by The Trust | Apr 29, 2024
Study Trip Explores Magical Sites in Portugal and the Azores Magical, breathtaking, welcoming…these are just a few of the words that participants used to describe their experience in Portugal during our March Study Trip Abroad. Our two tours took us to Porto, Sintra,...
by The Trust | Apr 23, 2024
Ancient Greek Mirrors from the Attic Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia by Elliot Camarra With the help of a generous Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I was able to spend a week in Greece studying ancient bronze mirrors, the subject of my thesis for the...
by The Trust | Apr 12, 2024
A Room with a View: Researching a Miniature Portrait at Winterthur by Ann Hewitt In the Winterthur Museum collection, there is an intriguing miniature watercolor portrait painted on ivory that was acquired by Henry Francis du Pont in 1957 from an art dealer in...
by The Trust | Mar 29, 2024
Not Everything Is at the Surface: Queer Craft and Jerome Caja by Graham Feyl Situating oneself at the intersection of craft and queerness opens many possibilities to reconceive queer art histories. With the generous support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant...
by The Trust | Mar 27, 2024
The Visual Language of the Mahadol: Examining a Grand Palanquin in India by Krishna Shekhawat My dissertation research in the Department of History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, focuses on early modern South Asian art and architecture,...
by The Trust | Mar 25, 2024
Robert Brunk Shares Auction Stories in New Book by Lauren Brunk Robert Brunk founded his Asheville, NC, auction business in 1983. In the early years, he sold whatever property was consigned, but the business gradually became known for its focus on decorative and...
by The Trust | Feb 29, 2024
2024 Colloquium Lecture Recordings Available Select lecture recordings from the Decorative Arts Trust’s 8th Annual Emerging Scholars Colloquium in New York City are now online for all to enjoy. The Colloquium, sponsored by Classical American Homes Preservation Trust...
by The Trust | Feb 28, 2024
New York Antiques Weekend Explores the Winter Show, the Morgan, and Harlem Decorative Arts Trust members returned to New York City in January to enjoy the Winter Show and a bevy of enticing collections during the 2024 New York Antiques Weekend. Friday, January 19 in...
