decorative art
noun
1
: art that is concerned primarily with the creation of useful items (such as furniture, ceramics, or textiles)
—usually used in plural
2
: objects of decorative art
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Sullivan, raised in Massachusetts and now based in New York, started her gallery as a hybrid space straddling the worlds of decorative arts and fine art, of things made yesterday and over a century ago.
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Grace Edquist, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
Indoors, a display of Chinese decorative arts ushers in the Lunar New Year season.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Atlanta artist Robell Awake is in many ways rewriting the history of the decorative arts in America.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
End your adventure in Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District, home to Civic Center Park, the History Colorado Center, and the Denver Art Museum campus, which includes the Kirkland collection of fine and decorative art.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
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Grace Edquist, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
Indoors, a display of Chinese decorative arts ushers in the Lunar New Year season.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Atlanta artist Robell Awake is in many ways rewriting the history of the decorative arts in America.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
End your adventure in Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District, home to Civic Center Park, the History Colorado Center, and the Denver Art Museum campus, which includes the Kirkland collection of fine and decorative art.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Decorative art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decorative%20art. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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