Washington Winter Show 2015

13 This page sponsored by Dory Clark, Denise Prince and Puffin Travers in honor of Blair Bourne and Leslie B. Jones A s the Co-Chairs of the 2015 Washington Winter Show we are both exceptionally pleased to present Ports of Call! The Washington Winter Show brings a significant antiques show to the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and at the same time supports charities that provide our community with essential services: Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, The Founders Board of St. John’s Community Services, and THEARC. We are privileged to have as our Honorary Diplomatic Chairs His Excellency Mr. John Ernest Beale, Ambassador of Barbados, and Mrs. Beale, and as our Anniversary Honorary Chair Mr. James H. Lemon, Jr. The support of our sponsors, benefactors, and patrons has been generous. We are grateful for their financial and in-kind contributions which support the Washington Winter Show and our deserving charities. Their continuing commitment to the Show is essential in enriching our community and its young people. We are indebted to the institutions and individuals who have lent objects from their collections to the 2015 Loan Exhibit, Vessels of Victory. This exhibit documents more than 200 years of American naval history through impressive silver presentation trophies. These objects have been lent to us from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Mystic Seaport Museum, Oracle Team USA, the United States Naval Academy Museum, the United States Naval Academy Sailing Center, the United States Sailing Association, the White House Historical Association, Ms. Diana H. Bittel, and Mr. Oliver C. Iselin. Throughout the past year we have enjoyed working with so many contributors to the Show. The efforts of our devoted Committee Chairs and their group of volunteers truly make the Show a success. The dedication to hard work and coordination from the staff at American University and The Katzen Arts Center is sincerely appreciated. Thank you for your exceptional efforts. Each year over 45 exhibitors bring forth an outstanding array of antiques and fine art. It is because of your well-deserved reputations and commitment to exhibiting at the Washington Winter Show that we are able to draw thousands of new and loyal patrons to the Show year after year. Thank you for your continued support. Most importantly, we are both grateful to those who provide the leadership to the Washington Winter Show: the members of the Board of Directors and the Show’s Executive Director, Mr. Jonathan Willen, and the Show’s Mangers, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph DiSaia. WE ALSO WISH TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO: Ms. Amy Herman, for her enlightening and stimulating presentation on “The Art of Perception” at the Friday Lecture and Luncheon. Mr. Gary Jobson, world-class sailor and author, for moderating the discussion at the Saturday Lecture. Oracle, Inc. and Oracle Team USA for lending us the America’s Cup for our Loan Exhibit. To the members of Oracle Team USA, Mr. Joseph Spooner, Mr. Kinley Fowler, Mr. Ian Burns and Mr. Scott Ferguson, for their participation in our Saturday Lecture. Mr. Nick Voulgaris III, author of Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon, for his article on the history of the Hinckley boats for our Catalogue. Mr. J. Thomas Savage, Director of Museum Affairs at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library; Mr. Spalding Nix of Spalding Nix Fine Art; and Ms. Laura Layfer, Art and Antiques Director at Branca Inc., for lending their expertise in leading our 2015 Guided Walks. The Savoy Hotel for extending Washington hospitality to our special guests throughout the weekend. The City Tavern Club for hosting the Spring meeting and the White House Historical Association for providing the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History for our Fall meeting. Our Beverage Sponsor, Mount Gay Barbados Rum, for their generous contribution of Scuttlebutt , Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum and Mount Gay Eclipse Rum to the Preview Night parties, Friday Lecture and Luncheon and the Saturday Soirée. The National Gallery of Art for providing the image and reproduction rights to the painting Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville by Eugène Boudin (1894–98) for our brochure and catalogue cover art. PORTS OF CALL