MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts of Houston /  HADA - Houston Antiques Dealers Association

31 Years - A History of  Passion for the Arts & History

31^st                        Christopher Monkhouse
2013                  Curator, European Decorative Arts
                          Art Institute of Chicago
                          1640 - 1853 Irish Art on the World Stage


Past Lectures:

30^th              Tessa Murdoch

2012             Deputy Keeper: Department of Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramic & Glass; The Victoria & Albert Museum

                         London, England

                     Through the Looking Glass: Framed Elegance in Britain - 1660 ~ 1820

29^th              Judy Rudoe 

2011                 Assistant Keeper: Jewellery & Decorative Arts: The British Museum
    London, England
Jewelry in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World

28^th              Christopher Lloyd

2010             Former Surveyor of The Queen’s Pictures, The Royal Collection 
    Great Britain

                    The Art of the Portrait Miniature

27^th              Maureen Cassidy-Geiger

2009             Independent Scholar, Former Curator of the Arnhold

                    Collection, and Guest Curator at the Frick Collection and

                    the Bard Graduate Center 
    New York

                    Fragile Diplomacy: Porcelain Gift –Giving and Giving

                    Porcelain Gifts

26^th              Laura A. Stein
2008             Art Historian and Research Specialist, L. Stein Art Research

                    LLC, Chicago, Illinois, Midwest; Director, Pulitzer Foundation

                    for the Arts
                         St. Louis, Missouri

                    Biedermeier and Art Deco

25^th              Timothy Schroder

2007             Former Head of the Silver Department at Christies’ in London,

                    Curator of Decorative Arts at the Los Angeles County Museum

                    of Art, and Curator of the Gilbert Collection

                    Silver at the Ashmolean Museum: Patrons and Benefactors

24^th              Presented by Nicholas Dawes

2006             Expert, The Art of René Lalique

23^rd               Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen

2005             Anthony W. & Lulu C. Wang Curator

                    of American Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

                    Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall

22^nd              Ghislaine Wood

2004             Research Department – The Victoria and Albert Museum, organizing curator of the exhibition

                         London, England

                     Art Deco: 1910-1939 - The Deco World

21^st               Anita Ellis

2003             Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of

                     Decorative Arts, Cincinnati Art Museum

                     Romance and Reality: The Arts and Crafts Movement

                     in America

20^th               Lonn Taylor

2002             Curator Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of

                     American History

                     Collecting Texas Furniture in the 21^st Century

19^th              Leslie Keno and Leigh Keno

2001             Sotheby’s and Leigh Keno American Antiques
                          New York, NY

                    Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of

                    American Furniture

18^th              Beth Carver Wees

2000             Curator, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

    Williamstown, Massachusetts

                    English Silver 1600-1800: Design Sources and Influences 

17^th              Katherine S. Howe

1999             Director, The Museum of Fine Arts
                         Houston, TX

                   Rienzi: An English Country House on the Bayou

16^th              Steven Parissien

1998             Scholar, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

                         London, England

                   Regency Style in Context

15^th              John R. Tschirch

1997             Curator, The Preservation Society of Newport County

                         Rhode Island

                   Luxurious Consumption: Tea Drinking and the Decorative Arts

2^nd Fall Lecture

1996             Ellen Paul Denker

                   Museum Consultant, Writer, Lecturer

                    American Porcelain, 1870 to 1920

14^th              Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen

1996             Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

                   The Art Work of Louis Comfort Tiffany

1^st Fall Lecture

1995             Leslie Greene Bowman

                   Curator, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art

                    American Arts and Crafts: Virtue in Design

13^th              Kenneth L. Ames

1995             Chief, Historical Survey, New York State Museum

                   Decoding the Victorian Parlor

12^th              Catherine Hoover Voorsanger

1994             Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

       New York, NY
From the Bowery to Broadway: The New York Furniture Trade, 1850-1900

11^th              Janet Zapata

1993             Silver and Jewelry Historian

                   The Dinner Table: Formal Dining from 1860 to 1920

 10^th             Clare Le Corbeiller

1992             Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

                   The Impact and Legacy of Chinese Porcelain

 9^th               Brian B. Considine

1991             Conservator, J. Paul Getty Museum

The Evolution of Furniture Making Techniques in Europe,

1675-1825

8^th                Clive Wainwright

1990             Curator, The Victoria and Albert Museum,

                   Department of Furniture and Design

                       London, England

                   English Furniture, 1790-1830

7^th                Christopher Monkhouse
1989             Curator, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

                   All that Glitters at Gorham is Not Necessarily Silver:

                   New Explorations of an Old Firm [Gorham]

6^th                R. Craig Miller
1988             Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

                   Tradition vs. the Machine: What Happened to Modern Design

                   in America between the World Wars

5^th                Marilynn Johnson

1987             Faculty, Fashion Institute of Technology
                         New York, NY

Christian Herter, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and the Aesthetic

Movement: American Decorative Arts, 1875-1900

4^th                Chris H. Bailey
1986             American Clock and Watch Museum of Bristol, Connecticut

                   Clocks for the Working Man: A Craft Becomes an Industry

                    through Yankee Ingenuity

3^rd                           Paul N. Perrot
1985             Director, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

                   American and European Glass from the Industrial Revolution

                   through World War II

2^nd                Susan M. Hare

1984             Goldsmith's Hall

                       London, England

                   The History of Goldsmith's Hall and its Silver Treasures

 1^st               Simon Jervis

1983             Curator, The Victoria and Albert Museum

                       London, England

                   English Victorian Design: Tradition and Innovation