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Drawn to Success. Thomas Chippendale as Draftsman and Cabinetmaker
Drawn to Success. Thomas Chippendale as Draftsman and Cabinetmaker

Femke Speelberg, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 

Please join us for our next lecture which takes place on Monday November 5th at First Church, Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06878

RSVP by email to Greenwichdecorativearts@gmail.com

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Casanova’s Europe: Art, Pleasure, and Power in the 18th Century
Casanova’s Europe: Art, Pleasure, and Power in the 18th Century

We started our year off with a fabulous talk on Casenova’s Europe by, Thomas Michie,  Russell B. and Andréa Beauchamp Stearns Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture,  The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. His talk was both interesting and entertaining. This was followed by an excellent lunch at Riverside Yacht Club. We had a great turnout with many members and guests attending.

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Archive Now available on our web site under More

GDAS is pleased to advise you that we now have an archive of all our lectures since 2010 on this web site.  Please go to More and then click on History for details.

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OUR MISSION

David Hockney Retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum Speaker: Page Knox , Adjunct Professor, Art History Department, Columbia University, New York City; Contractual Lecturer for the Education Department, Metropolitan Museum of Art .      

David Hockney Retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum
Speaker: Page Knox, Adjunct Professor, Art History Department, Columbia University, New York City; Contractual Lecturer for the Education Department, Metropolitan Museum of Art .

 

 

 

The purpose of the Greenwich Decorative Arts Society (the "Society") is to further the appreciation, knowledge and understanding of antiques and the fine and decorative arts. In accomplishing this goal, the Greenwich Decorative Arts Society provides and promotes educational programs on antiques and the decorative arts, such as engaging scholars to lecture on topics of interest. The Society also provides educational opportunities to further the knowledge of antiques and decorative arts with sponsored trips and tours.