Panel Discussion with The Winter Show, Art and the Great Expositions: The Worldwide Web of Taste, 1876-1904, Courtesy The Winter Show

If you missed our special live panel discussion, Art and the Great Expositions: The World Wide Web of Taste, 1876–1904 at The Winter Show in January, you can watch it now on our site!

Our esteemed panel of experts assessed the long-term aesthetic impact that World Fairs had on American decorative art and painting during the Gilded Age and on early twentieth century decorative arts and paintings, including the part played by Japanese art and crafts.

With a focus on works displayed in Philadelphia, Paris, Chicago, and St. Louis, the distinguished experts on the panel–moderated by Dessa Goddard, U.S. Head of the Asian Art Group, Senior Vice President of Bonhams–discussed the influence of Paris on American painting, the impact of Japanese arts and crafts on American decorative arts, especially Tiffany, and how the expositions served as a background for the transformation in 19th century painting.

Panelists:

Annette Blaugrund, Curator and former director (and first woman director) of the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts (1997-2007)

Joe Earle, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams

Medill Harvey, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts and Manager of the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale University Art Gallery

Moderate by Dessa Goddard, U.S. Head of the Asian Art Group, Senior Vice President and Head, Business Strategy for Chinese Paintings, and Senior Specialist for Chinese Art at Bonhams

Watch this insightful discussion here!