American Decorative Arts Forum of Northern California

American Decorative Arts Forum of Northern California The Forum dedicates itself to the study, enjoyment and preservation of American design and decorative arts from their earliest beginnings to today.

We are ending the year with our annual, special event: the Michael Weller Lecture. On Saturday, Dec 6 at 11am Pacific ...
12/03/2025

We are ending the year with our annual, special event: the Michael Weller Lecture. On Saturday, Dec 6 at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern, we are so honored to have Ann Wagner, Winterthur Museum’s curator of decorative arts, deliver what will be a fascinating and beautifully illustrated lecture with a touch of mystery! Come join us either via Zoom or in person for POPPY PATENTS, SILVER PRIZES and an HEIRESS: GORHAM’S CALIFORNIA CHOCOLATE SET. Winterthur’s acquisition of a Gorham gilded, silver, hot chocolate set opens a door to the past century revealing a mystery with surprising adventures. This talk will travel from Arcadia to San Francisco to Tahoe to New York and Europe. Characters include Anita May Baldwin, the Kennel Club of Pasadena, King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians, and attendees of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Spoiler alert: A member of the ADAF plays a crucial role! The lecture will be held at the Forest Hill Club, 381 Magellan Drive, San Francisco, 94116. Admission is free to members and $20 for non-members. REGISTER for ZOOM at the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1417624521196/WN_yFoEUVXiR_CysaYTANdkAg #/registration

Join us for our second illustrated lecture on July 19, at 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern. “COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION: MEN, WO...
07/05/2025

Join us for our second illustrated lecture on July 19, at 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern. “COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION: MEN, WOMEN AND HOME DECORATING IN FEDERAL AMERICA” by Amy Hudson Henderson, the very accomplished historian. To give you a hint about this lecture, in the 18th century, designing and decorating a home was a joint affair between men and women. Husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, fathers and daughters, and mothers and sons all worked together to select the style, look, and feel of their material world. These creative partnerships, however, have long been lost in the historical narrative. We will see how women and men in the circle of elite Americans in the national society growing around George and Martha Washington in the 1780s and 1790s, shared and divided the responsibilities of commissioning and acquiring goods for their homes. The words and actions of Martha Washington and her peers provide the evidence of the various roles women played in this world of collaborative consumption. REGISTER for this fascinating, beautifully illustrated lecture here => https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017383621510/WN_pWmLLs0US7uiIbe9-HnK2w #/registration

JOIN US - as Lisa Minardi, Executive Director of Historic Trappe and her antique dealer husband, Philip Bradley, took on...
02/05/2025

JOIN US - as Lisa Minardi, Executive Director of Historic Trappe and her antique dealer husband, Philip Bradley, took on the massive challenge of restoring the 1757 Hiester House, the most intact and refined example of Pennsylvania German architecture, but totally dilapidated. “ADVENTURES IN RESTORATION: JOURNEY FROM 18TH CENTURY RELIC TO 21SR CENTURY HOME, February 11, 2025 at 6PM Pacific, 9PM Eastern. (Zoom Lecture) Register Here, it’s free: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4017381294417/WN_8ryqf_9tQuCWvmiodVZ-Rw #/registration

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