Are There Cultural Connections Between North and South?

On April 26-29, 2015, the Preservation Society of Newport County (aka the Newport Mansions) is hosting a symposium on the cultural connections between the North and South from the Colonial Period to the Gilded Age as seen through furnishings, silver, textiles, painting, architecture, and interiors.  Scholars include:

• Daniel Kurt Ackerman, Associate Curator, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
• Brandy Culp, Curator, Historic Charleston Foundation
• Caryne Eskridge, Project Manager & Research Coordinator, The Classical Institute of the South
• Stephen Harrison, Curator of Decorative Art & Design, Cleveland Museum of Art
• Brock Jobe, Professor of American Decorative Arts, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
• Alexandra Kirtley, The Montgomery Garvan Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Jefferson Mansell, Historian, Natchez National Historical Park
• George McDaniel, Executive Director, Drayton Hall
• George H. McNeely IV, Vice President, Strategic & International Affairs, World Monuments Fund
• Richard Nylander, Curator Emeritus, Historic New England
• Tom Savage, Director of Museum Affairs, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
• Susan P. Schoelwer, Robert H. Smith Senior Curator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon
• Arlene Palmer Schwind, Curator, Victoria Mansion
• Carolyn Weekley, Juli Grainger Curator, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Martha Willoughby, Senior Specialist, Christie’s

Registration is $600 and includes an opening reception at Rosecliff (1902) and dinner in the Great Hall at the Breakers (1895).  Scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as arts and humanities professionals.  To register or for more information, contact symposium@NewportMansions.org or call 401-847-1000 x 160.  Tell them that you heard about it from Engaging Places and you’ll receive a 10% discount!