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
about 1 month ago
In this
@nytimes.com
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@drrwel.bsky.social
, author of âVersailles Mirrored,â discussed the redesign of the Oval Office. Learn more: https://nyti.ms/3Yx7dvg đđ
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âHeâs a Maximalistâ: Inside Trumpâs Gilded Oval Office
Take a 3-D tour of the presidentâs office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/23/us/trump-white-house-oval-office-gold-decor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
3 months ago
In this
@huffpost.com
piece,
@drrwel.bsky.social
, author of âVersailles Mirrored,â provided commentary on Trumpâs 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 â 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
6 months ago
In this
@washingtonpost.com
piece,
@drrwel.bsky.social
(Robert Wellington, author of âVersailles Mirrored") offers his insights on the historical ties between architecture and power. Learn more:
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
7 months ago
Bloomberg CityLab features excerpts of
@drrwel.bsky.social
âs âVersailles Mirrored,â describing gilded dĂŠcor in the White House under the Trump administration. Learn more:
bloom.bg/3GoFcAH
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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
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@drrwel.bsky.social
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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 kiâŚ
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/versailles-mirrored-9781350451353/
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Robert Wellington
Bloomsbury Academic
6 months ago
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Absolutely pinching myselfâKeziah 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 Theyâre Giving Robber Baron With a Dash of Dictator.
Trumpâs Oval Office makeover and âlet them eat cakeâ 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
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Robert Wellington
Alex Burchmore
about 1 year 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" đźđşđ¨ An inspiring and insightful conversation with the incomparable Dr Robert Wellington, my PhD supervisor and now Head of Dept! đđ˝
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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 kiâŚ
https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/versailles-mirrored-9781350451322/
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So sad to hear of drag superstar The Vivienneâs death. It reminds me of the article I wrote for
@theconversation.com
shortly after her namesake, Vivienne Westwoodâs death.
theconversation.com/fashion-sex-...
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Fashion, sex and drag: Vivienne Westwoodâs queer legacy
From an infamous cowboy t-shirt to RuPaulâs Drag Race, Vivienne Westwoodâs impact on the queer community cannot be understated.
https://theconversation.com/fashion-sex-and-drag-vivienne-westwoods-queer-legacy-197403
about 1 year ago
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Robert Wellington
Dr Mark Purcell
about 1 year 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!đ 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...
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Coming soon! My new book âVersailles Mirrored: The power of luxury from Louis XIV to Donald Trumpâ 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. Canât wait to see how it turns out!
about 1 year ago
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