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In This Issue:
• Another Possible Pollock, More Fingerprints... and the Plot Thickens • Contest Deadline Extended • Updated User Agreements • FAR Members Featured in Modernism Magazine • FAR Featured Artist • Piece of the Month • Latest FAR Exclusive Articles Updated User Agreements We’ve updated our User Agreements and encourage all members to read them newly. You can find them on the FAR website here. |
Another Possible Pollock, More Fingerprints... and
the Plot Thickens 
Fine Art Registry™ Team and fingerprint expert Chief Tom Hanley travel to NY – Preliminary Report and In-Depth article now released
A just issued preliminary report from Thomas Hanley, Chief of Police in Middlebury, Vermont, and veteran fingerprint examiner with close to 30 years experience in fingerprint identification, casts doubts on Paul Biro’s claims of proving "authenticity" of a possible Pollock painting belonging to the Parker family of Long Island.On July 8th and 9th, 2007, Thomas Hanley, retained by Fine Art Registry, visited the Parkers on Long Island and the Pollock Krasner House in East Hampton. He was accompanied by Fine Art Registry CEO Theresa Franks, professional photographer, Georgianna Lane, videographer David Phillips and Legal Correspondent, Cindy Hill. Also present at the Parkers was retired Detective Sergeant Larry Rooney, another veteran fingerprint expert with 27 years experience in fingerprint ID... read the full press release, now issued publicly, Chief Hanley’s preliminary reports and the saga of the Parker’s painting and their dealiings with Biro, Volpe and others. |
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Contest Deadline Extended!
Entries for a chance to be one of five members to appear in the Fine Art Registry documentary, Authenticating Jackson Pollock, will now be accepted until August 31st. Each FAR® member is encouraged to enter the contest and each is a potential winner. Contest details can be found at the FAR website. FAR Members Featured in Modernism Magazine The latest issue of Modernism (circulation 30,000) features an in-depth article based on the book Camille Fauré: Impossible Objects, written by FAR® member and regular contributing writer Cork Marcheshi. Cork has brought to print the fascinating story of Studio Fauré and the spectacular Art Deco enamel vases created there. The luminous photographs are by another FAR member and contributor, David Phillips. You can purchase your own copy of this historic publication at the FAR Store.  
Featured Artist, Zhihu ZhangThe first Chinese artist to become a member of Fine Art Registry, Zhihu is a master calligrapher, trained in traditional methods but breaking new ground with his own style. Read his story and the fasciating history of Chinese calligraphy here. View Zhihu's FAR portfolio here.
Piece of the Month
Color values, brush strokes and the importance of them are evident in gifted Iranian born artist Ebrahim Amin’s paintings, whether the subject is figurative or seascape. See Ebrahim's gallery.FAR ID Tag: 10965 Title: Napa Hills Artist: Ebrahim Amin Dimensions: 30 x 40 in Origination: 2006 Latest FAR Exclusive Articles 
What Price Forensics? |
by David PhillipsAnother possible Jackson Pollock surfaces – without the secrecy – tied in with Paul Biro, Tod Volpe and others. The saga continues with an outrageous tale of a family, a painting, and a lot of money. Read the full article here html 
The Hallmark of Authenticity, Origin |
by Anayat DurraniArtists – don’t allow your work to fall into the realm of questionable authenticity. Why you need to secure the provenance of each piece yourself... Read the full article here html or pdf 
Once more with feeling. Subtext is spoiling the picture. |
by Joan AltabeBlame it on Freud. He loaded everything down with subtext. One look at Picasso's Guernica – at the women, children... Read the full article here html or pdf | |
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