Art Consignment Directors
Ed Jaster Ed Jaster
Senior VP, Heritage Auctions
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From the very beginning, Ed Jaster seemed destined for the art business. His parents met while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1940s, the same school their son would later attend. Subsequently, for some 20 years, Ed owned his own commercial art firm in Chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of American photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to Heritage Auctions in 2002.

Ed Beardsley Ed Beardsley
Vice President - Heritage Auction Galleries
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Ed Beardsley is Heritage Auction’s Vice President and Managing Director, Fine & Decorative Arts.  With over 15 years of auction experience, Ed brings a special focus to Heritage’s newer auction categories, including Fine & Decorative Arts, Luxury Accessories, Fine Wine, Fine Minerals, and Estate and Special Collections.  He is also involved in Heritage’s strategic growth through new offices and showrooms in New York and Beverly Hills.  Ed enjoys being a part of one of the industry’s most friendly, approachable, and growing auction houses.



Nicholas Dawes Nicholas Dawes
VP, Special Collections, New York
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Nick began his career in his native England in the late 1960's and brings forty years of experience in the antiques and fine art auction business. He emigrated to New York in 1979 and has pursued his career there as an auctioneer, appraiser, author, lecturer and antiques dealer. He is a former Department Head and auctioneer at Phillips and at Sotheby's in New York, and has organized his own auctions at several prominent auction houses including Doyle and Rago, where his annual events dedicated to the art of Lalique received great critical acclaim between 2000 and 2006. He also conceived and helped organize two of the most successful live auctions of sports memorabilia in the history of the hobby. He has held an annual exhibition and sale of Lalique glass hood ornaments at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance since 1993, and is considered this country's leading authority on the work of Rene Lalique. Nick is the author of three standard works on decorative arts which have collectively sold over 100,000 copies, together with scores of articles, and lectures widely internationally.  He has been a faculty member of Parsons, the New School for Design, since 1984, and has taught Luxury Marketing at Columbia Business School and courses on English and French furniture at the Bard Graduate Center.  He first appeared as an appraiser on 'Antiques Roadshow' for PBS in the second ever broadcast of the show, and has appeared regularly ever since, discussing ceramics, glass, silver and other decorative arts.

Ariana Hartsock Ariana Hartsock
Consignment Director
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Ariana Hartsock earned her B.A. in Art History from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and her M.A. in Modern Art, History of the Art Market, and Connoisseurship at Christie's Education in New York. Prior to joining Heritage, she held positions with two major New York auction houses as a Specialist in American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, and headed twice-yearly, record-breaking sales in the category. She began her career at prominent galleries in California, specializing in American and Early California art. She now serves at Heritage as a Consignment Director in Fine Art.

Rachel Peart Rachel Peart
Consignment Director, New York
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Rachel Peart, a Kansas native, is a Consignment Director in the Fine Arts Department at Heritage. She joined the company in 2007, starting out in the Historical Department. After a year in her position as the Consignment Coordinator for Rare Books, Rachel became the Project Manager for the Fine & Decorative Arts Department, serving in that capacity for almost two years before becoming a Lead Cataloger in the department.  In June 2010, she was promoted to Associate Consignment Director specializing in Vintage and Contemporary Photography.  She recently transferred to Heritage’s New York office with a promotion to Consignment Director in Fine Art.  Rachel received her BFA in Art History from the University of Kansas and interned with the Registrar at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City.



Marianne Berardi PhD Marianne Berardi PhD
Senior Fine Arts Expert
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Dr. Marianne Berardi is an historian of Dutch 17th-century painting and 20th-century American art. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, and served for five years as director of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri. She co-headed the painting department at Ewolfs.com Fine Arts Auctioneers, and from 2001 to 2004 served as Director of the Cleveland Artists Foundation. She has curated many exhibitions, authored the first catalogue for the Union Club of Cleveland's collection, and has taught at numerous universities.

Frank Hettig Frank Hettig
Director, Modern & Contemporary Art
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Frank Hettig is Heritage Auction's Director of Modern & Contemporary Art.  In addition to more than twelve years of auction experience, Frank has a well-regarded reputation as a curator, critic and connoisseur of contemporary art. Trained as an art historian at the University of Amsterdam, Frank advised on exhibitions and museum catalogues and has lectured at a number of colleges and universities both in the US and overseas. At both the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles (German Cultural Institute) and the Consulate General of the Netherlands, he conceptualized and coordinated a variety of international cultural events including lectures and symposia, guest artist exhibitions and performing arts programs. As an independent art critic he has written reviews and features in English, German and Dutch for publications such as Archis, Art/Text, Artforum, Bauwelt, Forum International, das Kunstwerk, Kunstforum and Metropolis, among others. Frank has handled auctions of many private collections, corporate art collections including a Fortune 100 Company, the Estate of Dr. Edmund Pillsbury among others; and is also overseeing Heritage’s growth in Latin-American Art and Chinese Art.



Todd Hignite Todd Hignite
Vice President of Heritage Auctions
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Todd has extensive experience working in the art world, dealing in everything from contemporary to comic art, and is the author of the books The Art of Jaime Hernandez/The Secrets of Life and Death (winner of a 2011 Harvey Award and voted one of Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2010), and In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, among many other publications. He is also the founder and editor of the critically lauded publication Comic Art (nominated for Eisner Awards every year of its existence and winner of a 2004 Harvey Award). Todd holds a Master's Degree in Art History from Washington University in St. Louis and has curated numerous exhibitions on contemporary art, comics, and illustration art, including R. Crumb's Underground, which toured museums across the country. Todd joined Heritage Auctions in 2008 as a Consignment Director and was promoted to a Vice President in 2011.



Meredith Meuwly Meredith Meuwly
Director of Appraisal Services
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Meredith earned her Bachelors degree in Classical Studies and Art History from Duke University in 2000, and a Masters degree in Modern Art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market from Christie's Education in New York in 2001.  She spent the next five years in the Christie's New York Antiquities Department as sale coordinator and cataloguer of ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern works of art.  During her time at Christie’s, she worked on numerous high profile auctions including the Doris Duke Estate, Ancient Egyptian Art from the Harer Family Trust, and the John W. Kluge Morven Collection of Ancient Art.  Meredith joined Heritage Auction Galleries in 2007 as Senior Consignment Director in the Fine & Decorative Arts Department, overseeing two auctions each year, and now serves as Director of Appraisal Services.  Meredith has participated as an appraiser for the Antiques Roadshow on PBS, and is a current member of the International Society of Appraisers.

Atlee Phillips Atlee Phillips
Director, Texas Art
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Atlee Marie Phillips was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. At that time, her parents J. O. "Dutch" Phillips and Mary Frances Phillips were already firmly established figures in the North Texas arts community. Atlee grew up working in their Fort Worth and Dallas art galleries. Throughout high school, she held an intern position in the Amon Carter Museum library for over three years. Atlee attended The Colorado College where she obtained a BA with a major in Art History. During college, she focused her studies on the development of modernism and worked as the Student Coordinator of the Coburn Gallery. Following her return from The Colorado College, Atlee completed another internship at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. She then entered the graduate program at Tulane University in order to study Aztec and Colonial Mexican art. She was also lucky to find an enthusiastic mentor in artist and scholar, Stuart Gentling. As the Director of Texas Art at Heritage, she is building on her unique knowledge of Early Modern and Contemporary Texas art, as well as her studies in Texas history. She is looking forward to continuing her parents' work by raising the public awareness of Texas art, promoting Texas artists, and working with Texas art collectors.

Tim Rigdon Tim Rigdon
Director, Decorative Arts & Design, Silver and Vertu
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Tim Rigdon joined Heritage Auction Galleries in 2006, and brings a quarter century of decorative arts experience to the company. He earned his Master's in Decorative Arts History from Parson's School of Design in New York. He became a decorative arts and design dealer after a museum career including The Art Institute of Chicago, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and the University of Minnesota Art Museum. He has established successful galleries in Birmingham, Michigan, Chicago, and Atlanta.

Karen Rigdon Karen Rigdon
Consignment Director, Decorative Arts & Design, Silver and Vertu
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With a Master's Degree from the Cooper Hewitt Museum's program in Decorative Arts History, Karen's career has led her down numerous paths including the development of exhibitions and collections of modern design as well as into teaching. She entered the field working with renowned museum collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Honing her eye and expanding  her knowledge through extensive travel and exposure to important European collections enhanced her roles in development and purchasing for galleries in Birmingham, MI, Chicago and Atlanta before joining the Silver and Decorative Arts Departments at Heritage in 2007.



Delia E. Sullivan Delia E. Sullivan
Senior Specialist, Consignment Director
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With a Master's Degree in Cultural Anthropology from the New School for Social Research in New York City, Delia E. Sullivan studied Primitive Art with Ted Carpenter and Shamanism with Michael Harner. She worked for 14 years at Christie's in New York City, seven of which were spent as head of the American Indian Art Department. From 2000 through 2007, Delia managed two auctions a year in that capacity, during which she significantly raised the profitability and reputation of her department.

Kirsty Harper Buchanan Kirsty Harper Buchanan
Associate Director, Western Art
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Kirsty Harper Buchanan is the acting director of the Western Art division for Heritage, which recently set a new world record for the artist W. R. Leigh at public auction. In the Dallas arts community, Ms. Buchanan has been a guest lecturer at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Meadows Museum, and the Dallas Junior League. Prior to joining Heritage in 2008, she worked with several respected galleries and private art collections throughout the southwest. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, Ms. Buchanan holds an MA in art history and a BA in journalism.  She was recognized as a Meadows Artistic Scholar (for both her Bachelors and Masters work), a Comini Grant Recipient, and a Meadows Grant Recipient. She also served as part of the archaeological team excavating the Etruscan site of Poggia Colla, near modern day Florence.

 



Don Mangus Don Mangus
Illustration Art and Comics Cataloger
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Don Mangus brings his experience as a published writer and former college-level Design, Drawing, and Painting instructor to his catalog descriptions in Comics and Illustration Art. He is an artist/cartoonist, with both a BFA and a MFA from Southern Methodist University. His articles on comic art have been published in Comic Book Artist, Robin Snyder's the Comics, and The Charlton Spotlight, as well as on numerous comics-related Web sites.

Mark Prendergast Mark Prendergast
Director of Trusts & Estates
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Mark Prendergast earned his degree in Art History from Vanderbilt University and began his career in the arts working with a national dealer in private sales of 20th Century American Art. Joining Christie's in 1998 and advancing during a 10 year tenure to the position of Vice President, he was instrumental in bringing to market many important and prominent works of art, collections and estates. Based in the Heritage Houston office, he serves as Director of Trusts & Estates, providing assistance to fiduciary professionals in all aspects of appraising and liquidating their clients' tangible assets. From initial contact to final settlement, he strives to make the appraisal and auction process seamless and timely.

Carolyn Mani Carolyn Mani
Consignment Director and Trusts & Estates, Beverly Hills
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Carolyn brings more than a decade of experience in both live and online auctions to her position at Heritage Auction Galleries Beverly Hills, as well as an extensive background in appraising and vetting Furniture and Decorative Arts, Fine Art, Collectibles, Musical Instruments and Entertainment Memorabilia. Prior to joining Heritage, Carolyn served as Director in the Sunset Estate Department at Bonhams & Butterfields, also serving as Generalist and Auctioneer,  where she established a proven track record in working with large consignments and institutions in Hollywood and Southern California.  During that 10 year span Carolyn also provided auction services to numerous charities including Stars for a Cause, The LOOC foundation, Wheels for Humanity, The Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers, The Chrysalis Foundation, Project Angel Food among the many.



Alissa Ford Alissa Ford
Director, California Art
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Alissa is well versed on the art market, having managed multi-million dollar collections nationwide, helping collectors find premier paintings by important California and Western artists; and having worked both at major California and New York auction houses and alongside some of the country’s most respected dealers.  Alissa received her BA in Art History with an emphasis in the Italian Renaissance, then pursued her Master’s in American Fine and Decorative Arts. After spending several years in New York, Alissa decided to return to her native grounds to specialize in the great masters of the American West, working in the California Painting department of another prominent auction house and as Director of a highly recognized California Art Gallery. “I realized early on that this niche of the market is filled with passionate collectors and I feel fortunate to continue to build relationships with those buyers ” In addition to her role as Director, California Art, Alissa acts as one of the company’s auctioneers.



Brian Roughton Brian Roughton
Director, American and European Art
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After several years assisting Heritage Auctions on retainer, Brian Roughton joined the team as Director of American & European Paintings in January, 2012.  With 45 years experience as the owner and president of Roughton Galleries, Inc., he brings to Heritage a highly respected international reputation as an expert in both 19th & early 20th century important American and European paintings.

Mr. Roughton is distinguished for his scholarship and actively supports research in American and European art. He is currently working on the forthcoming catalogue raisonne for the works of French academic painter Leon Bazile Perrault. In addition, with Mr. Roughton’s extensive working knowledge, experience and expertise, he is an accepted authority for the works of Edouard L. Cortes, Antoine Blanchard,  Hovsep Pushman, Johann Berthelsen, and Guy C. Wiggins.

Along with his colleagues on the coasts, Mr. Roughton's goal is to assist and direct Heritage Auctions American and European Paintings department to become the house of choice for important American and European art at the highest level  and to continue his dedication to further the education of the American public regarding its artistic and cultural heritage.

Roughton is a member of several organizations including the IAGA (International Art Galleries Association), IFAA (International Fine Art Appraisers), and formerly the FADA, (Fine Art Dealers Association), where he held a position on the Board of Directors and Vetting Committee.



Deborah Solon Deborah Solon
West Coast Director of American Art, Beverly Hills
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Deborah Epstein Solon holds a B.A. from Vassar College and a Ph.D. in Art History from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. For nine years she was an independent curator, working with museums across the country. Her exhibitions, all accompanied by major catalogues, include: East Coast West Coast and Beyond: Colin Campbell Cooper, American Impressionist (Hudson Hills Press, 2006); Alson Skinner Clark, American Impressionist (Hudson Hills Press, 2005); In and Out of California: Travels of American Impressionists (Laguna Art Museum and Hudson Hills Press, 2002); Colonies of American Impressionism: Cos Cob, Old Lyme, Shinnecock, and Laguna Beach ( Laguna Art Museum, 1999).

 

Previously, Dr. Solon spent five years as the Director of Research for Karges Fine Art, a renowned Los Angeles gallery specializing in American Impressionist painting. Her publications in conjunction with Karges Fine Art include: Ross Dickinson: The Early Works (1993); Birds, Boughs and Blossoms: Jessie Arms Botke (1995); Cornelis Botke: A Painter and Etcher Revisited (1996); Clyde Scott: Paintings from the Robert and Rea Westenhaver Collection (1999). She has lectured extensively on American Impressionism, and was a co-producer of the documentary Art Colonies in America: The American Impressionists, which was the “Silver Screen Award” winner at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival in 2004.

 

Between 2005 and 2011, Dr. Solon was a professor of art history at Saddleback College, The Laguna College of Art and Design, Santa Ana College, and California State University, Fullerton. She is currently the West Coast Director of American Paintings at Heritage Auctions, Beverly Hills.



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