Decorative Arts in the White House Symposium Schedule
October 1, 2020
October 1, 2020
9:00-9:15am
Welcome and Overview
- Stewart D. McLaurin, President, White House Historical Association
- Frederick J. Ryan Jr., Chairman, Board of Directors, White House Historical Association
- Katharine P. Booth, Vice Chairwoman, Board of Trustees, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
9:15-10:00am
Crafting American Taste
- Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
- Moderated by Tom Savage, Director of External Affairs, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, (also presenting)
- Catharine Dann Roeber, Brock W. Jobe Associate Professor of Decorative Arts and Material Culture, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
- Jennifer Van Horn, Assistant Professor of Art History and History, University of Delaware
10:10-10:50am
The History of White House Collection
- Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
- Lydia Tederick, Curator of the White House
11:00am-12:00pm
The Preservation and Conservation of the White House Collection
- Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
- Moderated by Matthew Costello, Vice President of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
- Wendy Cooper, Curator Emerita of Furniture for Winterthur and current member, Committee for the Preservation of the White House
- Melissa Naulin, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, The White House
- Frank Kalista, Historic Upholsterer
Lunch
1:30-2:30pm
House, Museum, and Stage
- Introduced and Moderated by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
- William Allman, Former Curator of the White House
- Brock Jobe, Professor of American Decorative Arts Emeritus of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
- Marcee Craighill, Director and Curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms
2:40-3:50pm
Designing Camelot
- Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
- Moderated by Carol B. Cadou, Charles F. Montgomery Director and CEO of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
- James A. Abbott, Executive Director, The Lewes Historical Society, Lewes Delaware and co-author of Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration
- Elaine Rice Bachmann, Deputy State Archivist, Maryland State Archives and co-author of Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration
- Stephanie Delamaire, Associate Curator of Fine Arts, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
3:50-4:00pm
Closing Remarks
- Stewart D. McLaurin, President, White House Historical Association