Decorative Arts Lecture Series
Ceramic Retailers in 19th Century New Orleans
Lecture by Lydia Blackmore
Thursday, November 10 at 6:00 p.m. Reception to follow. Third floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts.
Lydia Blackmore, the Decorative Arts Curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection, details the lively and profitable Louisiana ceramics trade during the 1800s. FREE.
Program Sponsors: Beth and Butler Fuller; Carol Steinmuller; Susan and Carl Blyskal; Ann Wilkinson; Nedra and John Hains; Janie and Chet Coles; Linda and Robert Bowsher
Lydia Blackmore, Decorative Arts Curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Lydia Blackmore is the decorative arts curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC). She earned an MA and certificate in museum studies from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture at the University of Delaware; she also holds a degree in history from the College of Williams and Mary. In addition to expanding and researching the decorative arts collections at THNOC, including the Williams Residence historic home, Blackmore has curated or co-curated several exhibitions, including Pieces of History: Ten Years of Decorative Arts Fieldwork (2021) and Making Mardi Gras (2022).
