AFA Autumn 2018

Explore spectacular treasures from the Palace Museum that tell the little-known stories of empresses whose contributions had remained largely silent — until now. EMPRESSES of China’s Forbidden City Drinking Tea fromYinzhen’s Twelve Ladies (detail). Court painters, Beijing, possibly including Zhang Zhen (active late 17th–early 18th century) or his son ZhangWeibang (about 1725–about 1775), Kangxi period, 1709–23, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, PalaceMuseum,Gu6458-7/12.© The PalaceMuseum. Exhibition support provided by: Liu Dan; Henry Luce Foundation; National Endowment for the Humanities; Bei Shan Tang Foundation; Carolyn and Peter S. Lynch and the Lynch Foundation; Shirley Z. Johnson and Charles Rumph;The Richard C. von Hess Foundation; Anonymous;The AMG Foundation;The Coby Foundation, Ltd.; EatonVance; American Friends of the Shanghai Museum; Blakemore Foundation; Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo; Quan Zhou and Dr. Xiaohua Zhang; Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund; Skinner, Inc.; Ellen BayardWeedon Foundation; Sandra Urie and Frank Herron; Robert N. Shapiro; and the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum. Empresses of China’s Forbidden City is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum; the Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler, Washington, D.C.; and the Palace Museum, Beijing. MEDIA PARTNER Liu Dan 161 Essex St. | Salem, MA pem.org Opens August 18, 2018 HAPPENINGS Autumn 60 www.afamag.com | www.incollect.com Second Annual Art and Antique Dealers League of America Show October 26–29, 2018 St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Wallace Hall, NYC For information, visit www.aadlafair.com The AADLA, the oldest antiques and fine art organization in America, is hosting its second annual antiques and art show at Manhattan’s Wallace Hall this October. Says Clinton Howell, president of the AADLA, about the venue for the fair: “A fitting reason for doing the show at St. Ignatius Loyola is that it affords the ambiance of an old-fashioned show with great dealer camaraderie. While the concurrently running TEFAF earns a share of raves for drama and quantity, AADLA takes honors for being the place to buy.” Adds show manager Brad Reh, “We enjoy a unique position in the market. Our participating members are leaders in their respective fields and have been in the business for many years. With our boutique-style fair, collectors—veteran or neophyte—can purchase a broad spectrum of beautiful objects at far more affordable prices.” Notes dealer Michael Pashby, “After our last year, I had no doubt that the AADLA fair is a serious selling show that will be around for years.” Guy Carleton Wiggins, (1883–1962), 57th Street. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. Courtesy Schillay Fine Art.