Oro To Introduce Winterthur Licensed Product Line At October Market In High Point, NC

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Qoro, Inc., will introduce its first collection of Winterthur reproduction paintings at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, NC, October 17-23, 2002, in the Kindel Furniture Company showroom at 242 North Hamilton Street. The semiannual market is the largest home furnishings tradeshow in the world. The new reproduction paintings will be showcased with furniture reproductions by Kindel, a Winterthur licensee since 1980. "We are pleased to have a High Point presence in this market and to be able to offer buyers and interior designers reproduction paintings from the collection amassed by Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont," says Qoro president, CEO and founder William Jensen. "Visitors to the Kindel showroom will have a splendid opportunity to see how the reproduction paintings complement fine furniture." The new Winterthur collection of Qorographs(r) combines state-of-the-art, computer-imaging techniques with ground-breaking color technology to produce astonishingly accurate reproductions that are colorfast and water resistant. This combination of patented technologies surpasses any other method or system currently available. During the 20th century, Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) acquired American antiques made between 1640 and 1860 for their great beauty and superb craftsmanship. Du Pont was drawn also to objects with interesting histories, especially those demonstrating what he called "evidences of America's past." The collection of paintings he amassed includes works by important artists and works that document significant events in history. John Trumbull's 1790 painting Washington at Verplanck's Point shows a strong, confident and commanding leader, horse at his side, as he inspects his troops. This depiction was described as "the most perfect extant likeness" by George Washington Parke Custis, Martha Washington's grandson. A wide variety of such patriotic images are represented in Qoro's Winterthur collection, including Benjamin West's unfinished painting American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Negotiations with Great Britain (1783-1784). Each Winterthur Qorograph(r) is framed with molding that reflects the spirit of the painting and complements the beauty of the image. Winterthur Paintings on Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art: The two original paintings named above are among the antiques furnishings currently on loan to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C., as part of the exhibition "An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum." The exhibition runs through October 6, 2002. About the Winterthur Licensed Products Program: The Winterthur Licensed Products program this year celebrates its 20th anniversary in the home furnishings and decorative accessories licensing business. Currently, Winterthur licenses more than 30 companies to reproduce, adapt or interpret designs from its internationally famous collection. Revenues from licensed products support the educational programming of Winterthur. The American country estate, developed by Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), features the world's premier museum of American antiques, an internationally renowned garden, and an important research library. A variety of tours, exhibitions, programs, and activities are offered throughout the year. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Winterthur, located on Route 52, six miles northwest of Wilmington, Delaware and five miles south of US Route 1, is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Winterthur is committed to accessible programming for all. For information, including special services, call 800.448.3883, 302.888.4600 or TTY: 302.888.4907. Online, go to www.winterthur.org. About Qoro: Serving the artists, museums and serious collectors of the global art world, Qoro(r) produces and publishes the finest, most accurate reproductions of works of art currently achievable. For art lovers, Qoro produces faithful, colorfast, enduring reproductions that the artist frequently can't easily distinguish from the original work. For working artists, Qoro provides the finest quality reproductions at prices that are affordable, no matter what quantity may be required. For museums and serious collectors, Qoro produces the most accurate and enduring archival copies current technology can create, under museum conservator-approved lighting and appropriate environmental and security conditions, either on site or at the Qoro facility in New Castle, Delaware. The Qorograph(r) system is a demonstration of DuPont technology. The proprietary Qoro technology combines the latest and best in computer-based image capture with the patented and exclusive Qoro/NoUVIR system of "stone-cold, pure white fiber optic lighting with absolutely no ultraviolet and no infrared." Qoro's unique Nano-Pigment(TM) system creates the most faithful, enduring water-resistant and colorfast museum-quality replicas ever achieved. Already widely acknowledged as the finest, Qorographs are rapidly becoming the standard by which all reproductions are evaluated. Anything less is just a copy. For additional information on Qoro, Inc., visit their website at www.qoro.com.