Page Talbott

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Born1951 (age 7475)
OccupationsAuthor, historian
Page Talbott
Born1951 (age 7475)
OccupationsAuthor, historian
Websitewww.pagetalbott.com

Page Talbott (born 1951)[1] is an American author and decorative arts historian. She has authored several books, and is currently the director of museum outreach at Drexel University and principal of Talbott Exhibits & Planning.

Talbott studied at Wellesley College, graduating in 1972,[2] and the University of Delaware, and gained her master's degree and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.[3] The subject of her dissertation was the Philadelphia Furniture Industry 1850–1880.

Career

Talbott was president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania between 2013 and 2016,[4] replacing Kim Sajet.[1] She also served as consulting curator for Moore College of Art and Design for fifteen years.[3]

Personal life

Talbott is married to James E. Gould, with whom she has four children.[5]

In 2015, Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf named Talbott a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania.[6][7]

Selected bibliography

References

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