Curatorial Office Decorative Arts
Scope and Contents
Records concerning the operation of the office of Decorative Arts, which began to emerge as a distinct section of the Curatorial Department in 1969-1970, and the care and installation of the period rooms and the decorative arts collections. Includes: correspondence; research on the collection; acquisition considerations; background for bulletin articles; conservation issues; activities of the Decorative Arts Society; files on reinstallation of the period rooms; grant information; deaccessions; consultants on decorative arts; paint analysis; University City Pottery research; travel files; contacts with dealers.
Dates
- 1969 - 2007
Biographical / Historical
The following curatorial staff have held positions in this office:
Lynn E. Springer, Curatorial Assistant, 1969-1971, Assistant Curator, 1972-1973, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, 1974-1975, Curator of Decorative Arts, 1976-1980;
Louisa Bartlett, Curator of Decorative Arts, 1981-1983;
Christina H. Nelson, Curator of Decorative Arts, 1984-1988;
Laurie A. Stein, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, 1989-1991;
Cara McCarty, Curator of Decorative Arts, 1992-2000, Grace L. Brumbaugh and Richard E. Brumbaugh Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, 2001-2007;
David Conradsen, Curatorial Assistant, 1993-1998, Assistant Curator, 1999-2007, Associate Curator, 2007-2011; Grace L. Brumbaugh and Richard E. Brumbaugh Associate Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, 2011-2016, Grace L. Brumbaugh and Richard E. Brumbaugh Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, 2016-present;
Genevieve Cortinovis, Curatorial Research Assistant, 2012-2016, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, 2016-2023; Associate Curator, 2023-present.
Other Curatorial Assistants have been: Reka Fisher, 1971-1983; Deborah J. Binder, 1981-1984; Ghenete Zelleke, 1984-1990; Margaret Wallace Lichter, 1991-1992; David Conradsen, 1993-1998; Genevieve Cortinovis, 2012-2016; Katherine Feldkamp, 2019-2023; Sarah Berg, 2024-.
Extent
27 Linear Feet (63 document case boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Records of the Office of Decorative Arts. Organized by the individuals who generated the records. Arranged by subject.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Museum Archives when files are considered non-current; and upon departure of individuals in the department.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Saint Louis Art Museum Archives Repository