by The Trust | Aug 25, 2017
Introducing Elisabeth Mallin Earlier this year, Elisabeth Mallin became the 2017-2019 Decorative Arts Trust Associate Curator at the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS). Elisabeth comes to MdHS with an impressive list of accomplishments. An alumna of Yale University,...
by The Trust | Jul 17, 2017
On the Great Wagon Road with Katie McKinney Katie McKinney is our most recent Continuing Education Scholarship recipient in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Summer Institute. A graduate of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Katie...
by The Trust | Mar 14, 2017
Introducing Daniel Sousa In January, Daniel Sousa became the latest Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Intern and will be working for the next two years at Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, MA.Daniel’s path to Historic Deerfield included many hands-on opportunities with...
by The Trust | Feb 23, 2017
New Faces at the Trust The Trust expanded in all sorts of ways last year, from membership numbers and participation to scholarships and grants awarded through the Emerging Scholars Program. To help keep up with the growth, the staff has increased as well. Matt and...
by The Trust | Dec 5, 2016
About The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual...
by The Trust | Nov 9, 2016
Summer Research Report: Sarah Mills This past summer, the Trust was fortunate enough to award two Marie Zimmermann Summer Research Grants for the study of 20th-century American craftspeople and their handiwork. Sarah Mills, a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Center...
by The Trust | Oct 18, 2016
Summer Research Report: Sarah Grandin This past summer, the Trust received an unprecedented number of Summer Research Grant Applications, and had the opportunity to award eight grants—a new record for us! Our summer research scholars all had busy and fruitful summers,...
by The Trust | Sep 18, 2016
Meet the Field: Dana Melchar One of the special features of a Decorative Arts Trust event—domestic or foreign—is the chance to learn from top experts in a variety of fields related to the decorative arts. While historically the Trust’s lectures and guides come from...
