Decorative Arts in the White House Symposium Schedule

October 1, 2020

Welcome and Overview

Stewart D. McLaurin, President, White House Historical Association
Frederick J. Ryan Jr., Chairman, Board of Directors, White House Historical Association
Katharine P. Booth, Vice Chairwoman, Board of Trustees, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Crafting American Taste

Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
Moderated by Tom Savage, Director of External Affairs, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, (also presenting)
Catharine Dann Roeber, Brock W. Jobe Associate Professor of Decorative Arts and Material Culture, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Jennifer Van Horn, Assistant Professor of Art History and History, University of Delaware

The History of White House Collection

Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
Lydia Tederick, Curator of the White House

The Preservation and Conservation of the White House Collection

Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
Moderated by Matthew Costello, Vice President of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
Wendy Cooper, Curator Emerita of Furniture for Winterthur and current member, Committee for the Preservation of the White House
Melissa Naulin, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, The White House
Frank Kalista, Historic Upholsterer

House, Museum, and Stage

Introduced and Moderated by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
William Allman, Former Curator of the White House
Brock Jobe, Professor of American Decorative Arts Emeritus of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
Marcee Craighill, Director and Curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms

Designing Camelot

Introduced by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historical Association
Moderated by Carol B. Cadou, Charles F. Montgomery Director and CEO of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
James A. Abbott, Executive Director, The Lewes Historical Society, Lewes Delaware and co-author of Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration
Elaine Rice Bachmann, Deputy State Archivist, Maryland State Archives and co-author of Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration
Stephanie Delamaire, Associate Curator of Fine Arts, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Closing Remarks