Kentucky Symposium Lecture Recordings Available Online
The Decorative Arts Trust extends sincere gratitude to the presenters who contributed these recordings of their stellar lectures from the Trust’s Spring 2022 Symposium in Kentucky.
The conference, titled Kentucky Bluegrass: Lexington & Louisville, was held April 7–10. Over 70 members attended the program, which was postponed from spring 2020 and then spring 2021. Lectures were graciously hosted by the Blue Grass Trust in the Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan House.
Please enjoy these recordings of the lectures in this Bulletin post, or visit the playlist on the Trust’s YouTube channel.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe’s Villa for John and Eliza Pope of Lexington
Patrick Snadon, Independent Historian of Architecture and Design
Read more about Pope Villa in Daniel K. Ackermann’s article from The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust.
Into the Bluegrass: Art and History of Kentucky’s Historic Icons
Mel Hankla, EdD, American History Services
Learn more about Mel Hankla in this Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin post.
A Gallop Into Early Kentucky Furniture (1790–1820)
Mack Cox, Independent Scholar
Get a glimpse of The Cox Collection in this Bulletin post.
The Kentucky Shakers: A Southerner’s Interpretation of the Rule
Tommy Hines, Executive Director, South Union Shaker Village
Craftsman in the Bluegrass: Milton Paul and the Black Cabinetmakers of Lexington’s Colonial Revival
Erica Lome, Associate Curator, Historic New England
John A.H. Sweeney Emerging Scholar Lecture
Learn more about Erica Lome in her article from The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust.
Furniture and Identity in Early Kentucky: The Case of the Cabriole-Legged Furniture of Mason County
Daniel K. Ackermann, Chief Curator and Director of Collections, Research and Archaeology, Old Salem Museums and Gardens
The Jonathan L. Fairbanks Lecture
Learn more about Daniel K. Ackermann’s research in his article from The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust.
The Trust’s Calendar of Events lists upcoming Symposia as well as Special Programs and Study Trips Abroad, and the Trust encourages interested parties to sign up for the email list to receive updates about new programs. If you are interested in attending a Symposium, please note that they usually sell out quickly, and Trust members at the Ambassador level and above receive advance registration benefits.
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Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual members publication.