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I'm thrilled to welcome Patrick McIntyre to Artifactual History Appraisal as Lead Appraiser and Head of our New York and Philadelphia Offices! Patrick's expertise spans a variety of sectors of the art market and appraisal practice. In addition to appraising, he will focus on bringing in new business, appraisal review, and expanding the scope of services offered by the firm.
It was a delightful experience interviewing Makeba Boateng, APR of Boaten Appraisal Service about appraising African fashion on The Art Elevator Podcast! Larissa Wild and I are excited to share her radiant personality and deep expertise and passion for African fashion with you all! I especially enjoyed Makeba's comments about sustainability in African fashion, which helped shift my thinking about how I can be more sustainable in my choices going forward.
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The Blue Marble by the crew of Apollo 17 (1972), Public Domain image I started writing this article the Friday before the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued their report updating previous projections about the speed and impact of climate change. Returning to the office on Monday and reading the dire news fuels my desire to express my personal opinion about NFTs (which stands for non-fungible tokens), even though I fear many will disagree with me.
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