THE ATTINGHAM TRUST for the study of HISTORIC houses and collections

ISSUE 16 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018

Chairman’s Foreword John Lewis

he four Attingham courses run this year were or even had the time to pay attention to the many Tin great demand, judging from the strength problems of our country house owners, whether they and number of applications received, which is all be individuals or the National Trust. Furthermore, it thanks to the dedication of the course directors and makes it very difficult to engage with Government on administrators. Their reports form the major part of matters that are of importance to these buildings and this Review together with the list of donors without their collections. I refer, of course, not only to the lack whom we would be unable to function so effectively. of support from the National Museums but also to the Huge thanks go to them and to all the Attingham team, unfair competition from them which public subsidy particularly to Kate Morgan who stepped down this allows by way of free entry. Again, the imposition of VAT August after 22 years of loyal service as the Trust’s on repair work to historic buildings adds an additional Treasurer. Her dedication has been exemplary. I wish burden to their strained budgets. I could commend the department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, the organ of government that oversees Although the above does not directly impact on our heritage, with the same degree of approbation. Attingham and its studies, it is of concern to us It is with some exasperation that one views the because these houses and their collections make appointment of yet another Secretary of State – such a unique contribution to our history, culture and the fourth since 2016 – to head up this important tourism. The failure of central Government makes the department. However able the appointee, he or she work of The Attingham Trust, and the partnerships it has moved on before they have remotely understood forms, evermore vital to the survival of our heritage. American Friends of Attingham Sheila ffolliott • AFA President

he American Friends of Attingham, in addition group visited Staten Island, which included tours Tto supporting the Attingham courses and raising of 19th- and 20th-century Snug Harbor, and the funds, presents its own range of activities in the U.S. c.1680 Conference House on the site for the 1776 2018 started with our traditional Midwinter Reunion, failed peace conference to end the American War of held at the time of the January Winter Antiques Show Independence, ahem. Also in June, Barbara Boehm, in New York. We were fortunate to hold it in one of the (SS’17) led an excellent tour of the exhibition, Heavenly splendid late 19th-century rooms of the show’s venue, Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, at the the 7th Regiment Armory, on “Museum Night.” As a Cloisters that she helped to curate. result, we had a large attendance, some of whom joined in singing spoof songs whose lyrics were meaningful Terence Dooley from Maynooth University delivered for those attending the Summer School when based at an engaging talk: Alien or Native: The Irish Country Attingham Park. House for our Annual Fall Lecture this year and our Annual Meeting in October included a tour of the art in Our annual Study Trip featured a May visit to the the stations of the 2nd Avenue subway led by Cheryl Wilmington, Delaware area, arranged by Tom Hageman. Another Midwinter Reunion follows in January, Savage (SS‘80 ). Annabel Westman was able to join with more events to come in spring including the Study us, as she was engaged to speak at a Winterthur Trip to Thomasville, Georgia, organized by Whitney conference, and we all had a good time seeing White (SS’16). Please refer to the AFA website for more some special buildings and collections. In June a information. As always, we would love you to join us!

1 COMMENTARY Judith Goodison

he Attingham Study spread its wings on the Continent. and Italian, but realising the horror TProgramme, (formerly Special She felt it was particularly of the situation we both appeared Week and Study Week), was set up appropriate to visit countries in as two naïve, slightly clueless in the early 1980s by Attingham’s which the art and architecture had English-speaking women wringing founder, Helen Lowenthal, who had a distinct influence on the our hands. Whereupon the French never missed a trick. Attingham development of the country house gendarmes kindly decided to alumni used to be able to attend in Britain, an approach still followed release the vehicle, and we happily the last week of the Summer today. For the first course abroad drove off to fulfil our complicated School, but with numbers becoming (1991), Helena and I set off for itinerary. In those days, of course, unwieldy, she devised another to plan visits in the city and its we had no mobile telephones so residential course – one that unlike surroundings. In preparation for any there was no way to alert our hosts the Summer School could be programme, the reconnaissance to problems or delays. attended more than once. is always crucial not least for the It became a firm fixture, held unexpected problems it may throw Over the years, first with Helena every June or September, and up. One morning in Paris, we left and then with Caroline Rimell, has proved invaluable in allowing our hotel early, full of energy and I planned Study Programmes abroad members – several of whom expectation for the day ahead that every other year that included have since became was packed with carefully planned The Netherlands, the Veneto and benefactors – to keep in touch with appointments to meet those we Sweden. Since then The Study their first Attingham experience. hoped would be our future hosts Programme has visited many other Not that the Study Programme is in their houses outside the city. European countries, including a now seen as follow-up course to We found our little hired car in visit to the States (2012) during either the Summer School or Royal the claws of a pick-up truck in the the 50th anniversary year of the Collection Studies. When Helena process of being removed. Helena founding of the American Friends Hayward took over as director in had spent some time in Europe of Attingham. The Americans have 1986, she created an independent and was fluent in French, German always been very supportive of programme that this course which reflected the high attracts applications standards of the from all over the Summer School. world. It was a Being shorter privilege to have in length (8-9 been involved and days) with fewer I have been left participants (30), with many fond its original aim was memories of the to study in-depth strong camaraderie, the historic house exchange of ideas and its collections and the stimulation in a specific area of professionals that of Britain. Over is so characteristic the years, with a of all Attingham different itinerary programmes. planned each year, the courses Judith Goodison have been held all was the Director of over the country, the Attingham Study including Scotland, Programme from Wales, Cornwall and 1989-2003, first with Devon, East Anglia, Helena Hayward the Midlands, and and then with Northumberland. Caroline Rimell. She was an Attingham Helena was also trustee from 2004- determined that The Study Programme In Wales, 1995. (Left to right) Judith Goodison, Helena 2014, and is now a Attingham should Hayward, Caroline Rimell patron.

2 Attingham Trust Annual Review 2018 • Number 16 FRENCH EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES 25 – 29 June 2018 • Dr Helen Jacobsen, Director

t a time when it is sometimes The course involved generous with their Afelt that interest in and four Wallace Collection time and knowledge. knowledge of French eighteenth- curators and four Unusually, this year the century art and decorative art is external guest course was held in June diminishing, it is encouraging to lecturers: Annabel during the Masterpiece realize that with the completion of Westman, Carolyn Fair and we are grateful the Attingham/Wallace fifth French Sargentson, Dame to the organisers for Eighteenth-Century Studies course Rosalind Savill and, inviting the Attingham we have now had 75 curators, for the first time, group to the preview dealers, conservators, academics Robert Wenley. We evening. and auction-house specialists are fortunate that through the Wallace Collection each year we are able The course was to study the furniture, porcelain, to take the group to The Avignon Clock, 1771. administered by bronzes, paintings, gold boxes, Waddesdon Manor, Wallace Collection (F258) Rita Grudzień, who sculpture and clocks. This year the where once again we provided impeccable group came from the US, Sweden, were given privileged access to and welcome support for all of us, Canada, Hong Kong and Britain. many great works of art – including for which we were very grateful. It was a vibrant and enthusiastic drawings and textiles which cannot group and the discussions were be studied at the Wallace Collection French Eighteenth-Century Studies stimulating and lively. - by curators who were extremely will run again in 2020. COURSE Members • KELSEY BROSNAN • KIRSTY HASSARD • KARINE TSOUMIS Doris Zemurray Stone Curatorial Fellow for Assistant Curator, Victoria and Albert Curator, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, European Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Museum, London, UK Canada LA, USA • LARS ROBERT LJUNGSTRÖM • RORY TYLER • NICOLA COURTRIGHT Head Curator, The Royal Collections, Educator, The Frick Collection, NY, USA Professor of the History of Art Department, Stockholm, Sweden • MIN-ZHENG VENEAU Amherst College, MA, USA • CLAIRE MAGILL Director, MV Art Advisory, Hong Kong • JANE EADE Regional Conservator, National Trust, • JEFFREY WEAVER Curator, The National Trust, London, UK Saintfield, Ireland Associate Curator, Sculpture and • DIANE EHRENPREIS • CALEB MIKENAS Decorative Arts, J. Paul Getty Museum, CA, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, PhD Candidate, University of Buckingham, USA Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Buckinghamshire, UK VA, USA • MARCENE MOLINARO • DAVID GALLAGER Principal, Molinaro Appra USA Senior Vice President, Executive Director • SARAH MOULDEN of Furniture and Decorative Arts, Doyle, Curator of Collections and Interiors, English Auctioneers and Appraisers, NY, USA Heritage, Essex, UK

THE ATTINGHAM SOCIETY Annabel Westman • Executive Director

he year began with Attingham’s and the USA. It was a reminder at the Norwich Castle Museum in Ttribute to Giles Waterfield, our just how important these alumni August, where an inspiring exhibition erstwhile dear friend and colleague. occasions are in keeping in touch on the ‘Paston Treasure’ was At the Annual Reunion in February, and making new contacts. Such introduced by Andrew Moore and John Sheeran gave a memorable talk a spirit was engendered in two its curator, Francesca Vanke. The about Giles’s early years as Director excellent exhibition trips led by year will conclude with a private visit of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, where alumni. The first, held in April, was an to The Queen’s the evening took place, regaling the early morning visit to ‘Charles II: Art Galleries at Westminster Abbey in large gathering of alumni with stories and Power’ at the Queen’s Gallery December, with Susan Jenkins. The of those entrepreneurial museum in London. Led by Rufus Bird, with tickets were sold out in a day! My years in a lively but moving style. his curatorial team, it was a huge thanks go to Rebecca Parker and Rita Many alumni came, including from privilege to have the Gallery to Grudzień for organising these very Poland, Germany, The Netherlands ourselves. The second took place successful events.

www.attinghamtrust.org 3 THE 67TH ATTINGHAM SUMMER SCHOOL 12 – 29 July • David Adshead, Director and Tessa Wild, Assistant Director

he 2018 Summer School made an invaluable contribu-tion, prior to re-opening in 2019. Tparticipants were a highly speaking on topics as diverse motivated group from 10 different as the Cucci Cabinets at Alnwick Clare Baxter introduced us to coun-tries who forged close bonds Castle and the carpet weaving highlights from the Alnwick Castle and readily shared their professional industry in Barnard Castle. Hugh archive, including such treas-ures as expertise. We visited 30 properties Dixon gave a vivid account of the the witty diaries of the 1st Duchess overall and spent the third week in history of the two counties and of Northumberland. At Belsay Co. Durham and Northumberland. shared his deep knowledge at a Castle, Andrew Hann detailed number of houses. We received recent project work and members We were joined by more than 80 a warm re-ception from Lord explored the unfurnished interior of lecturers, tutors and property staff Barnard at Raby Castle, where he Belsay Hall whilst listening to Susan over the 18 days, all of whom made generously brought furniture out Philipsz’s haunting sound installation individual and often memorable of store and gave access to the The Yellow Wallpaper. The Bowes contributions. Participants little-used first floor state rooms. Museum offered close study of its especially enjoyed presentations by We spent a rich morning in Durham superb collections and prompted Maurice Howard (the 16th century touring the cathedral and award- spirited discussion of differ-ing house), Richard Ireland (plasterwork) winning Open Treasures exhibition approaches to the presentation of and Professor James Walvin with Christopher Cotton from Purcell objects. Our final visit to Gibside (slavery and the country house). and the castle with architectural was led with gusto by Hugh Dixon Various National Trust staff deserve historian Martin Roberts. This and Harry Beamish. After 17 days of our special thanks including James firmly established in our minds, the soaring temperatures and unalloyed Rothwell at Uppark and Petworth, power and discerning patronage sun-shine, it rained incessantly Jane Gallagher and John Chu at of the Prince Bishops. At Auckland as we traversed the glorious Kedleston, and David Taylor and Castle, their country seat, we 18th century landscape, but their Meghan Wheeler at Hardwick. We explored the major conservation passionate enthusiasm for the place enjoyed full days and munificent and interpretation project underway captured the imagination and we hospitality at Chatsworth and ended the Summer School on Boughton, with particularly a high note in James Paine’s strong sessions on silver with glorious chapel. James Rothwell and Sèvres Porcelain with Dame Rosalind Our grateful thanks go to all Savill at the latter. The Royal the experts who contributed Pavilion was re-introduced to the course, as well as to into the programme this year, Lorna Gartside, administrator, with a lively presentation on whose adept organisation the complex restoration of and friendliness was greatly the Saloon by David Beevers appreciated by all and Annabel Westman. I have been attending Among many highlights, were courses throughout my the private visits to houses, working life, but I have notably Winkburn where we never received such inter- had a wonderful dinner with disciplinary and complex Mr and Mrs Craven-Smith- treatment. The Attingham Milnes and Flintham Hall Summer School was the most where we were entertained powerful experience of my by Sir Robert Hildyard and his professional life. family. We also returned to Broughton Castle where we Mirjana Koren, Senior Curator, are always made so welcome Regional Museum Maribor, by the Fiennes family. Slovenia

Sarah Medlam joined In 2019, the Summer School us in Co. Durham and The High Great Chamber, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire. will take place between 4 – Northumberland and Credit: Bruce M. White 21 July.

4 Attingham Trust Annual Review 2018 • Number 16 ROYAL COLLECTION STUDIES 2 – 11 September • Rebecca Lyons, Director

Room; the exquisite Fabergé objects or beautiful portrait miniatures in the collection. There were other lovely moments too - a chance to wander in the Moat Garden around the Round Tower at Windsor at the kind invitation of the Constable and Governor of the Castle, or to discuss paintings in the State Apartments of Windsor Castle long after the public had departed.

The group of scholars this year maintained the course’s rigorous, high level, and encompassed an excellent mixture of disciplines and professional backgrounds, including curatorship, academia Grand Reception Room, Windsor Castle. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty and the auction house. Queen Elizabeth II 2018 Scholarship, conviviality and criticality led the way with a high he twenty-third session of was Windsor Castle itself with degree of discussion and debate, TRoyal Collection Studies took a visit led by Dr Steven Brindle, in the sessions, where possible, place in early September. Based whose book Windsor Castle: and over and after dinner. The as in recent years at Cumberland A Thousand Years of a Royal group included representatives of Lodge, the setting was perfect in Palace, was published this year. A the following countries: , terms of location and comfort, and reflective moment in Evensong at Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, splendid in the warm sunshine of St George’s Chapel, followed by Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, early autumn in Windsor Great Park. drinks at the Deanery, formed the Portugal, Sweden, the United perfect beginning to this broadly- Kingdom and the USA. Privileged access to private chronological course of study. and public royal spaces and Although the programme has many The course is made possible collections, as well as to the set elements, there are always new by the very generous sharing expertise of their curatorial staff, additions and experiences. This of time and knowledge by the remains the key strength of year, in addition to the Muniment Royal Collection Trust and Historic the course, and the balance of Room at Westminster Abbey, curators. Generous lectures with object-based study participants were able to visit the scholarship assistance was and site visits was intense and beautiful new Queen Elizabeth II provided by the Basil Samuel Trust, rewarding. Group discussions Diamond Jubilee Galleries and we the Michael Bishop Foundation, reflected art-historical, architectural were also privileged to see new Peter and Sally Cadbury, Nicholas and historical interests, as well as contemporary interventions at The and Judith Goodison, Paula exchanges of experience in the Queen’s House, Greenwich. Madden, Stewart Rosenblum, Kate heritage or wider art world. de Rothschild, Adrian Sassoon Otherwise the programme included and Stephen Weber. Scholarships On the first day, we were Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, enable us to provide places for all welcomed by the new Director Buckingham Palace, St James’s, suitable applicants, regardless of of the Royal Collection Trust, Frogmore and Clarence House, as their financial circumstances, and Tim Knox. We were delighted well as conservation workshops. without it the richness of the group to have Tim join us then and Highlights for participants were many would be much diminished. on several other occasions and varied - the splendid Sèvres throughout the course, and look session with Dame Rosalind Savill; The course was impeccably forward to working together in close looking at George IV’s ‘Grand administered by Sara Heaton. the future. That same first day, Service’ or his French furniture; the as participants settled in and got powerful presence of the Holbein In 2019, Royal Collection Studies to know one another, the focus and Leonardo drawings in the Print will take place 1 – 10 September.

www.attinghamtrust.org 5 The Attingham Study ProgrammE The Horse and the Country House 19 – 28 September 2018 • Elizabeth Jamieson, Director

their guests, while Lord took a group of enthusiasts to see his private collection of carriages.

Questions arising from both presentations and visits opened up a wide debate on equine history amongst the participants. The introduction of “coach talks” was an excellent idea, which gave members a chance to speak to the group as a whole about their research or interests. Members also Stable block, Burton Constable Hall, Yorkshire. Credit: Alexandra Lotz made frequent ad-hoc contributions to the on-site discussions and he idea behind this year’s study Sandringham and the Munnings bonded exceptionally well with Tprogramme was to examine Museum were organized in order each other and with all our lecturers the impact of the horse on life in the to examine their collections and guests. British country house. Horses, once (silver, carriages and paintings so vital to the smooth functioning respectively), while at Wimpole Hall We are extremely grateful to all of the landed elite, have been and Audley End we learnt about our sponsors, whose generous marginalised, more recently, and how the National Trust and English assistance enabled us to attract a even omitted from the story. Existing Heritage were engaging visitors with highly qualified and academic group stable blocks are rarely used for their horses and heritage by using live of participants. Warm thanks are due original purposes and the signs of demonstrations, while discussing to Christopher Garibaldi, director of the working horse and horse-drawn the issues raised in terms of cost, the National Horseracing Museum transport are increasingly hard to safety and visitor expectations. and ex Attingham Summer School find. Inside houses the legacy of the director, who facilitated unrivalled horse in the form of sporting art and The second part of the course access to both the Museum and to racing trophies is more evident, but was based in Yorkshire. At Burton the Jockey Club. often not so well understood. Constable, members saw the nineteenth-century stable block Finally I am indebted to Rita The theme attracted a strong with visible riding house and Grudzień, administrative director, group of international participants, restored servants’ rooms. Bolsover for her careful planning, and for her including representatives from Castle features regularly on the untiring support and good humour nine countries spread over four Summer School itinerary, but this throughout. continents. Amongst our members, time we looked almost exclusively we were fortunate to have curators at the riding school in terms of its This Attingham study programme from five historic royal stables architecture and equine history. At went far beyond interesting - it and a carriage museum. Indeed Sledmere, members studied the grew our equine, architectural, and most members had a strong different building phases of the artistic knowledge; it connected professional engagement in the stable block and home farm. personalities from all over the world subject and made an exceptionally with each other, and it created lively and enthusiastic cohort We had an exceptionally warm a unique study and exchange who had a shared interest in the welcome at all the private houses atmosphere in wonderful and horse, whether it was via sporting we visited. At Euston Hall, we were different surroundings and places. art, architecture, carriages or greeted by the Duke and Duchess decorative arts. of Grafton and at Hovingham Dr Magdalena Bayreuther, Hall, Sir William and Lady Worsley Researcher, Museum für Franken, The course began in Newmarket were our hosts for the day. On Würzburg Germany where we focused on the our last night we were generously racehorse. It was also the perfect entertained at Birdsall by The Hon. In 2019, the Study Programme on base from which to explore some James and Lady Cara Willoughby ‘Palaces and Villas of Rome and of East Anglia’s great houses and who gave us a wonderful dinner and Naples’ will take place between stables. Visits to Anglesey Abbey, drinks and let us wander freely as 16–24 September.

6 Attingham Trust Annual Review 2018 • Number 16 donors and GRANTS Annabel Westman • Executive Director

he Attingham Trust is deeply that support their employees as a employees, we were very pleased Tindebted to and wishes to thank part of their continued professional to welcome two members on all those who sustain the work of development. For over sixty-five the Summer School and Study the Trust. Financial assistance is years, such funding has been Programme, supported by Historic provided from a variety of sources, invaluable in maintaining the Houses. Their contribution made from individual private donations academic and global reach of a great addition and we hope will and charitable trust funds, which the courses that now cover five continue. We also hope to encourage are appropriated to deserving continents. Alongside the National more regular giving from our alumni candidates, through to organisations Trust and English Heritage funded to support the scholarship fund.

SUMMER SCHOOL Copland Foundation (Australia) Nicholas and Judith Goodison American Friends of Attingham (USA) Historic Royal Palaces American Friends of Attingham Summer School Class of 2017 (USA) Het Loo Palace (The Netherlands) Amerongen House Trust (The Netherlands) Museum Huis Doorn (The Netherlands) Arundel Castle Paula Madden (USA) The Attingham Trust Nationalmuseum (Sweden) Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland Robert Morris Bush Scholarship (USA) Office of Public Works (Ireland) City of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (The Netherlands) Copland Foundation (Australia) Stewart G. Rosenblum (USA) John Cornforth Fund Royal Castle in Warsaw Museum (Poland) The Decorative Arts Trust (USA) Royal Collection Trust Duxbury Advisory Ltd Royal Collections (Sweden) English Heritage Basil Samuel Trust Fairfax & Sammons (USA) Adrian Sassoon Historic Houses Sotheby’s (France) Historic Royal Palaces Victoria and Albert Museum Irish Georgian Society (Ireland) Stephen Weber David M. Maxfield (USA) Weston Park Foundation Metropolitan Museum of Art David Wilton Scholarship (USA) Dr Hendrik Muller’s Vaderlandsch Fonds (The Netherlands) The Monument Trust STUDY PROGRAMME National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland American Friends of Attingham (USA) The National Society of Colonial Dames of America (USA) Caroline Rimell New York Community Trust, Edward Maverick Fund (USA) Central St Martins (UAL) Purcell David Wilton (USA) The Rothschild Foundation Domaine de Chantilly (France) The Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, Inc. (USA) Historic Houses Royal Oak Foundation (USA) The Monument Trust Scholarship Moscow Kremlin Museums (Russia) Sir John Soane Museum National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland Gilbert P. Schafer III (USA) Palais de Compiègne (France) Simon Sainsbury Scholarship University of Oxford Giles Waterfield Memorial Scholarship Friends of the Victoria and Albert Museum LONDON HOUSE COURSE The Attingham Trust ROYAL COLLECTION STUDIES American Friends of Attingham (USA) Amsterdam Museum (The Netherlands) English Heritage Michael Bishop Foundation The Gardiner Museum (Canada) Bowes Museum Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue Peter and Sally Cadbury Gerry Charitable Trust (USA) Christie’s (France) National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Officers: THE ATTINGHAM TRUST 2018 Chairman: John Lewis OBE Vice-Chairman: James Hughes-Hallett CMG Executive Director: Annabel Westman FSA Treasurer: Kate Morgan (retired in Aug), Trustees: Ewa Manias John Lewis OBE (Chairman), Diana Berry, Martin Drury CBE, FSA, Assistant to Executive Director: Rebecca Parker/Rita Grudzień James Hughes-Hallett CMG, Sarah Medlam, Rosalind Savill DBE, FBA, Director (Summer School): David Adshead FSA FSA Assistant Director (Summer School): Tessa Wild Director (Study Programme): Elizabeth Jamieson Patrons: Director (Royal Collection Studies): Rebecca Lyons HM Ambassador to Washington, The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT, KBE, FSA, FRSE, Dr. Thomas P. Campbell, Professor Council: Sir David Cannadine FBA, FSA, Sir Timothy Clifford, The Lord Errol Clark, Dr Ben Cowell FSA, Helen Dorey MBE, FSA (Chairman Crathorne KCVO, KSTJ, FSA, The Duke of Devonshire KCVO, CBE, Scholarship Committee), Prof. Sheila ffolliott FSA (AFA President), Lorna Judith Goodison FSA, The Hon. Desmond Guinness, John Harris Gartside (Administrator Summer School), Rita Grudzien (Administrative OBE, FSA, The Marquis of Lansdowne LVO, DL, Rosemary Lomax- Director Study Programme), Sara Heaton (Administrator Royal Collection Simpson, Sir Jonathan Marsden KCVO, FSA, Sir Hugh Roberts GCVO, Studies), Sir Robert Hildyard (retired in May), Dr Helen Jacobsen CBE, FSA, The Lord Rothschild OM, GBE, FBA, Coral Samuel CBE, (Director, French Eighteenth–Century Studies), Tim Knox FSA, Dr Martin The Rt Hon Swire KCMG, MP Postle FSA, James Rothwell FSA

www.attinghamtrust.org 7 THE ATTINGHAM SUMMER SCHOOL MEMBERS 2018 • CRISTINA ALFONSIN • LAUREN HALL • KATHLEEN MORRIS • DR EMILY TAYLOR Collections Manager, Waddesdon Conservator, Vizcaya Museum and Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Assistant Curator, European Decorative (Rothschild Foundation), Aylesbury, UK Gardens, FL, USA and Curator of Decorative Arts, Clark Art Arts National Museums of Scotland, • VALERIE A. BALINT • WILLIAM HOBBS Institute, MA, USA Edinburgh, UK Program Manager, Historic Artists’ Homes Retired Managing Partner, Carousel • SARAH MOSELEY • DR PIETER VLAARDINGERBROEK & Studios Program, National Trust for Capital (Private Equity), NC, USA Collections Manager, Duxbury Advisory Architectural Historian, City of Amsterdam, Historic Preservation, MA, USA • SASKIA HUNING Ltd, London, UK The Netherlands • BALÁZS BÁNYAI Owner, Huning Decorations, London, UK • CATHERINE NUZUM • HENRIKE VON WERDER-ZYPRIAN Leader of the Modern History and • BARBARA HYDE Curator of Special Projects, Dumbarton Academical Trainee, Staatliche Ethnography Department, King Saint Keeper, May Patterson Goodrum House, House, DC, USA Schloesser und Gaerten Baden- Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár, GA, USA • CAROLINE O’CONNELL Wuerttemberg, Germany Hungary • CRAIG IRVING Collections Assistant, Drawings, Prints • HARRIET WHEELOCK • ZOE COLEMAN Archive Manager, The Duke of Norfolk’s & Graphic Design, Cooper Hewitt, Keeper of Collections, Royal College of Development Administrator, Irish Archives, Arundel Castle, Arundel, UK Smithsonian Design Museum, NY, USA Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Georgian Society, Dublin, Ireland • DR MIRJANA KOREN • CHRIS PAYNE • BRUCE WHITE • ANDREW COX-WHITTAKER Director & Curator, Regional Museum Senior Paintings Conservator, Artlab Art and Architectural Photographer, Furniture and woodwork restorer/ Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia Australia, Nuriootpa, Australia NJ, USA conservator, T J Phelps, Knaresborough, • SARAH LAMBARTH • HARRIET PILLMAN • MARY ELLEN WHITFORD UK Senior Collections Conservator (South), Architect, Purcell, London, UK Administrator, American Friends of • ANGELA A. CURMI English Heritage, Silsoe, UK • THOMAS REINHART Attingham, NY, USA Architectural Conservator, Jan Hird • LINDA LANDRY Director of Architecture, George • PROF CLAIRE WILCOX Pokorny Associates, Inc., NY, USA Collections Conservator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, MD, USA Senior Curator, Victoria and Albert • JULIANA FALK Washington’s Mount Vernon, DC, UK • SHOSHANA RESNIKOFF Museum, London, UK Owner, Simon Jude Chancognie House, • BRITTANY LUBERDA Curator, The Wolfsonian-FIU, FL, USA • DR EMILY WILLIAMS SC, USA Research Assistant, Decorative Arts and • KIMBERLY ROBINSON Senior Conservator, Archaeological • LODEWIJK GERRETSEN Design, Saint Louis Art Museum, MO, USA Museum Curator, National Park Service, Materials, The Colonial Williamsburg Curator, Amerongen House Trust, • SCOTT MACDONALD VA, USA Foundation, VA, USA Amerongen, The Netherlands Head of Collections & Conservation, • DR FRANCES SANDS • LAWRENCE YERDON • ANNE GRADY Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust, Selkirk, Curator of Drawings and Books, Sir John President and Chief Executive Officer , Associate Conservator, Metropolitan UK Soane’s Museum, London, UK Strawbery Banke Museum, NH, USA Museum of Art, NY, USA • CAROLINE MCCAFFREY-HOWARTH • PAUL SAYLORS • ANNA ZASADZINSKA • CECILIA GUNZBURGER History of Art Tutor, University of Leeds, Owner, Paul Saylors, Gentleman Head of Heritage Interpretation Centre Adjunct Faculty, George Washington UK Gardener, SC, USA and Commissioner for UNESCO World University and Smithsonian Institution, • DR ROSIE MILLS • DR JANE SPOONER Heritage Museum of Warsaw, Warsaw, VA, USA Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Head of Historic Buildings, Historic Royal Poland • MYRTLE-JANE HAGAN Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Palaces, London, UK • EVA ZUZAKOVA Head of Collections Management and CA, USA • BROOKE STEINHAUSER Preservationist, Narodni pamatkovy Registrar, Hillwood Estate, Museum & • JOANNE MOODY Program Director, Emily Dickinson ustav (National Heritage Institute), Ceske Gardens, DC, USA Curator, National Trust (North East), Museum, MA, USA Budejovice, Czech Republic Newcastle, UK ROYAL COLLECTION STUDIES MEMBERS 2018 • ISABELLE D’AMÉCOURT • ZIRWAT CHOWDHURY • KATE HEARD • THIERRY DE LACHAISE • JOSÉ ALBERTO RIBEIRO Head of early European Community Development Senior Curator, Prints and Head of Silver, Sotheby’s, Paris, Director, Palácio Nacional da Sculpture, Christie’s, Paris, Officer, Bennington, VT, USA Drawings, Royal Collection France Ajuda-Ala Sul, Lisbon, Portugal France • ELIZABETH CLELAND Trust, Windsor, UK • DWIGHT LANMON • XAVIER SALOMON • SARA AYRES Associate Curator, Department • ALEXANDER HOLM Director Emeritus, Winterthur Chief Curator, The Frick Post doctoral scholar, London, UK of Sculpture & Decorative Arts, Curator, The Royal Collections, Museum, Phoenix, AZ, USA Collection, NY, USA • WALAA ELDIN BADAWY The Metropolitan Museum, Stockholm, Sweden • ANTHONY MUSSON • JENNIFER SAUNDERS General Manager, Manial Palace NY, USA • OLIVIER HURSTEL Head of Research, Historic Chair, The Australiana Fund, Museum, Cairo, Egypt • MATTHEW DELDICQUE Curatorial Fellow, European Royal Palaces, Surrey, UK Sydney, Australia • CORNELIS VAN DER BAS Curator, Musée Condé, Decorative Arts and Sculpture, • EELCO NAGELSMIT • HINRICH SIEVEKING Curator, Museum Huis Doorn, Chantilly, France Philadelphia Museum of Art, Postdoctoral Research, Freelance Art Historian, Utrecht, The Netherlands • WILLIAM DERHAM PA, USA Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Munich, Germany • MARGARET BETTERIDGE Curator, Collections and • KIRSTIN KENNEDY Netherlands • GARETH WILLIAMS Director, Betteridge Consulting, Research, Dublin Castle, Curator, Metalwork Section, • SOPHIE NORTH Curator and Head of Learning, Sydney, Australia Dublin, Eire The Victoria and Albert Independent researcher, Legion The Weston Park Foundation, • THIJS BOERS • ROBERT DOMERGUE Museum, London, UK of Honor Museum, CA, USA Shropshire, UK Curator, Amsterdam Museum, President, Robert Domergue & • HANNA KLARENBECK • BERNADETTE PETTI • MARTA ZDAŃKOWSKA Amsterdam, The Netherlands Co. San Francisco, CA, USA Curator; Painting, Prints and Assistant Curator, The Bowes Curator of Drawings, The Royal • CHRISTIAN CARR • STEPHEN HARRISON Drawings, Het Loo Palace, Museum, Barnard Castle, UK Castle in Warsaw Museum, Professor of Art History, Curator, Decorative Art and Apeldoorn, The Netherlands • LUCY PORTEN Warsaw, Poland Savannah College of Art and Design, Cleveland Museum of Curator, National Trust for Design, GA, USA Art, OH, USA England, Wales and Northern Ireland, London, UK THE ATTINGHAM STUDY PROGRAMME MEMBERS 2018 • AURORE BAYLE-LOUDET • JESSICA DALLOW • RANDOLPH HOOKS • PAULA MARTIN • DAVID PARSONS Head of Collections, Museum Interim Chair and Associate Former Managing Director and House and Collections Former Director of Finance of the Horse, Domaine de Professor, Department of Art Associate General Counsel, J P Manager, Arlington Court and & Administration, Historic Chantilly, Chantilly, France and Art History, University Morgan Chase & Co., VA, USA the National Trust, Carriage Hudson Valley, NY, USA • MAGDALENA BAYREUTHER of Alabama at Birmingham, • KRISTIN M. KLIGERMAN Museum, Devon, UK • CLAUDIA PFEIFFER Historian, Museum of AL, USA Architect and Consultant, Ike • CAROL MATTUSCH George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Franconia, Würzburg, Germany • SARAH DUNCAN Kligerman Barkley, Maplewood, Mathy Professor Emerita, Curator of Art, National • OLENE BERGMAN Independent Scholar, London, UK NJ, USA Department of History and Sporting Library & Museum, Curator of the Carriage • JEREMY GARFIELD-DAVIES • EKATERINA KOGUT Art History, George Mason Middleburg, VA, USA Museum and Public Managing Director, Duxbury Researcher and Curator, University, Clifton, VA, USA • MARIA ANNE PRIVAT Programmes Coordinator, Advisory Ltd, London, UK Department of Arms and Armour, • ERICA MUNKWITZ Chief Curator, National Christiansborg Palace, • MICHAELA GIEBELHAUSEN The Moscow Kremlin Museums, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Museum of Carriages Copenhagen, Denmark Senior Lecturer and Course Moscow, Russia in history, American University, and Transport, Palais de • ROBIN BLEDSOE Leader, Culture, Criticism • KATHERINE KOVACIC Washington DC, USA Compiègne, Compiègne, Antiquarian Bookseller, and Curation, Central Saint Independent Curator / Trustee • SARAH NICHOLS France Robin Bledsoe Bookseller, Martins, University of the Arts, and Secretary, The Copland Former Curator and Deputy • EMMA ROBINSON Cambridge, MA, USA London, UK Foundation, Adelaide, Australia Director, The Attingham Director of Policy and • SOPHIE CHESSUM • ALESSANDRA GRIFFO • ALEXANDRA LOTZ London House Course, Campaigns, Historic Houses, Senior Curator, Clandon Park, Curator of the Carriage Principal of “Horses and Heritage” York, UK London, UK National Trust, UK Museum, Pitti Palace and of 18th and Scholar at the Cultural • MARGARET NOWACK • JAMES SWANSON • OLIVER COX century Paintings and Furniture Heritage Centre, Brandenburg Museum Consultant / Author and Historian, Heritage Engagement Fellow, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy University of Technology, Preservationist, Catskill, NY, USA Washington DC, USA TORCH, University of Oxford, • ANDRE HOEK Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany • SHEILA O’CONNELL • WHITNEY WHITE UK Conservation Architect, Hoek • PAULA MADDEN Former Assistant Keeper, Executive Director, Pebble Architecture and Preservation, Architectural Preservationist, Department of Prints and Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Utrecht, The Netherlands Northrup Investments, Portland, Drawings, The British Museum, GA, USA OR, USA London, UK

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