Nylanders To Receive ADA Award Of Merit
April 17th, 2010 — 8:00 pm
Richard and Jane Nylander
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The
board of directors of the Antiques
Dealers' Association of America this week announced that the recipients
of the Award of Merit for 2010 are noted preservationists,
scholars and collectors Richard and Jane Nylander.
The Nylanders, who have been called the "Bacall
and Bogart of the preservation field," (see Antiques
and The Arts Weekly, June 17, 2005) are the president
emerita and retired senior curator of Historic New
England, the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive
regional preservation organization in the country.
The Nylanders, who married in 1972, have devoted
a combined lifetime to the study of New England architecture,
decorative arts and social history. Their accomplishments
include dozens of articles and exhibitions, several
books in multiple editions and scores of professional
affiliations.
In addition to the upcoming award,
their major joint awards include a lifetime achievement
award from the New England chapter of the Victorian
Society of America in 2005 and the 1996 Roger and
Anne Webb Award from Historic Massachusetts, Inc,
both for work in the preservation field.
"We
are delighted to be honored by antiques dealers from
whom we have learned so much, and we feel honored
to join the illustrious group of individuals
who have already received this award," said the
Nylanders from their home in Portsmouth, N.H.
The award will officially be presented at a dinner
in the Nylanders' honor on Saturday, April 17, 2010
in conjunction with The 2010 Philadelphia Antiques
Show.
For information about tickets, contact ADA's
executive director Lincoln Sander at 203-364-9913
or visit
www.ADAdealers.com.
Honorees from past years include:
- 2009 - Philip Zea, president of Historic Deerfield,
MA
- 2008 - Joseph
K. Kindig, III, noted expert, scholar, teacher
and lecturer
- 2007 - Dean Failey, nationally known lecturer
and scholar
- 2006 - R. Scudder Smith, editor and publisher
of Antiques and The
 Arts Weekly and its
sister publication, The Newtown Bee
- 2005 - Betty Ring, passionate collector
and scholar
- 2004 - Wendell Garrett, noted author, editor
and antiquarian
- 2003 - Elinor Gordon, renowned dealer in Chinese
export porcelain
- 2002 - Albert Sack, epitomizes passion for
the field of antiques
About the ADA
 The Antiques
Dealers' Association of America, Inc. was established in May 1984
as a non-profit trade association, committed to furthering the
professionalism of those involved in the business
of buying and selling antiques.
The ADA also
functions in an educational capacity providing
information, lectures and seminars on various topics
concerning antiques. Toward this end, the
Association has developed an interactive educational
program, Let Knowledge Be Your Guide.
In 2002, the ADA established an annual dinner
event honoring one exemplary member of the antiques
community. This highly anticipated event, which
is held at The Philadelphia Antiques Show, has
become a major celebration for the diverse members
of the antiques community.
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