Location: Skinner, Inc. Auction Gallery, 63 Park Square, Boston.

Directions: Take the MBTA train to Arlington Street station. Walk east on Arlington Street. Skinner Auction Gallery will be on the left. Parking is available in the Boston Common Garage.

Admission: FREE to All. Kindly RSVP by calling Ed Gordon at (617) 789-3927.

KERRY SHRIVES will discuss how to tell good Victorian design and workmanship from average and why it matters. Her presentation will feature live examples and include commentary on how Victoriana has been received at recent auctions—and what the most popular items are.
        As Director of Discovery, Kerry oversees monthly auctions totaling nearly 20,000 lots annually of estate furnishings and decorative arts from the 18th through 20th centuries. Kerry also conducts benefit appraisal days and auctions, and lectures and contributes to publications on antiques.
        Kerry joined Skinner, Inc. in 1989, and since 1996 she has appeared regularly on the highly popular PBS-TV series, Antiques Roadshow, which airs nationwide. Kerry is a member of the Furniture History Society, the Decorative Arts Society, Victorian Society (UK and USA), and the Friedman Society. She graduated with a BA in History from Smith College, and earned her MA in the History of Art at the University of London with a concentration in Victorian art and architecture. Kerry also attended the Attingham Study Week for the study of Historic Houses and Collections in Great Britain.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
36TH VSA/NE ANNUAL MEETING

5:30 P.M.  Reception
6:15 P.M.  Business Meeting
6:30 P.M.  Lecture: "It All Looks the Same to Me!" — Developing Connoisseurship in Victoriana
Lecturer: Kerry Shrives, Director of Skinner's Discovery Department and Victorian Furniture and Decorative Arts Specialist