Polly Guerin is a former adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the author of one book, four textbooks and two video productions. Her features on art, antiques and design have appeared in several publications. She is a board member of the American Revolutionary Round Table, the Giulio Gari Foundation, the Art Deco Society of New York (ADSNY), and is a member of the Silurians, the Victorian, Browning and World Ship Societies and the Navy League. Visit her online, www.pollytalk.com