Arlene Shechet

pair of gilt-bronze candelabra, circa 1782, with hard-paste porcelain and marble elements
Letter from the Director: Summer 2016

Director Ian Wardropper discusses the evolution of the collection, including recent acquisitions.

photo of white porcelain dish decorated with large red dragon and cup-like objects
Porcelain, No Simple Matter: Arlene Shechet and the Arnhold Collection
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A collaboration with New York−based sculptor Arlene Shechet, this exhibition explored the complex history of making, collecting, and displaying porcelain. About one hundred eighteenth-century pieces produced by the Royal Meissen Manufactory, many from the promised gift of Henry H.

Meissen Porcelain brush handle
Next Portico Gallery Show to take a Fresh Look at Meissen Porcelain
Link to video of Meredith Martin lecture
Meredith Martin: "Porcelain Rooms from Amalia von Solms to Arlene Shechet"

Popular among European elites during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries but also present in Asia and Africa, the “porcelain room” was a unique architectural phenomenon associated with expanding global trade, intercultural curiosity, and consumerism. Martin’s talk explores its history and its echoes in Porcelain, No Simple Matter: Arlene Shechet and the Arnhold Collection.