Dr. Mass is a cultural heritage science professional with over 20 years of research, teaching, and museum experience. She has held positions working with both major encyclopedic museum collections and in the decorative arts world, as well as teaching conservation science in both the Buffalo and Delaware Master's Degree Programs in Art Conservation. She specializes in studying questions of authenticity, state of preservation, attribution, and using innovative methods of analysis to address these questions.
In this episode you will learn:
How certain materials change over time and react to the environment
How to read the clues left behind in materials
A peek inside the forensic processes used to determine fakes and forgeries
The importance of vetting for art fairs to protect the consumer
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Cindy Charleston-Rosenberg, ISA CAPP, is the President and Founder of the Art Appraisal Firm, LLC, a national art valuation and advisory dedicated exclusively to the appraisal of fine art.
Utilizing more than 30 years of art market experience, Cindy has written and presented widely on complex art appraisal methodology, diligent art collection practices and meaningful appraiser qualification criteria for a broad range of audiences. She has won numerous national awards for thought leadership and service to the appraisal profession.
Ms. Charleston-Rosenberg is a past president of the International Society of Appraisers, the largest professional association of credentialed personal property appraisers in the United States and Canada. She continues to serve the profession in a variety of leadership roles, including as chair of ISA’s Specialty and Advanced Studies Committee.
Cindy is currently serving on the board of the Montgomery County Estate Planning Council, and as an elected At Large Trustee for The Appraisal Foundation, the nation’s foremost authority on the valuation profession, Congressionally authorized to set appraisal practice standards and appraiser qualification criteria. She is committed to helping educate the legal and wealth management professions, as well as the public, on the crucial importance of objective and qualified appraisers, and the risks of failing to properly vet valuation experts.
In this episode you will learn:
How can a buyer of art protect themselves from being taken for a ride?
What is the basis for saying this is authentic and needs no further examination or research?
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Anjan Chatterjee is a Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture and the founding Director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics.
He has won awards for his work in the fields of cognitive neurology as well as psychology and art and has written some fascinating books on these topics.
In this episode you will learn about:
How our brains respond to beauty.
How the human experience of beauty is malleable and why this matters.
What the evaluation of art looks like in the brain.
The potential for misuse of neuroaesthetics in the art industry.
This episode of The Art Elevator is brought to you by Artifactual History and Larissa Wild Fine Art, where we explore the fascinating stories behind the scenes in the art world. To stay inspired and informed, join our email list today! You'll receive updates about our latest creations, valuable tips, and a deeper look into the art world.
