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Dewey Lee Curtis Symposium Scholarship Fund Through the Dewey Lee Curtis Scholarship Fund, graduate students majoring in a field related to American decorative arts are able to attend Trust symposiums throughout the country. The Fund supports a minimum of two scholars for each symposium. In memory of Dewey Lee Curtis, founder of the Decorative Arts Trust, this scholarship covers full registration for our upcoming symposium. To apply for the Symposium Scholarship, please download, print out the application form, fill out and mail to: The Decorative Arts Trust
Dewey Lee Curtis Institute Scholarships Through this Fund and the donations of members, the Trust also provides one continuing studies scholarship each year awarded to a person actively working in the field of American decorative arts. It alternates between the Winterthur Winter or Fall Institute, the Deerfield Summer Institute, the Summer Institute of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts and The Attingham Summer School. These scholarships are awarded through their Institute offices. The Dewey Lee Curtis Scholarship Fund awards three research grants of $500 each to graduate students in the field working on a Master's thesis or PhD dissertation. Interested students should email Penny Hunt, Trust Director, describing their research project and needs, and listing the professor associated with their project as a reference.
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Philip Zea, Trust Governor and Director of Historic Deerfield, was awarded the 2009 Antique Dealers of America’s Merit Award. Before the presentation of the award, Jane Nylander, Trust Governor and President Emerita of Historic New England, and Luke Berkerdite, past Trust Governor and Editor, Annual Journal of American Furniture, gave their versions of Phil Zea as seen through years of working together. John Keith Russell, ADA President, presented the award saying that Zea is a gifted writer, a staunch promoter of museums and education, and has earned a reputation as one of the most respected authorities in the field. 
Jonathan Fairbanks, past President of The Decorative Arts Trust, and Sam Maloof, the legendary studio furniture maker, were given by the Fuller Craft Museum of Brockton, MA, their honored title of “Luminary.” Fairbanks said, “It is I who enjoy the light emanating from all those crafts/artists who listen to their muses while making and dedicating their work for personal and public joy—works with their hands, minds, hearts and souls.” Just three days after the award was made, Sam Maloof, 93, passed away. Trust members will remember our trip to Maloof’s house and studio in California, and how warmly we were welcomed by Sam. 