2020 Programs

Penn’s Treaty with the Indians
First Academies: Benjamin West and the Founding of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsDavid Brigham, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Cellini Vase
Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850–1970Elizabeth Williams, Rhode Island School of Design
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1798 (Courtesy, Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association)
“First in the Hearts of His Countrymen”: George Washington’s Image in the American Consciousness, 1779–1940Adam T. Erby, George Washington's Mount Vernon
Newly recreated looking glass in Mount Vernon’s Front Parlor
“Keep it in the Home of Washington!”: The Ongoing Restoration of George Washington’s Mount VernonAdam T. Erby, George Washington's Mount Vernon
Chair Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard: Using Folk Art to Work and Play in the Modern WayMonica Obniski, Milwaukee Art Museum
Cups with Great Seal of the United States Made in China, about 1795
A Call to Arms: Armorial Ceramics in AmericaRon W. Fuchs II, Washington and Lee University
Motorcycling Ensemble, 1930s. FIDM Museum Collection
Sporting Fashion: "Outdoor Girls" 1800 - 1960Kevin L. Jones, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum
Manchester Diamond Tiara, Cartier, 1903. Victoria and Albert Museum.
Dressed in Diamonds: American Princesses and Gilded Age FashionKevin L. Jones, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum
Hiram Powers The Greek Slave (1841-1843) Marble, 66 inches
Politics and Pageantry: The Greek Slave, Frederick Douglass and the Capital CitySarah Cash, National Gallery of Art
Regency Redux book cover
The Regency Revival: From Deco Greco to Hollywood GlamEmily Evans Eerdmans, Eerdmans Fine Art
Inlay detail, Pembroke table leg, Steve Latta
Sculpture on a Flat Surface: History and Demonstration of Inlay in Federal AmericaSteve Latta, Thaddeus Stevens College
Bracelet, Citrine, Peridot, Turquoise and Amethyst in 18K Gold
Enchanted Visions: Tony Duquette* Hutton Wilkinson* JewelryHutton Wilkinson, Beverly Hills, CA