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“The Wonder Of Wood” Conference Explores Decorative Marquetry And Inlay
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collective expertise with the public. In both inlay and marquetry, artisans apply small pieces of different species of wood to create pictures or patterns on furniture. The basic concept has a long and illustrious past. Both traditions existed in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. They were revived during the Renaissance and have flourished ever since. Over the centuries, the complexity of the ornament has varied enormously, from simple bands of light and dark stringing that outline the drawers of a plain desk in the 1790s to breathtaking trompe l’oeil imagery on Dutch and French cabinets a century earlier. Focusing on the years from 1600 to 1900, “The Wonder of Wood” will consider an especially rich period in European and American furniture history, when craftsmen produced many of the grandest inlaid objects ever made. A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated volume, edited by Brock Jobe, professor emeritus at Winterthur; Alexandra Kirtley, the Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and Steve Latta, craftsman, teacher, and historian of decorative inlay, will provide a lasting record of this
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groundbreaking conference. Registration is open. Space is limited. Admission is $375 for the public, $300 for members of Winterthur or the PMA, and $225 for nonprofit employees. A virtual version of the conference will be made available two weeks after the live event for $250. Scholarships are available. To learn more, visit www.winterthur.org.
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