Trust, and 2015 proved no exception, with two Study Trips Abroad to Germany. The itinerary focused on the eastern portion of the country,...
by The Trust | Dec 22, 2014
The Natchez Symposium: The Treasures of the Trip The Natchez symposium, Historic Natchez: Jewel of the Lower Mississippi, was a delightful look at a unique destination, and we could not have asked for more knowledgeable and gracious hosts along the way. Welcomed by...
by The Trust | Dec 8, 2014
THE TRUST TRAVELS TO ENGLAND: THE COTSWOLDS The last few days of our Study Trip Abroad to England took us to The Cotswolds where we visited Sezincote, Asthall Manor (shown above), Quenington Old Rectory, and Kelmscott Manor. Sezincote was designed by Samuel Pepys...
