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The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920’s Tuesday, April 10th at 7:30pm at the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Theatre, Palace of Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, San Francisco. https://adafca.org . JOIN US and learn more about the glorious decade for design - sometimes called the “Art Deco” era, but coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald as “The Jazz Age”, an apt metaphor for all the artistic expression during this period fueled by an explosion of vibrant new colors, sumptuous materials and a sense of freedom unlike any other age. #adafca #adaf #sanfrancisco #thejazzage #artdeco #artdecostyle #legionofhonor #sanfranciscobayarea (at Legion of Honor Museum)

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Margaret Beck Pritchard, the Forum's July 11th lecturer is the author of a highly regarded book, DEGREES OF LATITUDE, MAPPING COLONIAL AMERICA. The book contains several never before published historical maps and describes how important maps were in the settlement of America, substantiating boundary claims and facilitating trade. The book is available for purchase on Amazon.

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Make it a very Happy New Year knowing you will indulge yourself by attending our EXTRAORDINARY 2018 lecture series BELOW by world renowned experts in the field of decorative arts.  Visit us at https://adafca.org for more information about our extraordinary lectures and follow us on FACEBOOK (American Decorative Arts Forum of Northern California); INSTAGRAM (@adafnorcal); TWITTER (@AmDecArtForum) and TUMBLR (@adafca).

Double Lecture Sunday, January 14, 2018 - 11:30 am - Georgian Grace: Masterpieces of Colonial and Federal American Woodwork - John Tschirch, Rhode Island School of Design.

Sunday, January 14, 2018 - 1:45 pm - Georgian Opulence and Federal Refinement: Great Wallpaper in American Houses - John Tschirch, Rhode Island School of Design.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 7:30 pm - Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915 - 1985 - Wendy Kaplan, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 7:30 pm - The Jazz Age, American Style - Stephen Harrison, Cleveland Museum of Art.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - 7:30 pm - American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent - Kathleen Foster, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Double Lecture Sat., June 2, 2018 - 11:30 am - Decoding the Furniture of a Devastated Colonial Culture: Furniture of Norfolk, Virginia and the Lower Chesapeake 1680-1775 - Sumpter T Priddy.

Sat., June 2, 2018 - 1:45 pm - Unexpected Genius: Neoclassical Furniture of Norfolk, Virginia: 1780 - 1820 - Sumpter T Priddy.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 7:30 pm - The Artist Paints in Print: Textile Design in Mid-Century America - Leigh Wishner, Fashion Institute of Merchandising and Design.

Double Lecture Saturday, October 6, 2018 - 11:30 am - Glass Houses and Palaces of the Regency and Victorian Eras - Gareth Williams, Weston Park, England.

Saturday, October 6, 2018 - 1:45 pm - Capability Brown in America and America in Capability Brown - Gareth Williams, Weston Park, England.

Double Lecture Sat, November 10, 2018 - 11:30 am - Recovering Harvard’s Philosophy Chamber: Adventures at the Intersection of Art and Science, c. 1766 - Ethan Lasser, Harvard Art Museums.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 - 1:45 pm - A Maker’s History of American Silver, (This is our annual Michael Weller Lecture) - Ethan Lasser, Harvard Art Museums.

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AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS FORUM of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: 

November 11th holds a very special treat, a Salon-level tour of the Getty’s Chinoiserie decorated Pacific Heights home with Dennis Carr, curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  

Not currently a Salon level or above member, its not too late to become one. For membership information, please refer to our website by clicking on the link  => HERE  and you can enjoy ALL THE BENEFITS of being a member, including other special tours, workshops, and receptions at members’ homes!

RESERVE A SPACE:

DATE: Friday, November 11, 2016 TIME: 2:00 - 4:00pm MEMBERSHIP: Salon Level and Above

ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED, so please RSVP by Friday, November 4th by calling (415) 346-4856 or email info@adafca.org. The event address will be provided upon confirmation of your Salon Level membership and receipt of your RSVP.

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Left Image; Pair of window benches, probably New York, NY, ca. 1845–1850. Carved and pierced rosewood with brass and iron casters, and burgundy horsehair upholstery. Collection of David Scott Parker. Right Image; Cloven-foot side chair, designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, manufacture attributed to Burns & Brothers, New York, NY, ca. 1857. Collection of David Scott Parker

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From Spires to Stiles: Translating Gothic Revival Architecture into Decorative Arts in 19th Century America"

Remember: Join us Tuesday, October 18th at the Gould Theater, Legion of Honor Museum, Lincoln Park, San Francisco, at 7:30PM for the mini-exhibit and the 8:00PM lecture by David Scott Parker, founder of the award-winning architectural firm David Scott Parker Architects, Southport, CT.

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This program is FREE to members of the Victorian Alliance of San Francisco, who generously co-sponsored this event with funds from the Micki Ryan Memorial Education Fund,

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016; Mini-exhibit at 7:30PM; Lecture at 8:00PM. Florence Gould Theater, Legion of Honor Museum, Lincoln Park, San Francisco* *Enter at the west side lower level near the cafe.

David Scott Parker will describe how the newly formed United States desperately needed direction and identity in the early 19th century and through the the work of landscape designer, Andrew Jackson Downing, and his friend and collaborator, the architect Alexander Jackson Davis, they ignited America’s interest in the Gothic style. It was Downing who promoted the idea that only “fitting, tasteful and significant dwellings” could establish the societal culture and order necessary to unify and improve the young nation. Typically, Gothic had been reserved for edifices of wealth and worship, but Downing and Davis made it available to fashionable, well-to–do members of the community.

Admission is $20.00 to the public, but free to American Decorative Arts Forum members. JOIN NOW by visiting us at http://adafca.org or contact us at 415-346-4856. You can enjoy ALL the benefits of being a member, including admittance to speciai tours, workshops, and receptions at members’ homes !! You can visit our website for more information about our extraordinary lectures.

The American Decorative Arts Forum is a support group of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The Forum is dedicated to the study, understanding, enjoyment and preservation of American fine and decorative arts.

Educational Credits - Each lecture counts as one hour of educational credit for the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), the American Society of Interior Decorators (ASID) and the International Society of Appraisers (ASA).

David Scott Parker earned his bachelor’s degree, with a concentration in architecture and architectural history, from the University of Virginia, and a master’s degree in architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. David Scott Parker Architects, since its founding in 1989, has specialized in residential design and historic preservation. His award-winning firm is respected for its innovative combination of traditional forms, vernacular styles and individual expression to create, or preserve, beautiful spaces which function well in the modern world. Mr. Parker’s firm is currently involved in restoring the Mark Twain House (1873) in Hartford, CT.

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