2018 Programs

Staircase of the Moffatt Ladd House
Georgian Grace: Masterpieces of Colonial and Federal American WoodworkJohn Tschirch, Architectural Historian
Wallpaper Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Georgian Opulence and Federal Refinement: Great Wallpaper in American HousesJohn Tschirch, Architectural Historian
House at 131 Rocas
Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985Wendy Kaplan, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Muse with Violin Screen (detail), 1930. Paul Fehér
The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920sStephen Harrison, Cleveland Museum of Art
The Trysting Place
American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and SargentKathleen Foster, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Tall clock, with an 8-day movement by John Jones, and a case by an unknown cabinetmaker, Norfolk, ca. 1760. Private collection
Decoding the Furniture of a Devastated Colonial Culture: Furniture of Norfolk, Virginia and the Lower Chesapeake Region: 1680-1775Sumpter Priddy, Alexandria, VA
Detail of a Side chair, Norfolk, Virginia, 1795. Private Collection.
Unexpected Genius: Neo-classical Furniture of Norfolk, Virginia: 1780-1820Sumpter Priddy, Alexandria, VA
Alexander Calder (America, 1898–1976) for Laverne Originals ‘Contempora’ Series
"The Artist Paints in Print": Textile Design in Mid-Century AmericaLeigh Wishner, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum
The cast iron gothic Conservatory at Carlton House, London in circa 1811
Garden Palaces in Glass: A History of ConservatoriesJohn Tschirch, Architectural Historian
James Paine’s Roman Bridge of 1770 in Capability Brown’s Temple Wood
The Art of Scenery: A Tale of the Picturesque Garden in AmericaJohn Tschirch, Architectural Historian
Pope's Grand Orrery
Recovering Harvard's Philosophy Chamber: Adventures at the Intersection of Art and Science, c. 1766Ethan W. Lasser, Harvard Art Museums
Stoughton Cup
A Maker's History of American SilverEthan W. Lasser, Harvard Art Museums