{Winter 2017 / 2018} Issue #67

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ATTINGHAM Letter from the President

One distinctive feature of Attingham is our commit- itorial assistant to assistant editor at a leading university Moving to public and private preservation efforts, ment to raise funds to provide scholarship assistance museum; or, in the museum world, from research assis- scholarship recipients from the 2000s and earlier to help our brightest and best participate in courses. tant to a curatorship or deputy directorship, and from now occupy senior positions. One scholar followed As one might expect, donors to the American Friends assistant or associate curator, to full curator. Supported up a distinguished career as an executive at a civic of Attingham have an interest in how the scholars they curators have mounted an impressive array of innovative preservation organization with a new job as a city support intend to apply what they learn to their current exhibitions with accompanying publications. On the ac- councilman. While these achievements result from and future work. Thus the awardees compile thorough ademic side, after a series of short-term appointments, scholarships provided by a single organization, they reports, often beautifully illustrated and composed another supported scholar garnered a tenured universi- reflect the pattern overall. The Attingham experience with great care. ty position. Many former course participants sponsored has proven itself to be life changing and those who Recently one of our most faithful donors asked the over the years by this single funder have received pres- contribute to scholarship funds should be duly proud AFA for news about the career paths of scholars it has tigious research fellowships from institutions like the of what their gifts have enabled over the years. Every- supported over the years. Our investigation clearly re- Huntington Library, the Paul Mellon Centre, the Lewis one associated with Attingham is deeply grateful to vealed how participation in an Attingham course sup- Walpole Library (Yale), the Kluge Center at the Library these thoughtful donors. Thanks to all. ports the statement made by so many attendees that of Congress, and from the Getty Conservation Institute. the experience is “life-changing.” As one might expect, Several architects and scholars in academe have pro- Sheila ffolliott, FSA professional promotions top the list, e.g. a move from ed- duced significant publications. President, The American Friends of Attingham

Letter from England

Do you remember an ‘Attingham moment’ from your cento relief with a depiction of erotes in Rome (SP) Attingham year? This year on all four courses there and eruditely expounded on the spot; and Lauren were plenty to inform and surprise. Katherine Paul Northup (Historic Charleston Foundation, SC) had (Newark Museum, NJ) thrilled the Duke of Devon- all the members enthralled when she reported on shire and the group when she identified a Korean her ancestor locked up in one of the ranges at the screen in the private apartments at Chatsworth (SS); Tower of London (LHC). In addition, the contribution Kris Martin (Maritime Museum, UK) while standing in of members to discussions (and there will be more!) front of a Winterhalter portrait of 1846 in the Grand was greatly enjoyed: Bert Watteeuw (Rubenianum, Corridor at Windsor Castle (RCS) enlightened ev- Belgium) on the Rubens tapestries at West Dean eryone when he explained that it was not that little (SS); Allison Goudie (National Gallery, UK) on Queen prince Edward wanted to look like a sailor but that Maria Carolina of Naples (SP) - pictured here, and Liz the ratings upon seeing the prince’s dress, demand- Smith (Purcell Architects UK) on Christchurch, Spit- ed to have a uniform to match (having not had one alfields (LHC), reminding us all of the vital strength of before); Josip Belamaric (Institute of Art History, Cro- the Attingham courses—the quality, diversity of dis- atia) made a personal discovery when he noticed a ciplines, and the international nature of the members Katherine Paul during previously unpublished and yet outstanding quattro- themselves.

Photo by Amy Henderson ’17 the Summer School David Blackburn’s comment (Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, PA) in his RCS report stands for all: Perhaps the greatest joy of RCS was my classmates. The work I do and people I meet with- Inside this issue in the scope of my position tend to be limited to my organization, the National Park Service. RCS provid- New Board Members...... 2 ed the opportunity to expand my network in ways Alumni News...... 3 I could never accomplish in my work environment. Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions...... 3 Additionally, they provide links to international per- spectives in interpretation, education, conservation, Upcoming AFA Programs & Events...... 4-5 Recent Events...... 5 Allison and curation that both align with and differ with that Goudie, at available to me at work. Relationships, personal and Scholars Reflect on 2017 Courses...... 6 left, during professional, will remain a powerful part of my ex- In Memoriam...... 7 perience. the Rome and New AFA Website...... 7 Naples Study Annabel Westman Programme Executive Director, The Attingham Trust

{1} {Winter 2017 / 2018} Meet Our New Board Members

DIRECTOR Kathryn Calley Galitz ’07, from Princeton University and an MBA from Columbia she has returned to AFA! RCS ’17, is a scholar of late Business School. He has served as the auctioneer for She has mostly recently eighteenth- and nine- over 500 charity events and his auctioneering skills been with the Brooklyn His- teenth-century French and have lead to television appearances, including on Law torical Society working in British art. At The Metro- & Order. He is also chairman of the Planning Commit- the museum’s membership politan Museum of Art, Dr. tee for the annual Newport Symposium (organized by and development depart- Galitz has organized inter- the Preservation Society of Newport County); chair- ment. Mary Ellen is a native national exhibitions on art- man of the Committee on Grants & Contributions for North Carolinian and has a ists including Turner and the National Society of Colonial Wars; and serves BA in art history from the Girodet. She was a mem- on the Fabric & Grounds Committee of Grace University of North Carolina ber of the curatorial team Church (NYC) and the House Committee of the Phil- at Chapel Hill and a MS in awarded Best Historical adelphia Club. architectural conservation Show 2008 by the Interna- from the University of Edin- tional Association of Art Critics for Gustave Courbet. burgh. After spending several years in New York work- Prior to joining The Met, she held posts at the Art Insti- SUMMER SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ing in public relations with arts clients, including the tute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art. Guggenheim Museum and the New York Philharmonic, A frequent lecturer, she has published numerous Barbara Drake Boehm she spent time in Palm Beach, FL as the project coor- works on Neoclassical painting, including “Jacques- ’17, is Paul and Jill dinator for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Louis David’s Portrait of Comtesse Vilain XIIII and her Ruddock Senior Cu- before and after graduate school. She returned to Daughter,” and “François Gérard: Portraiture, Scandal, rator for The Met New York in 2015. Please feel free to be in touch with and the Art of Power in Napoleonic France” (Metropol- Cloisters. Most re- her [email protected]. itan Museum of Art Bulletin, summer 2013). She is also cently she was the author of the recently published book, The Metro- co-curator of the politan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings (Rizzoli, exhibitions Small 2016). She was a visiting professor of art history at New Wonders: Gothic York University and has taught at Hunter College. She Box­­­wood Minia- 2018 ATTINGHAM APPLICATION holds a B.A. from Smith College and an M.A. from Wil- tures (2017, in co- DEADLINES liams College. She received her Ph.D. from the Institute operation with the of Fine Arts, New York University, where she is also a AGO Toronto and member of the Alumni Advisory Council. the Rijksmuseum) and Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven (2016). Previous shows orga- The 67th Summer School DIRECTOR nized by Dr. Boehm include The Game of Kings July 12-28, 2018 George McNeely ’16, is (2011–12), Prague: The Crown of Bohemia (2005), and Deadline: January 26, 2018 an architectural histori- Enamels of Limoges (1996). A graduate of Wellesley an, lecturer, editor and College, Dr. Boehm received her Ph.D. from the Insti- French Eighteenth-Century Studies writer. From 2013-2016 he tute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is a cor- at The Wallace Collection was the Vice President respondent étranger honoraire of the Société natio- June 25-29, 2018 for International Affairs nale des antiquaires de France. In October 2017 Dr. Deadline: February 12, 2018 at World Monuments Boehm will be a Visiting Expert at the Courtauld and Fund. He is the co-editor a guest lecturer for Saint George’s College, Jerusa- Royal Collection Studies of World Monuments: 50 lem. She is warden of the Episcopal Church of Saint September 2-11, 2018 Irreplaceable Sites to James in Montclair and a trustee of the American Deadline: February 12, 2018 Discover, Explore and Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Champion (Rizzoli, 2015). The Attingham Study Programme: Prior to WMF, George The Horse and the Country House was with Christie’s for 15 years as a senior vice presi- MEET OUR ADMINISTRATOR! September 19-28, 2018 dent in Business Development. Previously he worked Deadline: February 12, 2018 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and in man- Some of you will remember Mary Ellen Whitford as agement consulting. George has a BA in art history one of our previous Administrators, and we are thrilled

We said a fond farewell to two members of the AFA Board at this year’s Annual Meeting on October 6, 2017—we graciously thank them for the time they dedicated to the Board!

Ulysses Grant Dietz ’83, retiring at the end of this year, Ken Soehner ’13, served on the Nominations Com­ has been the curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark mittee where he actively helped to recruit Board Museum­ since 1980, and was appointed Chief Curator members. He is the Arthur K. Watson Chief Librari- in 2012. After his retirement he has promised to remain an, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Met­ro­po­litan of active as Curator Emeritus. At AFA, Ulysses served on Art. With a collection of more than one million vol- the Nominations Committee and several alumni will re- umes, the libraries at The Metropolitan Museum member his presence on the 2015 St. Louis Study Trip comprise one of the largest and most encyclopedic and special commentary when the group visited the collections of research material relating to the his- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site “White Haven”, tory of art. a commemorative site to his ancestor.

{2} {Winter 2017 / 2018} Alumni News Those dealing with textile replacement in historic houses Carrogis called Carmontelle (1717-1806). Her colloquium Karen Sherry ’15, recently started a new position as Curator will welcome the essay by Ann Frisina ’16 in the Summer topic is Making Sense of Carmontelle’s Chairs. of Exhibitions at the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) in Rich- 2017 issue of Minnesota History on “Reproducing Textiles mond. Her first project, slated for 2019, will be an exhibition for the James J. Hill House.” Frisina, Textile Conservator exploring 400 years of the African American experience (the at the Minnesota Historical Society, published a beautifully exhibition commemorates the 1619 arrival of the first Afri- illustrated article on the process involved in reproducing cans in British North America). drapery fabrics for the 1890s Peabody and Stearns Roman- esque Revival St. Paul mansion furnished by Irving and In January 2018, Gina Wouters ’15 will begin a new position Casson. She describes the process of researching and as the Vice President of Museum Affairs at Cheekwood Es- interpreting the extensive documentation, including period tate and Gardens in Nashville, TN. She was previously Cura- photographs, as well as the process of reconstructing the tor at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, FL. patterns, undertaken in consultation with an all-Attingham team of Deborah Kraak ’91 and Philip Sykas ‘88. Docu- Portrait of Jean-Pierre de Virginia Brilliant ’11, Bougainville, 1760, Watercolor ments on the original designer led them to George Faulkner FES ’13 is now the Cura- over graphite and black and red Armitage in Manchester, U.K. chalk (New York: Metropolitan tor-in-Charge of Paint- Museum of Art). ings at the Fine Arts Mu- seums of San Francisco. In October Jennifer Carlquist ’03, LHC ‘16 was promoted to Attingham alums in the Acting Executive Director of Boscobel House and Gardens, Bay Area, or visiting the the great Neoclassical mansion built along the Hudson Riv- Bay Area, are welcome er for Anglophile States Dyckman. She reports that it is an to be in touch, and al- exciting time at Boscobel, “where we are developing new, ways invited to visit her engaging experiences with design, history, and nature for at the Legion of Honor! a growing audience.” Christina Michelon ’14, a PhD Candidate at University Since 1997, Rusty Bastedo ’69 has served continuously as a of Minnesota, Twin Cities, was awarded a Henry Luce/ member of the Wentworth-Coolidge Commission, a private ACLS Fellowship in American Art for 2017-2018 as well as group supporting the preservation and furnishing of the a grant from the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design to Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, a State His- complete her dissertation on printed material in the nine- toric Site and only all-original Royal Governor’s mansion in teenth-century American home. Margot Bernstein FES ‘16 will be one of five speakers at the North America (Governor Benning Wenthworth, 1741-1767). Classical American Homes Preservation Trust and Decora- The Commission recently funded a 50% share of the state’s Aimée Keithan ’15 is in the 3rd year of her PhD at the University tive Arts Trust’s Emerging Scholars Colloquium on 21 Jan- restoration of the mansion’s windows, a project completed in York, in Conservation Studies (Historic Buildings) with the De- uary 2018 at George F. Baker Carriage House in New York. in late 2017. partment of Archaeology. This fall she presented a paper at a For ticket information please go to https://decorativearts conference sponsored by the Oxford Centre for Global History trust.org/emerging-scholars-colloquium-2018/ Bernstein On Oct. 26, 2017, in conjunction with the exhibition “The on narratives of servants’ lives beyond the workplace. Draw- is an advanced doctoral candidate at Columbia University, Horse in Ancient Greek Art”, at the National Sporting Li- ing from her work on domestic service architecture in country working on a dissertation entitled, “Carmontelle’s Profile brary and Museum, Middleburg, VA, through Jan. 14, 2018, houses, Keithan examined the service spaces at Kiplin Hall, Pictures and the Things that Made Them Modern.” Her Carol Mattusch SP ’17 delivered a lecture entitled “On An- North Yorkshire and showed how they encouraged or limited project examines hundreds of portraits on paper by Louis cient Greek Horsemanship”. opportunities for servants to meet and build relationships. Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions and Publications WHY NOT MAKE PLANS TO VISIT THESE EXHIBITIONS WITH OTHER ALUMS IN YOUR AREA?

Thomas Michie ’81, RCS ’14; Courtney Leigh Harris’17; and Mi- 12 silver-gilt standing cups known col- ed possessions of any English gentry family. It survives as the chael Yonan SP ’16, are among contributors to the catalogue lectively as the Aldobrandini Tazze. The single most important visual document of a lost collection—that accompanying the blockbuster Casanova: The Seduction of catalogue ( Press) fea- of the Paston family’s country house, Oxnead Hall in Norfolk.” Europe, appearing at the Kimball Art Muse- tures essays by alumni Ellenor Alcorn This single painting reveals what they could learn about the um (Ft. Worth, through 31 December), ’83, RCS ’01, SP ’17; Wolfram Koeppe world in the 17th Century and the global scope of their collecting. The Fine Arts Museum of San Fran- ’95, RCS ’99; and Stefanie Walker ‘91. cisco (10 February-28 May 2018), PUBLICATIONS and The Museum of Fine Arts Summer School and Study Programme leader Andrew Moore (1 July-8 October 2018). ’94, RCS ’96, LHC ’10, SP ’03, ’09, ’10, ’15 has curated The Paston Lorraine Karafel, RCS ’16, Harris also wrote about the ex- Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World, on view at the Yale Raphael’s Tapestries: The hibition in the Summer 2017 issue Center for British Art from 15 February through 27 May 2018. A Grotesques of Leo X (New of the Magazine of the Decora- veritable phalanx of alumni have contributed, including Ellinor tive Arts Trust. Bergvelt RCS ’13; Elisabeth Fairman ’03, RCS ’05, SP ’10; Karen Haven and London: Yale Hearn RCS ’97, SP ’96; Wolfram Koeppe ’95, RCS ’99; Michael University Press, 2017). Hunter ’92, RCS ’99; Mark Purcell ’06, RCS ’11; Robert Wen- Oval Snuffbox with Miniature of ley ’93, RCS ’97; and Francesca Vanke RCS ’12, plus Summer Catherine the Great c. 1775. Gold France (Paris), Sauceboat and and enamel, set with semi-pre- Stand, 1756–59. Marked by François School Lecturer Maurice Howard. cious gemstones.Museum of Fine Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791). Centered on a 17th Century painting teeming with objects of all Arts, Boston Silver. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey kinds, the exhibition assembles nearly 140 related pieces (shells, Jennifer Germann ‘17 and S. Firestone, Jr. Collection ostrich eggs, pietre dure tables, small sculptures, instruments, Heidi Strobel, eds., Materializing books and manuscripts, gemstones), from fifty collections world- Gender in Eighteenth-Century wide. As Moore puts it: “The Paston Treasure is the first painting Europe (New York: Routledge, to record accurately the richly diverse and internationally collect- 2016)

Unknown artist (Dutch Michael Yonan SP ‘17, School), The Paston Messerschmidt’s Character Treasure, ca. 1663, oil on canvas, Norwich Heads: Maddening Sculpture The Silver Caesars: A Renaissance Mystery runs at the Metro- Castle Museum & Art and the Writing of Art History Gallery, Norwich, UK, politan Museum, New York, through 11 March 2018. It reunites, courtesy of Norfolk (New York: Routledge, 2018) for the first time since the 19th century, the extraordinary set of Museums Service

{3} {Winter 2017 / 2018} Upcoming AFA Programs and Events

2018 STUDY TRIP: WINTERTHUR MUSEUM AND WILMINGTON MAY 12–15, 2018

The group will take in Ne- ington Club. The Greenville Country Club, for­ mours Mansion, a striking Louis merly known as Owl’s Nest, was developed in XVI-Rococo style mansion de- 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr. as a country estate. signed by Carrère and Hastings The Tudor Revival house was a forerunner in the for Alfred I. du Pont in 1909–10 development of “Chateau Country”—the larger as a gift for his second wife, Ali- landscape of predominantly du Pont family estates cia. The estate, named for the built across northern Delaware. The Wilmington French town affiliated with his Club was designed in the Italianate style by noted great-great-grandfather, Pierre architect Edmund George Lind and built in 1864 as Samuel du Pont de Nemours, has a three-story brownstone dwelling. the most developed and largest The price is $1,350 per person (and $300 suggest- jardin à la française landscape ed tax-deductible donation to AFA), which includes park and collection of individual three nights at Hotel du Pont (Saturday, Sunday, gardens in North America. Monday). Please contact admin@americanfriend- On Monday, when the muse- sofattingham.org for information on a single supple- um is closed to the public, At- ment. The hotel has kindly offered the group rate to tingham will have a full study day those who wish to arrive early or extend their stay at Winterthur Museum with cu- to attend the Curtains Conference (May 15–16, 2018) where Annabel Westman will be a speaker. Chestertown Room, Winterthur, courtesy Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Winterthur Museum’s Tom Savage ’80 and Jeff Groff ’92, graciously invite Attingham alumni for a Please note the itinerary for this program is in Study Trip to explore historic villages, collections formation and subject to change. and Gilded Age splendor of the greater Wilming- ton, Delaware area ahead of the museum’s con- For more information and to reserve a place on ference, The Properly Dressed Window: Curtain the 2018 Study Trip, please contact Design Over Time. Annabel Westman, Director of [email protected] The Attingham Trust, will be attending this Study or call (212) 682-6840. Space is limited. Trip as a special guest! The trip will begin with a tour of The Pre-Rapha- The $300 suggested contribution, tax-deductible elite collections at The Delaware Art Museum. The to the full extent of the law, helps to support collection, considered to be the largest and most this and other activities of the American Friends significant collection of Pre-Raphaelite art in the of Attingham. With the exception of the Fall United States, was started by Quaker industrialist Benefit Lecture, Study Trips and other events Samuel Bancroft who began collecting works by are run at cost. Thank you. Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1890 and continued col- lecting pieces by other artists of the movement over the next 25 years. Lady Lilith, 1866-1868 (altered 1872-1873). Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Oil on canvas, 39 × 34 in. (99.1 × 86.4 The group will journey to the village of Odessa, cm). Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft once a busy grain shipping port in the 18th-century Memorial, 1935 and at the time known as Cantwell’s Bridge, to have private visits at several properties that make up the rators on hand for exclusive behind Historic Odessa Foundation. The day will include the scenes collections studies. Se- a hearth-cooked lunch featuring documented rec- nior guides will conduct a two hour ipes from the late 18th- and early 19th-centuries. visit of the rooms of Winterthur in An afternoon visit to the historic town of New small groups of 4 each. Leslie Grigs- Castle will include a tour of the twenty-two room, by, curator of ceramics and glass George Read House, a National Historic Landmark will conduct a tour of her exhibition designed for George Read II, son of a Delaware Dining by Design: Nature Displayed signer of both the Declaration of Independence on the Dinner Table. There will also and the Constitution. In addition, the group will be a special tour of Winterthur’s out- visit Rosemont House, a beautifully preserved door exhibition, Follies: Architectur- 18th-century house with a private collection of al Whimsy in the Garden. 17th- and 18th-century Bermuda furniture as well Dinners during the trip will be as important furniture, silver, portraits from Phila- held at two private clubs, the Green­ delphia and The Delaware Valley. ville Country Club and The Wilm- Corbit-Sharp House c. 1774 courtesy Historic Odessa Foundation

{4} {Winter 2017 / 2018} Upcoming AFA Programs and Events continued To register for all AFA events, please visit the “News and Events” page of our website, www.americanfriendsofattingham.org. Alternatively, RSVP to [email protected] or call (212) 682-6840 and send a check payable to American Friends of Attingham to 205 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10016.

Mid-Winter Reunion at the Winter Antiques Show painted surfaces and magnificent mahogany woodwork. After the tour, participants can explore the museum which Friday, January 19, 2018, 5:30 p.m. • $35 per person The evening will include a reception with friends and tick- also features Dr. Egon Neustadt’s collection of Tiffany lamps, Park Avenue Armory ets to the main Winter Antiques Show floor. Museum Night and a selection of memorabilia from the 1939 and 1964 Worlds’ 643 Park Avenue (at E. 66th Street) ends at 8 p.m. Fairs. The iconic Unisphere, also created for the 1964 World’s Individual tickets are $35 per person (+ processing fee if Fair is presently the site for Ai Weiwei’s ‘Good fences make purchased online). Registration ends January 15, 2018. good neighbors’, one of his multi-site installations appearing Please contact [email protected] with throughout . any questions. Individual tickets are $15 per person. To register, please email [email protected] or call (212) With special thanks to the 682-6840. Registration ends January 5, 2018. Winter Antiques Show The Queens Museum is located at the New York City for hosting this year’s Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY. The Mid-Winter Reunion. museum is walkable from the Mets-Willets Point stop on the #7 Subway train. Limited parking is also available. For more information on directions, please visit the museum’s website.

Queens Museum Tour of Never Built New York Saturday, January 20, 2018, 11 a.m. • $15 per person Queens Museum

The morning after the Mid-Winter Reunion, join AFA for a special

PHOTO BY JAMES EWING tour of the exhibition Never Built New York at the Queens Museum.

Hidden behind New York City’s iconic skyscrapers, sprawl- This year we are privileged that the Winter Antiques Show’s ing subway system and world famous public parks is the ghost exhibitors have invited the American Friends of Attingham to of the city that could have been—a parallel metropolis that can host the annual Mid-Winter Reunion during the Show’s Muse- reveal the city’s goals, strengths and challenges. um Night on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Av- Never Built New York invites visitors to discover the New enue Armory. This festive event will be held in the magnificent York City that might have been through original prints, draw- Board of Officers Room. ings, models, installations, and animations. While it may be The Armory building was completed in 1881 and the Board of impossible to re-imagine New York, Never Built explores a Officers Room is one of the few surviving Herter Brothers interi- city where you could catch a football game in Manhattan, ors in the country. Herter Brothers was a top cabinet-making and travel via a floating airport, and live in an apartment also act- interior design firm in the mid-19th century and designed the Fifth ing as a bridge support. Many of the would-be structures are Buckminster Fuller, Dome Over Manhattan, 1960. Black and white photograph on Avenue mansion of William H. Vanderbilt (now demolished). This plotted on the museum’s fantastic panorama of New York’s board with dome overlay, 12 3/4 x 18 ³/8 in. Courtesy Department of Special Collections, room was exquisitely restored in 2013 and still retains the original five boroughs created at the time of the 1964 World’s Fair. Stanford University Libraries and The Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

Recent Events ANNUAL MEETING

On Friday, October 6, 2017, over forty Attingham alumni gath- The evening’s event would not have been possible with- ered at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery to reflect on the out the help of AFA’s lecture committee: Heather Ewing, Sar- past year’s events and to have a tour of the excellent exhibi- ah Lawrence, and Sean Sawyer. In addition, many thanks tion, John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and to Betsy Barbanell, Diana Toole, and Adam Staszkiewicz for London (through January 7, 2018). AFA Vice President Me- their assistance with organizing and staffing the event. lissa Gagen ’93, RCS ’98, SP ’15, ’17 conducted the meeting which included a recap of the year’s events, recent Atting- ham courses, and an annual financial report. The meeting included the election of two new AFA Board members, Kathy With sincere thanks to this year’s Annual Fall Lecture sponsors Galitz ’07, RCS ’17 and George McNeely ’16, with a fond fare- well to former Board members Ulysses Grant Dietz ’83 and Thomas Appelquist & Charles Newman Ken Soehner ’13. Barbara Boehm ’17 was also welcomed as Betsy Shack Barbanell the new class rep to the Board. The evening concluded with Edward Lee Cave tours of the Kipling exhibition which brought together close Margaret Civetta to three hundred vibrant objects—encompassing metalwork Sheila ffolliott & Shepard Krech III and furniture, drawings and paintings, as well as ceramics Pavlovsk Palace and Park book by Anatoli Fenella and Morrie Heckscher and relief sculpture. A special thanks to BGC staff and At- Michalovich Kuchumov, alexanderpalace.org. S.J. Shrubsole tingham alumnae Nina Stritzler-Levine ’87 and Alexis Mu- Mary Riley Smith & Anthony Smith cha ’14 for hosting a lovely meeting! Sean and Diana Toole ANNUAL FALL LECTURE Yale Center for British Art Irene Roosevelt Aitken On Tuesday October 24th, over 150 Attingham alums and Kay Allaire friends gathered at the fabled Explorers Club for the 8th An- Anonymous 2 nual Fall Lecture, our sole benefit. This year’s speaker, Tessa Doyle Murdoch ’01, RCS ‘06, Deputy Keeper in the Department of Heather Ewing Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass, at the Victoria Felicia Fund & Albert, departed from her best known scholarship on Hu- Margize Howell guenot silversmiths to address her more recent work demon- Lisa Cook Koch strated in the 2013 exhibition and catalogue Treasures of the David Maxfield Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and Russian Tsars, which she George McNeely co-edited with a Russian colleague as part of an exchange Mindy Papp program between the V & A and Russian museums, support- David Parsons ed in part by the Likhachev foundation. That catalogue, and Charles Savage her topic this evening, Life in the Russian Country House, are E. Clothier Tepper particularly pertinent to Attingham audiences and, together with another alumna, Priscilla Roosevelt, ‘89, author of Life on And a very special thanks to Will Roseman and The Explor- the Russian Country Estate: A Social and Cultural History in ers Club for once again hosting AFA’s Fall Benefit Lecture in 1995, enable us English speakers to learn more about Russia’s their exceptional clubhouse and to Carmen DuBroc and Lew At A Tea Table, 1888; Museum-estate of V. Polenov, Tula Region, Russia. country houses and collections. Haber who supported the attendance of alumni under-35.

{5} {Winter 2017 / 2018} Scholars Reflect on the 2017 Courses THE 66th ATTINGHAM SUMMER SCHOOL ROYAL COLLECTIONS STUDIES offered a twenty-first century version of the Grand Tour June 29–July 16, 2017 September 3–12, 2017 to an international group of participants. With a focus on the decorative programs and collections of Roman and Neapolitan palazzi, and a nod to the ruins of the an- cient world that lured tourists from the sixteenth-century onward, the Attingham SP combined scholarly lectures with lively discussion. In its special way Attingham opened doors to spaces typically inaccessible to the throngs that now visit Rome. Equipped with just the right letters of introduction, much like the early Grand PHOTOS BY AMY HENDERSON ’17 Tourists, Attingham participants were welcomed into the To visit Woburn Abbey and have an impromptu talk by fel- private office of the French ambassador in the Palazzo low student Christine Riding from the Queen’s House of the ’06, RCS ’17 PHOTOS BY KEITH MACKAY Farnese and the private apartments of the Palazzo Doria Royal Museums, Greenwich, in front of one of the three re- The RCS program provides a rare (sad to say) opportu- Pamphili and the Villa Ludovisi, among many other se- maining Armada portraits of Elizabeth I was a dream. nity for international dialogue. The exchange of ideas crets of Rome and Naples. No day was complete without —Leslie Fitzpatrick, Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Oak across the table, bus aisle, or garden ha-ha with col- an exceptional meal at the end, often in the home of a Foundation Scholar leagues from around the world is a significant and much gracious Roman or Neapolitan host, accompanied by the needed contribution to the museum field. We delighted sounds of live opera or views of the Bay of Naples. Most in the opportunity to consider important artworks within important, perhaps, was the good humor and strong the context of their original purpose as the stagecraft bonds formed among members of the group hailing from of monarchy. Rufus Bird directed us in a careful exam- as far as Hong Kong, California, New Zealand, Australia ination of the beautiful Riesener jewel cabinet, includ- and Central Europe. —Tracy Ehrlich SP ’17, The New School University

The highlights were certainly the silver collections at Chatsworth, Woburn Abbey, and Apsley House, but it was great to see exceptional silver in less expected places. Cal- ke Abbey, for example, had an impressive and rare wine fountain by Paul de Lamerie, which you came upon after winding your way through the taxidermy, peeling wallpa- per, and broken furniture! —Alessandra Merrill, Sotheby’s, Fairfax and Sammons Scholar, NY Community Trust/Edward Maverick Fund Scholar, American Friends of Attingham Scholar The author consulting documents concerning Ludovisi villas while We were particularly lucky to be at Chatsworth this year to Princess Rita Boncompag- see the House Style Fashion exhibition, and to be greeted ni-Ludovisi shows family documents to participants right in the first room by the installation of figures from the ing the removal of drawers to examine construction famous 1897 Duchess of Devonshire “fancy dress party” techniques. This substantially increased the drama of and to see some of the costumes spread around several seeing the cabinet as the culmination of the enfilade rooms of the house. Around 700 guests, royalty, aristocra- of the semi-state rooms at Windsor. And, of course, the LONDON HOUSE COURSE cy and major politicians of the day dressed as kings and delicious tour de force presentation on the Royal Collec- October 3–9, 2017 queens, historical and literary, assembled at Chatsworth tion’s superlative Sèvres Collection with Dame Rosalind The London House Course was an incredible distillation on July 2nd to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. Savill quite literally took one’s breath away when she of the culture of a complex city, and the immersive na- —Irina Klyagin, Houghton Library, Harvard University, The Ida handled these extraordinary pieces. The rare opportu- ture of the site-specific instruction combined with an and William Rosenthal Foundation Scholar, Summer Class of nity to self-explore privately the state rooms of Windsor impressive array of tutors and homeowners added im- 2016 Scholar, American Friends of Attingham Scholar and the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London are not to measurably to the experience. The unparalleled access be repeated moments of discovery—and fun! Our time to exclusive private houses and historic sites is what together for Evensong at St. George’s Chapel was par- consistently sets an Attingham course apart from any ticularly memorable while the visit to the Victoria and other educational opportunity for museum professionals. Albert Mausoleum at Frogmore was poignant. These I particularly appreciated the overall focus on Lon- magnificent experiences bookended the course and will don’s growth through the lens of preservation and urban be cherished memories of the Royal Collection Studies. planning. This is not a perspective that has been rep- —Keith D. MacKay ’06, RCS ’17, Executive Director, resented on other Attingham courses I have attended, Wilton House Museum, Paula Madden Scholar and in my capacity as an employee of Historic Charles- ton Foundation—a preservation advocacy organization Art historians have an obligation to share their passion for very much concerned with sustainable growth—I was works of art. In this, the Attingham team of experts led by STUDY PROGRAMME: PALACES AND pleased to engage with my fellow students on issues example and set the bar high…Annabel Westman lectured VILLAS OF ROME AND NAPLES such as architectural review processes, archaeologi- very properly with all appropriate academic structure. September 18–26, 2017 cal ordinances (or lack thereof), and preservationist’s About half an hour in, her deep love for textiles overcame approaches to climate change in other cities across her, and all of us with her. Europe. —Barbara Boehm, The Metropolitan Museum —Lauren J. Northup ’10, SP ’12, LHC ’17, Director of of Art, David Wilton Metropolitan Museum Museums, Historic Charleston Foundation, American of Art Scholar Friends of Attingham Scholar As a scholar of American material culture, I was schooled in the forming of American taste and style. Seeing British tastemakers in action and snapshots of period style, as well as environs where centuries of artwork were layered Prince Jonathan Doria Pamphili’s welcome to upon each other, allowed me to see the ebb and flow with the family palace. which taste altered British society. —Gina Guzzon Lewis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Royal The Attingham Study Programme 2017, titled “The Palaces Oak Foundation Scholar and Villas of Rome and Naples and their Collections,”

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was also the editor of its journal, Old-Time New Carl Adrian Peterson ’76, Emeritus Professor of English England. Abbott was SPNEA’s executive director in at and former chair of the department, the 1970s and early 80s, when he not only helped died on March 1, 2017, in Oberlin, Ohio at the age of 86. further the mission set forth in 1910 by the organi- Born in Warren, Pa., in 1930, he received a B.A. in zation’s founder , but also history and English from Pennsylvania State University played a crucial role in advancing new directions and a Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the preservation field. “Abbott continues to be a with a concentration in 18th and 19th century English presence at to this day,” said literature. Carl R. Nold ’17, Historic New England’s president In 1958, he joined the Oberlin College English depart- and CEO. “Many aspects of our preservation phi- ment, of which he was a member for 39 years, teaching losophy, research practices, and policy on historic courses on the British novel, seminars on “text and properties originated in his work.” image” incorporating the Allen Memorial Art Museum collections, and workshops on nonfiction writing in the creative writing program. Additionally, he taught in the Oberlin-in-London Program with a focus on theater literature and performance, published on 18th century poetry, literary illustration, architecture, Victorian poet- Betty Wright Landreth SW ’82, ’83, ’87, ’89 died in Au- ry, as well as pre-Raphaelite art. He chaired the English gust at the age of 92. The principal of Betty Landreth department for seven academic years between 1981 Interiors, she also served as a Docent at the Met- and 1995, retiring in 1996. ropolitan Museum as well as on many boards and In 1956 he married Thalia Gouma-Peterson, a Ful- committees, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, bright graduate student and native of Athens, Greece. the Joffrey Ballet, the Institute of International Ed- Her career focused on ancient and Byzantine art as ucation, The New York Botanical Garden, and the well as contemporary women artists. Throughout their Central Park Conservancy. Her son Chase Landreth 44 years together (she died in 2001), the couple traveled recalled that his “Mother was a huge fan of Atting- extensively in Europe, pursuing mutually shared inter- ham and it gave her much pleasure to participate in ests in historical sites and museums. its many events over the years.” An authority on seventeenth- and early eigh- Abbott Lowell Cummings, ’53, of South Deerfield, teenth-century architecture in the Northeast Abbott , died May 29, 2017 at ninety-four. wrote The Framed Houses of Massachusetts Bay, Abbott was an outstanding pillar of the historic 1625-1725, published in 1979 by Harvard University preservation profession. Born in St. Albans, Ver- Press. During the 1970s and 80s, he helped create mont, and educated at the Hoosac School in Hoo- ’s American and New England sick, NY, Abbott received his bachelor’s and mas- Studies Program. From 1984 to 1992, Abbot was the ter’s degrees from Oberlin and his doctorate from Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Dec- . He taught at Antioch College orative Arts at Yale. An extraordinary teacher and from 1948 to 1951, then became an assistant curator mentor to many young scholars, after retiring he for the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum lived in South Deerfield, where he remained involved of Art in New York City, a position he held until 1955, with many organizations and institutions. “While when he began his tenure as assistant director at a bearer of traditions, Abbott was always open to Historic New England (then called the Society for learning more and to change,” said Carl Nold. “We the Preservation of New England Antiquities). He will miss him deeply.”

New AFA Website AFA needs your This fall AFA launched a new website designed to better coordinate with the Attingham Trust. The About tab contains sections for News (including back issues of our newslet- support! ter), Events (like the Mid-Winter Reunion) and will eventually include a photo gal- lery. The Courses tab has descriptions of the upcoming 2018 courses and the application The American Friends of Attingham depend and scholarship forms. (Please note that applications are now online forms.) The Alum- on the generous funding support of American ni section is where you will find information about the upcoming Study Trip, plus it has a alumni of The Attingham Trust programs to new feature, the Alumni Bulletin, which provides space for news of upcoming shows, pub- carry out AFA’s mission – to recruit and select lications, lectures and any other opportunities that you want to share with the AFA Communi- the next generation of highly qualified Amer- ty (send your info to [email protected]). The Resources tab provides ican-based candidates for Attingham Trust links to our Affiliated Groups and Spon- courses, to provide scholarships to qualified sors and also to AFA President Sheila students, and to provide networking oppor- ffolliott’s website, where you can find tunities and further learning experiences for opportunities she hears about (jobs, fel- alumni. Please help support the ongoing oper- lowships, and calls for papers, etc.). Sup- ations of the AFA by making a donation to our port will lead you to the portal for making annual fund or by helping provide scholarship donations and also includes information assistance to future Attingham scholars. Your on planned giving. Please take some time support is crucial! Donations can be make to explore the new site if you haven’t through our website or by mailing a check, done so already! payable to American Friends of Attingham, to www.americanfriendsofattingham.org 205 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10016. Thank you!

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