by The Trust | Feb 26, 2021
Rebecca Jumper Matheson’s The Duster Coat: An Icon of American Women’s Fashion On February 19, 2021, at 1:00 pm ET, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted a virtual dialogue featuring Rebecca Jumper Matheson, PhD Candidate at Bard Graduate Center, who presented a...
by The Trust | Feb 25, 2021
Virtual 2021 Antiques Forum Features Three Young Scholar Lectures Colonial Williamsburg’s Antiques Forum looked a little different this year, as we traded in-person camaraderie and scrumptious teas for online lectures and whatever was in our fridges. The virtual Forum...
by The Trust | Feb 22, 2021
Recent Research: 15 Resources Extending Beyond Black History Month Needless to say, research into topics pertinent to Black history extends well beyond the month of February. In recent years, the Decorative arts Trust has had the privilege of sharing a variety of...
by The Trust | Feb 5, 2021
A New American Art Gallery at the Brooklyn Museum The Decorative Arts Trust shared a tour of a new American art gallery at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, January 28. Catherine Futter, PhD, Interim Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator, Decorative Arts,...
by The Trust | Feb 2, 2021
5th-Annual Emerging Scholars Colloquium Goes Virtual Even though we were not able to gather in person for this year’s Emerging Scholars Colloquium, participants agreed that the new format of the virtual presentation was enlightening and effective. The...
by The Trust | Feb 1, 2021
Americana Week 2021 Features Six New York City Virtual Tours On January 19, 20, and 21, 2021, the Decorative Arts Trust shared a whirlwind of tours for our Virtual Americana Week. We not only learned about wonderful collections in New York City but also about the...
by The Trust | Jan 29, 2021
A Material Culture Mystery: Cybèle Gontar on ‘Chasing the Butterfly Man’ by Taryn Clary Who was the Butterfly Man? The anonymous cabinetmaker worked in New Orleans, LA, in the first quarter of the 19th century, a moment of great change and population growth following...
by The Trust | Jan 27, 2021
Winter 2020-21 Magazine Articles on Website The winter 2020-21 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust reached our members’ mailboxes in late December and early January, to much acclaim! While the print version of the magazine is unmatched, the Trust...
