The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum 2010

The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum 2010

E Pluribus Unum: Thirteen Colonies, One New Nation
March 17 – 21, 2010
Charleston, South Carolina

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Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
12noon-5:00pm	Registration: Old Courtroom at the Confederate Home and College, 23 Chalmers Street
2:00-4:00pm	Optional Tours: Departing from 23 Chalmers Street Tours will be held rain or shine. No refunds or exceptions. •Private Houses from the Period of George II Ralph Harvard III, Antiquarian, Designer Ralph Harvard, Inc., New York Stroll through the old walled city and visit some of the obscure remnants of Charleston's first period of architectural renaissance. The ancient dwellings combine Lowcountry practicality with European splendor and are a marked contrast to the typical 18th and early 19th century Charleston house. •Who Were the Huguenots?: A Visit to The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church Robert M. Prioleau, President, The Huguenot Society of South Carolina Fleeing religious persecution in France, some 450 Huguenots settled in the South Carolina Lowcountry and founded their Protestant church in Charleston in 1681. The present 1845 Gothic Revival building, designed by Edward Brickell White, is America’s only remaining independent Huguenot church. •Walking the Walls of Charles Towne’s Walled City Katherine A. Saunders, Associate Director of Preservation, Historic Charleston Foundation and Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Walled City Task Force Charleston was the only English walled city in North America. Encompassing 60 acres of high ground, the fortifications were protection from possible Spanish, French and Native American attacks. Visit the bastions and drawbridge sites, plus recent archaeological excavations.
6:00-7:00pm	Registration: Old Courtroom, 23 Chalmers Street
7:00pm	Keynote Address and Reception with Carrie Rebora Barratt, Associate Director of Collections and Administration, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Facing of the New World: American Portraiture in the Thirteen Original Colonies Introduction by the Forum Moderator: J. Thomas Savage, Director of Museum Affairs, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate Evening Reception in the Old Courtroom following the Keynote Address Mirroring much of Charleston’s history, Number 23 Chalmers Street has withstood war, hurricanes, an earthquake, and diverse structural adaptations. In 2008, the Old Courtroom was restored to its mid-19th century appearance when it served as a U.S. District Court and later as a Confederate States Court. Following the Civil War, the building was purchased by the Confederate Home, an organization which provided housing for widows and children in need and schooling for young women.


Jean Helms, Founder and Chairman of The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum, with James Hervey-Bathurst, 2009 Keynote Speaker
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 back to top
9:00am	Registration: Old Courtroom, 23 Chalmers Street
9:30-10:30am	The Grandest Dwelling in the Richest Province During Our Most Exuberant Past: Architectural Splendor in the Lowcountry Ralph Harvard III, Antiquarian, Designer Ralph Harvard, Inc., New York
10:45-11:45am	From Pilgrims to Patriots: Style in Colonial New England Eleanore P. Gadsden, Carolyn and Peter Lynch Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Art of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2:00-3:00pm	White House Glassware: Two Centuries of Presidential Entertaining Jane Shadel Spillman, Curator of American Glass The Corning Museum of Glass
3:15-4:15pm	Glitz, Sparkle and Shine: The Wonderment of Dutch New York Interiors Erik K. Gronning, Vice President, Senior Specialist, American Furniture and Decorative Arts, Sotheby’s New York
Evening at Leisure	Enjoy one of Charleston’s many fine restaurants. [For information on the Charleston International Antiques Show Preview Party, contact Historic Charleston Foundation at 843-722-3405 or www.historiccharleston.org]
Elizabeth Bradham and Marnie Chardon enjoy the picnic at Drayton Hall


FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010 back to top
9:00am	Registration: Old Courtroom, 23 Chalmers Street Morning and early afternoon lectures are in the Old Courtroom, followed by an on-site visit to Middleton Place.
9:30-10:30am	Recreating Gardens and Grounds for Historic Houses Paul F. (Chip) Callaway, Historic Landscape Architect Callaway and Associates, Inc., Greensboro, NC
10:45-11:45am	Crucible for Revolution: Metalworkers in the Colonial South Gary J. Albert, Vice President, Publications Old Salem Museums & Gardens
1:30-2:30pm	Dusting Up: Making and Maintaining a Home in the Thirteen Colonies Elisabeth Garrett Widmer, Independent Scholar, Museum Consultant
3:00pm promptly	Buses to Middleton Place depart from the Mills House Hotel, 115 Meeting Street
4:00-6:00pm	Planters and Patriots: The Family Collections at Middleton Place An afternoon on-site with Middleton Place Foundation officials, including: Charles Duell, President Tracey Todd, Vice President, Museums Mary Edna Sullivan, Curator Barbara Doyle, Historian Middleton Place was the seat of a great Lowcountry planter family and home to a dynamic African-American slave community. In 1741 Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress, created America’s oldest landscaped garden, now a National Historic Landmark property. Henry’s son, Arthur Middleton, signed the Declaration of Independence and several great-grandsons signed the Ordinance of Secession. For almost 300 years this Ashley River plantation had never been deeded out of the family until it was given, with continuing family stewardship, to the Middleton Place Foundation.
Early evening	Sunset Cocktails and Plantation Supper The Pavilion at Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road


SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010 back to top
9:00am	Registration: Old Courtroom, 23 Chalmers Street
9:30-10:30am	The Southern Cultural Landscape Margaret B. Pritchard, Curator of Prints, Maps and Wallpaper, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
10:45-11:45am	To Carve, Inlay or Paint: Neoclassical Furniture from the Mid-Atlantic States Matthew A. Thurlow, Research Associate, Department of American Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2:00-3:00pm	“The finest made in Boston”: Furniture by John and Thomas Seymour… and Others Robert D. Mussey, Jr, Senior Furniture Conservator, Robert Mussey Associates, Inc., Boston
3:15-4:15pm	“I See London, I See France”: Origins of American Style J. Thomas Savage, Forum Moderator and Director of Museum Affairs, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
6:00-8:00pm	Connoisseur Event: Farewell Cocktails in a Private Home
Evening at Leisure	Enjoy one of Charleston’s many fine restaurants

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010 back to top
10:00am	Optional Tour: Meet at Historic Charleston Foundation, 40 East Bay Street •Private Tour of the Charleston International Antiques Show Join Forum Moderator J. Thomas Savage and other experts for a private tour through the show before the doors open to the public. Meet the dealers for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s preeminent antiques shows. Coffee and libations will be served. ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please note schedule changes may occur due to unforeseen circumstances.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010

SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010