John Philbrick has been in the antiques business since 1985. He has written and lectured on material culture as it relates to the American Colonial experience. John is a past director of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association, where he served as Treasurer and Show Chairman. A long-term member of the Maine Arts Commission, overseeing the development of an analysis of cultural institutions for the Maine Tourism Commission.  As Chairman of the Maine Cultural Tourism Task Force, he directed the formulation of a published cultural trail that included art and antiques venues throughout the state of Maine.