Walter G. Ritchie, Jr.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Independent Curator, Decorative Arts Scholar & Architectural Historian |
| Location | Hudson, New York, United States |
| Introduction | Walter G. Ritchie, Jr. is an independent curator, decorative arts scholar, and architectural historian specializing in nineteenth-century American architecture, interiors, and furniture. He writes, lectures, and teaches courses on a variety of decorative arts subjects in addition to organizing exhibitions for historic house museums and historical societies; researching and preparing furnishings plans for the restoration of historic house interiors; cataloging furniture and other decorative arts for auction houses; appraising antiques and fine art; and researching and writing architectural reports on historic structures. Mr. Ritchie has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels on American and European decorative arts and the restoration of historic interiors. He has lectured at a number of museums, historic sites, and decorative arts symposia including the Smithsonian Institution, the Natchez Antiques Forum, the Center for Mark Twain Studies, and the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts; written a weekly antiques column; and contributed articles to both art & antique magazines and scholarly journals. |