by The Trust | Sep 13, 2024
Displaying the “Americas”: Industry and Aesthetics at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition by Alida Jekabson San Francisco retains many vestiges of its involvement in world’s fairs, from landmarks such as the Embarcadero and the Palace of...
by The Trust | Aug 29, 2024
Prison Wicker: Woven Legacies of U.S. Empire in the Philippines by Ashley E. Williams This summer, I was supported by a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant as I completed a month-long trip to the Philippines to conduct research for my dissertation, “Unfree Artists...
by The Trust | Aug 8, 2024
Salvage in the Maritime Visual and Material Culture of 19th-Century America by Sybil F. Joslyn With funding from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I traveled to Washington, D.C., to undertake research for my dissertation on maritime salvage in American visual...
by The Trust | Aug 1, 2024
Read Summer 2024 Magazine Articles Online Select articles from the summer 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available in webpage format. Enjoy reading these fascinating articles online. “A Primer on Portugal” by Matthew A. Thurlow...
by The Trust | Jul 11, 2024
Norway’s Bunad: The Evolution of Indigenous Festive Attire by Cara Green With the assistance of a Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I spent three and a half weeks in Norway conducting research on the origins, evolution, and contemporary practices of...
by The Trust | Jun 13, 2024
Inaugural Publishing Grants Announced The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce the four recipients of the inaugural round of Publishing Grant funding. The Hispanic Society Museum and Library; The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; and the...
by The Trust | Jun 11, 2024
Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists and Textiles by Isabella Galdone Thanks to a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I conducted object-based research for a PhD dissertation project juxtaposing the work of women Pre-Raphaelites and their associates with contemporary...
by The Trust | May 30, 2024
2024 Research Grant Recipients After celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Research Grants program in 2023, the Decorative Arts Trust was able to increase the range of grant amounts from $1,000 up to $2,000 and the total budget from $15,000 to $20,000 in 2024. The...
