Early 20th Century Design
Samantha Robinson is a Chicago-based Director of Decorative Arts & Design, with interest and expertise in early 20th century and modern & contemporary design, in particular art and studio glass and ceramic. Samantha co-directs Heritage's Pursuit of Beauty: Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Art Glass auction series and has overseen the sale of several important private collections including the Estate of Jerry N. Black, the Collection of Phillip and Gretchen Arth, and the Collection of Jeep & Carla Harned. Samantha is also a licensed auctioneer in the state of Texas.
Samantha received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2010 and a Master of Arts in Art in Art History from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 2014. Samantha joined the Dallas Museum of Art as a McDermott Graduate Curatorial Intern of Decorative Arts in 2014, advancing to the positions of Digital Collections Content Coordinator in 2015 and finally Interim Assistant Curator in 2016. In addition to managing the research and display of the permanent collection, she curated three special exhibitions - The Wittgenstein Vitrine: Modern Opulence, Shaken, Stirred, Styled: The Art of the Cocktail, and Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion. Samantha served as an Editor at Everything But The House, a Cincinnati-based online estate sale start-up, before joining Heritage Auctions in June 2018.