The Society for the History of Collecting Call for Papers Renaissance Society of America Conference Dublin, Ireland, 7–10 April 2021 Collecting and Display of Small, Portable Objects (15th–17th century) The taste for small objects, such as gems, jewels, coins, small antiquities, statuettes and miniature works of art is evident in leading collections from the fifteenth … Continue reading Reminder! CFP: SHC Collecting and Display of Small, Portable Objects (submit before 30 July 2020)
CONF: The History of Collecting (29 January 2018)
. On behalf of the steering committee for the Americas chapter of the Society for the History of Collecting, we are delighted to invite you to attend an evening focusing on the collecting of drawings. The panel will be moderated by Jennifer Tonkovich, Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator at The Morgan Library & Museum and … Continue reading CONF: The History of Collecting (29 January 2018)
ANN: First New York Event for SocHistColl Americas, 11 December 2018
Leonardo da Vinci, A Bear Walking, ca. 1482-85. Silverpoint on light buff prepared paper, 4 1/16 x 5 ¼ in. Robert Lehman, 1975 (1975.1.369) The Steering Committee for the American chapter of the Society for the History of Collecting are pleased to announce our first New York event since launching at the Wadsworth Atheneum as … Continue reading ANN: First New York Event for SocHistColl Americas, 11 December 2018