Beyond The Shelf: The Art of Display

About this episode

Stuart Holbrook discusses the importance of display in collections and shares insights from doll collectors worldwide.

Objects need more than ownership, they beg for presentation. The display of collections, while often overlooked, form an understanding and a deep context. in this episode of The Curious Collector, Theriault's President Stuart Holbrook shares his experiences with doll collectors across the world and reveals the techniques they use to help visualize the display as a vehicle of narrative. He discusses how a good display, regardless of style, can elevate your vision. We are all story tellers. A g...

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Holbrook

Topics covered

• display techniques
• collection presentation
• storytelling through display
• doll collecting
• visual narrative

Keywords

• display
• collections
• doll collectors
• presentation
• narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Theriault

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