Leslie Klingner

Leslie Klingner is a decorative art and design historian specializing in the material culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A frequent public speaker, she served as a Lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for nearly a decade and is often a featured lecturer for the Royal Oak Society in support of the National Trust. From 2006-2022, she was the Curator of Interpretation at Biltmore, the family estate and collection of George W. Vanderbilt. Biltmore is the largest private residence in the United States, maintained by the Vanderbilt-Cecil family, which draws a visitorship of more than 1.5 million guests annually. Now residing in London, Leslie researches British country house culture in the inter-war period and its intersection with avant-garde art and design.