Stylish Books: Designing Philadelphia Furniture Symposium Schedule
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
8:15-9:00AM:
Registration and light breakfast
9-9:15AM:
Welcome
Dr. Michael Barsanti, Edwin Wolf 2nd Director, Library Company of Philadelphia
Linda August, Curator of Art & Artifacts, Library Company of Philadelphia
9:15-10:15AM:
Keynote address
The Divergent Paths of Two Masters of British 18th-Century Design, Thomas Johnson and Thomas Sheraton
Brock Jobe, Professor Emeritus of American Decorative Arts, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
10:15-10:45AM:
Break
10:45-12PM:
Chippendale’s Director. The Rise of Print and Promotion in 18th-Century England
Femke Speelberg, Associate Curator of Historic Ornament, Design and Architecture in the Department of Drawings & Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas Chippendale’s Director in America: Popularity, Parody, and Perseverance
Alyce Englund, Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art
12-12:45
From Design Book to Design–The Philadelphia Cabinetmakers’ Companions and Guides, 1750-1800
Alexandra Kirtley, Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Final Remarks
Lunch on your own