Selected Plaudits

WGBH-TV (PBS-Boston)
"New England's most enchanting cultural experience."

J. Carter Brown, Director Emeritus, National Gallery of Art, Washington†
"The collection is unique in my experience. In terms of American museums... this is more broad ranging, extremely patriotic, and cutting-edge material in terms of the evolution of American taste... I congratulate you on this achievement... Newport is adding an extraordinary jewel of significance in its considerable crown."

Dale Chihuly, Glass artist with works represented in over 200 museums
"This was the best museum experience of my life."

Barbara Newington, Founder, Newington-Cropsey Museum and American Arts Quarterly
"What you have created at Vernon Court is breathtaking-to have such a marvelous piece of American history preserved in such a fashion is truly a treasure!"

Robert Whitcomb, Editor, Providence Journal
"We are indebted to you for creating this wonderful institution."

Prof. Richard Guy Wilson, Univ. of Virginia, host - A & E Network's America's Castles
"I must admit I am overwhelmed at what you have created, both the collection and also the restoration of Vernon Court... your collection takes my breath away. It is simply overwhelming."

Nicholas Brown, Exec. Director, Preserve RI, former Director, National Aquarium, Baltimore
"As a preservationist, I was especially taken by the way you have put back together the original concept of this Gilded Age gem...how happy was the marriage of an essentially Beaux Arts interior with your superb collection of illustration originals."

Victor Wiener, Executive Director, Appraisers Association of America
"the visit to Vernon Court was the definitive high point of our Newport program... the collection, the mansion, and the urbanism of Newport. Your museum was a true tour de force."

 

 

Vernon Court   492 Bellevue Avenue   Newport   Rhode Island 02840