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Burchard held curatorial positions at the [[Royal Collection Trust]] (2009-2014) and the [[National Trust]] (2015-2018). In 2014, he co-organized the exhibition ''The First Georgians: Art and Monarchy, 1714-1760'', shown at the [[Queen's Gallery]], [[Buckingham Palace]] to mark the tercentenary of the [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] succession.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vortrag in Celle: Wie London die Personalunion feiert|url=https://www.cz.de/Celle/Aus-der-Stadt/Celle-Stadt/Vortrag-in-Celle-Wie-London-die-Personalunion-feiert|access-date=2021-11-08|website=CZ – Cellesche Zeitung|language=de}}</ref> At the National Trust, he oversaw the digital cataloguing of the trust's collection of 55,000 pieces of furniture.<ref name="rof">{{cite news |title=Meet the National Trust's Furniture Research Curator, Supported by Royal Oak |url=https://www.royal-oak.org/2015/10/14/meet-the-national-trusts-furniture-research-curator-supported-by-royal-oak/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=The Royal Oak Foundation |date=14 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="stamp">{{cite news |last1=Stamp |first1=Agnes |title=Cotswolds Number |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/publication/country-life/country-life-september-13-2017 |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Country Life |date=13 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
Burchard held curatorial positions at the [[Royal Collection Trust]] (2009-2014) and the [[National Trust]] (2015-2018). In 2014, he co-organized the exhibition ''The First Georgians: Art and Monarchy, 1714-1760'', shown at the [[Queen's Gallery]], [[Buckingham Palace]] to mark the tercentenary of the [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] succession.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vortrag in Celle: Wie London die Personalunion feiert|url=https://www.cz.de/Celle/Aus-der-Stadt/Celle-Stadt/Vortrag-in-Celle-Wie-London-die-Personalunion-feiert|access-date=2021-11-08|website=CZ – Cellesche Zeitung|language=de}}</ref> At the National Trust, he oversaw the digital cataloguing of the trust's collection of 55,000 pieces of furniture.<ref name="rof">{{cite news |title=Meet the National Trust's Furniture Research Curator, Supported by Royal Oak |url=https://www.royal-oak.org/2015/10/14/meet-the-national-trusts-furniture-research-curator-supported-by-royal-oak/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=The Royal Oak Foundation |date=14 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="stamp">{{cite news |last1=Stamp |first1=Agnes |title=Cotswolds Number |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/publication/country-life/country-life-september-13-2017 |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Country Life |date=13 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref>


He is the curator of ''Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts'' (2021),<ref name="iwd">{{Cite web |title=Inspiring Walt Disney |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/inspiring-walt-disney |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref> the first ever exhibit devoted to [[Walt Disney]] shown at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the [[Wallace Collection]] in London.<ref name="yale">{{cite book |last1=Burchard |first1=Wolf |title=Inspiring Walt Disney |date=2021 |isbn=9781588397416 |url=https://yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?k=9781588397416 |access-date=2 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="rizzo">{{cite news |last1=Rizzo |first1=Cailey |title=A Disney Exhibit Is Headed To the Met at the End of 2021 |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/metropolitan-museum-walt-disney-exhibit-new-york-city |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Travel + Leisure |date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Burchard led the 22 million dollar renovation of the Met's British Galleries, the re-opening of which in February 2020 marked the museum's 150th anniversary.<ref name="tedl">{{cite news |last1=Loos |first1=Ted |title=The Met’s Just-Opened Galleries Cast a New Light on British Decorative Arts |url=https://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/british-galleries-met/ |access-date=10 August 2021 |work=1stDibs Introspective |date=6 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="enf">{{cite web |title=Online Lecture {{!}} Wolf Burchard on The Met’s New British Galleries |url=https://enfilade18thc.com/2020/06/13/online-lecture-wolf-burchard-on-the-mets-new-british-galleries/ |publisher=Enfilade |access-date=2 August 2021 |language=en |date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="arty">{{cite news |title=Metropolitan Museum Unveils Plans For New British Decorative Arts Galleries |url=https://www.artlyst.com/previews/metropolitan-museum-unveils-plans-new-british-decorative-arts-galleries/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Artlyst |date=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="saenger">{{cite news |last1=Saenger |first1=Peter |title=A New Look at Britain’s Old Treasures |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-look-at-britains-old-treasures-11579809790 |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="nancyk">{{cite news |last1=Kenney |first1=Nancy |title=In the Met’s British galleries, a tale of artisans spurred by entrepreneurial forces |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/in-the-met-s-british-galleries-a-tale-of-artisans-spurred-by-entrepreneurial-forces |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=The Art Newspaper |date=27 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
He is the curator of ''Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts'' (2021),<ref name="iwd">{{Cite web |title=Inspiring Walt Disney |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/inspiring-walt-disney |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-23|title=The European Rococo Style That Inspired Walt Disney|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/the-european-rococo-style-that-inspired-walt-disney/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=National Review|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Budick|first=Ariella|date=2021-12-20|title=Inspiring Walt Disney at the Met — from Meissen to the Magic Kingdom|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/94a66252-0ee1-43bb-86c6-abc60d4d67f8|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Archive|first=View Author|last2=Twitter|first2=Follow on|last3=feed|first3=Get author RSS|date=2021-12-18|title=Centuries-old art behind Disney’s best animated films arrives at the Met|url=https://nypost.com/2021/12/18/centuries-old-art-that-inspired-disney-arrives-at-the-met/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=Jacqui Palumbo|title=The European art and architecture that inspired iconic Disney films|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/inspiring-walt-disney-metropolitan-museum-european-decorative-arts/index.html|access-date=2022-01-03|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nast|first=Condé|date=2021-12-09|title=Walt Disney’s Secret Inspiration? French Decorative Arts|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/walt-disneys-secret-inspiration-french-decorative-arts|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref> the first ever exhibit devoted to [[Walt Disney]] shown at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the [[Wallace Collection]] in London.<ref name="yale">{{cite book |last1=Burchard |first1=Wolf |title=Inspiring Walt Disney |date=2021 |isbn=9781588397416 |url=https://yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?k=9781588397416 |access-date=2 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="rizzo">{{cite news |last1=Rizzo |first1=Cailey |title=A Disney Exhibit Is Headed To the Met at the End of 2021 |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/metropolitan-museum-walt-disney-exhibit-new-york-city |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Travel + Leisure |date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Burchard led the 22 million dollar renovation of the Met's British Galleries, the re-opening of which in February 2020 marked the museum's 150th anniversary.<ref name="tedl">{{cite news |last1=Loos |first1=Ted |title=The Met’s Just-Opened Galleries Cast a New Light on British Decorative Arts |url=https://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/british-galleries-met/ |access-date=10 August 2021 |work=1stDibs Introspective |date=6 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="enf">{{cite web |title=Online Lecture {{!}} Wolf Burchard on The Met’s New British Galleries |url=https://enfilade18thc.com/2020/06/13/online-lecture-wolf-burchard-on-the-mets-new-british-galleries/ |publisher=Enfilade |access-date=2 August 2021 |language=en |date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="arty">{{cite news |title=Metropolitan Museum Unveils Plans For New British Decorative Arts Galleries |url=https://www.artlyst.com/previews/metropolitan-museum-unveils-plans-new-british-decorative-arts-galleries/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Artlyst |date=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="saenger">{{cite news |last1=Saenger |first1=Peter |title=A New Look at Britain’s Old Treasures |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-look-at-britains-old-treasures-11579809790 |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="nancyk">{{cite news |last1=Kenney |first1=Nancy |title=In the Met’s British galleries, a tale of artisans spurred by entrepreneurial forces |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/in-the-met-s-british-galleries-a-tale-of-artisans-spurred-by-entrepreneurial-forces |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=The Art Newspaper |date=27 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


Burchard was born and raised in [[Paris]], [[France]]. He read history of art and architecture at the universities of [[University of Tübingen|Tübingen]], [[University of Vienna|Vienna]] and the [[Courtauld Institute of Art]] in [[London]], from which he holds an MA and PhD.
Burchard was born and raised in [[Paris]], [[France]]. He read history of art and architecture at the universities of [[University of Tübingen|Tübingen]], [[University of Vienna|Vienna]] and the [[Courtauld Institute of Art]] in [[London]], from which he holds an MA and PhD.

Revision as of 19:29, 3 January 2022

Wolf Burchard is a British-German art historian and museum curator. He joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2019, where he is responsible for British decorative arts.

Life and career

Burchard held curatorial positions at the Royal Collection Trust (2009-2014) and the National Trust (2015-2018). In 2014, he co-organized the exhibition The First Georgians: Art and Monarchy, 1714-1760, shown at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace to mark the tercentenary of the Hanoverian succession.[1] At the National Trust, he oversaw the digital cataloguing of the trust's collection of 55,000 pieces of furniture.[2][3]

He is the curator of Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts (2021),[4][5][6][7][8][9] the first ever exhibit devoted to Walt Disney shown at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Wallace Collection in London.[10][11] Burchard led the 22 million dollar renovation of the Met's British Galleries, the re-opening of which in February 2020 marked the museum's 150th anniversary.[12][13][14][15][16]

Burchard was born and raised in Paris, France. He read history of art and architecture at the universities of Tübingen, Vienna and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, from which he holds an MA and PhD.

Publications

  • The Sovereign Artist: Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV, Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2016[17]
  • Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, New York and New Haven, 2021[18]
  • "What’s the point of rebuilding Germany’s palaces?", Apollo Magazine (March 2016), pp. 146-152.[19]
  • "Don’t Pull the Rug From Under Our Feet! – Historic Carpets in English Country Houses", Country Life (December 2018), pp. 190–194
  • "Nation of Shopkeepers: A Very Brief History of British Decorative Arts", The New British Galleries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (Spring 2020), pp. 5–29[20]

Burchard is a regular contributor to Apollo Magazine, the Art Newspaper and Furniture History[21][22][23]

Personal life

Wolf Burchard is the great nephew of modernist architect and Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and the brother of film and theatre actresses Marie Burchard and Bettina Burchard.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Vortrag in Celle: Wie London die Personalunion feiert". CZ – Cellesche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ^ "Meet the National Trust's Furniture Research Curator, Supported by Royal Oak". The Royal Oak Foundation. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ Stamp, Agnes (13 September 2017). "Cotswolds Number". Country Life. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Inspiring Walt Disney". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ^ "The European Rococo Style That Inspired Walt Disney". National Review. 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  6. ^ Budick, Ariella (2021-12-20). "Inspiring Walt Disney at the Met — from Meissen to the Magic Kingdom". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  7. ^ Archive, View Author; Twitter, Follow on; feed, Get author RSS (2021-12-18). "Centuries-old art behind Disney's best animated films arrives at the Met". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-01-03. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ CNN, Jacqui Palumbo. "The European art and architecture that inspired iconic Disney films". CNN. Retrieved 2022-01-03. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Nast, Condé (2021-12-09). "Walt Disney's Secret Inspiration? French Decorative Arts". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  10. ^ Burchard, Wolf (2021). Inspiring Walt Disney. ISBN 9781588397416. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ Rizzo, Cailey (30 June 2021). "A Disney Exhibit Is Headed To the Met at the End of 2021". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ Loos, Ted (6 March 2020). "The Met's Just-Opened Galleries Cast a New Light on British Decorative Arts". 1stDibs Introspective. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Online Lecture | Wolf Burchard on The Met's New British Galleries". Enfilade. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Metropolitan Museum Unveils Plans For New British Decorative Arts Galleries". Artlyst. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  15. ^ Saenger, Peter (23 January 2020). "A New Look at Britain's Old Treasures". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  16. ^ Kenney, Nancy (27 February 2020). "In the Met's British galleries, a tale of artisans spurred by entrepreneurial forces". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  17. ^ Bensoussan, Nicole (2019). "The Sovereign Artist: Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV. Wolf Burchard. London: Paul Holberton, 2016. 288 pp. £40". Renaissance Quarterly. 72 (2): 619–620. doi:10.1017/rqx.2019.148. ISSN 0034-4338. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Inspiring Walt Disney | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  19. ^ "What's the point of rebuilding Germany's palaces?". Apollo Magazine. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  20. ^ "The New British Galleries: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin". The Met Museum. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Author: Wolf Burchard". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  22. ^ ROWELL, CHRISTOPHER; BURCHARD, WOLF (2017). "THE BRITISH EMBASSY AT PALAIS STARHEMBERG: FURNITURE FROM THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA AT MOUNT STEWART". Furniture History. 53: 191–223. ISSN 0016-3058. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  23. ^ Burchard, Wolf (17 October 2018). "Neil MacGregor: why the Humboldt Forum is 'an amazing opportunity to attract new audiences'". www.theartnewspaper.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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