THE ADA AWARD OF MERIT DINNER

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 8:00pm

In conjunction with The Philadelphia Antiques Show

Location: The Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

On Saturday, April 28th, 2012, at 8:00 PM, the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America, Inc. will honor The American Folk Art Society as this year’s recipient of the ADA Award of Merit in recognition of the group’s outstanding contributions to the fields of American decorative arts and antiques. Again, the award’s presentation and dinner will be held in conjunction with the prestigious Philadelphia Antiques Show at its new location at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia.

Established in 1978 at the forefront of American interest in the subject, the membership of The American Folk Art Society has devoted itself to raising awareness of 18th- and 19th-century American folk art through research and writing, lectures, and the support of public exhibitions. Although a few early American collectors such as Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Electra Havemeyer Webb and Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little had made the acquisition of folk art throughout the 20th century a priority, the real movement to appreciate this untrained and expressive art for its own aesthetic merit did not gain traction until the late 1970s and early 1980s. As the debate raged about what defined American folk art, members of The American Folk Art Society were pulling artists from obscurity and shedding light on such topics as schoolgirl art, folk art by and about women, African-Americans, and regional folk artists. Over its thirty-four years of existence, the Society has completed more than sixty research trips, exploring and illuminating the folk art collections of public institutions and private individuals throughout the country—from New York City to Santa Fe, and Williamsburg to Milwaukee.

The evening will include a buffet dinner followed by remarks from guest speakers.

The Antiques Dealers’ Association of America , Inc. (ADA) was established in May 1984 as a non-profit trade association. Its major objective is to make more professional the business of buying and selling antiques.

Please call 203-364-9913 or email info@adadealers.com for further information and dinner reservations.

Purchase Tickets On-line:

Tickets are $95.00 each and include a complimentary ticket to the Philadelphia Antiques Show.

Our Generous Sponsors:

Flather & Perkins Insurance

The Magazine ANTIQUES

Antiques and Fine Art Magazine

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

And A Special Thanks to The Philadelphia Antiques Show Committee

Past Award of Merit Recipients:

2002 - Albert Sack

2003 - Elinor Gordon