The history of Attingham isentwined with the Dowager

Duchess of Devonshire (known toher friends as Debo) who died on24th September. In 1952, itsinaugural year, the Summer Schoolvisited Chatsworth House onSaturday 19th July, seeing itsgardens and landscaped park onthe following day. The memberswere welcomed by the Duchess,prompting the following letter fromFrancis Thompson, curator andlibrarian at Chatsworth since 1921,who had helped to guide the tour,

Yesterday I heard from dear oldMiss Webb, the DowagerDuchess’s [Duchess Evelyn] maid -‘Webby’ as she is to us – that theDuchess and Webby herself likedthem all very much. My only regretis that besides the enchantingyoung Duchess you did not see theequally enchanting young Duke…

So began the Trust’s closeconnection with the Duchess whowas there to greet the newmembers with unfailing courtesyand kindness on what immediatelybecame an essential annual visitover two days. Every Attinghamclass will have their own specialmemories of her involvement andher willingness to share herknowledge and deep love of thegreat house and the interest shownto its individual members. Few will

forget her inimitable description ofthe management of the estate andher appreciation of all those whoworked for it from the plumber to thechef; her generosity in allowing usprivileged access to the privateapartments with the Chatsworthsilver newly sparkling in the privatedining room ready for our seminar;and the ringing of the Elvis Presleytelephone (a gift from Gracelands)under the Joshua Reynolds paintingof the ‘Duchess Georgiana and herdaughter’ in the Blue drawing room.She has left so many fond andwonderful memories. The Duchessbecame a founder patron of theAttingham Trust in 1973, alongsidethe Duke of Grafton, Sir GeorgeTrevelyan Bt., Sir Nikolaus Pevsnerand Sir John Summerson, a mix ofhouse owners and academics stillpreserved in the list today. She was

certainly one of its most active andsupportive with staff members of theDevonshire Collection attendingAttingham programmes over theyears as they still do today. Since2004, with the death of the Duke,their son, the 12th Duke, has takenover her role with his own generouscommitment to the Summer School.

One of the many outstandingmemories is of the Duke andDuchess being interviewed bySimon Seligman at the start of TheAttingham Trust’s 50th Anniversaryconference held in October 2002.Together they held the audiencespell-bound as they recounted theproblems they faced in keepingChatsworth intact following cripplingdeath duties imposed at the deathof the 10th Duke in 1950 somefourteen weeks short of the fiveyears needed to avoid this tax. Atthis time such houses were‘disliked, laughed at, scorned andignored.’1 The courage,determination and innovation shownby them both before and after thefounding of the Chatsworth HouseTrust ‘for the benefit of the public’ in1980 was extraordinary.

The Dowager Duchess will remainin Attingham’s memory for always.We all owe her a deep debt ofgratitude for her stalwart support,her welcoming warmth, courtesyand sense of fun.

For further information about The Attingham Trust and the courses it runs please refer to website www.attinghamtrust.org or contact Rebecca Parker,The Attingham Trust, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 3EJ. Tel 0044 (0)20 7253 9057. E-mail rebecca.parker@attinghamtrust.orgFor American members contact Cheryl Hageman Tel 001 212 682 6840. E-mail Attingham@verizon.net

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THE ATTINGHAM TRUSTfor the study of HISTORIC houses and collections

Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire(1920-2014)

1 Ed. Giles Waterfield and Annabel Westman, ‘The Past Fifty Years of the English Country House’, The Attingham 50th Anniversary Conference. The Country House in theEurope in the 21st Century, The Attingham Trust, October 2002

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THE ATTINGHAM TRUST 2014

Attingham has enjoyed a busyyear running, for the first time,

six courses. Added to the normalmix of the Study Programme,Summer School and RoyalCollection Studies, Andrew Moorehas successfully directed At CloseQuarters, a 6-day residentialpostgraduate module held in Marchwith East Anglia University. GilesWaterfield with Sarah Nichols ran theLondon House Programme in April,building on its initial success in 2010.And, for the second year running,French Eighteenth-Century Studieswas held this October in partnershipwith the Wallace Collection,organised by Helen Jacobsen andRebecca Parker. With the kindsupport of our donors, not least theAmerican Friends, the Trust was ableto award financial assistance on allthe courses, a great achievementgiven the demand for assistedplaces. On this fund-raising note, Iam also delighted to record that wereceived a very generous gift for ourendowment fund from alongstanding and close-supporter ofAttingham for which we are mostgrateful.

The concentration given toextending our portfolio of courseshas helped considerably to extendour network of contacts. A newinitiative this autumn is to list on the

Attingham website(www.attinghamtrust.org) a numberof ‘ambassadors’ from variouscountries including India, China andCanada to help spread awareness ofwhat the Trust offers. Themanagement of our portfolio,however, would not be possiblewithout the small dedicated team ofstaff, directors and administrators ofthem. A new addition is RitaGrudzien, replacing Meg Finnis asadministrator of the Summer School.We were delighted too to welcomeSarah Nichols to assist GilesWaterfield with the London Housecourse; Dr Kedrun Laurie to supportAnnabel Westman on the BelgianStudy Programme, and ChristopherGaribaldi who very ably replacedGiles (undergoing a routineoperation) as acting Director onRoyal Collection Studies. I amgrateful to Sara Heaton for herinvaluable support of Chris.

On the American Friends scene, CloTepper’s term as President hascome to an end. He has spent anactive and stalwart three years inleading the Friends and we thankhim for his time and attention todetail over a number of years whichhas been greatly appreciated. Sheilaffolliott, Professor Emerita of ArtHistory at George Mason Universityin Virginia, has now been appointed

and we look forward to welcomingher. She has attended a number ofAttingham courses and led theStudy Programme in America in2012. We are also very grateful forthe support received from thetrustees of the Copland Foundation,chaired by Richard Heathcote, andtheir efforts to recruit and fundAustralian scholars. One of our aimsin the near future is to establish“Canadian Friends of Attingham” tohelp stimulate and facilitate moreapplications from that great Country.

Since our last Newsletter, the PrimeMinister has appointed yet anotherSecretary of State who, like theprevious two, has shown littleinterest in, or knowledge of, ourheritage “world” prior to hisappointment. However, thisSecretary of State is, at least, an ablepolitician and we hope he will be inhis position long enough tocomprehend the complexities of thisarea. One aspect to which he mightusefully turn his attention is theisolationist policy of our taxpayer-funded National Museums in themetropolis who do little, if nothing, topublicise the wealth of attractions oftheir “out of London” brethren, thegreat Country Houses of Britain.

John LewisChairman

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Council: Errol ClarkRita GrudzienSara Heaton

(Administrator RCS)Sir Robert HildyardDr Helen JacobsenJonathan Marsden CVO, FSA

Andrew Renton (Chairman,Scholarship Committee)

Dr Christopher Ridgway FSAE. Clothier Tepper (President of

the American Friends ofAttingham)

Nick Way

Trustees:John Lewis OBE (Chairman), David Adshead FSA, Diana Berry, Martin Drury CBE, FSA, Sarah Medlam, Caroline Rimell, Rosalind Savill DBE, FBA, FSA

Patrons:HM Ambassador to Washington, The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE, DL, Dr. Thomas P. Campbell, Professor Sir David Cannadine FSA, Sir Timothy Clifford, The Lord Crathorne, The Duke of Devonshire KCVO, CBE, The Hon. Desmond Guinness, John Harris OBE, FSA, The Marquis of Lansdowne LVO, DL, Rosemary Lomax-Simpson, Sir Hugh Roberts GCVO, FSA, The Lord Rothschild OM, GBE, Coral Samuel CBE

Officers:Chairman: John Lewis OBEVice-Chairman: James Hughes-Hallett CMGExecutive Director: Annabel Westman FSATreasurer: Kate MorganAssistant to Executive Director: Rebecca ParkerDirector (Summer School): Elizabeth JamiesonDirector (Summer School): Dr Andrew MooreDirector (Royal Collection Studies): Giles Waterfield FSA

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COMMENTARY• Martin Drury

Ifeel fortunate to have had such along association with Attingham.

It must be forty years since I wasfirst invited to speak to the SummerSchool. I was an inexperiencedspeaker and I remember the relief ofbeing told by Helen Lowenthal, itshighly critical founder, that I hadpassed muster. To Helen teachingwas a high calling and you had toearn her approval, but once youhad done so, there was no moreloyal or encouraging mentor andfriend.

At that time I was the NationalTrust’s Curator in the South East ofEngland. After 1984 when theSummer School moved its firstweek from Attingham to WestDean, my annual contributionsettled into a pattern. On the firstevening I would give an introductorytalk called Who Owns the EnglishCountry House? This offered ananswer to a recurring question butwatching the scholars’ faces, I oftenfelt I was just making the fog thicker.Then over the first week-end Iwould introduce Petworth andUppark, two houses I was

especially interested in, and takepart in the tours.

In July 1989 I assembled thescholars as usual on the downlandturf, with Uppark’s smiling face infront of us and that incomparablepanorama of Sussex and the seabehind. A month later, I was on thesame spot as fire crackled throughits precious 18th-century rooms -happily emptied of most of theircontents - and flames soared intothe night sky. Five years later,Uppark reopened. The traumaticfire is now one episode in thehouse’s long history, but its repairby the National Trust and thelessons learnt have become anenduring case study - and I havebecome Coleridge’s AncientMariner.

Most years I still accompany thescholars to Uppark and feel moreand more like a hoary veteran.Scholars who were children in 1989- or not even born - marvel athaving met someone who was‘actually there’.

Helen Lowenthal would beastonished to see what Attinghamachieves, still with modestresources. She would be especiallypleased to see how the StudyProgramme has evolved from afundraiser into an instrument ofAttingham’s educational mission.

This year’s Study Programme tookplace in Belgium. By chance, thewonderful itinerary arranged byAnnabel Westman had a topicalinterest for me because I aminvolved with an Anglo-Belgianproject to restore HougoumontFarm on the battlefield of Waterlooin time for next June’s bicentenary.The buildings which survived thebattle are being repaired, theplace’s significance will beinterpreted and in one building a flatis being created for renting on theLandmark Trust model.

Because of its position in a woodslightly in front of Wellington’s line,Hougoumont was the scene ofintense fighting: more than 5000soldiers died. At one point theFrench broke in, but after a fiercestruggle they were ejected and thegates were barred. Wellingtondeclared that the battle’s outcomehad turned on the closing of thesegates.

Then, peace returned toHougoumont. It became a workingfarm and for two hundred years wasa place of pilgrimage. Poets,novelists, painters, soldiers’descendants and curious travellerswould be admitted. In particular,they would remember themiraculous crucifix, still hanging inthe chapel, on which Christ’smissing feet and charred legsmarked where the fire caused bythe French bombardment hadfinally died away.

Hougoumont has survived as ahauntingly evocative place becauseof a local landowner who bought itsoon after the battle to preserve asa memorial. His descendant,Comte Guibert d’Oultremont sold itto the local authority in 2003 and acousin, Comte Antoined’Oultremont, received the StudyWeek at the château de Warfusée,on the eve of the 199th anniversaryof Waterloo.

Being associated with Attinghamfor so long and being part of itscontinuing evolution has been ahappy experience and I am gratefulto have been asked to continue as a trustee - as well as AncientMariner.

Martin Drury CBE, FSA wasDirector-General of the NationalTrust, Chairman of the LandmarkTrust and a Trustee of the WallaceCollection. He is a Trustee of TheAttingham Trust.

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At Close Quarters:The English Country House and its Collections An Attingham Postgraduate Fieldwork Module in association with University of East Anglia, 22nd - 29th March 2014 • Dr Andrew Moore - Course Director

At Close QuarterswasAttingham’s first residential

course held on behalf of a University.Based at Houghton Hall in Norfolk,this was a pilot programme classedas a fieldwork module delivered forthe University of East Anglia as partof a full postgraduate year. Lastingsix days the course enabled theclose study of a group of Norfolkcountry houses and was attendedby six postgraduate studentsstudying for their MA in Art History,together with two Art Historydoctoral students. The small scale ofthe group enabled collegiate stylelearning in a richly satisfying andabsorbing week. Learning objectivesincluded the study of local,metropolitan and international linksand networks as encapsulated in thecontextual inter-disciplinary andexperiential study of the housesvisited. The students wereintroduced to the researchopportunities within the region,which is exceptionally rich in countryhouses with international collections.They met owners, curators,academics and property managersand all discussion was in situ with noformal lectures. The programmeaimed at a depth of engagementwith the sense of place that acountry house offers.

The course director was Dr. AndrewMoore and the postgraduates allgelled wonderfully as a group. To bebased at Houghton was clearly

much appreciated, providing thepotential for a transformative learningexperience of the country house.Andrew Moore held one-to-onesessions for each of the students tosupport their personal researchpapers: the MA students’ task wasto write a 6,0000 word researchreport to be submitted as acontribution to their written work.Support for the course director wasprovided by Kate Morgan, Treasurer,while members of the AttinghamCouncil, James Rothwell andAnnabel Westman, together withSarah Medlam, Trustee, providedspecialist teaching sessions,alongside visiting curators Dr. GregSullivan of Tate Britain, Dr. BetsyWieseman of the National Galleryand Mark Purcell of the NationalTrust, as well as specialist staff fromthe houses. Dr. Victor Morgan, Dr.Margit Thöfner and Professor TomWilliamson from UEA also lectured insitu to the group. Private visits

beyond Houghton took place atBlickling, Holkham, Langley Park,Oxburgh, Raynham, Raveninghamand Somerleyton.

The week was a real privilege in somany ways and the contributions ofindividual owners and guestlecturers was invaluable. Access tohouses and collections throughoutthe week was exceptional, alwaysunder private conditions, includingthose houses normally open to thepublic. The studies of the studentsinvolved continue at the time ofwriting.

The sustainability of the courseremains an open question in thepresent economic climate and maydepend upon the interest of otherHumanities courses being in aposition to invest in individualpostgraduates. The Attingham Trustwas in a position to help twostudents with scholarships.

List of PhD and MA studentsSusan Allen Miriana Carbonara (PhD)Anuradha Gobin (PhD)Anastasia Moskvina Charlotte Rogers Andrew Taylor Amy Taylor Amy Tompkins

Houghton Hall

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This was the second LondonHouse course organised by the

Trust, building on the success of the2010 event. The essential planremained the same, offering achronological survey of houses fromthe Middle Ages to the present, witha combination of lectures and visits.Many of the distinguished lecturerswho previously spoke made repeatperformances, notably AndrewSaint, Neil Burton, James Yorke,Joseph Friedman, Caroline Dakersand Gavin Stamp. We revisited theDeanery at Westminster Abbey, thesecond oldest inhabited house inLondon, in the learned company ofthe Dean. At Charterhouse DominicTickell and Cathy Ross of theMuseum of London illuminated theintricacies of the house’stransformation from ecclesiasticalfoundation to Tudor mansion andthen charitable foundation.Christopher Moran generouslyallowed access to the splendours ofCrosby Hall, his Tudor mansion inChelsea. Our visit to Spitalfields wasenlivened by Will Palin, who showedus his own house, as did otherresidents of the neighbourhood. Wealso added several properties to ourlist including houses in QueenAnne’s Gate and Lambeth Palace(London’s oldest inhabited house),

where the Librarian, GilesMandelbrote, gave an exemplarytour of the medieval fabric.

In contrast, the day dedicated to thearistocratic house included visits toHome House – ingeniouslyreinvented as a fashionable club –as well as Spencer House,Lancaster House and BridgewaterHouse. Lord and Lady Deben let ususe their house as a venue to hearJoseph Friedman discuss thecreation and dispersal of greatLondon collections. Again incontrast, the fifth day consideredthe artist’s house: notably twoprivate house/studios in Tite Streetas well as Holland Park, where wesaw Leighton House and LinleySambourne House. Gavin Stampled a tour of Hampstead andHighgate, where a new way of urbanliving was enunciated in the earliertwentieth century. Numerous privateowners allowed us to inspect theirhouses and flats.

On the final day we considered thearchitect’s house. The architectCezary Bednarski and the critic EllisWoodman discussed thedevelopment of London in the latertwentieth century. The ensuingprogramme moved from a detailed

consideration of Sir John Soane’sMuseum to Charles Jencks’s iconichouse in Notting Hill Gate,Bednarski’s house for himself andthe innovatory housing estate atTrelick Tower.

This programme attractednumerous applicants. Thoseattending included members fromAustralia, the Netherlands, Poland,Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, theUnited States, and the UnitedKingdom, with a stimulating mixtureof architectural historians,academics in various disciplines,curators, auctioneers andarchitects. Given the transitorynature of collections in the capital, itwas architecture, interior design andurban planning that dominated thediscussions. Generous scholarshipsupport from ACE (Association forCultural Exchange), JudithHernstadt, the Copland Foundationand The Attingham Trust made itpossible to award a number ofbursaries.

The complicated logistics intransporting, informing and feeding25 people to almost 30 locationswere admirably handled by SarahNichols, the co-director. We plan torepeat the programme in 2016.

LONDON HOUSE PROGRAMME22nd – 28th April 2014 • Giles Waterfield - Director

• EVE BARSOUMArchitectural Historian, U.S. Commissionof Fine Arts, Washington DC, USA

• MONICA BILFINGERArt Historian, Federal Office ofConstruction and Logistics, Bern,Switzerland

• JOHN BRAYMERExecutive Vice-President and CEO,Virginia Society of the American Instituteof Architects, Richmond, VA, USA

• ANNE MARIE TEN CATEArchitectural Historian and Partner, TenCate and Van der Wiele, Aerdenhout,The Netherlands

• JOHN CLARKTrustee, Royal Oak Foundation, NewYork, NY, USA

• RENÉ DESSINGProgramme Director, Foundation DigitalPortal for Dutch Castles, CountryHouses and Estates, Heemstede, TheNetherlands

• BARBARA FILEArchivist, The Metropolitan Museum ofArt, New York, NY, USA

• JUDITH HERNSTADTUrban Planner (retired), New York, NY,USA

• KATARZYNA JURSZ-SALVADORICurator of Prints and Drawings, TheMuseum of the Royal Castle of Warsaw,Poland

• JENNIFER KLOSCurator, Oklahoma City Museum of Art,OK, USA

• ANTHONY KNIGHTFounding Director, Belura House andGarden, the Tallis Foundation,Mornington, Australia

• LOUIS LE VAILLANTDirector and Curator, The JohnstonCollection, East Melbourne, Australia

• CAROLINE LEVYGallery Manager, London, UK

• HEDWIG MARDHPh.D Candidate, Department of ArtHistory, Uppsala University, Uppsala,Sweden

• ELIZABETH MOOREArchitect and Heritage Consultant,London, UK

• COLLEEN MORRISHeritage Consultant, Lilyfield, NSW,Australia

• ANNA POZNANSKAYACurator of British and 19th CenturyPainting, Pushkin State Museum of FineArts, Moscow, Russia

• ANNE NELLIS RICHTERAdjunct Professorial Lecturer, History ofArt, American University, Washington,DC, USA

• GUY SAVILLDepartment Director, Fine EnglishFurniture, Bonhams Auctioneers,London, UK

• STACEY SLOBODAAssistant Professor of Art History,Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,USA

• NIEK SMITArchitectural Historian, VerenigingHendrick de Keyser, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands

• STEVEN SPANDLEArchitect, Fairfax and SammonsArchitecture, New York, NY, USA

• SALLY STRATTONDepartment Director, Fine EnglishFurniture, Bonhams Auctioneers,London, UK

• SUSAN ODELL WALKERHead of Public Services, The LewisWalpole Library, Yale University, CT, USA

• TESSA WILDCurator, The National Trust, London, UK

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The choice of Belgiumfor the 2014

Programme derived fromthe success of the StudyProgramme in theNetherlands in 2010 anda desire to compare thetwo very different butonce conjoined LowCountries. 2014 was alsothe 100th anniversary ofWWI, which gave thecourse an additionalpoignancy. A stimulatinggroup of 30 participantsfrom the US and UK,Sweden, theNetherlands, Croatia,Estonia, the CzechRepublic, Australia andNew Zealand rose keenlyto the challenge of understanding thecomplex country that is modernBelgium.

We based ourselves in Ghent andLiège in order to reflect the ancientcommercial might of the cities and toinclude both the Flemish and FrenchRegions. In each, the group waswarmly welcomed by the cityauthorities. As far as possible visitswere then planned chronologicallyand connections made between afamily’s town and country houses.Beginning in Ghent, the group hadprivileged access to historic interiorsincluding Hotel d’Hane Steenhuyseand St Bavo’s Cathedral, where thevan Eyck triptych was memorablyexplained. In Antwerp, with thegenerous cooperation of theRubenianum, private visits weremade to the Rockoxhuis and theRubens House. Country housesincluded Beloeil, Attre andLeeuwergem, at each of which wewere shown round by the owners.The Prince de Ligne commented thatour visit was ‘one of the mostinteresting moments that Beloeil haslived since a long time.’ A finewelcome was also received from theowners of Marke and Loppem, twovery different 19th century houses

associated with Gothic Revivalarchitect Jean-Baptiste Bethune. InBrussels we studied Art Nouveauthrough private visits to HotelsSolvay, Horta and Ciamberlani andArt Deco at the Museum van Buuren.

Heading east to Liège via theNorbertine Park Abbey, nowundergoing a major restorationprogramme, a similar mix of townand country house visits wasfollowed. With the kind assistanceof the curators, our group visitedthe Ansembourg and Grand CurtiusMuseums, formerly townhouses ofthe nobility, and the châteaux ofModave, Waleffe, where we had adelicious lunch, and Warfusée. AtFirst Empire Sélys Longchamps weadmired original paintwork and apavilion constructed in imitation of a

Napoleonic tent. AtKasteel van Hex the Countd’Ursel hosted our finalparty with a flourish. Hegave us a tour of hismagnificent estate andcollections including itemsimported by the OstendEast India Company, arecurring theme on theprogramme. The courseconcluded with a visit ledby Martine Vermeire to theRoyal Palace in Brussels,by special permission ofHis Majesty King Philippeof Belgium.

Among many illuminatingtalks were those fromWerner Adriaenssens, Ben

van Beneden, Anna Bergmans, Emilevan Binnebeke, Nicole De Bisscop,Saartje Vanden Borre, Jeroen Cornilly,Guido Everaert, Pierre Mouriau deMeulenacker, Ingrid De Meûter, DieterNuytten, Dries Raeymaekers, JosVandenbreeden, Prisca Valkeneers,Hildegard Van de Velde, François-Emmanuel de Wasseige and GeertWisse.

Koen De Vlieger-De Wilde tops thelist of alumni to be thanked andwithout whose generous hard workthe course would not have takenplace. The party he so kindly hostedfor Belgian and Dutch alumni atKasteel d’Hingene was one of thehighlights of the course. In addition,I would like to thank Serge Migomfor his splendid support, and LeonLock for sharing his comprehensiveknowledge. But above all, mygrateful thanks go to Kedrun Lauriewho gallantly took on the post ofDeputy Director and rose to theoccasion flawlessly, and KateMorgan and Cheryl Hageman fortheir tireless help behind thescenes.

In 2015, The Attingham StudyProgramme will take place in theCzech Republic, 7th - 16th June

The Attingham Study Programme11th -19th June 2014 • Annabel Westman - Executive Director

Château d’Attre

My experience was even moreenriching than I had anticipated.The benefits are close toincalculable, as impressions,details, contrasts andconnections continue to coalesceand inform my approach toteaching, writing andresearching. Mary Schoeser, UK

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The 63rd Summer School wasblessed with warm sunny weather

throughout, and an especially friendlyand engaged group who worked verywell together and contributed fully toour onsite discussions, with membersfrom the UK and the USA as well asAustralia, China, Czech Republic,Croatia, France, Germany, Malta, theNetherlands and New Zealand. Wevisited thirty houses in eighteen days,with lectures or seminars mostevenings to consolidate the day’steaching.

We made a number of smalladjustments to the 2014 programmeto reflect the evolving interests andspecialisms of the group. At LodgePark we invited musicians PenelopeCave and Katrina Faulds to perform amusical recital on the theme of thehunt, which encouraged us toexperience the 17th century huntinglodge as a place of entertainment. Wealso increased the number of object-focused seminars with popularsessions by Attingham Trustees RosSavill (the Sèvres porcelain at Firle)and Sarah Medlam (the BoulleCommode at Petworth). Also newthis year was a captivating talk on‘Plasterwork in the Country House’ byRichard Ireland (ASS ’92). TomDommett’s engaging account of thearchaeology of the landscape atPetworth was much appreciated aswas Jonny Anderson’s stone carvingdemonstration at WoodchesterMansion.

The Summer School followed its usualformat, beginning in Sussex where webased ourselves at the ever-popularWest Dean. From this base we visitedArundel with John Martin Robinson,Firle with Deborah Gage, Parham withMaurice Howard, Petworth with AndyLoukes, Uppark and WoolbedingGardens, the latter stunning on asunny afternoon.

Heading north to Derbyshire, westopped en route at BroughtonCastle, only recently involved in the

filming of Wolf Hall. As ever weenjoyed two full days of privilegedaccess at Chatsworth thanks to thegenerosity of the Duke and Duchessof Devonshire and the fantastic inputof Matthew Hirst, Head of Arts andHistoric Collections. Renishaw Halland Belton House were new additionsat this point, both stimulating muchdiscussion.

Our third location wasGloucestershire, spiritual home of theArts and Crafts movement. Followinga fascinating introduction to thesubject by curator Kirsty Hartsiotis, weexplored Kelmscott Manor,Rodmarton and Owlpen. We alsospent a wonderful afternoon atBadminton, where our Patron JohnHarris was our guide, ably assisted byLisa White and trustee DavidAdshead. At Dyrham Park we werelucky enough to have seminars by twoof the National Trust’s specialists –Mark Purcell (library) and David Taylor(paintings).

Thanks are due to many people whohave helped make the 2104 SummerSchool such a success. NationalTrust curators James Rothwell,Andrew Barber and Rupert Gouldingdeserve special mention. Variousalumni returned as visiting lecturers

including Judith Berger, Bet McLeod,Olivia Horsfall-Turner and Lucy Wood.We thank Annabel Westman for hercontinuing support and contributions.Not to be forgotten was the wonderfulassistance of our new administratorRita Grudzien, who rose to thechallenge of ensuring all the practicalaspects of the course workedsmoothly. We were pleased towelcome Cheryl Hageman, AFAAdministrative Director, and the newPresident Designate Sheila ffolliottwho spent several days with us.

Despite the intensity of the course wedid have time to enjoy ourselves in trueAttingham tradition! Especiallymemorable were the generoushospitality of our hosts at Flintham andat Winkburn, an alfresco supper withLisa White and Christopher Overton,and a very lively party hosted by Lucyand David Abel-Smith.

I am positive that the impact of theAttingham Summer School shallfollow me till the end of my living andworking days. And I can’t wait to tellanother colleague about this lifechanging experience.Barbara Vujanovic, curator (Zagreb)

In 2015, the Summer School will takeplace between 3rd - 20th July

The 63rd Attingham Summer School4th - 21st July 2014 • Elizabeth Jamieson and Dr Andrew Moore – Directors

Broughton Castle

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Royal Collection Studies31st August – 9th September 2014 • Giles Waterfield – Director; Christopher Garibaldi – Acting Director

The nineteenth session of RoyalCollection Studies took place in

London, Windsor and HamptonCourt. The group stayed inCumberland Lodge in WindsorGreat Park, which as always was anideal venue.

This year the membership was lessdiverse in national terms than insome recent years, though thecalibre of the members was high.Two people to whom places hadbeen offered had to withdrawat the last minute, so the totalof members was 28. Anunusually high proportioncame from the UnitedKingdom (15) with othermembers working in theUnited States (5), theNetherlands (4), and one eachfrom Belgium, Canada,Denmark and Switzerland.

The members includedcurators and directors from awide variety of museums inthis country, the United Statesand the Netherlands. Thecourse also includedprofessors and doctoralcandidates, representatives ofthe art trade and the auctionhouses, an archivist, expertsin historic buildings, aneducationalist, a conservator,an exhibitions organiser, and twocollectors. Such variety is essentialto the success of theseprogrammes. Hannah Lake, one ofthe Royal Collection Trust’s newlyappointed Learning Curators, alsoattended, underlining the currentexpansion of educationalprogrammes at the occupied royalpalaces.

Scholarship assistance from varioussources enabled the AttinghamTrust to assist many applicantsfinancially. We are most grateful toour constant benefactors, notablyLord Glendonbrook whose MichaelBishop Foundation provided three

scholarships and our long-termsupporters Coral Samuel, Kate deRothschild and Paula Madden. Thevery kind donation of a scholarshipendowment made some years agoto the American Friends by StewartRosenblum paid for a US scholar.Generous support was alsoprovided by the Royal CollectionTrust, English Heritage, HistoricRoyal Palaces and Christie’s. Thehelp of these various benefactors isessential to the course’s success:

although candidates are expectedin almost all cases to make somefinancial contribution, we aim neverto reject a suitable candidate onfinancial grounds

While the general direction of thecourse followed the pattern of pastyears, some creative streamliningemerged, notably in visits to theHome Park at Windsor. Theoutstanding exhibition on archivesat Windsor Castle formed animportant aspect of theprogramme. For the first time formany years, the programmeincluded a visit to St James’sPalace, where the group saw the

State Apartments. This proved ahighly successful innovation whichdrew together many of the themesthat had been explored on previousvisits and provided a worthyconclusion to the course.

A particular treat was the exhibitionat the Queen’s Gallery atBuckingham Palace called The FirstGeorgians: Art and Monarchy 1714– 1760. Desmond Shawe-Taylor,who with his colleagues curated the

exhibition, gave anilluminating introduction.

A crucial part in teachingand administration wasplayed by the staff ofHistoric Royal Palaces,whose support for thecourse, both practical andacademic, is indispensable.The same goes of course forthe director and curators ofthe Royal Collection Trust,with whom the AttinghamTrust has enjoyed so longand cordial a relationship.

This year Giles Waterfieldworked closely on planningthe programme but wasunable to lead the courseitself, having undergone aroutine operation theprevious week. His place

was ably taken by Chris Garibaldi,Director of the National HorseracingMuseum at Newmarket, who hassubstantial experience of both theAttingham Trust and the RoyalCollection. Sara Heaton, our long-serving Administrator, was morethan ever indispensable and kept thecourse running smoothly with herusual good humour and attention todetail. Annabel Westman and KateMorgan provided invaluable support,academic and administrative.

In 2015, Royal Collection Studieswill be based at CumberlandLodge, Windsor between 6th -15thSeptember

Round Tower, Windsor Castle

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2013• HELEN BIERI THOMSONMusée National Suisse – Château dePrangins, Prangins, Switzerland

• VIRGINIA BRILLIANTRingling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL,USA

• JANET BROWNLenora and Walter F. Brown Collection,San Antonio, TX, USA

• COLLEEN DONALDSONIndependent Gilding Conservator,Edinburgh, UK

• ELANA C. DONOVANThe Decorative Arts Society of NewportBeach, Newport Beach, CA, USA

• JANE KAROTKINThe Governor’s Mansion, Austin, TX, USA

• UTE KOCHResearch Assistant, State Art Collections,Dresden, Germany

• LUCY JOHNSONHistoric Interior Consultant, London, UK

• JOAO MAGALHAESSpecialist, Continental Furniture,Sotheby’s, London, UK

• MATTHEW MARTINAssistant Curator, National Gallery ofVictoria, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

• MERRIBELL PARSONSCurator of European Decorative Arts, SanAntonio Museum of Art, TX, USA

• BRIAN PFEIFFERIndependent Consultant, PreservationAdvisory Services, Cambridge, MA, USA

• KATE DE ROTHSCHILDTrustee of the Wallace Collection and OldMaster Drawings Specialist, London, UK

• MARIA SANTANGELOAssociate Curator of EuropeanDecorative Art and Sculpture, Fine ArtsMuseum of San Francisco, CA, USA

• THOMAS WILLIAMSCataloguer, Furniture and Decorative Arts,Sotheby’s, London, UK

2014• ANDERS BENGTSSONCurator of Applied Art, Nationalmuseum,Stockholm, Sweden

• ELIZABETH BISLEYAssistant Curator, Furniture, Textiles andFashion, Victoria & Albert Museum,London, UK

• ELISABETH VON BUCHWALDCurator to Her Majesty the Queen, TheLord Chamberlain’s Office, Copenhagen,Denmark

• DAVID L. DALVA IIIPartner, Dalva Brothers Inc., NY, USA

• JASON EIBANDChair of Emergency Medicine, ThePermanente Medical Group, SanFrancisco, CA, USA

• GODFREY EVANSPrincipal Curator of European DecorativeArts, National Museums Scotland,Edinburgh, UK

• ANNE FAYHead of Education, The WallaceCollection, London, UK

• STEPHEN HARRISONCurator of Decorative Art and Design, TheCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH,USA

• KERTTU MANNISTECurator/Collection Manager, Kadriorg ArtMuseum, Tallinn, Estonia

• DOUNIA NADARChairman, International Committee, TheWallace Collection, London, UK

• ANNE QAIMMAQAMIDirector, European Furniture Department,Christie’s, London, UK

• E. CLOTHIER TEPPERFormer President, American Friends ofAttingham, NY, USA

• IFTHY WANGSAFurniture Conservator, ArlingtonConservation, London, UK

• ELIZABETH WRATISLAVCurator, Design Collections, MTGHawke’s Bay, Napier, New Zealand

• IZABELA ZYCHOWICCurator, Royal Lazienki Museum,Warsaw, Poland

In October 2013 and 2014, TheAttingham Trust ran a new courseentitled ‘French Eighteenth-CenturyStudies’ in partnership with theWallace Collection. An intensivenon-residential five-day course, thepurpose in setting it up was tofoster a deeper knowledge andunderstanding of the ‘long’eighteenth century and to aidprofessional development for thoseworking in the fine and decorativearts. Based at Hertford House withone day spent at WaddesdonManor, the academic teaching hasbeen undertaken by the staff of theWallace Collection, mainly thedirector, Dr Christoph Vogtherr, andthe French eitghteenth-centurycurator of decorative arts, Dr HelenJacobsen, who also acted as thecourse director. At Waddesdon, thehead of collections, Pippa Shirley,and senior curators includingRachel Boak, Juliet Carey, UlrichLeben and Selma Schwartz havegiven talks and seminars on thesilver, textiles, works on paper,furniture and porcelain.

Throughout the courses, there hasbeen a careful balance of lectures,gallery talks and workshop sessionswhen the collections have been

examined in detail with incisive inputfrom Jürgen Huber, the seniorfurniture conservator at the WallaceCollection. Both years have beentreated to riveting sessions on armsand armour from Tobias Capwelland David Edge. Additionalteaching has been provided by DrCarolyn Sargentson (marchands-merciers), Dame Rosalind Savill(Vincennes and Sèvres porcelain),Charles Truman (gold boxes) andAnnabel Westman (textiles).Evening receptions at Malletts andDidier Aaron (2013) have proved asuccessful contrast to the day’sactivities.

The number of participants has beenrestricted to fifteen, judged to be agood number to best suit the gallerytalks and handling sessions. Therehas been a good international mix ofmuseum curators, conservators,dealers and consultants comingfrom the UK and US as well asAustralia, Denmark, Estonia,Germany, New Zealand, Poland,Sweden and Switzerland, themajority new to Attingham which ishelping to widen our network ofcontacts. A number of the membershave received financial assistancefrom their institutions, The AttinghamTrust and from private benefactors.

The feedback from bothprogrammes has been very positiveand encouraging. The method ofteaching has been highly praisedand our thanks go to the expertiseand efforts of the course director,Helen Jacobsen, to ChristophVogtherr for his invaluable supportand teaching, and to the curatorialstaff at Waddesdon Manor whohave help to enrich the content ofthe programme.

In 2015, French Eighteenth-CenturyStudies will take place between 4th - 9th October.

French Eighteenth-CenturyStudies14th-18th October 2013 and 12th -17th October 2014 • Annabel Westman - Executive Director, and Rebecca Parker - Assistant to the Executive Director

PROGRAMME MEMBERS

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American Friends of Attingham• E. Clothier Tepper – AFA President

The Attingham Society• Rebecca Parker – Assistant to the Executive Director

My term as President of theAmerican Friends of

Attingham comes to an end inSeptember, but I am delighted toreport that we have had anotheroutstanding year and that all is wellwith us and our 1,300 Americanalumni.

First and foremost, we have hadmore than 50 US participants in thefive Attingham Trust programsoffered this year. There was keencompetition for the available placesand the caliber of those selectedwas extremely high. Many of thoseindividuals received scholarshipassistance through us, withoutwhich they could not haveparticipated. We are very grateful toour supporters who have continuedto make it possible for us to havethe best possible candidates attendthe Trust’s programs without regardto financial need.

We have also continued our longtradition of activities for our alumniand friends. This Fall’sprogramming includes our Annual

Fall Lecture with ChristopherMonkhouse (SS ’66, RCS ’01),Christine Gervais (SS ’04, RCS ’08)speaking in Houston on theHoughton exhibition on show there,and our Study Trip, which this yearwill show off the best of San Antonioand Austin, Texas. Details of theseand future activities can be foundon our website at www.americanfriendsofattingham.org

I am delighted to introduce mysuccessor as President: Sheilaffolliott, (SS ’79, RCS ’98, SP ’11),will already be known to many ofyou. She is Professor Emerita of ArtHistory at George Mason Universityin Virginia, where her teachingfocused on Renaissance andBaroque art and architecture. Herspecialized area of research hasbeen women patrons and courtculture, with a particular emphasison Catherine de’ Medici. Sheilaserves on the AFA Board and alsocoordinated the Study Program inthe Hudson Valley in 2012. Otherpositions have included a term asPresident of The Sixteenth Century

Society and her current role as aTrustee of The Medici ArchiveProject.

My time as President has been agreat pleasure, and I look forward tomany continuing ties to both theTrust and the AFA. My thanks, asalways, to our volunteers andsupporters who make possibleeverything that we do.

We have had another goodyear for the Society and I

would like to bestow huge thanksand gratitude to Mia Jackson whoenthusiastically held the reins duringmy absence. She orchestrated awell-attended annual reunion at theSociety of Antiquaries. Thanks aredue to Jonathan Marsden for hisvery interesting talk on the changesat Windsor Castle that proved to bean additional draw for the alumnicrowd. Mia also spent timemeticulously updating the UKdatabase. Do please continue toinform us of any changes in yourpersonal or professional contactdetails so that we know we are asup-to-date as possible.

We have also had two very enjoyableexhibition viewings. The first was avery popular early morning view of‘The First Georgians: Art andMonarchy 1714-1760’ at theQueen’s Gallery for which we owemany thanks to Jennifer Scott for herhelp in organizing it and DesmondShawe-Taylor for his excellentintroduction. More recently a smallgroup of alumni went to WaddesdonManor to see ‘Fame and Friendship:Pope, Roubiliac and the PortraitBust’, a very interesting exhibition,brilliantly introduced by theorganising curator Juliet Carey.

Once again I encourage all alumni tonotify me of conferences, exhibitions

and publications in which they areinvolved so that mention can bemade on the Attingham website oran alumni event organised. With thebest part of 100 new alumni joiningthe Attingham network each yearwe have an abundance of friendsdoing interesting projects so pleasekeep in touch so we can spread theword. I would also like to thank theAttingham Society Committee fortheir continued commitment incoming up with lively ideas.

The next date for your diary is theAnnual Reunion. This will be held onMonday 12th January 2015 at theSociety of Antiquaries, BurlingtonHouse, London.

Texas Governor’s Mansion, Austin. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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Donors • Annabel Westman, Executive Director

Iam pleased to report that onceagain we were able to providescholarship assistance on all sixcourses for those who requested it,maintaining our goal that no one isturned down for financial reasons.This achievement has beenaccomplished thanks to thewonderful support we receive eachyear from charitable bodies,

individuals and institutions fromacross the world. The AmericanFriends of Attingham, as always, hasbeen very supportive in raising funds.The Royal Oak Foundation continuesto provide a generous grant for theSummer School and we werepleased to award the StewartRosenblum scholarship on RoyalCollection Studies. The Monument

Trust also deserves special mentionfor their very welcome annual grantand we are most grateful to theprivate individuals who have beenwilling to support the new initiatives.Progress has also been made onbuilding up the Trust’s scholarshipendowment fund thanks to a verygenerous donor. Our sincere thanksto everyone.

AT CLOSE QUARTERSThe Attingham TrustUniversity of East Anglia

LONDON HOUSE COURSEAssociation for Cultural Exchange (ACE)The Attingham TrustCopland FoundationJudith Hernstadt

STUDY PROGRAMMEAberdeen Museums & GalleriesAmerican Friends of AttinghamThe Attingham TrustThe Monument Trust

SUMMER SCHOOLAmerican Friends of AttinghamAmerican Friends of Attingham Summer School Class of2013Avington ScholarshipThe Attingham TrustChatsworth House TrustChristie’s, LondonCopland FoundationThe Decorative Arts TrustEnglish HeritageLattner Family FoundationMusée du LouvreDavid M. MaxfieldThe Monument TrustDr Hendrik Muller Vanderlasch FondNational Trust for England, Wales and Northern IrelandThe National Society of Colonial Dames of AmericaThe New York Community Trust, Edward Maverick FundOrder of St John ScholarshipPurcell Rijksmuseum

The Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, Inc.The Royal Oak FoundationGilbert P. Schafer III Simon Sainsbury ScholarshipTerraVin Wines / Museum of New ZealandLillian A. Terry TrustThe Friends of the Victoria and Albert MuseumDavid Wilton Metropolitan Museum of Art Scholarship

ROYAL COLLECTION STUDIESThe Attingham TrustMichael Bishop FoundationChristie’s, LondonEnglish HeritageHistoric Royal PalacesPaula MaddenMetropolitan Museum of ArtNational Trust for England, Wales and Northern IrelandStewart RosenblumKate de RothschildPaleis Het LooRoyal Collection TrustRoyal Museums GreenwichBasil Samuel Charitable TrustThe Teylers MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum

FRENCH EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES 2013 & 14The Attingham Trust (2013 & 14)Cleveland Museum of Art (2014)Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (2013)Nicholas and Judith Goodison (2014)Ringling Museum of Art, Florida (2013)Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (2013)Adrian Sassoon (2014)Sotheby’s, London (2013)Swiss National Museum (2013)

MAJOR DONORSMargaret Civetta; The Clark Collection; Alex Copland Foundation; The Crescent Trust; Huyler Held; Lillian Hirschmann; NewYork Community Trust, Edward Maverick Fund; Peter and Wilhemina Minet; The Monument Trust; Stewart G. Rosenblum;The Royal Oak Foundation; Basil Samuel Charitable Trust.

SCHOLARSHIPS 2014

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• CYNTHIA BRONSON ALTMANCurator, Kykuit, NY, USA

• REINIER BAARSENSenior Curator of Furniture,Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands

• JANET BLYBERGAssistant Curator, Exhibitions,Research and Publishing,Peabody Essex Museum, ME,USA

• JAMES BUTTRICKArchitectural historian, Boston,MA, USA

• DUSKO CIKARASenior Conservator, CroatianConservation Institute, Zagreb,Croatia

• MARGARET CIVETTAPartner, DLA Piper LLP (US),Board Member/Counsel, AFA,New York, NY, USA

• ERROL CLARKDirector, New Zealand HistoricPlaces Trust, Council Member,The Attingham Trust, Wellington,NZ

• LENA DAHREN Researcher, Uppsala University,Sweden

• ROBERT DOMERGUEPresident, Robert Domergue &Company, San Francisco, CA,USA

• VIKKI DUNCANCurator of Decorative Art,Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland,UK

• HANK DUNLOPConsultant, Interior Design &Historic Restoration, SanFrancisco, CA, USA

• LINDA EATONDirector of Collections and SeniorCurator of Textiles, WinterthurMuseum, DE, USA

• MARGARET HEATHCOTESenior Conservation Architect, SAState Heritage Unit, Adelaide, SAustralia

• HELEN HUGHESDirector, Helen Hughes HistoricInteriors, London, UK

• GRETA KOPPELCurator of Dutch and Flemish Art,Kadriorg Art Museum, Tallinn,Estonia

• SARAH MEDLAMFormer Deputy Keeper,Department of Furniture, Textiles &Fashion, V&A, Trustee, TheAttingham Trust, London, UK

• ROBIN MILLERPresident, D. Miller Restorers, Inc.New York, NY, USA

• CHRISTOPHER MOLINARHistoric design consultant, LosAngeles, CA, USA

• GILES NEWBY VINCENTDirector, Giles Newby VincentDesign, London, UK

• MARGARET O’NEILContractor, New Jersey Office ofHistoric Sites, NJ, USA

• KARIN PETERSONMuseum Director, State HistoricPreservation Office, WestHartford, CT, USA

• KATERINA ROZINKOVACurator, National HeritageInstitute, Castle Becova, CzechRepublic

• MARY SCHOESERConsultant Curator and TextileArchivist, Coggishall, Essex, UK

• PHILLIS SHARPEVolunteer Collections Cataloguer,V&A, London, UK

• GYSBRECHT SPEYARTArchitect, SvW Architectuur, DenHaag, The Netherlands

• IAN STEPHENSONDirector, National Trust of Australia(NSW), Curator, University of NewEngland, Armidale, NSW, Australia

• Dr ANA SVERKOResearch Associate, Institute ofArt History, Split, Croatia

• DAVID TAYLORCurator of Pictures and Sculpture,National Trust for England,Northern Ireland and Wales,London, UK

• E.CLOTHIER TEPPERPresident, American Friends ofAttingham, Boston, MA,USA

• DEBORAH TRUPINTextile Conservator, New YorkState Office of Parks, Albany, NY,USA

THE ATTINGHAM STUDY PROGRAMME MEMBERS 2014

• TRACY ANDERSONResearcher, The Royal Pavilion,Brighton; Dept. of Art History,University of Sussex, UK

• SARAH BATAPrivate Collector, Aubonne,Switzerland

• ANNA DEWSNAPHead of House and Collections,Harewood House, Leeds, UK

• MARC FECKERGallery Manager, Didier Aaron Ltd,London, UK

• OLIVIA FRYMANAssistant Curator, Historic RoyalPalaces, Hampton Court Palace,Surrey, UK

• CHRISTOPHER GARIBALDIDirector, The National HorseracingMuseum, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK

• ANGELA GEORGEAssistant Professor and AssistantDirector MA Programme,Smithsonian Institution,Washington DC, USA

• HELEN GRAHAMPrivate Collector, Toronto, Ontario,Canada

• PAUL HOLDENHouse and Collections Manager,National Trust, LanhydrockHouse, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK

• LAURA HOULISTONSenior Curator of Collections,London and East, (Acting) EnglishHeritage, London, UK

• MARIA JORDANTextile Conservation Supervisor,Historic Royal Palaces, HamptonCourt Palace, Surrey, UK

• CHRISTINE KOKOSALAKISAssistant Curator, The DerbyCollection, Knowsley Hall,Merseyside, UK

• COERT KRABBEArchitectural Historian, BureauMonumenten & Archeologie,Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• HANNAH LAKELearning Curator, The RoyalCollection, St James’s Palace.London UK

• SUZANNE LAMBOOYCurator, Ceramics and Glass,Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn, TheNetherlands

• LEON LOCKResearch Fellow, Department ofArchitecture, University of Leuven,Brussels

• ERIK LÖFFLERCurator, Dutch and Flemish OldMaster Drawings and Prints,Netherlandish Institute for ArtHistory, The Hague, TheNetherlands

• THOMAS MICHIESenior Curator of EuropeanDecorative Arts and Sculpture,Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,USA

• DAVID PARSONSDirector of Finance andAdministration, Historic HudsonValley, New York, USA

• MICHAEL PLOMPKeeper of the Art Collection,Teylers Museum, Haarlem, TheNetherlands

• MARCUS RÄDECKEDirector, European Furniture andWorks of Art, Christie’s, London,UK

• CHRISTINE RIDINGHead of Arts, Curator of theQueen’s House, Greenwich, RoyalMuseums Greenwich, London, UK

• SCOTT RUBYAssociate Curator of Russian &Eastern European Art, HillwoodEstate Museums and Gardens,Washington DC, USA

• KATIE SCOTTProfessor of History of Art, TheCourtauld Institute of Art, London,UK

• CAROLINE SHENTONDirector Archives AccommodationProgramme, ParliamentaryArchives, London, UK

• EMMA SLOCOMBECurator, The National Trust, Knole,Kent, UK

• JESPER SVENNINGSENPhd Student, Statens Museum forKunst, Copenhagen, Denmark

• ELEANOR TOWNSENDExhibitions Coordinator, Victoria &Albert Museum, London, UK

• MELINDA WATTAssociate Curator, EuropeanSculpture and Decorative ArtsDepartment, Supervising CuratorAntonio Ritti Textile Center, TheMetropolitan Museum of Art, NewYork, USA

ROYAL COLLECTION STUDIES 2014

THE ATTINGHAM SUMMER SCHOOL MEMBERS 2014• CHARLES ALLUTOChief Executive Officer, National Trust forJersey, Channel Islands

• MICHELE ANSTINEAssistant CEO/ Director, Read House andGardens / Chief Program Officer, DelawareHistorical Society, Wilmington, DE, USA

• RICHARD ASTECurator of European Art, Brooklyn Museum,NY, USA

• FRANCESCA BALZANCurator, Palazzo Falson Historic HouseMuseum, Mdina, Malta

• JO BARTLESenior Architect, Purcell LLP, York, UK

• BERT BOERDirector of the Muiderslot National Museum,Stichting Rijksmuseum Muiderslot Castle,Muiden, The Netherlands

• JUDITH BOHANCompany Owner; Interior Conservator,Judith Bohan Interior Conservation,Haarlem, The Netherlands

• JANIE-RICE BROTHERSenior Architectural Historian, KentuckyArchaeological Survey, University ofKentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

• ANNE BUDDLEHead of Collections Management, NationalGalleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK

• HEATHER COLEAssistant Curator of Modern Books andManuscripts / Curator of the TheodoreRoosevelt Collection, Houghton Library,Harvard University, MA, USA

• GENEVIEVE CORTINOVISResearch Assistant, Saint Louis ArtMuseum, MO, USA

• BRANDY CULPCurator, Historic Charleston Foundation,Charleston, SC, USA

• FRÉDÉRIC DASSASChief Curator of Decorative Arts, Musée duLouvre, Paris, France

• VIRGINIE DESRANTECurator in charge of European Porcelain andGlass, 18th-19thC, Sèvres - Cité de laCéramique, France

• ALICE DICKINSONCollections Manager, New York Yacht Club,NY, USA

• ANDREA DIETRICHCastle Manager, State Castles and Gardensof Saxony, Heidenau, Germany

• JAN DORSCHEIDAndrew W. Mellon Fellow in Furniture andWoodwork Conservation (2013-2016),Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, USA

• SARAH FARRARSenior Curator, Museum of New Zealand TePapa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ

• TOM FOAKESCurator, Museum of the Order of St John,London, UK

• ANN GLASSCOCKPh.D. student of Art History and MaterialCulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison /Project Assistant, Chipstone Foundation, WI,USA

• MARY GLERUMDocent/Board Member, Glessner HouseMuseum, Clarke House Museum,Kenilworth, IL, USA

• SARAH GRANTCurator, Prints section, Word and ImageDepartment, V&A, London, UK

• SUSAN HITCHCOCKHistorical Landscape Architect, NationalPark Service, Eatonton, GA, USA

• ADRIAN HUME-SAYERAssociate Director, Country house sales andprivate collections, Christie’s, London, UK

• CRAIG JOHNSONSite Manager, James J Hill House,Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul, MN,USA

• RACHEL KINGAssistant Curator, Art and Design, NationalMuseums of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK

• MARTIN KRUMMHOLZArchitectural Historian, Institute of Art History,Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague,Czech Republic

• VANESSA LYONAssistant Professor of Art History, GrinnellCollege, IA, USA

• ANNA MAUDEPrint Cataloguer, The British Museum,London, UK

• SARAH MEZZINOCurator of Decorative Arts and Design, TheLawrenceville School, NJ, USA

• CHRISTINA MICHELONPh.D. student of Art History, University ofMinnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

• SEQUOIA MILLERPh.D. student of American Decorative Arts,Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

• ALEXIS MUCHAManager of Rights & Reproductions, BardGraduate Center, New York, NY, USA

• SARAH MURPHYDirector, Conservation and Stewardship,National Trust of Australia (WA), Perth,Australia

• PASCALE PATRISConservator, Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, NY, USA

• LAUREL PETERSONPh.D. student, History of Art, Yale University,New Haven, CT, USA

• STEPHEN PONDERCurator, South West Region, National Trustfor England, Northern Ireland and Wales,Wiltshire, UK

• QUILLAN ROSENAssistant, Michele Beiny Inc., New York, NY,USA

• MARTINA RUDOLFOVÁChateau Manager, National HeritageInstitute, Lysice Castle, Czech Republic

• CHRISTINE SPIERMuseum Educator, The John Paul GettyMuseum, Santa Monica, CA, USA

• SUSIE STOKOETextile Department Supervisor, Chatsworth,Derbyshire, UK

• WILLIAM STROLLODirector of Education and Public Relations,Wilton House Museum, Richmond, VA, USA

• MAUD TABER-THOMASFine Artist and Portrait Painter and ArtInstructor, Silver Spring, MD, USA

• ALICE TATE-HARTECollections Officer (Fine Art), EnglishHeritage, London, UK

• ANN TOWERSNational Project Manager, English Heritage,North Somerset, UK

• MIN-ZHENG VENEAUDirector, Mallett PLC, Hong Kong, China

• BARBARA VUJANOVIC�Curator, Ivan Meštrovi� Museums, Zagreb,Croatia

• JOHN H. WATERSArchitect / Independent Scholar, Chicago, IL,USA