by The Trust | Nov 27, 2023
Providence and Newport Impress Members During Rhode Island Symposium The Decorative Arts Trust’s Fall 2023 Symposium in Rhode Island was one for the books! Glorious weather coupled with autumn foliage provided the perfect backdrop for members to enjoy tours in...
by The Trust | Nov 22, 2023
Haudenosaunee Craft at the Rochester Municipal Museum: A Paradoxical New Deal Project by Julia Silverman Beginning in 1935, approximately 100 Haudenosaunee artists were hired by the Rochester Municipal Museum (now called the Rochester Museum & Science Center) to...
by The Trust | Nov 16, 2023
The Concord Museum Awarded Prize for Excellence and Innovation The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that the 2023 Prize for Excellence and Innovation was awarded to the Concord Museum in Concord, MA, for their exhibitions and publication commemorating the...
by The Trust | Nov 14, 2023
Four Centuries of Blue & White: The Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain by Becky MacGuire The extraordinary Frelinghuysen collection, assembled carefully over 50 years, features an exceptionally wide array of Asian blue and white...
by The Trust | Nov 8, 2023
Becca Lo Presti and Taylor Rossini Lecture at Winterthur’s DE Antiques Show As the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s Delaware Antiques Show celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023, the Decorative Arts Trust is proud to once again sponsor two young scholar...
by The Trust | Nov 3, 2023
Neoclassical Motifs: George Clarke’s Alabaster Portico Clock at Hyde Hall by Katherine Novko Research grant funding from the Decorative Arts Trust enabled me to spend one week with the Clarke Family Papers, part of the Cornell University Library’s Rare and...
by The Trust | Nov 1, 2023
2024 IDEAL Internship Grants Awarded to Four Institutions The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce the four institutions that will receive IDEAL Internship Grants in 2024: The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA; MassArt in Boston, MA; San Joaquin County...
by The Trust | Oct 31, 2023
Exploring Paris and Provence in the Footsteps of Thomas Jefferson Decorative Arts Trust members had the chance to experience Thomas Jefferson’s design inspirations during the September 2023 Study Trip Abroad. Here we describe but a few favorite sites among the Roman...
