“Collecting Art 101” will be held virtually on Dec. 5, in separate sessions focusing on photography, prints and 20th-century American paintings.
Three fine-arts specialists will share tips on how to begin and maintain a personal art collection, inspired by the virtual exhibition The Eclectic Eye: A Tribute to Duane Wilder.
The event will be introduced by Princeton University Art Museum Director James Steward.
Free registration is available at https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/calendar/2020-12/collecting-art-101 Each session has its own registration link; register for each session individually.
1-2 p.m.: Collecting Photography with Sarah Morthland, certified member, Appraisers Association of America. Moderated by Katherine Bussard, Peter C. Bunnell curator of photography. Sarah has expertise in photography and photographic literature. Her career as a gallerist began at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York in 1987, leading to the founding of Gallery 292 in 1992, followed by Sarah Morthland Gallery in 1996. Concurrently, she founded Archive Consulting and Management Services and initiated her appraisal practice. (Free registration via Zoom)
2:30-3:30 p.m.: Collecting Prints with Cora Michael, owner/principal, Cora Michael Fine Art LLC. Moderated by Laura Giles, Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, curator of prints and drawings. Cora is a fine-art appraiser specializing in Impressionist, modern and contemporary art. Prior to starting her appraisal business, she was associate curator of prints and drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she has also worked at Princeton and at the Brooklyn Museum. She recently started a new position as fine art specialist and valuations manager for Leyster Capital, a fine art and luxury asset lending firm. (Free registration via Zoom)
4-5 p.m.: Collecting 20th-Century American Painting with Jonathan Spies, independent advisor. Moderated by Karl Kusserow, John Wilmerding curator of American art. Jonathan served as director at Zabriskie Gallery from 2005 to 2010, and as director at Menconi + Schoelkopf from 2012 to 2020. He has spoken on American art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and CUNY Graduate Center and hosted a series of talks with top curators and historians in the field. (Free registration via Zoom)
This event will include live closed captions in both English and Spanish.
For more information about the Princeton University Art Museum, visit artmuseum.princeton.edu