Sunday, March 26, 2000
Decorative arts lectures focus on treasures
The Cincinnati Enquirer
English snuff boxes and American antique furniture are the subjects of decorative arts lectures this week at the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Taft Museum of Art.
Rachel Layton, assistant curator of the Gilbert Collection, London, speaks on “Heritage Regained: Treasures from the Gilbert Collection,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., downtown. The Gilbert Collection is a new museum opening in May in Somerset House, London.
It is the collection of English-born, American-based real estate developer Arthur Gilbert, who collected English and continental silver, gold snuff boxes and Italian mosaics. The lecture, sponsored by the Royal Oak Foundation, is $5. Reservations: 241-0343.
Auctioneer Dean Failey, Christie's Auction House vice president and director of American decorative arts, will talk at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Mr. Failey will discuss the recent history of fine American furniture in the art marketplace. This is the annual Kreines Lecture on Decorative Arts, presented by Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kreines and the Decorative Arts Society of Cincinnati. The lecture is free with $5 museum admission. Information: 721-2787.
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