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May 10 , 2005 The Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College The Inter-University Program for Latino Research, University of Notre Dame and Appraisers Association of America in collaboration with PRESENT “Assessment and Valuation of Puerto Rican, Chicano, Latino and Hispanic-Caribbean Art” (New York City) – On May 20 and 21, 2005, the Appraisers Association of America in collaboration with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College and the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, University of Notre Dame, will present “Assessment and Valuation of Puerto Rican, Chicano, Latino and Hispanic-Caribbean Art,” a special symposium focused on appraising Puerto Rican, Chicano, Cuban, Dominican, and other Latino/a Fine Art, which will draw critical attention to Latino/a artists considered to be working outside the mainstream Latin American art world. A series of five panel discussions will provide an historical background, a survey of the existing market for the work, the impact museums and private collectors have on the market, and how one goes about appraising art which, for example, may have no previous sale record at all. There is tremendous interest in this subject, and yet it has not been thoroughly addressed until now. The symposium will also include an introduction to appraisal theory and methodology. The two-day symposium will take place at Hunter College, at the School for Social Work on East 79th Street. The program will begin on Friday afternoon, May 20, 2005, with a welcome from David A. Gallager, AAA, President, Appraisers Association of America; Dr. Anne Prisco, Acting Vice Provost, Hunter College; and Pedro Pedraza, Exchange Programs Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College. Keynote Speaker Susana Torruella Leval, Director Emeritus, El Museo del Barrio, NY, will open the symposium with a talk on “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same.” Ms. Leval’s address will be followed immediately by the first panel focused on “Historical Roots,” with art historians from around the country providing a brief history contextualizing the art of the region in preparation for examining valuation issues. Panelists are Taína Caragol, Project Director, Survey of Archives of Latino Art, MoMA -- “Puerto Rican and Nuyorican Art;” Edward J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor of Fine Arts, Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, NY -- “Cuban/Latino Art in the US;” Tere Romo, Curator, The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA -- “Chicano Art;” and Shifra Goldman, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, UCLA, CA -- “Dominican Contemporary Art.” The panel will be moderated by Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D., Julián Samora Chair in Latino Studies, Assistant Provost and Director, Institute for Latino Studies, Notre Dame, IN. A second panel discussion will follow focused on “The Market Place,” with art experts discussing their experiences with how Latino/Latina art, although considered to be outside the mainstream in the past, is now coming into its own, and entering into the marketplace. Panelists are Mary-Anne Martin, President, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, NY; Founder, Latin American Department, Sotheby’s, NY – “Creating a Market for Latino Artists in the US;” Taína Caragol, Project Director, Survey of Archives of Latino Art, MoMA – “The Archives of Latino Art at MoMA;” and Gary D. Keller, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University, AZ – “Creating a Market;” Panel moderator is Carmen Melián, VP, Director of Latin American Art, Sotheby’s, NY. The day will conclude with a presentation by Appraisers Association of America Immediate Past President Jane H. Willis, AAA, speaking on “An Introduction to Appraising.” A reception will follow. On Saturday morning, May 21, attendees will be welcomed by Anthony de Jesus, Ph.D., Interim Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College. Keynote Speaker Chon A. Noriega, Ph.D., Professor, Critical Studies and Director, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, CA, will open the day with “The Movimiento/The Millennium: The Re-Generation of Chican@ Art.” The first panel of the day will be focused on “Museums and Collectors,” with curators, private collectors and artists debating and discussing the impact and influence that museums and collectors have in establishing an artist’s career and his/her market. Panelists are: Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D., Julián Samora Chair in Latino Studies, Assistant Provost and Director, Institute for Latino Studies, Notre Dame, IN – “Collecting Chicano and Latino Art;” Mercedes Trelles Hernández, Ph.D., Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico; former curator at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan – “The Development of the Collection of Contemporary Puerto Rican Art at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico;” Cheech Marin, Collector, CA – “Collecting Chicano Art;” and Julio Valdez, Dominican artist, NY – “From the Artist’s Perspective.” Panel moderator will be Deborah Cullen, Ph.D., Curator, El Museo del Barrio, NY; former Curator, Bob Blackburn Studio. Jane H. Willis, AAA, Immediate Past President, Appraisers Association of America, NY, will follow with a second presentation on “Appraisal Methodology.” The afternoon will begin with a panel focused on “The Art of the Silkscreen Poster,” which will feature a case study presented by specialists in the history of the Puerto Rican, Cuban and Chicano hand silk-screened poster discussing the challenges in establishing a fair market value in this popular and widely collected genre. Panelists are Mercedes Trelles Hernández, Ph.D., Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico; former curator at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan - “The Development of the Puerto Rican Silkscreen Poster;” Alex J. Rosenberg, Sc.D., AAA, ASA, American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba - “Cuban Revolutionary Posters Since 1959;” and Victor Sorell, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science; Professor of Art History, Chicago State University, IL – “The Art of the Chicano Poster.” Panel moderator will be Mario César Romero, Independent Art Historian; former Curator, Branson Collection, NY. Following a short break, the program will continue with “The Passion for Collecting.” Whether collecting for an institution or collecting for themselves, our collector panelists display an unparalleled passion for fine art, ephemera, and photography. Their discussion will provide a preview for a proposed follow-up symposium on collectibles, photography, folk art and more. Panelists are Roberto Trujillo, Ph.D., Department Head, Special Collections, Stanford University, CA – “Collecting Artists’ Books and Personal Archives;” Andrew Connors, Ph.D., Senior Curator, National Hispanic Cultural Center, New Mexico – “Graffiti Art: Nuyorican and Chicano;” Angel Franco, Photographer, The New York Times, NY – “Collecting Photographs;” and Jose Rafael Mendez, NY - “Collecting Ephemera from Cuba and Puerto Rico: Postcards, Stamps, and Posters.” Panel moderator will be Helaine W. Fendelman, AAA, Past President, Appraisers Association of America, NY. The symposium will end with Ms. Fendelman providing closing remarks on “Where Do We Go from Here: A Case Study.” GENERAL INFORMATION The symposium will take place at Hunter College, School of Social Work, 129 East 79th Street, between Park and Lexington, in New York City. Tickets and information available from: Mario Cesar Romero, Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021, Tel: 212.772.5692. Tickets are $125. Registration is accepted with payment only and the registration deadline is May 17. Tickets will be held at the door. Archived Press Releases Estevan Flores honored as one of the 2004 Thomas Jefferson Award winners (3/05)

May 10 , 2005

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College
The Inter-University Program for Latino Research, University of Notre Dame
and Appraisers Association of America in collaboration with

PRESENT
“Assessment and Valuation of Puerto Rican, Chicano,
Latino and Hispanic-Caribbean Art”

(New York City) – On May 20 and 21, 2005, the Appraisers Association of America in collaboration with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College and the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, University of Notre Dame, will present “Assessment and Valuation of Puerto Rican, Chicano, Latino and Hispanic-Caribbean Art,” a special symposium focused on appraising Puerto Rican, Chicano, Cuban, Dominican, and other Latino/a Fine Art, which will draw critical attention to Latino/a artists considered to be working outside the mainstream Latin American art world. A series of five panel discussions will provide an historical background, a survey of the existing market for the work, the impact museums and private collectors have on the market, and how one goes about appraising art which, for example, may have no previous sale record at all. There is tremendous interest in this subject, and yet it has not been thoroughly addressed until now. The symposium will also include an introduction to appraisal theory and methodology.

The two-day symposium will take place at Hunter College, at the School for Social Work on East 79th Street. The program will begin on Friday afternoon, May 20, 2005, with a welcome from David A. Gallager, AAA, President, Appraisers Association of America; Dr. Anne Prisco, Acting Vice Provost, Hunter College; and Pedro Pedraza, Exchange Programs Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College. Keynote Speaker Susana Torruella Leval, Director Emeritus, El Museo del Barrio, NY, will open the symposium with a talk on “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same.” Ms. Leval’s address will be followed immediately by the first panel focused on “Historical Roots,” with art historians from around the country providing a brief history contextualizing the art of the region in preparation for examining valuation issues. Panelists are Taína Caragol, Project Director, Survey of Archives of Latino Art, MoMA -- “Puerto Rican and Nuyorican Art;” Edward J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor of Fine Arts, Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, NY -- “Cuban/Latino Art in the US;” Tere Romo, Curator, The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA -- “Chicano Art;” and Shifra Goldman, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, UCLA, CA -- “Dominican Contemporary Art.” The panel will be moderated by Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D., Julián Samora Chair in Latino Studies, Assistant Provost and Director, Institute for Latino Studies, Notre Dame, IN. A second panel discussion will follow focused on “The Market Place,” with art experts discussing their experiences with how Latino/Latina art, although considered to be outside the mainstream in the past, is now coming into its own, and entering into the marketplace. Panelists are Mary-Anne Martin, President, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, NY; Founder, Latin American Department, Sotheby’s, NY – “Creating a Market for Latino Artists in the US;” Taína Caragol, Project Director, Survey of Archives of Latino Art, MoMA – “The Archives of Latino Art at MoMA;” and Gary D. Keller, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University, AZ – “Creating a Market;” Panel moderator is Carmen Melián, VP, Director of Latin American Art, Sotheby’s, NY. The day will conclude with a presentation by Appraisers Association of America Immediate Past President Jane H. Willis, AAA, speaking on “An Introduction to Appraising.” A reception will follow.

On Saturday morning, May 21, attendees will be welcomed by Anthony de Jesus, Ph.D., Interim Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College. Keynote Speaker Chon A. Noriega, Ph.D., Professor, Critical Studies and Director, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, CA, will open the day with “The Movimiento/The Millennium: The Re-Generation of Chican@ Art.”

The first panel of the day will be focused on “Museums and Collectors,” with curators, private collectors and artists debating and discussing the impact and influence that museums and collectors have in establishing an artist’s career and his/her market. Panelists are: Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D., Julián Samora Chair in Latino Studies, Assistant Provost and Director, Institute for Latino Studies, Notre Dame, IN – “Collecting Chicano and Latino Art;” Mercedes Trelles Hernández, Ph.D., Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico; former curator at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan – “The Development of the Collection of Contemporary Puerto Rican Art at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico;” Cheech Marin, Collector, CA – “Collecting Chicano Art;” and Julio Valdez, Dominican artist, NY – “From the Artist’s Perspective.” Panel moderator will be Deborah Cullen, Ph.D., Curator, El Museo del Barrio, NY; former Curator, Bob Blackburn Studio. Jane H. Willis, AAA, Immediate Past President, Appraisers Association of America, NY, will follow with a second presentation on “Appraisal Methodology.”

The afternoon will begin with a panel focused on “The Art of the Silkscreen Poster,” which will feature a case study presented by specialists in the history of the Puerto Rican, Cuban and Chicano hand silk-screened poster discussing the challenges in establishing a fair market value in this popular and widely collected genre. Panelists are Mercedes Trelles Hernández, Ph.D., Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico; former curator at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan - “The Development of the Puerto Rican Silkscreen Poster;” Alex J. Rosenberg, Sc.D., AAA, ASA, American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba - “Cuban Revolutionary Posters Since 1959;” and Victor Sorell, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science; Professor of Art History, Chicago State University, IL – “The Art of the Chicano Poster.” Panel moderator will be Mario César Romero, Independent Art Historian; former Curator, Branson Collection, NY.

Following a short break, the program will continue with “The Passion for Collecting.” Whether collecting for an institution or collecting for themselves, our collector panelists display an unparalleled passion for fine art, ephemera, and photography. Their discussion will provide a preview for a proposed follow-up symposium on collectibles, photography, folk art and more. Panelists are Roberto Trujillo, Ph.D., Department Head, Special Collections, Stanford University, CA – “Collecting Artists’ Books and Personal Archives;” Andrew Connors, Ph.D., Senior Curator, National Hispanic Cultural Center, New Mexico – “Graffiti Art: Nuyorican and Chicano;” Angel Franco, Photographer, The New York Times, NY – “Collecting Photographs;” and Jose Rafael Mendez, NY - “Collecting Ephemera from Cuba and Puerto Rico: Postcards, Stamps, and Posters.” Panel moderator will be Helaine W. Fendelman, AAA, Past President, Appraisers Association of America, NY. The symposium will end with Ms. Fendelman providing closing remarks on “Where Do We Go from Here: A Case Study.”

GENERAL INFORMATION

The symposium will take place at Hunter College, School of Social Work, 129 East 79th Street, between Park and Lexington, in New York City. Tickets and information available from: Mario Cesar Romero, Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021, Tel: 212.772.5692. Tickets are $125. Registration is accepted with payment only and the registration deadline is May 17. Tickets will be held at the door.

Archived Press Releases

Estevan Flores honored as one of the 2004 Thomas Jefferson Award winners (3/05)