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MICHAEL CONNORS presents THE SPLENDOR OF
CUBA
Tuesday, January 31 4:00 pm
At the Cultural Center
Join us as Dr. Michael Connors walks us through the
beauty of Cuba. Michael Connors has over thirty years of
experience in writing, consultation, appraisals, and
teaching in fine and decorative arts fields. An antiquarian
in the true sense of the word, Dr. Connors received a
Master of Fine Arts and a Ph.D. in Decorative Arts from
New York University. Dr. Connors was an adjunct
professor of arts at New York University where he has
moderated, as a conference director, three symposia
including most recently “300 Years of New York
Furniture.” He taught decorative arts and appraisal
methodology at New York University and furniture
courses at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
An expert on the authenticity and evaluation of
investment quality period furniture, Dr. Connors, a Senior
Member of the American Society of Appraisers, is a key
resource to dealers, designers, private collectors and
museums looking for absolute integrity in European,
American and Colonial West Indian furniture. He has
appraised the furniture and decorative arts of the United
States Supreme Court Collection and the Diplomat Room
Collection in Washington, D.C. As a liaison to Baker
Furniture Company, he has consulted on the design of
two furniture lines: The West Indies Collection (1995) and
Colonial Legends (2002) in which he used technique,
style, and craftsmanship of the Colonial Trade esthetic.
He also serves on the board of trustees of the Whim
Museum in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he is
Chairman of Collections. He is a consultant for an
international list of interior designers and architects, and
isa frequent lecturer at museums, educational and retail
institutions. Dr. Connors` first three books on colonial
West Indian architecture and decorative arts,
Caribbean Elegance , Cuban Elegance, and French
Island Elegance, were all published by Harry N. Abrams,
Inc. Dr. Connors’ fourth book, Maisons des Antilles, was
published by the French publisher Flammarion, and his
fifth and sixth books, Caribbean Houses: History, Style,
and Architecture and British West Indies Style were
published by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. in
2009 and 2010 respectively. His most recent book The
Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and is being
released in the fall of 2011. Dr. Connors is a contributor
to numerous trade journals, including The Magazine
Antiques, Art & Antiques, Antiques and Fine Art,
Furniture History: The Journal of the Furniture History
Society and Maine Antique Digest. Book signing from 5:
00-5:30 with a wine and hors d’oeuvre reception
immediately following at the Art League.
CUBA
Tuesday, January 31 4:00 pm
At the Cultural Center
Join us as Dr. Michael Connors walks us through the
beauty of Cuba. Michael Connors has over thirty years of
experience in writing, consultation, appraisals, and
teaching in fine and decorative arts fields. An antiquarian
in the true sense of the word, Dr. Connors received a
Master of Fine Arts and a Ph.D. in Decorative Arts from
New York University. Dr. Connors was an adjunct
professor of arts at New York University where he has
moderated, as a conference director, three symposia
including most recently “300 Years of New York
Furniture.” He taught decorative arts and appraisal
methodology at New York University and furniture
courses at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
An expert on the authenticity and evaluation of
investment quality period furniture, Dr. Connors, a Senior
Member of the American Society of Appraisers, is a key
resource to dealers, designers, private collectors and
museums looking for absolute integrity in European,
American and Colonial West Indian furniture. He has
appraised the furniture and decorative arts of the United
States Supreme Court Collection and the Diplomat Room
Collection in Washington, D.C. As a liaison to Baker
Furniture Company, he has consulted on the design of
two furniture lines: The West Indies Collection (1995) and
Colonial Legends (2002) in which he used technique,
style, and craftsmanship of the Colonial Trade esthetic.
He also serves on the board of trustees of the Whim
Museum in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he is
Chairman of Collections. He is a consultant for an
international list of interior designers and architects, and
isa frequent lecturer at museums, educational and retail
institutions. Dr. Connors` first three books on colonial
West Indian architecture and decorative arts,
Caribbean Elegance , Cuban Elegance, and French
Island Elegance, were all published by Harry N. Abrams,
Inc. Dr. Connors’ fourth book, Maisons des Antilles, was
published by the French publisher Flammarion, and his
fifth and sixth books, Caribbean Houses: History, Style,
and Architecture and British West Indies Style were
published by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. in
2009 and 2010 respectively. His most recent book The
Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and is being
released in the fall of 2011. Dr. Connors is a contributor
to numerous trade journals, including The Magazine
Antiques, Art & Antiques, Antiques and Fine Art,
Furniture History: The Journal of the Furniture History
Society and Maine Antique Digest. Book signing from 5:
00-5:30 with a wine and hors d’oeuvre reception
immediately following at the Art League.