Robert Wellington
@drrwel.bsky.social
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A/Prof in Art History at Australian National University. Fashion collector, gardener, francophile.
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
23 days ago
In this
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@drrwel.bsky.social
, author of “Versailles Mirrored,” provided commentary on Trump’s White House redesign. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iBoJb2
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We Asked Interior Designers To Explain Trump's 'Garish' White House Redesign — And They Had THOUGHTS
Experts weigh in on the president's gold-soaked makeover of the Oval Office and more.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-interior-designers-white-house_l_68c8d662e4b0bf99dd24c9ed?utm_campaign=yahoo-recirc
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
4 months ago
In this
@washingtonpost.com
piece,
@drrwel.bsky.social
(Robert Wellington, author of “Versailles Mirrored") offers his insights on the historical ties between architecture and power. Learn more:
wapo.st/416DLxW
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
5 months ago
Bloomberg CityLab features excerpts of
@drrwel.bsky.social
’s “Versailles Mirrored,” describing gilded décor in the White House under the Trump administration. Learn more:
bloom.bg/3GoFcAH
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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
4 months ago
@drrwel.bsky.social
has:
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Versailles Mirrored
Why has Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles, defining symbol of hedonistic opulence in 17th-century France and synonymous with the notion of the divine right of ki…
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/versailles-mirrored-9781350451353/
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
4 months ago
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books and authors that are hot this week! 📚💙
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Absolutely pinching myself—Keziah Weir interviewed me for
@vanityfair.com
about my forthcoming book, Versailles Mirrrored. You can read the interview here:
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
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Trump Thinks His Interiors Mirror Versailles. This Expert Says They’re Giving Robber Baron With a Dash of Dictator.
Trump’s Oval Office makeover and “let them eat cake” mentality are drawing comparisons to the court of Versailles, but art historian Robert Wellington sees a more complicated connection.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/trump-interiors-mirror-versailles-this-expert-says-theyre-giving-robber-baron
8 months ago
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Robert Wellington
Alex Burchmore
11 months ago
"The work of art is at once the most useless and yet the most essentially human thing we have ... Every artifact made by human hands speaks of our shared humanity" 🖼🏺🎨 An inspiring and insightful conversation with the incomparable Dr Robert Wellington, my PhD supervisor and now Head of Dept! 👇🏽
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11 months ago
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Versailles Mirrored: The Power of Luxury from Louis XIV to Donald Trump available to preorder now!
www.bloomsbury.com/au/versaille...
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Versailles Mirrored
Why has Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles, defining symbol of hedonistic opulence in 17th century France and synonymous with the notion of the divine right of ki…
https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/versailles-mirrored-9781350451322/
11 months ago
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So sad to hear of drag superstar The Vivienne’s death. It reminds me of the article I wrote for
@theconversation.com
shortly after her namesake, Vivienne Westwood’s death.
theconversation.com/fashion-sex-...
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Fashion, sex and drag: Vivienne Westwood’s queer legacy
From an infamous cowboy t-shirt to RuPaul’s Drag Race, Vivienne Westwood’s impact on the queer community cannot be understated.
https://theconversation.com/fashion-sex-and-drag-vivienne-westwoods-queer-legacy-197403
12 months ago
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Dr Mark Purcell
12 months ago
Back from new year break & so sorry to learn of death of Dame Ros Savile, former Director of Wallace Collection. She was a porcelain expert and I did old books, but she was unbelievably kind & helpful to me when I was Libraries Curator at the National Trust. RIP.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Dame Rosalind Savill obituary
Director of the Wallace Collection museum in London from 1992 to 2011 and a specialist on 18th-century Sèvres porcelain
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/02/dame-rosalind-savill-obituary
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Robert Wellington
Alex Burchmore
about 1 year ago
Author copies of Material Selves have just arrived and they look so good!😍 You can pick up a copy of your own now at
www.bloomsbury.com/au/material-...
Or, alternatively, at one of the stockists listed on my website:
alexburchmore.com/material-sel...
Keep reading for more info on what's inside 👇🏽🧵
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Coming soon! My new book ‘Versailles Mirrored: The power of luxury from Louis XIV to Donald Trump’ will be out with
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
in 2025
about 1 year ago
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So exciting to see Oliver Watts sketch/underpainting for his portait of me. Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
about 1 year ago
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