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 A 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 T Priddy, Alexandria, VA
Detail of a Side chair, Norfolk, Virginia, 1795. Private Collection.
Unexpected Genius: Neo-classical Furniture of Norfolk, Virginia: 1780-1820Sumpter T 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
Glass conservatory, Royal Palace of Racconigi, Cuneo
Garden Palaces in Glass: A History of ConservatoriesJohn Tschirch, Architectural Historian
Hammersmith Farm. Newport, RI.
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