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SUMMARY:Expansion and Inspiration: Recent Acquisitions to the Winterthur Collection
DESCRIPTION:Alexandra Deutsch\, John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections at the Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library\, will speak about recent acquisitions and the ways in which collecting there has evolved while remaining anchored in Henry Francis du Pont’s legacy. Alexandra oversees the mansion’s 175 museum rooms and adjacent galleries\, along with the world’s largest and most celebrated collection of American decorative arts. \nJoin us at 6 p.m. for a complimentary reception. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. \nNSCDA-CT and Museum Members: $15 / General Public: $20. Register HERE. \nAbout the Presenter: \nAlexandra Deutsch\, a graduate of Vassar College and the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture\, is the John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections at the Winterthur Museum. She leads Winterthur’s Collections and Interpretation Division. Prior to arriving at Winterthur in 2019\, she was Vice-President of Collections and Interpretation and Chief Curator at the Maryland Center for History and Culture\, formerly the Maryland Historical Society. \nHer tenure at the Maryland Center for History and Culture was distinguished by nationally recognized exhibitions that included In Full Glory Reflected: Maryland and the War of 1812\, Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy\, and Spectrum of Fashion. From 2010 until 2019\, she worked to establish the Fashion Archives\, now named the Barbara P. Katz Fashion Archives at the Maryland Center for History and Culture. Since arriving at Winterthur\, she has spearheaded a re-envisioning of the museum’s gallery building and led multiple exhibitions\, including Outside In: Nature-inspired Design at Winterthur (2020)\, Jacqueline Kennedy and Henry Francis du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House (2022)\, Ann Lowe\, American Couturier (2023) and is currently curating a major reinstallation of the permanent collections on view in Winterthur’s galleries. \nHer publications include Ann Lowe\, American Couturier (2023)\, Spectrum of Fashion (2019)\, Structure and Perspective: David Brewster Explores Maryland’s Social Landscape (2017) and Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (2016). She has written and lectured about diverse topics in American material culture throughout her career with a particular emphasis on women’s and fashion history.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/expansion-and-inspiration-recent-acquisitions-to-the-winterthur-collection/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Members,Antiques & Collectibles
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