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 5, 2016
A Chippendale Pilgrimage in Yorkshire “Star-studded” is not usually a term we would use to describe a Trust Study Trip Abroad, but this fall’s much-anticipated trip to Yorkshire certainly fit the bill.* For the adherents to our field, figures such as tour...
by The Trust | Aug 29, 2016
Happy Retreat: a Washington Family Home “Historic home” is a catch-all term that often fails to adequately describe the complex life and development of a dwelling. As properties change hands, new owners modify the structures and sites to better suit their own needs or...
by The Trust | Aug 19, 2016
Nostell Priory in the Age of Chippendale Although the Trust’s Fall 2016 Study Trip Abroad is subtitled “Yorkshire in the Age of Chippendale,” the 18th century was just as much the age of Adam, Paine, and Brown, all designers and craftsmen whose collaboration—and...
by The Trust | Aug 2, 2016
The church of Saint Jacob the Apostle: a hidden gem in Małujowice Of the many sites the Trust visited in Poland this past spring, one of the most intriguing and mysterious was the Church of Saint Jacob the Apostle. This wonder of a church is (rather incongruously)...
by The Trust | May 18, 2016
Experiencing Winston-Salem and the North Carolina Piedmont Winston-Salem and the surrounding Piedmont hold many attractions for lovers of the decorative arts: stellar collections at regional museums, the annual High Point Furniture Market, and a wealth of history...
by The Trust | May 18, 2016
The Missing Treasures of Poland On August 28, 2015, Polish Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski made the startling public announcement that ground penetrating radar images confirmed, with “99 percent probability,” that a 100-meter train was buried about 65...
by The Trust | Apr 17, 2016
The Allure of Ocean Liners: Decorative Arts Afloat Outside of his work at the Decorative Arts Trust, Membership Coordinator Christian Roden writes and lectures on the topic of ocean liners. His first publication, “Henry Dreyfuss Designs the Postwar Ocean Liner” will...
