NEW YORK, NY.- Dolphin Promotions, in association with 1stdibs, has announced its roster of prominent 20th century design specialists who will participate in the inaugural New York 20th Century Art and Design Fair (NYC20), opening on April 12-15 at The Tent at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park on New York’s Upper West Side.

Many of the leading names in the field of 20th century design will showcase a cross-section of iconic material including furniture, lighting, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, silver, glass, ceramics, photography, textiles, prints, and vintage clothing and accessories. Among the participants from the United States are: Bridges Over Time; Camilla Dietz Bergeron Ltd.; Christopher Anthony; Collage-20th Century Classics; Donzella; Downtown; Dragonette Ltd.; Fat Chance; Framont Fine Art; Good Design; Joyce Groussman; Katy Kane Vintage & Couture Clothing; Le Lampade; Lillian Nassau LLC; Liz O’Brien; Lobel Modern; Mark McDonald; Modernism Gallery; Neil Marrs; R 20th Century; Reform; Sally Rosen 20th Century Collections; Steve Newman Fine Arts; The Silver Fund; Todd Merrill & Associates; and Vojtech Blau. Here from England will be Trinity House and Caira Mandaglio.

“Working with this group of 1stdibs dealers is very exciting for us,” says Rosemary Krieger, President of Dolphin Promotions. “I can’t think of a more suitable partner to present the best there is to offer in the field of twentieth-century art and design.”

An early-buying preview party benefiting the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture will be held on Thursday evening, April 12, and is expected to draw serious collectors, designers, investors, and museum curators. The show opens to the public from Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15. The venue at Lincoln Center, located at West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in the fashionable and easily accessible Upper Wide Side neighborhood of New York, is a gorgeous climate-controlled tent with hard walls and flooring. It is one of the largest event sites in Manhattan and has become an established location for some of the city’s most celebrated events, including the American Ballet Theatre Gala, New York Philharmonic Gala, and HBO’s Sex in the City party.

Dolphin Promotions also organizes the San Francisco 20th Century Art and Design Fair (SF20); Palm Springs Modernism Show, benefiting Modernism Week; Los Angeles Modernism Show, benefiting P.S. ARTS; and the Los Angeles Antiques Show, benefiting Inner-City Arts, as well as antique shows held in Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and West Palm Beach.

Further details regarding the preview gala, lecture series, and special guests will be announced soon.