THOMAS F. KNAPP
24 West 75th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724-3891
EXPERIENCE
Fine art appraiser – appraising and evaluating fine art including research that determines the fair market value; member of the Appraisers’ Association of America;
holder of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USAP) certificate
Private dealer/agent – liaison between American and European collectors and artists
Curator – organized gallery exhibitions
Art publisher/distributor – presented and sold limited editions to dealers, consultants and institutions
Art researcher – validated authenticity and provenance of works of art
Writer – writer of catalogs and articles
Consultant – assisted art investors in purchasing and deacquisitioning; facilitated bequests of art to institutions; advisor to private collectors guiding the direction of their collections; organized and led collectors on art sojourn to Europe
Manager – assistant director of New York gallery; supervised all business activities and handling/shipping art
Salesperson – presented artwork to consultants, dealers and collectors for purchase; arranged for the use of artwork by traveling representatives
Lecturer – teaching at institutions
EMPLOYMENT
1978 – present Artists’ representative
1980 – 1982 GHJ GRAPHICS, INC.: Assistant Director
1982 – present Independent art dealer and fine art consultant and appraiser
1983 MARISA DEL RE GALLERY, NY: Assistant Director
1987- 1992 Lecturer at New York University
1997 – present Lecturer at McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
1998 – 2001 Lecturer at the Bruce Art Museum, Greenwich, CT
EDUCATION
1973 – 1975 Columbia University: MA candidate
1973 Boston College: BA