Edward & Sandra Lewand
39 Leonard Lane, Centereach, NY 11720
Office (631) 471.1922 Cell (631) 377.9766
jewelrycamp_me.com
Welcome To Our New Site!
For the jewelry professional, and the passionate collector, jewelry knowledge and education is crucial for success in business because the industry as we know it has changed. Different factors are responsible: technology has reshaped how we advertise and purchase, and fluctuations in the global economy have made precious metal prices soar, among other things. So how does this affect the jewelry collector, buyer, and retailer?
These are the kinds of issues that Jewelry Camp addresses, bringing you the right education for the real world. The combination of knowledge about the current market with the historical context of antique jewelry pieces gives you the requisite edge to compete in todays Antique, Estate, and Vintage jewelry markets.
Our Mission Statement
The Antique Jewelry and Art Conference, Inc.
Jewelry Camp©
Jewelry Camp as an educational tool mission is to promote the education in Antique and Estate Jewelry, to the jewelry industry, collector and public. We want to create a community for networking and helping each other. To work together for knowledge
In this ever changing world we must rely on each other for education, support and networking as a trade and profession we must take the time to help and learn from each other.
After many great reviews, needless to say we will continue to host Jewelry Camp at a Professional Conference Center.....
We are excited to announce that JEWELRY CAMP 2012 will be hosted at the RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL surrounded by 28 acres of pristine New York countryside!
40 minutes from LaGuardia Airport
10 minutes from Wetchester County Airport
35 minutes from Manhattan
ACCOMMODATIONS
100% smoke free hotel (smoking outside the hotel of course is permitted)
High Speed Internet Access
Cable TV with in-room pay movies
ADA - accessible rooms upon request
In-room coffee, hair dryer, mini-fridge, iron and ironing board
RECREATION & LEISURE
Heated indoor pool - Fitness Center - Lighted indoor tennis - Whirlpool, sauna - Game room - Volleyball court - Boccie and horseshoe courts - Nature trail - Golf and beaches nearby
PLACES TO SEE/THINGS TO DO
New York City-Hudson River Valley Boat Cruises-Westchester Mall-Neuberger Museum of Art-Yonkers Raceway-Sleepy Hollow Area-Kykuit, The Rockefeller Mansion-Westpoint-Pepsico Sculpture Gardens-Washington Irving Sunnyside Estate.......and more.
GUEST SERVICES
Free Self Parking - Valet Parking - Concierge - Same-day Laundry/dry cleaning service - Room Service - Complimentary Shoe Shine - Safe Deposit Boxes - Business Center - Notary Public - Gift Shop - Soda, ice & vending machines.
PLEASE VISIT THE HOTEL'S WEBSITE (BELOW) FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.renaissancewestchester.com
Renaissance Westchester Hotel
80 West Red Oak Lane
West Harrison, NY 10604
(914) 694-5400
Arrive Friday morning, July 27, 2012 and checkout by 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 29th, 2012.
Friday's Package will begin with a Mid-Morning Snack and end with Lunch on Sunday.
All Inclusive Package: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Coffee, Tea, Water throughout the conference as well as Lodging and Jewelry Camp Tuition.
$1375.00 per person
$1250.00 if sharing room
Spouse Rate $200.00 per day (does not include conference)
To extend your stay please call Sandy (631) 471-1922 or (631) 377-9766
Arrive Thursday afternoon, July 26, 2102 and checkout by 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, 2012. Thursday's Package will begin with Dinner and end with Lunch on Sunday, July 29, 2012.
$1625.00 per person
$1500.00 to share room
A Daily Rate is available to those who do not wish to stay over, however we do encourage everyone to stay as there is much Networking!
Daily Rate:
Friday, July 27th, 2012 - $400.00 pp
Saturday, July 28, 2012 - $400.00 pp
Sunday, July 29th, 2012 - $335.00 pp
Daily Package includes, Lunch, Dinner as well as snacks, coffee, tea, water throughout the day. All lectures and Classroom Seminars.
Ulysses Grant Dietz
Ulysses Grant Dietz has been the curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark Museum since 1980. He received his BA in French from Yale in 1977, and his MA in Early American Culture from the University of Delawares Winterthur Program in 1980.
The curator of over 80 exhibitions during his tenure, Mr. Dietz is particularly proud of his work on The Newark Museums 1885 Ballantine House, which was re-interpreted and restored as the centerpiece of the decorative arts department in 1994. In 1997 Mr. Dietz was the project director for The Glitter & The Gold: Fashioning Americas Jewelry, the first-ever exhibition and book on Newarks once-vast jewelry industry. Mr. Dietz was also the co-curator of Gems From the East and West, The Doris Duke Jewelry Collection in 2003. In 2005, for his 25th anniversary as a curator, he organized the exhibition Style, Status, Sterling: The Triumph of Silver in America. More recently, he mounted Objects of Desire: 500 years of jewelry at The Newark Museum, drawn from the Museums own collection. Mr. Dietz has published numerous articles on decorative arts, as well as books on the Museums Studio Pottery, Art Pottery and nineteenth-century furniture collections.
Donna Bilak
Donna Bilak is a PhD student at the Bard Graduate Center (NYC) in cultural history, with research interests in early modern history of science, and 19th/early 20th century jewellery history.
Jan Krulick-Belin
Jan Krulick-Belin has been an art and museum professional for thirty-five years. With a B.A. in Art History from the State University of New York, Binghamton and Masters Degree in Museum Education from George Washington University, she has worked at the Smithsonian Institution, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Beaumont Art Museum in Texas, and the Denver Art Museum. She served as the Education Director at Phoenix Art Museum from 1989-2004 and Senior Educator for Special Projects from 2004-2007. Now, semi-retired, she is a Museum and Art Consultant, working with museums, arts organizations and private collectors. She lectures on numerous art topics and is now adding jewelry-related talks to her repertoire. For the past five years, she has been following her passion for antique jewelry by taking short courses at Christies New York and attending the annual Antique Jewelry and Art Conference (Jewelry Camp). She and her husband love to travel and explore every museum, antique and jewelry shop in order to add to her growing jewelry and jewelry book collections.
Roy Rover
Roy Rover, Owner of Roy Rover Antiques located in Hellertown, Pa. Roy has been in the antique and estate jewelry business for 34 years and specializes in Costume Jewelry particularly American Makers such as Trifari, Mazer,Pennino, Monet, Coro and Boucher.
Barbara Schwartz
Barbara Schwartz is the proprietor of TruFaux Jewels, a web-based boutique that showcases vintage costume jewelry produced from 1920 to 1960. The website www.trufauxjewels.com also presents information about the design styles, makers, and social context of those decades. A life-long jewelry collector, Barbaras business combines her passion for jewelry with her research skills and interest in social history. She is a former librarian, records manager and consultant with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees. Barbara is a member of the American Society of Jewelry Historians, Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts, and Costume Jewelry Collectors International.
Richard Drucker
Richard Drucker is the president of Gemworld International, Inc. in Glenview, Illinois. As a third generation jeweler, he entered the business in 1979. In 1982, he began a pricing publication now known as the GemGuide. The GemGuide is used in more than 20 countries. In 2002, he became the owner and licensing distributor for GemGuide Appraisal Software, a sophisticated program used by more than 1,000 jewelry appraisers. Drucker now serves as publisher, appraiser, consultant, lecturer, and author.
Under the leadership of Richard Drucker, Gemworld has now hosted two internationally recognized World of Gems Conferences bringing together delegates and speakers from seven countries. In his role as Conference Chair, he has brought together the leaders in the industry to lecture as well as presenting his own presentations. The first conference took place in 2008 with the second one in 2010.
Actively involved in the jewelry industry, he was the president of the Illinois-Wisconsin GIA Alumni chapter from 1987-1991. In 1993, he was elected as the first Chair of the Gemological Institute of America Alumni & Associates International Board of Governors and in 2000 he received an Alumni Leadership Award for exemplary service in this role. He is now a board member on the GIA Alumni Advisory Council. In 2006, he was bestowed the Antonio C. Bonanno Excellence in Gemology industry award. From 2007-2009 Drucker served on the board of the American Gem Trade Association Gem Testing Center, formerly operating in New York.
Drucker has lectured for many organizations throughout the world including the Gemological Institute of America Alumni Association, American Society of Appraisers, International Society of Appraisers, American Gem Trade Association, Accredited Gemologists Association, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, American Gem Society, Canadian Gemmological Association, Scottish Gemmological Association, the National Association of Goldsmiths (U. K.) and the GemA organization (U.K.). He has been an integral part of many legal cases including work for the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Postal Inspector, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Customs Service.
Credentials include: Graduate Gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America; Senior Member of the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers; Registered Master Valuer #461802; Senior GemologistAccredited Gemologists Association (past-Vice President).
Cathleen MacCarthy
Bio-Forthcoming
Ben Macklowe
Benjamin Macklowe of Macklowe Gallery Ltd., New York, specializing in the artwork of Louis Comfort Tiffany, French Art Nouveau furniture and objects and antique and estate jewelry. The Gallery's jewelry collection ranges from late 19th century makers such as Lalique and Castellani to late 20th century makers such as Webb and Grima. www.macklowegallery.com
Michael McTeigue
MICHAEL MCTEIGUE entered the industry in 1980, 6 years after his familys jewelry manufacturing division was sold to Krementz and subsequently to Tiffany & Co. He trained under his father, Walter J McTeigue Jr, and other dealers working first in Geneva and then NYC.
He is the fourth generation of a 115 year old business. Michael started by brokering Diamonds and Colored Stones and in 1984 began traveling to Asia in pursuit of Sapphires and Rubies, and later to South Africa for Rough Diamonds.
Despite this very traditional upbringing, Michael challenged conventional ways of sourcing his inventory and focused on buying Previously Owned Diamonds, Colored Stones and Estate Jewelry.
In this presentation, Michael will share observations gleaned from his 30 years buying Sapphires. Today Michael and his firm McTeigue Since 1895 source all of their Sapphires from their Estate Buying.
Joseph DuMouchelle
Joseph DuMouchelle, G.G. is an estate buyer, auctioneer, appraiser and Graduate Gemologist with expertise in buying and selling antique, estate and fine jewelry, diamonds and gems as well fine art and antiques. He grew up in a family run estate and auction business with an 82 year old history. Mr. DuMouchelle has been buying, selling and appraising fine and estate gems and jewelry for over 30 years and is co-founder, and co-President, of Joseph DuMouchelle International Estate Buyers, Auctioneers and Appraisers. Having offices in New York, Palm Beach and Naples, FL as well as Grosse Pointe, MI. Joseph, his partner Melinda (Lindy) Adducci, G.G. and their staff of experts, travel the country meeting with private clients, professional appraisers, jewelers, attorneys, estate representatives and bank officers. They specialize in buying, selling, appraising and auctioning larger fine diamonds, fancy color diamonds, fine natural colored stones, estate and antique jewelry, and fine objects dart.
Their company provides a valuable service to sellers by helping them achieve more financially for their antique and estate jewelry and diamonds. They pride themselves in outperforming major competitors in this endeavor.
As an international auction house they hold diamond, jewelry and timepiece auctions, throughout the year, selling to clients throughout the U.S., North America, South America, Europe, the Far East and Middle East. They have successfully handled and sold items from major collections and families as well as private individuals, throughout the U.S., including items from the estates of major auto barons, Nat King Cole and Marla Maples including the 7.45ct Harry Winston diamond engagement ring given to her by Donald Trump.
As a successful estate buying group and auction house they are always looking for the next great find.
Leigh Keno
Leigh Keno is president of Keno Auctions, a full service auction house based in Manhattan which sells fine furniture, paintings, folk art, decorative arts and jewelry.
Leigh's lifelong immersion in the world of art and antiques has made him one of the foremost experts in the field. Leigh holds a B.A. in the History of Art from Hamilton College, and worked as the Director of the American Furniture Department at Doyle Galleries in New York City. In 1984, he took dual positions as Vice President of Appraisals and as a Specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art Department at Christies in New York.
In 1986, Leigh formed Leigh Keno American Antiques where he handled an astounding variety of American furniture, folk art and paintings including several masterpieces, setting world record prices at auction. Leigh is proud to have helped build some of the best private and institutional collections of Americana in the world. He continued to operate Leigh Keno American Antiques until the founding of Keno Auctions in 2009.
Leigh appears regularly on the Emmy nominated PBS television show Antiques Roadshow. He has written extensive articles on American furniture and decorative arts, lectures throughout the country and is currently an Editor-at-Large for Traditional Home magazine. In 2000, Leigh and his twin brother, Leslie, authored Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture which recounts some of their most memorable furniture discoveries.
In 2005, President George W. Bush awarded Leigh with the National Humanities Medal. In 2008, Leigh accompanied First Lady Laura Bush on a History Channel televised tour of the White House, entitled: The White House: Behind Closed Doors. This was the first televised tour since Jacqueline Kennedys in 1962. Leigh and Leslie recently filmed a video at Mount Vernon for the current exhibition Bringing Them Home: 150 Years of Restoring the Washington Collection.
Leigh launched Keno Bros. Furniture with his brother Leslie which is produced by Theodore Alexander.
Leigh and Leslie co- starred in Buried Treasure, a primetime reality show on FOX that premiered in the summer of 2011, with the brothers visiting people's homes to discover the true value and worth of their precious, and sometimes undiscovered, valuables.
Leigh enjoys spending time with his family, fly-fishing and racing vintage racecars.
Janet Zapata
Janet Zapata is an independent scholar and museum consultant, specializing in jewelry and silver. She received a BA degree in English from Upsala College and an MA in art history from Rutgers University. She is the author of The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1993), The Art of Zadora Americas Fabergé (1999), The Jeweled Menagerie (2001) and The Jeweled Garden (2006) with Suzanne Tennenbaum, and Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design (2004) with Amanda Vaill. She contributes frequently to Art & Antiques and The Magazine Antiques. She has curated several exhibitions including Tiffany: 150 Years of Gems and Jewelry at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; The Nature of Diamonds, at the American Museum of Natural History, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan and Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; The Silver of Tiffany & Co. 1850-1987 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Glitter and the Gold: Fashioning Americas Jewelry at the Newark Museum; Jewels of Time at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York; Gems of the East and West: The Doris Duke Jewelry Collection at Rough Point, Newport, Rhode Island; and Capturing the Sublime: The Enamels of Marilyn Druin at The Newark Museum. Ms. Zapata was featured on Tiffany: The Mark of Excellence, on the A&E Biography series.
PAST SPEAKERS
Susan Abeles-Bonham's
589 Fifth Ave., Ste 1501
New York, NY 10017
susan.abeles_bonhams.com
Jacqueline Babush
P.O. Box 1857
Decatur, GA 30031
jbabush_gmail.com
www.rubylane.com/shops/aestheticengineering
Paul Bixel-GILT
720 NW 23rd Street
Portland, OR 97210
gilt720_comcast.net
gilt720_yahoo.com
Tom Burstein-Christie's
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
tburstein_christies.com
Elizabeth Irvine Bray
2523 Kenilworth Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
eliz.irvine_gmail.com
Michael Coan-Fashion Institute(FIT)
New York, NY
michael_coan_fitnyc.edu
Jorge Chamizo
McTeigue Since 1895
589 Fifth Ave.,Ste. 1307A
jorge_mcteigue.com
Gus Davis
Camilla Dietz Bergeron, Ltd.
818 Madison Ave., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10065
info_cdbltd.com
The Newark Museum
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
udietz_newarkmuseum,org
Richard Drucker-Gemworld Int'l
rdrucker_gemworld.com
William Drucker-Drucker Antiques
487 E. Main St., Suite 197
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
914-923-4560
Lenny Federer-Tri Gem Pearls
580 5th Ave., Suite 1403
New York, Y 15036
212-730-7360
www.trigempearls.com
Michael Goldstein
Michael Goldstein, Ltd.
580 Fifth Ave., Suite 903A
New York, NY 10036
212-764-3430
www.antiquediamond.com
Stephen Harrison
Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 E. Blvd., University Cr.
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-707-2415
sharrison_clevelandart.org
Joyce Jonas
Joyce Jonas & Associates
215 E. 80th St., Suite 5K
New York, NY 10075
joyce_joycejonas.com
Reema Keswani-Golconda
55 W 47th St., Suite 810
reema_golcondajewelry.com
Betty Sue King-King's Ransom
Bettysue_pearlgoddess.com
Natasha Kuzmanovic
Natnkuz_gmail.com
Daphne Lingon-Christie's
DLingon_christies.com
Nicolas Luchsinger
Van Cleef & Arpels
nluchsinger_gmail.com
Benjamin Macklowe
Macklowe Gallery
667 Madison Avenue
Ben_macklowegallery.com
Antoinette Matlins
P.O. Box 276
S. Woodstock, VT 05071
Meriwether McGettigan
Meriwether, LLC
3524 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
info_meriwether.net
McTeigue since 1895
589 Fifth Ave., Suite 1152
Michael McTeigue mike_mcteigue.com
Ruth Peltason
280 Park Ave., South , 10F
New York, NY 10010
rpeltason_bespokebooks.com
Larissa Podgoretz
Ben Zakai 56/25
Jerusalem, 93585 Israel
Larissa_netvision.net.il
www.larissaenamels.com
Christie Romero
P.O. Box 424
Anaheim, CA 92815
www.center4jewelrystudies.org
Gary Roskin-Roskin Gem Report
Groskin1_comcast.net
Roy Rover-Roy Rover Antiques
1155 Furnace Street
Hellertown, PA 18055
roy.rover.jewelry_gmail.com
Nancy Ross-Fashion Institute(FIT)
nancy_ross_fitnyc.edu
Diana Singer
D & E Singer, Inc.
608 5th Ave., #403
sparky401_aol.com
Gary L. Smith
344 Broad Street
Montoursville, PA 17754
Pagemlab_comcast.net
Mona Miller Smith
Pacific Gem Lab
Mona_pacificgemlab.net
Lisa Stockhammer-Mial
The Three Graces
lisa_georgianjewelry.com
www.georgianjewelry.com
Simon Teakle
Simonteakle_betteridge.com
Hallmark Research Institute
William Whetstone
Danusia Niklewicz
Lindy Matula
questions_hallmarkresearch.com
www.hallmarkresearch.com
janetzapata_comcast.net
Cathleen McCarthy blogs about jewelry at The Jewelry Loupe
(TheJewelryLoupe.com). Her articles on jewelry, collecting and travel have appeared in The Washington Post, and several in flight magazines. She has been a contributing editor for JCK, VMSD, and Lapidary Journal.
Meriwether McGettigan has been in the jewelry business for 30 years, is a GG and an accredited member of the ISA. She is the owner of Meriwether, a retail jewelry boutique located in San Francisco dealing in antique, vintage, contemporary and fine jewelry. McGettigan frequently lectures to various groups in the Bay Area on 1940s jewelry as well as style setters of the 20th century. She is delighted to be asked back this year as a lecturer at Jewelry Camp.
William Drucker
President of Drucker Antiques, Inc. specialist in Georg Jensen, English, American and European Twentieth Century studio jewelry and 20th Century Decorative Arts.
William Drucker has been in the business of buying and selling and appraising antiques for the past 20 years. William Drucker has lectured at the Antique Period Jewelry & Gemstone Conference.
Drucker Antiques is a family business founded over thirty years ago by Bills parents, Janet and Byrd Drucker. Bill took over operation of the family business over eighteen years ago and since then has transformed Drucker Antiques into a leading dealer in Georg Jensen as well as Twentieth Century American studio jewelry .
Today, Drucker Antiques is recognized worldwide as the authority on Georg Jensen Silver. On April 6th, 2010 Drucker Antiques was featured on The Martha Stewart Show - Dining in Style with Georg Jensen Silver.
Drucker Antiques has published the following books:
Georg Jensen, A Tradition of Splendid Silver, 2nd Edition, by Janet Drucker
Georg Jensen, 20th Century Designs, by Janet Drucker & William Drucker
The American Designs Jensen Silver By Janet Drucker & Nancy Schiffer
Bill is a member of the Appraisers Association of America and the . Of Palm Beach Appraisers Association
William Drucker in collaboration with Janet Drucker has also published the following articles:
The Catalogue of Antiques & Fine Art, Centennial Celebration of Georg Jensens Jewelry by William Drucker & Janet Drucker
Silver Magazine, The Caravel Flatware Pattern: A Henning Kopel Masterpiece by William P. Hood Jr. and Janet Drucker
Paula Bixel
Paula Bixel is the CEO of Gilt Vintage and Artisan Jewelry in Portland, Oregon. Paulas obsession with antique and ancient adornment began as a young girl of 13 with an Aunts collection of Victorian and Art Deco treasures. She always knew that she wanted to work with antique jewelry. After 10 years of hard work with all things antique Paula was able to channel her passions into a jewelry boutique.
In 1994, Paula opened Gilt in a small antiquing neighborhood in Southeast Portland. Two years later, after being scouted by a prominent neighborhood and property developer, Gilt moved to the boutique district on NW 23rd Avenue in Portland. Gilt has appeared in several national magazines as a top destination for Estate Jewelry. Since its beginning, Gilt has become one of Portlands most popular spots for Estate engagement rings and other special adornments.
Besides providing her clients with high quality vintage and antique jewelry, Paulas goal has been to educate and provide a source for information in her community. The pieces that have fueled her passion are also important pieces of our history and it is her goal to preserve this history and provide education in how to care for, identify and appreciate each piece for its specific place in the jewelry timeline. In this capacity she has provided professional support in the form of estate assistance, advice to local curators, as well as providing special exhibits for local galleries and museums.
Edward Lewand
Edward A. Lewand, GG, ASA, AAA, is a professional, independent appraiser of Fine and antique jewelry. He has earned a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America, is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America and a Senior Accredit Member in Gems and Jewelry from the American Society of Appraisers.
Mr. Lewand also teaches a course that he developed on appraising jewelry called the Art of Appraising Jewelry at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He lectures on appraising and antique jewelry. He maintains his insurance brokerage license in P&C and has a certificate in Paralegal studies from Adelphi University.
He specializes in antique jewelry appraisals and work with attorneys on estates, trusts, insurance matters, and copyright issues as well as appraisal theories and concepts. He is also an outside expert for the IRS, and consults with numerous galleries and dealers in New York on antique jewelry
Mr. Lewand is also the director of Jewelry Camp (JewelryCamp.org) now in its 33rd year held at Iona University in New York, an international conference on Antique Jewelry & Art (Antique Jewelry and Art Conference, Inc.)
He does work for international accounting firms, as well as appraisals for the sale of major companies. Presently Mr. Lewand is serving as a consultant for Keno Auctions.
Joyce Jonas, President, Joyce Jonas & Associates, Inc., antique and estate jewelry consultants; former Director, Jewelry Camp; Prof.of Art, New York University School of Professional & Continuing Studies; President Emeritus, Society of Jewelry Historians; Appraiser, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, former Head of Jewelry Dept., Phillips, NY; expert
witness, author, lecturer.
Diana Singer , GG, New York, NY - President, D&E SINGER INC, buyers and sellers of estate jewelry and gemstones. Founding member of WJA, recipient WJA Retailer of the Year Award 1988; Board of Directors member and Program Chair of the American Society of Jewelry Historians; director of advertising, M&L Singer Inc. 1981-1989; manager Antoinette's Estate Jewels (San Francisco) 1975-80; manager and buyer Antoinette's Estate Jewels (Madison Ave) 1980's; lecturer at GIA Symposium 2005; frequent lecturer at Annual Period and Estate Jewelry Conference, auction houses, conferences, industry shows; writer of articles published in Rapaport Diamonds, GIA magazine, JCK trade publication.
Michael Goldstein, New York, NY president, MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN, LTD., specializing in old European and antique-cut diamonds. Michael_antiquediamond.com
Ruth Peltason is the founder of Bespoke Books, a boutique editorial and design firm in New York. Her career in book publishing has included stints at Alfred A. Knopf, Crown, and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. At Abrams, the worlds leading publisher of art and illustrated books, she was Senior Editor, Director of Design & Style Books. During her 16 years there, she acquired and edited numerous critically received and award-winning books, including some that remain among the companys best-selling and most profitable titles. One of the first books she edited was The Queens Jewels: The Personal Collection of Elizabeth II, which launched her professional interest in jewelry books, including her idea for a monograph on the great Tiffany & Co. designer, Paulding Farnham. Upon forming Bespoke Books in 2000, her participation in jewelry books greatly expanded when she was asked to assemble and edit the book Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry. Despite a retail price of $65, the richly illustrated volume appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Ruth Peltason is the author of several titles, including the forthcoming Living Jewels: Masterpieces of Nature [Fall 2010; Vendome Press/Thames & Hudson]. She has lectured frequently, most recently at the Diamond Jewelry Conference sponsored by Initiatives in Art & Culture, April 2010.
Clients include The Graduate Center for the City University of New York, Creative Time, Cartier, Museum of Arts & Design, Hermès, Loro Piana, the Pritzker Prize Foundation, TCM [Turner Classic Movies], Kate Spade, and the de Young Museum. Authors include John Russell, Scavullo, Geoffrey Beene, Evelyn Lauer, Maria Cooper Janis, and Maira Kalman. Ruth serves on the board of the National Cancer Center and is the founder of Mad. Sq. Reads, an outdoor reading program sponsored by the Madison Square Park Conservancy.
As in years past we will continue to offer a payment plan.
To Register please call Sandy _ (631) 471.1922 Office - (631) 377.9766
OR
You may also register via email if you are comfortable doing so. jewelrycamp_me.com
Payment plans begin immediately and can be broken down in 2 to 6 payments. There will be a $5.00 processing fee added to each payment.
Visa, Mastercard debit and credit accepted as well as Discover and American Express.
Barbara Schwartz...
Jewelry Detecting: A Guide to Dating Vintage Costume Jewelry
This session will focus on the techniques and resources for determining when a piece of costume jewelry was made. Clues such as makers marks, design and utility patents, style/design characteristics, components/construction and vintage advertisements will be discussed. The focus will be on pieces designed/produced from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Jan Krulick-Belin...
Collecting Bling:
Fabulous Jewels and the Women Who Wore Them
As the saying goes, A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and the desire to adorn ones self with beautiful things is as old as humankind. A magnificent jewel provides the perfect complement to the fashion of the day, but more importantly, reflects its owners taste, lifestyle, wealth and status. This lecture will examine some of the great jewelry collections belonging to royals, aristocrats, divas, socialites and Hollywood starlets from the famous to the infamous. Learn how some jewels have been passed down through the centuries from one collection to the next, while others wound up on the auction block. How has the fame of the owner influenced market price? We will also explore things you need to know about your own jewelry collection, including its documentation and care. Come wearing a favorite piece from your collection!
Cathleen MacCarthy...
Jewelry as Art:
Famous Attempts to Make Wearable Art
Many artists have attempted to translate their creative vision into functional jewelry- including René Lalique, Salvador Dali, Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Pablo Picasso, and Man Ray. In some cases, beautiful and theatrical women were able to carry it off.
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RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL
80 West Red Oak Lane, West Harrison, NY 10604 (914) 694-5400
From Connecticut/Merritt Parkway:
Take the Merritt Parkway South to the exit to Exit #26W (1-287 West). This will put you onto Westchester Avenue West. Stay on Westchester Avenue for approximately 50 feet and immediately turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From Connecticut Turnpike/1-95 South:
Take 1-95 South to Exit #21 (1-287 West). Follow 1-287 West to Exit #9N-S. This will put you on Westchester Avenue West. Continue for 'A mile and follow signs for the Renaissance Hotel (Do not re-enter highway). Turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From Throgs Neck Bridge:
Take Throgs Neck Bridge to 1-95 North. Take Exit #21 (1-287 West). Get off at Exit #9N-S. This will put you on Westchester Avenue West. Continue for '/2 mile and follow signs for the Renaissance Hotel (Do not re-enter highway). Turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From Whitestone Bridge:
Take Whitestone Bridge to Hutchinson Parkway North to Exit #26W (1-287 West). This will put you on Westchester Avenue West. (Do not enter 1-287) Move over to the middle lane and turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From Long Island:
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From New York City/West Side:
Take West Side Highway/Henry Hudson/9A North for approximately 20 minutes, over toll bridge. Continue north, highway will become the Saw Mill Parkway North. Take Exit #4 (Cross County Parkway East). Keep left and you will merge onto Hutchinson River Parkway North. Continue to Exit #26W (1-287 West). This will put you on Westchester Avenue West. (Do not enter 1-287) Stay in the middle lane and turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From New York City/East Side:
Take FDR Drive North, to Bruckner Expressway/New England/I-95. Continue on 1-95 for about 20 minutes. Get off at Exit #21 (1-287 West). Follow to Exit #9 N-S. This will put you on Westchester Avenue West. Stay in the middle lane for '/2 mile and follow signs for the Renaissance Hotel. Turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From 1-684 South:
Take 1-287 East (Connecticut) Exit. Once off the ramp, stay in the right lane on 1-287. You will be getting off at the first exit, which is Exit #9 S-N. Remain in the left lane on the service road through two lights and turn left onto Kenilworth Road. At the next light turn left onto Westchester Avenue West. Stay in the middle lane for 'A mile and turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From 1-87 (NYS Thruway) or Rockland County:
Take 1-87 South (NYS Thruway) and go over Tappan Zee Bridge. After toll, follow signs for 1-287 East. Take 1-287 East to Exit #9 S-N. Remain in the left lane through two lights and turn left onto Kenilworth Road. At the next light turn left onto Westchester Avenue West. Stay in your middle lane for 'A mile and turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
From Garden State Parkway:
Take Garden State Parkway North and follow above directions from 1-87 South.
From Westchester County Airport: Follow above directions from 1-684 South.
From Laguardia and Kennedy Airports:
Take Route 678 (Van Wyck Expressway) to the Wliitestone Bridge. Follow above directions from
Wliitestone Bridge.
From Newark Airport:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike North to 1-95 North over the George Washington Bridge. Proceed north on 1-95 to Exit #21 (1-287 West). Follow 1-287 West to Exit #9 N-S. This will put you on Westchester Avenue West. Continue for '/2 mile and follow signs for the Renaissance Hotel (Do not re-enter highway) Turn right onto Red Oak Lane. Follow to top of hill to hotel entrance.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT:
Westchester County Airport is 6 miles to our north. Taxi service is available at the approximate cost of $17.00 one way. Additionally, our concierge can arrange for private car service, prices vary.
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AIRPORTS:
LaGuardia Airport is 20 miles to our south, Kennedy Airport is 30 miles to our south and Newark Airport is 50-60 miles to our south.
PRIVATE CAR SERVICE can be obtained through the following:
Red Oak Transportation , Located directly in the Renaissance Westchester Hotel Lobby - Toll free number (877) 694-2257, Local number (914) 692-2222
The following rates are all inclusive to include: parking, tolls, taxes and gratuity:
from LaGuardia Airport 1 - 4 Passengers $130.70
from Kennedy Airport 1 - 4 Passengers $146.50
from Westchester Airport 1 - 4 Passengers $84.16
For additional rates please contact Red Oak Transportation at the numbers listed above.
As I have in past years, I will attempt to help anyone wishing to share a ride!
Sandy (631) 471 1922 or (631) 377-9766
TAXI SERVICE:
Broadway Taxi Service (914) 948-3100
Central Taxi (914) 949-0110
TRAIN STATIONS:
Both Rye and White Plains Train Stations are within 5 miles of the hotel. White Plains Train Station has more taxi cabs readily available for trnasport. For train schedule information contact Metro North _ (800) 638-7646
AMTRAK:
