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| Jefferson Illuminated Historian Wendell Garrett, chairman emeritus of The Decorative Arts Trust, has prepared observations on the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson and leads the reader on a guided tour of the architect of our democracy through a compilation of facsimiles of letters, documents, and artifacts. The text is printed letterpress and the book is bound in scarlet Moroccan goatskin and handmade paste papers that were made especially for the edition. The book is presented in a black clamshell box and is numbered and signed by the author. $1500 per copy.
The lecture Dr. Zimmerman gave to the Trust’s Pittsburgh Symposium in April of 2007, has become a chapter in this book. He also led Trust members on a tour of Old Economy Village with a focus on the furniture.
The Island in the Center of the World Excellent history of the first settlements in Dutch Manhattan, recommended by Hudson Symposium lecturer Peter Kenny of the Metropolitan Museum. Women’s Painted Furniture, 1790–1830 People, schools, patterns and process are explored in the spread of this neoclassical art movement. Caribbean Houses:
History, Style, and Architecture Laura Woodward: The Artist Behind the Innovator Who Developed SUMMER READING - Aesop’s Mirror: A Love Story Experts consulted in this story include Trust Governor Dean Failey, Peter Kenny and Morrison Heckscher from the Met, and Leigh Keno! The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession Recommended Websites www.monticello.org – totally explore Jefferson’s Monticello—house, grounds, outbuildings, archaeology, interiors, collections, research, etc. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjabout.html – Martha Jefferson’s letters http://www.monticello.org/papers/aboutflp.html – Jefferson Family papers www.montpelier.org/blog – keep up with the fascinating finds and progress at James and Dolley Madison’s Montpelier http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu:8100/dmde/ – Dolley Madison papers http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/ – access to papers on several projects www.virginia.edu/artmuseum/ – read more about the Academical Village exhibit www.Mesda.org – see selections of collections at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts http://vangoghletters.org/vg/ – view 902 letters from and to Van Gogh, richly annotated with new transcriptions and translations. Easy to use, amazing website. Visit “Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture”, then click on anything that interests you but be prepared to spend hours!
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Harmony in Wood