Laura Beach is a freelance journalist specializing in antiques, art and design. She joined the editorial staff of Antiques and The Arts Weekly in 1986 after serving as publicist, exhibition coordinator and curatorial intern at the Hudson River Museum, American Folk Art Museum and Museum of International Folk Art, a division of the Museum of New Mexico, respectively. A contributor to The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Connoisseurs Quarterly, The Magazine Antiques, Antiques and Fine Art, Art + Auction, Country Home, Country Gardens, Millionaire and Sky, she is the author of The Art of Stephen Huneck (Abrams) and is at work on the history of the antiques trade.