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The Astonishing Sculpture of Luisa Roldán

BY KATE BURNETT BUDZYN

On the cover of Catherine Hall-van den Elsen’s new monograph—the first in Getty Publications’ Illuminating Women Artists series—is Our Lady of Solitude, an image of a female figure gasping in tears

The Follet Sampler at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts

BY ALEXANDRA M. MACDONALD

Supported by a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I was able to conduct research into the Follet sampler in the MESDA collection and at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. While my research is far from complete, I posit that all four members of the Follet family—Francis, Eliza, Mary, and Ann—are represented in this unique embroidery.

Curating the Revolution

BY ERICA P. LOME

I joined the Concord Museum through a two-year curatorial internship grant funded by the Decorative Arts Trust and the Gerry Charitable Trust. As the Peggy N. Gerry Curatorial Associate, my primary responsibility involves the redesign of 14 new permanent galleries.

Tiffany or Tiphony? The Art of Connoisseurship

BY LINDSY R. PARROTT

Can you tell the difference between an authentic Tiffany lamp and a forgery? That question—and challenge—is the focus of Tiffany or Tiphony? The Art of Connoisseurship, a new traveling exhibition organized by the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in Queens, NY.

The Way Forward for the Decorative Arts Market

BY TARYN CLARY

On March 26, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted the first panel discussion in a two-part series on the decorative arts market.

Hooked on Beds: Stenton’s Re-created Flying Tester Bedstead

BY LAURA KEIM

Iron hooks embedded in second-floor chamber ceilings at Stenton pose questions about bedstead type.

MESDA’s Southern Pathways: Visiting Curators Connect Community with Collections

BY DANIEL ACKERMANN

As part of the Study South Initiative, MESDA invited three scholars—Michael J. Bramwell, Simiyha N. J. Garrison, and Robert Hunter—to join us as guest curators.