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7:30 am through 9:00 am

Build and Strengthen Relationships, Renew Friendships
Full breakfast for all conference attendees

 

9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Tour:
Johns Hopkins Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
(Recommended for G&J)

 

9:15 am

"By the Dawn's Early Light," The Rise of American Nationalism
By Wendell Garrett, Consultant of Americana at Sotheby's, Editor-at-large of The Magazine Antiques, New York, New York

 

10:15 am

Coffee Break

 

10:45 am

American Fancy, Exuberance in the Arts, 1795-1840
By Sumpter T. Priddy III, Independent Scholar, Alexandria, Virginia

The Making of Matisse's Bronzes
By Ann Boulton, Associate Objects Conservator, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

Great American Jewelers, 1930-1980
By Janet Zapata, Independent Scholar, Decorative Arts Consultant specializing in jewelry and silver, Short Hills, New Jersey

 

12:00 pm

Lunch

 

1:15 pm

Plus or Minus? Dilemmas in Looking at Local Antiques as Seen Through Maryland Silver and Ceramics
By Jennifer Goldsborough, Independent Decorative Arts Consultant, instructor: Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum's master's program, The Sotheby's Institute of Art program, and Chesapeake College, Queenstown, Maryland

 

Setting a Jewel: Considering Picture Frames When Appraising Fine Art
Suzanne Smeaton, Gallery Director: Eli Wilner & Company, New York, New York.

 

Forensic Examination and Forgery Analysis (2.5hours)
By Graham Ospreay, Forensic Document Examiner and Forgery Analyst, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.

 

2:15 pm

Coffee break

 

2:45 pm

Tours:
Homewood House (hands-on opportunity with silver and ceramics)

or

The Baltimore Museum of Art

 

4:30 pm

Lecture topic: Colored diamonds
Robert May, National Colored Diamond Association, New York, New York.

 

7:00 pm

Evening Reception at the Walters Art Museum
Includes speakers, the Collector's Circle Members and the Walters Museum Board of Directors

9:00 am

From 1770 it Took a Spring: Cabinetmaking in late 18th and early 19th Century Baltimore
By Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

The Web of Entanglement
Charles Goldstein, Rockville, Maryland

 

Pocket Watches (2 hours)
Ken Specht, Author: The Specht Sheet, Miami, Florida.

 

10:00 am

Coffee Break

 

10:30 am

Glass in 19th Century America
Mary Cheek Mills, Consultant for Winterthur Museum, Delaware, and Sotheby's American Arts Program, Manager of School and Docent Program: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York.

 

Expert Opinions and Liabilities: The Treacherous Power of Words
Judith Bresler, Esq., leading expert in art law, Consultant: Sotheby's Institute of Art Program, New York, New York.

 

11:45 am

Lunch Buffet
Mingle, eat, and get to know members from your specialty division.

 

1:00 pm

Lecture topic: Hip Hop Culture
Eric Durham

 

Lecture topic: The Role of Jewelry in Art
Jessica Bent

 

1:30 pm

On-site, The Maryland Historical Society
ARC and FA members, joined by the MHS membership

 

Peeling the Peales: A Look at the Peale Family in the Maryland Historical Society in Context"
By Carrie Rebora Barratt, Curator: American Paintings and Sculpture: The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Program Director for Sotheby's Institute of Art Program, New York, New York.

 

Tour:

The Maryland Historical Society, including a special tour of the Painting Vault

 

4:00 pm

Tour:
The Walters Art Museum, Jewelry Installation

 

5:30 pm

Cocktails for CAPPS
Mount Clare Museum House
CAPPs only

8:30 am through 9:30 am

Committee Meeting:
Designation & Review

 

9:00 am

Tour (all day):

The National Watch and Clock Museum
Including an on-site lecture by Sam Cannan, School Director and Watch Instructor

 

9:30 am

Estate Sales Round Table Discussion

 

Committee Meetings:
Appraisal Studies
Ethics

 

10:45 am through 11:45 am

Committee Meetings:
Awards
Nominating
Technology
Conference
Fine Art
Chapter Networking
Specialty Studies
Antiques & Residential Contents

 

12:15 pm

Pick up boxed lunches and board buses for:

Tours (Annapolis, half day):
The Hammond-Harwood House, 1774
The William Paca House and Garden

or

Tour:

The Quilt and Textile Museum of Lancaster County
With on-site lecture by Patricia T. Herr, author, researcher, lecturer, collector and antiques dealer.

8:30 am

President's Speech

Annual Meeting

 

10:15 am

Coffee Break

 

10:45 am

The Best and the Rest
By Lita Solis-Cohen, Senior Editor, Maine Antique Digest

 

Reinforcing Confidence in Jewelry Store Products
By Catherine Sproule, Director of North American Operations: Council of Responsible Jewelry Practice, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

12:00 pm

Awards Luncheon

 

2:00 pm

Fake: Forgery, Lies, & Ebay
By Kenneth Walton, author, Sacramento, California

 

Protecting Your Business from Risk: Legal Compliance in the Jewelry Industry
Cecilia L. Gardner, Esq., President, CEO and General Counsel: Jeweler's Vigilance Committee, New York, New York.

 

3:30 pm

Committee reports to the Board of Directors

 

6:00 pm

Bibs, Blue Jeans, and Baltimore
Off-site Dinner

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