by The Trust | Feb 1, 2023
Winter 2022-23 Magazine Articles Now Online We are receiving rave reviews of our most recent issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, one of our most popular member benefits. The print issue is mailed directly to Trust members twice a year. Please enjoy...
by The Trust | Jan 27, 2023
Sporting and Leisure Camps of Central and Western Maine by Catherine Cyr With help from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant in 2021, I traveled throughout my home state of Maine to explore the architecture and history of early camps for my Master’s thesis...
by The Trust | Jan 13, 2023
What Do Embroideries and Festivals Tell Us About Shaping the Nation? by Rachel Winter This past fall, I was the first external researcher welcomed into the archives at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) since the pandemic. My week-long...
by The Trust | Dec 16, 2022
Other Colors: Chroma, Chemistry, and the Orient in 19th-Century French Painting by Delanie Linden In my dissertation chapter “Chevreul, Color Juxtaposition, & the ‘Flat Tints’ of Chinese Paintings,” I examine the French reception of Chinese paintings which...
by The Trust | Nov 22, 2022
Examining the English Country House during Attingham’s Summer School by Devon Zimmerman Following two years of pandemic delays, the Attingham Summer School proved itself to be the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I had hoped it would be. The program’s uniquely...
by The Trust | Nov 10, 2022
Katrina Reynolds and Ethan Snyder Lecture at 2022 Delaware Antiques Show The Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s 2022 Delaware Antiques Show opens tonight, and the Decorative Arts Trust was proud to once again sponsor two young scholar lectures. On Saturday,...
by The Trust | Nov 1, 2022
Lecturers Delve into Richmond’s Artistic and Cultural History The Decorative Arts Trust’s Fall 2022 Symposium in Richmond, VA, will not be soon forgotten, particularly because we recorded the presentations of our six esteemed lecturers! Since the Symposium sold out...
by The Trust | Oct 5, 2022
More Than Meets the Eye: Cyphering Books at Historic Deerfield by Mary Orms Aside from countless new friends, my experience as a Summer Fellow at Historic Deerfield has left me with an invaluable sense of direction as I begin my career in the museum field. Historic...
