Publication Awards and Lecture, “Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia”

Join the Decorative Arts Society to honor the recipients of its Robert C. Smith Award, Charles F. Montgomery Award, Charles F. Montgomery Prize, and the Service to the Profession Award.

The event will feature a lecture about the forthcoming exhibition and book, “Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia,” presented by David Barquist, The H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., Curator of American Decorative Arts and Colin Fanning, the Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Held at The Explorers Club, the awards ceremony and lecture will include an opportunity to socialize with fellow decorative art scholars, curators, authors, collectors, and enthusiasts over wine and cheese. 

CHARLES F. MONTGOMERY AWARD
Bob Frishman
Edward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman 1730-1803

CHARLES F. MONTGOMERY PRIZE
Sharon Darling
Women, Enterprise, Craft: Chicago’s Atlan Ceramic Club, 1893-1923

ROBERT C. SMITH AWARD 
Chris Pickerell
“Origins and Evolution of the Early American Oyster Jar,” Ceramics in America 

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AWARD
Stewart Rosenblum

David H. Bernstein and Debevoise & Plimpton, LLC

Image: Designed by Violet Oakley (American, 1874–1961); Made by Enfield Pottery & Tile Works (Springfield Township, PA, 1906–c. 1936). “The St. George and The Gertrude” Mosaic, c. 1911–13. Glazed earthenware; wood frame, 20 1/2 × 30 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (52.1 × 78.1 × 8.3 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the American Art Revolving Fund, 2025-7-1