The George Washington University Center for Professional Development Announces the Following Classes:

APPRAISAL STUDIES IN FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS PROGRAM
A SAMPLE OF  SPRING  2002  COURSES

CWAS 816: American Victorian Furniture, 1830-1914 - NEW
Dates & Times: April 5-7, Friday 2:00pm-6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
Instructor: Walter Ritchie, Jr.
This course will examine furniture made in America during the years described historically as the Victorian era. Students will be introduced to the leading cabinetmaking firms and large-scale manufactories in important centers of furniture production such as New York City, Philadelphia, and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

CWAS 415: Asian Ceramics
Dates & Times: April 12-14, Friday 2:00pm-6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
Instructor: Sandra Andacht
Survey Chinese porcelain of the Qing (Ching) dynasty including identification of Imperial porcelain, and China Trade porcelain. Study Japanese pottery and porcelain including Japanese studio ceramics. Students are encouraged to bring in objects for evaluation.

CWAS 504: Costume Jewelry-Historical Perspective, Identification and Valuation- New
Dates & Times: April 26-28, Friday 2:00pm-6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-6:00pm
Instructor: Judith Katz-Schwartz
Learn how to identify, evaluate and preserve costume jewelry. An exploration of the historical background, cultural influences, and nature of costume jewelry, designed to enable collectors and professionals to recognize, collect and evaluate these miniature works of art.

Announcing Two New Courses for Spring 2002
At the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE)


CWAS 721: Technology of Furniture Making: Structure

This course provides the attendees with a general knowledge of the materials and processes employed in making furniture in both pre- and mechanized eras. Particularly important is the review of tools and their uses, so that an observer can identify their "fingerprints" on an object, and thus provide clues as to the means by which the object was made, Through demonstration and "hands-on" exercises the attendees will be compiling a reference collection of tool marks and techniques to use for the remainder of their careers.  Instructor:  Donald C. Williams
Dates:  May 6-10, 2002  Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location:  SCMRE - Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD
CRN: 1098 Sec A, 2.0 CEUs/$435


CWAS 470: History, Technology, and Preservation of Specialty Papers, Archives Materials, and Ephemera

Many collections found in libraries, archives, museums and private collections contain unique specialty papers. Specialty papers (such as dyed, coated or tracing papers) are used for many types of objects (including letters, maps, sketches, illustrations, architectural drawings, posters and greeting cards). This course is designed to familiarize professionals with the nature and diversity of specialty papers, training participants through lectures and laboratory demonstrations in techniques used to identify the composition and condition of these types of collections. The course will cover case studies about traditional and specialty papers researched and analyzed at the Smithsonian. Information used to appraise collections will also be discussed. The course is intended to inform prospective caretakers and appraisers on the nature of these materials.  Instructor:  Dianne van der Reyden
Dates:  May 6-10, 2002  Time: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location:  SCMRE - Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD
CRN: 1097  Sec A, 2.0 CEUs/$435
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To register go to www.cpd.gwu.edu and click on the Spring Registration link or call Customer Service at 202-973-1150.

For questions or more information call Myriam Lechuga, GWSolutions, Appraisals Studies Program, at 202-973-1178, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

For a Spring 2002 Catalog go to http://www.gwu.edu/~cpd/information/download.html

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