Conference 2008

Final Program and Agenda

 

“O! say can you see”: The Best of Baltimore

 

Friday, April 25, 2008

 

7:30 A.M. - Full Breakfast for all, “Build and Strengthen Relationships, Renew Friendships”

8:45                        

 

9:00 a.m.   Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

* 9:00 a.m. - Tour: Department of Earth and Planetary, Johns Hopkins University

10:30      

 

9:15 a.m.  “By the dawn’s early light”: The Rise of American Nationalism

                  Wendell Garrett, Consultant of Americana at Sotheby’s, and Editor-at-

                Large of The Magazine Antiques, New York, New York.

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

10:15 a.m.  Coffee Break

 

10:45 a.m. American Fancy, Exuberance in the Arts, 1795-1840      

               Sumpter T. Priddy III, Independent Scholar, Alexandria, Virginia

                       Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

               The Making of Matisse’s Bronzes

               Ann Boulton, Associate Objects Conservator, The Baltimore Museum of Art

                          Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

               Great American Jewelers, 1930-1980  

                 Janet Zapata, Independent Scholar, Decorative Arts Consultant specializing in  

               Jewelry and Silver, Short Hills, New Jersey

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

NOON   Lunch for all

 

1:15 p.m.  “Plus or Minus? Dilemmas in Looking at Local Antiques as Seen Through Maryland

                                                     Silver and Ceramics”                                                    

                 Jennifer Goldsborough, Independent Decorative Arts Consultant,     

               Queenstown, Maryland. Teacher at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt,

               National Design Museum's master's program, the Sotheby's Institute of Art

               Program and Chesapeake College. 

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

     “Setting a Jewel: Considering Picture Frames When Appraising Fine Art”

                 Suzanne Smeaton, Gallery Director, Eli Wilner & Company, New York,

               New York.

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

                   

                Forensic Examination and Forgery Analysis (2 ˝ hours) 

                Graham Ospreay, Forensic Document Examiner and Forgery Analyst,

   Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

2:15 p.m.   Coffee Break

 

2:45 p.m.   Graham Ospreay’s lecture resumes

 

* 2:45 p.m.   Board buses for afternoon tours

 

* 3:00 p.m. - Tours:

5:45         Homewood Museum (Hands-on-opportunity with silver, ceramics, and furniture)

                        Sponsored by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers 

                  The Baltimore Museum of Art

                             Sponsored by Ivey-Selkirk - Auctioneers & Appraisers

 

4:30 p.m.   Colored Diamonds  

                  Robert May, Executive Director, The National Colored Diamonds Association,   

                New York, New York

                        Sponsored by The National Colored Diamonds Association

 

* 6:45 p.m.   Begin boarding buses making continuous loops from the hotel to the museum

 

7:00 p.m. - Evening Reception at the Walters Art Museum

9:30                 Sponsored by Northeast Auctions     

 

Saturday, April 26, 2008

 

            Breakfast on your own

 

9:00 a.m.  “From 1770 it took a Spring”: Cabinetmaking in the late 18th and early 19th century Baltimore

                 Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts,  

                Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

                        Sponsored by Brunk Auctions

 

               “The Web of Entanglement” 

                 Charles Goldstein, ISA CAPP, Independent Forensic Art Appraiser

                

               Watches (2 hours)  

                  Ken Specht, Author, The Specht Sheet, Miami, Florida.

 

10:00 a.m. Coffee Break

 

10:30 a.m. “Glass in 19th Century America”

                  Mary Cheek Mills, Manager of Education Programs, Corning Museum of

                Glass, Corning, New York.

 

              “Expert Opinions and Liabilities: The Treacherous Power of Words” 

                  Judith Bresler, Esq., specializing in the law and business of art and Counsel to   

                Withers Bergman LLP, and co-author of the award-winning treatise, ART LAW:

                The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers and Artists, New York, New York.

 

                Ken Specht resumes his lecture.

 

11:45 a.m. -Buffet Lunch for all Mingle, eat, and get to know members from your

1:00 p.m.          specialty division as you eat lunch in your lecture rooms

 

* 1:05 p.m.    Board buses to the Maryland Historical Society for on-site lecture

 

1:15 p.m.   Hip-Hop as Socio-Political Pundit

                eRiC Durham, Ph.D., professor, instructing in the area of Human Communication

                currently at Moran State University and Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland

 

* 1:30 p.m. - “Peeling the Peales: A Look at the Peale Family in the Maryland Historical Society

   4:30                    in Context”    

                  Carrie Rebora Barratt, Curator, American Paintings and Sculpture, The

                Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, the Metropolitan

                Museum of Art, New York, New York

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

               Tour The Maryland Historical Society, including a special tour of the

                Painting Vault

                       

2:00 p.m.   Coffee Break

 

2:30 p.m.    Parade of Riches: The Role of Jewellery in Portraiture

                Jessica Bent, Antique and Period Jewellery Specialist, Lecturer and Author,

                Canadian Roadshow Appraiser, Toronto, Ontario

 

* 3:45 p.m.  -Tour: The Walters Art Museum

5:00                 

 

* 5:15 p.m.   Board buses

 

5:30 p.m. -“Cocktails for CAPPS”   Off-site, Mount Clare House Museum

7:00                Sponsored by The Potomack Company          

 

               Dinner on your own

 

 

 

 

Sunday, April 27, 2008

 

           Breakfast on your own

 

* 8:45 a.m.    Board bus for The National Watch and Clock Museum

 

* 9:00 a.m. - Tour NWAC Museum, with on-site lecture by Sam Cannan, School Director and     

5:00 p.m.  Watch Instructor     

                       Sponsored by Alderfer Auction and Appraisal

            

Committee Meetings:

 

8:30 a.m.   Designation & Review

 

9:30 a.m.   Estate Sales Round Table Discussion

                Appraisal Studies

                Ethics

 

10:45 a.m.  Awards                                   FA

                Nominating                             Chapter Networking

                Technology                             Specialty Studies

                Conference                             ARC

 

* 12:00 p.m.  Pick up boxed lunches and board buses 

            

* 12:15 p.m.-Tour: Annapolis (tour the city too)

 6:00  p.m.                        The Hammond-Harwood House, 1774

                                              The William Paca House and Garden

                            Sponsored by Stair Galleries – Auctioneers & Appraisers

                                            Wine and Cheese in the Gardens

                       Sponsored by Eli Wilner & Company, Inc.

          or

               Tour: The Quilt and Textile Museum of Lancaster County  

               with on-site lecture, “Amish Quilts of Lancaster County” by Patricia T. Herr,

               author, researcher, collector, and antiques dealer.

                       Sponsored by Doyle New York

 

* 1:00 p.m.  Discussion Panel formed in support of ISA and held at The Walters Art  

                      Museum for the Museum’s membership

                           Sponsored by Heritage Auctions               

               

   Dinner on your own

 

 

 

 

Monday, April 28, 2008 “ISA DAY”

 

           Breakfast on your own

 

8:00 a.m.    David S. Bunton, president of The Appraisal Foundation   

                           followed by:

               President’s Speech

               Annual Meeting                 

 

10:15 a.m. Coffee Break

 

10:45 a.m. The Best and the Rest

                 Lita Solis-Cohen, Senior Editor, Maine Antique Digest

                       Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

                “Reinforcing Confidence in Jewelry Store Products” 

                 Catherine Sproule, Director, North American Operations, Council of

               Responsible Jewellery Practice, Toronto, Ontario

                        Sponsored by the Council of Responsible Jewellery Practice

 

12:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon

                        Sponsored by the National Capital Area Chapter of ISA

 

2:00p.m.  “FAKE: Forgery, Lies, & eBay”

                 Kenneth Walton, Author, Sacramento, California

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

2:00 p.m. “Protecting your Business from Risk: Legal Compliance in the Jewelry Industry” (G&J)

                 Cecilia L. Gardner, Esq., President, CEO & General Counsel, Jeweler’s

               Vigilance Committee, New York, New York.

                        Sponsored by the ISA Education Foundation

 

* 5:45 p.m.   Begin boarding buses making continuous loops from the hotel to the restaurant

 

6:00 p.m.-  Dinner at Pier V     “Bibs, Blue Jeans, and Baltimore!”

9:00