education and training
- B.A., Bowdoin College
- M.A., University of Virginia
McQuaid, Matilda
Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum staff
Fellowship Advisor
Background And Education
Research And Grants
investigator on
- Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay awarded by Consulate General of the Netherlands
- Digitization of 1,500 works drawn from Cooper-Hewitt's Permanent Collection and the National Design Library awarded by Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Enhancing Content for 400 works in CHNDM's permanent Collection awarded by Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Installation of Amer. works in Cooper-Hewitt's 2nd Fl Collection Galleries awarded by The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
- Transportation for Dutch works in National Design Triennial exhibition awarded by Mondriaan Foundation
Publications
selected publications
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article
- McQuaid, Matilda and Rahaim, Ken. 2016. "New Ways of Seeing: Digitizing the Smithsonian." Design Journal, 4 14–15. 2016
- Brown, Susan Jeanne and McQuaid, Matilda. 2015. "Connecting with Collections: Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowships." Design Journal, 2 20–21. 2015
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McQuaid, Matilda and Packer, Nancy. 2010. "Lace in Formation." in Lace in Translation, exhibition catalogue
, University of Washington Press. 2010 - McQuaid, Matilda. 2010. "Materials." in Why Design Now? National Design Triennial, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum SP OP. 2010
- Bloemink, Barbara J., Hodge, Brooke, Lupton, Ellen, McQuaid, Matilda, and Phillips, Patricia C. 2007. "Emerging Issues in Contemporary Design: A Roundtable." Art Journal 66 (1):92-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043249.2007.10791245 2007
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blog posting
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2016. "A Gift from J.P. Morgan." Cooper Hewitt Short Stories New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Nov 2, 2016. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2016/11/02/cooper-hewitt-short-stories-a-gift-from-j-p-morgan/. 2016
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book
- Condell, Caitlin, Lipps, Andrea, McQuaid, Matilda, and Bertrand, Gène. 2019. Nature: Collaborations in Design. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2019
- Lupton, Ellen, McCarty, Cara, McQuaid, Matilda, Smith, Cynthia E., and Lipps, Andrea. 2010. Why Design Now? National Design Triennial. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. 2010
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chapter
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2014. "Textile, Attush robe, 19th century." in Making Design: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection, 762-765. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2014
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2014. "Textile, Bioimplantable device for reconstructive shoulder surgery, 2004." in Making Design: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection, 706-707. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2014
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2014. "Textile, Eclat, 1975." in Making Design: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection, 98-101. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2014
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2014. "Textile, Regenbogen (Rainbow), 1919." in Making Design: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection, 124-127. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2014
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2010. "Community A2." in Why Design Now? National Design Triennial, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum SP OP. 2010
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2009. "Introduction." in Fashioning Felt, edited by Brown, Susan Jeanne, Martens, Christine, McQuaid, Matilda, and Dent, Andrew., Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. 2009
- McQuaid, Matilda. 2007. "Transforming Design." in Design Life Now: National Design Triennial, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. 2007
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information content entity
- McQuaid, Matilda (Curator). 2019. "Nature by Design: Paisley." New York, New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2019-04-12 to 2019-11-11.. 2019
- Condell, Caitlin, Lipps, Andrea, and McQuaid, Matilda (Curators). 2019. "Nature-Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial." New York, New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2019-05-10 to 2020-01-20.. 2019
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Contact
Location
- Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Department
