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Winterthur in Washington, D.C. (Current and Coming).(decorative arts exhibits)(Brief Article)
To visit the Winterthur Museum, in Winterthur, Delaware, is to encounter masterpieces of American decorative arts that comprise a comprehensive survey of our artistic heritage from 1640 to 1860. The works are installed in period-room settings that are the legacy of the museum's founder Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969). Much has been written about the man and his museum, to which this magazine devoted its January 2002 issue on the occasion of the museum's fiftieth anniversary.
From May 5 through October 6 visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will be able to see more than three hundred objects from the museum in gallery settings. These comprise paintings, furniture, textiles, prints, drawings, ceramics, glass, and metalwork drawn from some eighty-five thousand objects in the museum. All the objects in the show were made or used in this country, and many hear labels, inscriptions, brands, and other marks associated with their makers, or are firmly documented as to their place of origin.
The exhibition is installed both chronologically and thematically. It opens with a section entitled "Early Settlement and Sophistication," which includes objects made during the late seventeenth century chiefly by newly arrived English and European immigrants, which reflect the artistic traditions of the craftsmen's homelands. The next section, "Passion for Rococo," treats artists and craftsmen working in the Chippendale or rococo style in Philadelphia, Charleston, and Boston during the mid-eighteenth century. The next section explores the theme of "East Meets West" and the omnipresent influence of the trade with China that both Americans and Europeans enjoyed during the eighteenth century. In this section Chinese export porcelains and ceramics made in Europe in imitation of these popular wares are installed with the luxurious textiles that were hand-painted or printed in India for export to the West. Chinese lacquered furniture inspired American craftsmen to produce ...
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- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Fennimore, Donald L. January 1, 2002 700+ words
...collection, but rather because Henry Francis du Pont (see p. 154, Pl. I) felt that period...originally intended--a testament to du Pont's catholic vision in re-creating domestic...Periods, was published in 1952, H. F. du Pont wrote a brief foreword in which he outlined...
- 'Vision' from Winterthur; American masterpieces part of du Pont...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times May 4, 2002 700+ words
...Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969...ravenous collector of decorative arts but a skilled horticulturist...and farmer. Mr. du Pont was lucky to have...Rococo." Mr. du Pont shone with purchases of decorative arts made of elegant...
- Winterthur Museum Launches E-commerce Site to Reach Online Customers; Henry...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 18, 1999 700+ words
...spirit of its unrivaled early American decorative arts collection and matchless twentieth...former country estate of Henry Francis du Pont. It is filled with du Pont's collection of American decorative arts made or used in America between 1640...
- Winterthur tours offer glimpse of holidays at du Pont estate.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Goldsmith, Diane December 13, 2001 700+ words
...dinner table when Henry du Pont presided. The legendary collector of American decorative arts often used this 19th...he did year-round, du Pont would start with the...Delaware estate. Henry du Pont "took almost complete...
- Vernacular art at Winterthur. (Winterthur).(folk art collection at Henry...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Fiske, Betty Verplanck, Anne A. January 1, 2002 700+ words
...of Henry Francis du Pont's (see p. 154...in the fine and decorative arts produced in provincial areas. Du Pont collected Pennsylvania...also installed decorative arts objects from southeastern...the 1940s. (3) Du Pont installed many of...
- "Drink Fair Dont Swear": Winterthur's punch bowls and punch drinking in...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Grigsby, Leslie B. January 1, 2002 700+ words
...purchased by Henry Francis du Pont (see p. 154, Pl. I...settings for a broad range of decorative arts made or used in America. As du Pont's knowledge and interest...collections." Happily, du Pont settled upon punch bowls...
- Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Stradling, J. Garrison January 1, 1995 700+ words
...conservators, Henry Francis du Pont often expressed the wish...early American glass. Du Pont had begun to collect glass...interested in other American decorative arts and had acquired most...from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, a...
- To be Rich, French And in . . . Delaware; For a taste of la vie du Pont, there...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Lisa Bregman November 2, 1994 700+ words
...chemical corporation named Du Pont was headquartered there...and learned why E.I. du Pont, a French noble and...then move on to the next du Pont family estate-turned...collection of American decorative arts 1640-1860, showcased...
