Regional Award from the Appraisers Association

I am deeply honored to receive the Regional Award from the Appraisers Association and am so grateful for this recognition. Joining the Appraisers Association and receiving their expert training impacted my life and career in a profoundly positive way.

I started their educational program in 2012 while working as an auction house specialist after a colleague who'd completed their training recommended I invest in myself & my career by enrolling in their classes (thank you, Sam!) The expert training I received from their wonderful instructors gave me the skills to expand my connoisseurship and merge it with detailed legal & economic knowledge plus the appraisal theory & methodology needed to write appraisal reports.  

Once I finished and joined the organization as a member, I founded my company Artifactual History Appraisal. I remain continuously grateful that I'm able to support myself financially & help others thanks to this profession and the training and continued support the Appraisers Association provides to their members.

In more recent years I've been delighted to have the opportunity to work with the organization's incredible staff in roles such as serving on their Membership Committee.

I want to thank Patrick McIntyre, the brilliant Membership Manager of the Appraisers Association, for giving me the chance to contribute to the work of the committee and for always being open to my ideas. It's truly a joy to collaborate with you!

I'm grateful to Linda Selvin, the amazing Executive Director, for her continued support and encouragement and the inspiring example of her leadership.  I have learned and grown so much from you thanks to your mentorship and it means a great deal to me.

It's always such a pleasure working with Yasemin Yeldener, Teresa Caputo, and Lisbeth Sandø at the Appraisers Association! I feel so lucky to be part of an organization where the entire team is kind, smart, creative & artistic!

My fellow Membership Committee members are a delight & inspiration.

Thank you Betty Krulik, AAA for your encouragement, kindness, & the example of your leadership.

To receive this honor from people I care about & respect is a rare gift and I'm so grateful.

Appraiser Neutrality and the Importance of Working with a USPAP-Compliant Appraiser

Public Domain Image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access Collection: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris), "Justice” etching from The Virtues (Les Vertus) series, published in 1636 by Herman Weyen (Flemish, died Paris, 1672), Sheet (trimmed): 2 15/16 × 1 7/8 in. (7.4 × 4.7 cm), The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951, Accession Number: 51.501.2276

I adapted my recent LinkedIn post about appraiser neutrality into a newly published Worthwhile Magazine article so that the information can be preserved in an evergreen format that is also more accessible to users of appraisal services and those without a LinkedIn account. The complete article can be read for free at Worthwhile Magazine:

https://www.worthwhile-magazine.com/articles/understanding-appraiser-neutrality-a-consumers-guide-to-the-importance-of-working-with-uspap-compliant-appraisers

I also look forward to reading future perspectives from my colleagues as we continue to educate and correct misinformation and widespread ignorance about our field.

The Art Elevator Episode #43: Tanzy Ward on Preserving Black Material Culture

We were so honored to have Tanzy Ward return for a second appearance on The Art Elevator podcast! In this new episode, Tanzy discusses:

-The inspiration and process of writing her second book "Unsung Portraits: Anonymous Images of Black Victorians and Early 20th Century Ancestors"

-Her scholarship and how she actively engages with artifacts of self-representation in portraits, in fashion, and in jewelry to illuminate and give voice back to individuals who haven't always been included in historical scholarship

-Her philosophy about being a conduit to steward the perspectives of "unnamed ancestors" as she describes them in her book

-How she utilizes modern platforms like Instagram for positive educational impact, creating beautiful content that also shares hidden stories (if you aren't already following Tanzy on Instagram at @tanzyward_antiques you should be!)

-How her work has expanded into new historical eras such as Mid-Century Modern with her "Modern Black Glamour" themed posts

The podcast episode can be found on YouTube, Amazon Music, Spotify, and iTunes

Thank you Tanzy for joining us to share your scholarship and insights with our listeners! Larissa Wild and I are so grateful!

The Art Elevator Podcast Episode #42: Toad Atelier on Midcentury Modern Collecting

To accompany the exhibition "Selections from the Toad Atelier Collection" at Larissa Wild Fine Art, our latest episode of The Art Elevator Podcast is a conversation with Alexander and Vanessa Wendl of Toad Atelier discussing their collecting journey, philosophy, and the launch of their new membership.

The episode can be enjoyed on multiple platforms including Spotify and YouTube, and the full show notes can be read here.

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