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Decorative Arts Archives - Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Sep 11

Money, Beauty, Power: the Transformation of Taste in Gilded Age America

By CHS

Ulysses Grant Dietz (Chief Curator Emeritus of The Newark Museum) will explore the changing tastes of Gilded Age America in our Decorative Arts Council Annual Lecture.

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Sep 11

Money, Beauty, Power: the Transformation of Taste in Gilded Age America

By CHS

Ulysses Grant Dietz (Chief Curator Emeritus of The Newark Museum) will explore the changing tastes of Gilded Age America in our Decorative Arts Council Annual Lecture.

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Apr 02

Decorative Arts Study Day: Shaker Artifacts

By CHS

An in-depth study day focusing on items in our new exhibit on Shaker artifacts, led by co-curator M. Stephen Miller.

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Apr 02

Decorative Arts Study Day: Shaker Artifacts

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An in-depth study day focusing on items in our new exhibit on Shaker artifacts, led by co-curator M. Stephen Miller.

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Mar 26

Bus Trip to Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA

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Join members of the CMCH Decorative Arts Council on a special bus trip to the Peabody Essex Museum.

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Mar 26

Bus Trip to Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA

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Join members of the CMCH Decorative Arts Council on a special bus trip to the Peabody Essex Museum.

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Mar 22

Decorative Arts Council Lecture: Seventeenth-Century William and Mary Furniture: A Brave New World

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How did English craftsmen adapt to New World conditions in 17th-century New England? Guest speaker Nancy Carlisle of Historic New England will share her expertise.

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Mar 22

Decorative Arts Council Lecture: Seventeenth-Century William and Mary Furniture: A Brave New World

By CHS

How did English craftsmen adapt to New World conditions in 17th-century New England? Guest speaker Nancy Carlisle of Historic New England will share her expertise.

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Aug 07

Decorative Arts Council Annual Lecture: When America Went Modern: Design in the 1920s and 1930s, presented by John Stuart Gordon

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John Stuart Gordon (Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Yale University Art Gallery) will explore the varied influences and myths surrounding the appearance of modern decorative arts during the Jazz Age and the popularization of the style during the Depression.

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Aug 07

Decorative Arts Council Annual Lecture: When America Went Modern: Design in the 1920s and 1930s, presented by John Stuart Gordon

By CHS

John Stuart Gordon (Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Yale University Art Gallery) will explore the varied influences and myths surrounding the appearance of modern decorative arts during the Jazz Age and the popularization of the style during the Depression.

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