by The Trust | Oct 19, 2023
Seeking Asia in British Country Houses: An Attingham Summer School Report by Susan Eberhard Many dear mentors have enthusiastically recommended the Attingham Summer School to me over the years. I am fortunate to have joined the program this summer as the recipient...
by The Trust | Oct 13, 2023
The Portraits of Zedekiah Belknap: Researching Folk Art at Historic Deerfield by Nicholas Wendell Thanks to the 2023 Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, I found myself in an environment where I could simultaneously feed my...
by The Trust | Oct 6, 2023
The Seminole Doll: Crafting and Marketing by Amanda Thompson With the generous funding awarded through a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I traveled to South Florida to learn about the history, crafting, and marketing of dolls made by peoples of the Miccosukee...
by The Trust | Sep 29, 2023
A Note-Worthy Perspective: The Role of Young Women in Music Education by Ahmauri Williams-Alford As the recipient of the William C. and Susan S. Mariner Fellowship for Emerging Museum Professionals sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, I had the monumental...
by The Trust | Sep 8, 2023
Arts and Crafts in Chicago: Exploring Stickley, Herter Brothers, and More by Carley C. Altenburger As a manuscripts archivist and decorative arts historian, I feel strongly that an understanding of architectural history—in addition to design history, cultural...
by The Trust | Aug 23, 2023
Ceramic Thinking in Cincinnati by Manon Gaudet With the support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I was able to spend an invaluable week in Cincinnati, in the company of objects, archives, and the people who care for them. Regardless of how instrumental...
by The Trust | Aug 16, 2023
Enchanting and Informative: A Visit to Winterthur with Brock Jobe by Alexis Dempsey Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, unlike other private estates-turned-museums in Delaware, features an unusual dollhouse-like layout that leaves visitors overwhelmed, yet...
by The Trust | Aug 9, 2023
Female Printmakers in Revolutionary France by Sarah Lund The Decorative Arts Trust Grant contributed greatly to research for my dissertation, “The Matrix of Citizenship: Female Printmakers in Revolutionary France, 1789–1848.” While I spent the academic year in...
