Date: Fri 06-Nov-1998

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Museum Of American Folk Art Education Dept

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NEW YORK CITY -- Folk Art Treasures: In the Company of Experts, a program of

walking tours, will be held in conjunction with the Fall Antiques Show at The

Park Avenue Armory on Thursday, November 19 at 10:30 am and Saturday, November

21, at 9:30 am.

The program is as follows for Thursday, at 10:30 am.

(1) Folk Portraits -- Nancy Druckman, Senior Vice-President, Director of

American Folk Art Department, Deputy Director of the Decorative Arts division,

Sotheby's.

(2) Folk Painting -- Stacy C. Hollander, Curator, Museum of American Folk Art.

(3) Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Furniture -- Leigh R. Keno, Owner,

American Antiques.

(4) Folk Traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans -- Susan Kleckner, Vice

President, American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts Department,

Christie's Inc.

(5) Quilts -- Judith R. Weissman, Associate Professor, Department of Art and

Art Professions, Director, Folk Art Studies Program, New York University.

Saturday Tours are as follows:

(6) Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Furniture -- David A. Gallager, Director

of American Furniture and Decorative Arts Senior Estate Advisor, William Doyle

Galleries.

(7) Ceramics -- William C. Ketchum, Jr, Adjunct Professor, Folk Art Studies,

New York University.

(8) Schoolgirl Art -- Lee Kogan, Director, Folk Art Institute, Museum of

American Folk Art.

(9) Paintings and Watercolors -- Elizabeth V. Warren, Curator and author.

(10) Regional Traditions -- Gerard C. Wertkin, Director, Museum of American

Folk Art.

Reservations are necessary and four groups will be limited to 15 persons.

Tours including Continental breakfast and will take place before the show

floor opens to the public. Tour fee is Museum Members $35, non-members $45.

For reservations, Education Department at 212/977-7170.

20th Anniversary Celebration

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NEW YORK CITY -- The Benefit Preview for the Museum of American Folk Art will

be held on Wednesday, November 18, 6-9 pm, at the Park Avenue Armory, 67th

Street and Park Avenue, marking the 20th anniversary of the Fall Antiques

Show.

To salute this special anniversary, the museum will present an exhibition,

"Folk Art Treasures: Highlights from 20 Years of the Fall Antiques Show,"

featuring some of the extraordinary works of folk art purchased at the show

over the past 20 years by both collectors and the Museum. Approximately a

dozen objects will be spotlighted including an important 1853 Pennsylvania

applique quilt purchased by the Museum from M. Finkel & Daughter, a great

sculptural sulky and driver from Walters/Benisek, a splendid hooked rug

offered by Olde Hope at one of the earliest shows, a mourning picture from

James Abbe, an impressive female cigar store figure from the Smith Gallery,

and an enigmatic ring toss figure from Ricco/Maresca. The loan exhibition is

sponsored by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and Pfizer Inc.

A lively and informative series of walking tours has been arranged by the

Museum to enhance the educational opportunities at the show. "Folk Art

Treasures: In the Company of Experts" walking tours will be Thursday, November

19, at 10:30 am and Saturday, November 21, at 9:30 am before the show floor

opens to the public.

Expert guides Nancy Druckman, David Gallager, Stacy Hollander, Leigh Keno,

William Ketchum, Susan Kleckner, Lee Kogan, Elizabeth Warren, Judith Weissman,

and Gerard Wertkin will cover such topics as folk painting, Eighteenth and

Nineteenth Century furniture, quilts, ceramics, and regional traditions. The

tour fee is $45, $35 for Museum members, and includes a Continental breakfast.

Reservations are necessary. Please call the Education Department at

212/977-7170 to reserve a specific guide and tour.

The benefit co-chairs are Marian A. Bott and museum trustee Nancy Mead and the

junior committee chair is Alexis Shein Contos. Museum trustee Lucy C. Danziger

and Wendy Lehman Lash are advisory chairs. Educational chairs are Kathy Booth,

Vera Jelinek, Anne Mai, and museum trustee Julie K. Palley. As part of the

celebration, chairs from the past 20 years will be honored.

Corporate benefactors of the preview are Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and

Pfizer Inc. Country Living magazine is the corporate leader. Corporate patrons

are Christie's, Credit Suisse/First Boston, and TENNECO.

The preview invitation, design and printing courtesy of Christie's, features

the "Carousel Horse with Jewels," circa 1915, by Marcus Illnios from the Coney

Island carousel, a gift to the Museum from the City of New York, Department of

Parks and Recreation.

The Fall Antiques Show, produced by Sanford L. Smith & Associates, is

considered the premier marketplace for American folk art and country

furnishings. It features 70 prominent dealers exhibiting the best in American

antiques, furniture, pottery, folk art, textiles, and garden design.

The show is open November 19-November 22. Hours are Thursday and Friday,

noon-9 pm, Saturday, 11 am-7 pm, and Sunday, noon-6 pm. Admission is $12.

Stephen Kennard Catering

My earliest and most vivid memories revolve around a large, sunlit kitchen in

my grandmother's home in a small Southern town. With its white walls, Shaker

table and chairs and lemon yellow curtains, the room reflected her sunny

nature and easy hospitality, serving as a family and community hub. Once a

year the town held a collective open house and everyone, it seemed, dropped by

for a drink, the food and conversation.

I remember marveling at the activity in the kitchen, at my grandmother's skill

and meticulous organization. For days she would prepare pyramids of homemade

bread and yeasty rolls, great platters of fried chicken and catfish, Virginia

hams glazed with fruit and cloves and several roasts of beef. There would be

fresh oysters, Gulf shrimp and cracked crab claws on ice, her own beaten

biscuits, at least one huge roasted turkey with stuffing and an expanse of her

most famous accomplishments -- desserts including apple, cherry and peach

pies, to be served with homemade ice cream, three layer chocolate and coconut

cakes, apricot turnovers, and the most irresistible lemon meringue pie I have

ever encountered.

People arrived throughout the day and stayed a long, happy time. By evening's

end the guests, and the bounty, were gone.

Stephen Kennard Catering strives to keep the spirit of that kitchen alive.

Cuisine, community and celebration are as vital a part of contemporary New

York as they were of that distant place. Communication and cooperation,

careful planning and imaginative presentation are at the heart of Stephen

Kennard's catering. From a spring wedding or birthday party to a charity

dinner dance or corporate occasion, the clients' requirements and expectations

are assessed to produce a winning, worry-free event.

Over the years, the rich diversity that is New York -- the fine foodstuffs,

locations, capable personnel, special effects, rental equipment, entertainment

and related services -- have been utilized. The goal is to make a fantasy come

alive regardless of cuisine, period or purpose, and with inevitable

consideration of budget.

Stephen Kennard Catering employs tradition and generosity of spirit to create

a fully realized, glowing presence.

Offerings for the event include butlered hors d'oeuvres culled from regional

American influences -- quail pot pies, Gulf shrimp, corn cakes, clam fritters,

crayfish cakes, small Pastrami salmon "Reubens" -- served from antique and

unique trays and chargers; all chosen to suggest and enhance the spirit of

American Folk art.

Buffets expand the theme, with offerings of regional farm cheeses, fresh

fruits, garlic sausages, and smoked hams, in addition to brownies and Colonial

stamped cookies, all served from antique wood, pewter and straw serving

pieces, with touches of autumn fruits and florals.

Masterpieces In Wood

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NEW YORK CITY -- Museum of American Folk Art is presenting "Masterpieces In

Wood," American folk marquetry from The Hirschhorn Foundation, to January 10,

1999.

Amazing puzzle-like patterns of intricately cut and shaped wood veneer pieces

ornament the surfaces of chairs, tables, boxes, clocks, gameboards, and other

furniture and decorative objects.

This is the first full-scale examination of the history of American folk

marquetry, a popular art form during the last half of the Nineteenth Century.

The exhibition documents generations of artists who masterfully practiced the

craft of marquetry and handed down the tradition from father to son.

Hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 11:30 am-7:30 pm. Admission is free.

The museum's Eva and Morris Feld Gallery is at 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus

Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets. For information, 212/595-9533.

There will be a marquetry demonstration on Saturday, November 14, noon-5 pm by

Jack Alberti, a contemporary furniture maker. It is free to the public.