Washington Winter Show 2014

11 This page is sponsored by the Washington Winter Show Directors W e congratulate our brilliant and creative Co-Chairs Dory Clark, Denise Prince, and Puffin Travers on our exciting 2014 Show. Their dedication to making “Southern Celebrations: Traditions Handed Down” a wonderful tribute to Southern food, culture, and family has inspired us all. It has been a joy to work with them in bringing their vision to reality. We are grateful to the 2014 Washington Winter Show Committee members who have volunteered their time, talents, and energy over the past year. Their commitment to this vast undertaking enables our three wonderful charities — The Founders Board of St. John’s Community Services, THEARC, and The Bishop John T. Walker School For Boys — to continue to provide exceptional services to at-risk children and families in the Washington, DC community. We remain so grateful for the support we receive from our community and for their commitment to our Show. WE EXTEND SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Ambassador from Switzerland Mr. Manuel Sager and Mrs. Sager for serving as our Honorary Diplomatic Chairs and to Mr. Pat Conroy for agreeing to be our Honorary Show Chair. Matt Lee, Ted Lee, and Julia Reed for graciously agreeing to be our guest speakers during the Show. Gretchen Goodell Pendleton and Chandler Battaile, Jr. of Stratford Hall for presenting a memorable Loan Exhibit and to the Stratford Hall Board for their outstanding support. Jean Taylor Federico for serving as an Advisor to both the Catalogue and Loan Exhibit Committees. Gretchen Goodell Pendleton and Stephen McCloud for their fascinating articles that appear in our Catalogue illustrating the theme of our Show. WE ARE INDEBTED TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR PROVIDING PRO-BONO SUPPORT: Robert Benton, Jill Frantzen and Philip Davis of WileyReinLLP William J. Curtin and Timothy Lyden of HoganLovells US LLP David Ottenbreit of Navigant Consulting, Inc. Maxine Rizik and Rizik Brothers for allowing us to use their windows to advertise our Show with antiques from Sumpter Priddy and Christopher Jones. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MANY HARD WORKING PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SHOW: Jason Lurie and the staff of the Katzen Center and American University , with whom it is such a pleasure to work. Karen and Ralph DiSaia, our dedicated and creative Show Managers, who each year produce a beautiful Antiques Show with the help of Stacey Expositions Services. Nick Del Borrello and his superb security staff who assist us in every way. Lisa Carey and Matthew Hirschmann for their brilliant graphic designs which each year so beautifully illustrate our themes. Jill Probst of Classic Web Design for her wonderful work on our Website. Judd Ashman of Elegant Envelope who does an amazing job managing our address list and mailings. Antiques & Fine Art magazine, the publisher of our outstanding Show Catalogue. Jonathan G. Willen, our Executive Director, and his staff, Vanessa Reeves and Georgina Palma, whose energy, enthusiasm, and hard work are indispensible to the Show. Susan Gage of Susan Gage Caterers whose creative menus, outstanding service, and delicious food have contributed to the great success of our Preview Night Reception and Friday Luncheon. Tracy Stannard of Broad Branch Catering who provides such wonderful treats for our Dealers. John K. Mullins of Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, PC, our brilliant accountants. WITH APPRECIATION