Page Talbott

Page Talbott (born 1951) 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.

Early life Talbott studied at Wellesley College, graduating in 1972, and the University of Delaware, and gained her master's degree and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. 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, replacing Kim Sajet.

In 2015, Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf named Talbott a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania.

Selected bibliography

The Office in the 19th Century Classical Savannah: Fine and Decorative Arts, 1800–1840 (1995) The Philadelphia Ten: A Women's Artist Group 1917–1945 (1998) Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World (2005)