Laura Fisher is a folk art dealer and lecturer on the subject. She owns the LAURA FISHER/Antique Quilts & Americana gallery in New York City, one of the nation's premier sources for quilts, hooked rugs, textiles, and American folk art. She is the author of Quilts of Illusion and writes for Country Living magazine and other publications. She is also a resource contributor to museum exhibitions, and to historic, shelter, and design books and periodicals such as Martha Stewart Living, Architectural Digest, Country Home, and House Beautiful. She makes frequent appearances on television programs about antiques and collecting. She lives in New York City.