Hal Stuart

Hal Stuart was brought up in a military family and traveled extensively first with his family and then on his own. At five years old, his father took him to his first museum, Memorial Hall, in Deerfield, Massachusetts. From his earliest years, he grew to enjoy history, as well as the decorative, graphic, and functional arts of design. He is even known to like obsolete furniture and instruments, such as slant-topped desks and tall case clocks. Mr. Stuart is a retired military officer and civil servant who served in both the Departments of the Air Force and Navy. He once dabbled in real estate as a broker. He now lives with his wife, Laura, in a historic plantation house in the Tidewater Region of Virginia. The Stuarts share their home with two rescued hunting dogs: Duchess and Hail. This is the author's first book, even though his research on Virginia sectional furniture was reported nationally by the New York Times, Maine Antique Digest, and in newspapers regionally, such as The Free Lance Star. Mr. Stuart's next major research project will concern Anglo-American artist Gilbert Charles Stuart.

Note: We are saddened to announce that Hal Stuart passed away in November 2022. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.