Elmore Art Appraisals

01/10/2023

ATADA continues to put action behind words! I strongly believe in the Voluntary Return program for religious items that maintain relevance and importance to current origin communities.

ATADA would like to thank the Navajo Nation for their guidance in the return of this traditional Jish to the proper caretakers.

12/12/2022

So honored to have been included in the Blue Rain Gallery podcast! Thank you for the support and friendship!

07/01/2022

Dropped in for an introduction and quick walk down memory lane at the Coe Center for the Arts today. Thanks for watching!!

09/21/2017

Elmore Art Appraisals is proud to share a recent move-up in recognition within the International Society of Appraisers--I am now officially an Accredited Member (AM) of the ISA!

I earned this membership upgrade through the Specialty & Advanced Studies Committee, who evaluated me particularly as a specialist in American Indian Arts. I am grateful that ISA has this avenue--as my speciality bridges me over the two more common tracts of Fine Art and Antiques & Residential Contents.

The process was thorough and included fantastic feedback and constructive criticism toward overall improvement of my appraisal reports--I am grateful for the opportunity as there is always room to get better. Onward and upward! 😀

09/21/2017

Great detail and balance in this design!

It is a snippet off a Hopi Polychrome Pottery Jar, from a private collection.

Elmore Art Appraisals regularly performs appraisals of all types of Pueblo Pottery.

05/18/2017

The latest addition to the "Elmore Art Appraisals Logo Collection."

Navajo Sandcast Silver Pin, late 20th Century.

05/09/2017

Elmore Art Appraisals specializes in Plains Ledger Drawings, both historic and contemporary. The detail below is from a contemporary drawing by Dwayne Wilcox (Lakota), currently in a private collection.

Like this work? We'd be happy to share where to find more like it!

Photo Caption: "Native America Online," by Dwayne Wilcox (Lakota), colored pencils and ink on antique ledger paper, 2006.

05/20/2016

20th Century Pueblo Women's Boot Moccasins.
Private Collection, NM.

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05/20/2016

"Egg on your face" doesn't nearly begin to describe this.
And, sometimes people so desperately want an object to be something that it just isn't:

http://hyperallergic.com/296905/antiques-roadshow-mistakenly-values-high-school-art-project-at-50000/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Antiques%20Roadshow%20Mistakenly%20Values%20High%20School%20Art%20Project%20at%2050000&utm_content=Antiques%20Roadshow%20Mistakenly%20Values%20High%20School%20Art%20Project%20at%2050000+CID_0ceddf241330685d74a03f9d66a7cc69&utm_source=HyperallergicNewsletter

Recently on an episode of Antiques Roadshow, an art appraisal went very wrong.

09/25/2014

This is one of the areas that Elmore Art Appraisals can assist with...glad to see that the NY Times addressed this in their "Your Money" section.

This is a great article that begins to address all of the important issues that can come up when you've inherited personal property, especially artwork. Read up!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/your-money/the-weighty-responsibility-of-inheriting-a-collection.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Experts advise taking time and being cautious in assessing the treasured creations or possessions of a loved one.

09/07/2014

Thank you to the Foundation for Appraisal Education for awarding Elmore Art Appraisals a scholarship this year. May this be a testament to our dedication to the highest professional standards in our field.

http://www.foundationforappraisaleducation.org/recipients/

The Foundation for Appraisal Education was formed to advance education related to personal property appraising and to assist individuals through scholarships for educational development to improve their capabilities by attending courses, classes, workshops and conferences.

08/07/2014

So proud to be a part of this incredible and ground-breaking effort...the Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts--check it out, like it, and support our efforts to make indigenous arts of the world accessible for study by all!