November 27th, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
(Originally broadcast on December 7, 2016)
Ann Koll is an artist and artist's legacy advisor based in New York City. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute. Koll received her Master in Architectural History from the University of Virginia, and later her Ph.D from the City University of New York in the same discipline. She has been involved with organizations such as ArtTable, the Augustin Fernandez Foundation, the American Alliance of Museums, Council of Artists Foundation since the mid-2000's. Koll is the former Executive Director and curator for the Emilio Sanchez Foundation. She has published two texts on Sanchez's work and legacy, including "Emilio Sanchez: Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints" (2001) and "Hard Light: The Work of Emilio Sanchez" (2011). She has lectured on the topic of artist's estate and legacy with the New York Society of Women Artists, the Association of Women Art Dealers, the Aspen Institute and Baruch College.
Joyce Romano is an artist, ethics investigator and actress living in Kingston, New York. She earned her B.A. in Drama from Bard College and her MFA in Sculpture from The Royal Academy of Art in Stokholm, Sweden. In 2011, she recieved her Masters of Social Work from Hunter College. Romano has both performed and displayed her artwork in Stockholm, NYC and Woodstock, including as a part of Artist’s in the Air Productions. Her art is featured in numerous books of poetry.
Eric Siegeltuch is a financial advisor and art dealer based in Yonkers, New York. He earned his B.A. is in Political Science and Fine Art at Colby College. In 1970, he received a Master in Developmental Economics from Columbia University School of Public and International Affairs. Siegeltuch began his career in finances in 1992 at MetLife Financial Services, and now works with Cetera Financial Specialists. He has served as the director of Eric Siegeltuch Fine Arts for over fifty years and is a former gallery owner.
Joan Marter is a professor, art critic and author. She earned her B.A. in Art History from Temple University, and her PhD from University of Delaware. Marter is Professor Emerita in Painting and Sculpture at Rutgers University. In 2011, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Women’s Caucus for Art at the Annual Meeting of the College Art Association in New York City. She was Editor-in-Chief of the Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, five volumes, published in 2011 on Oxford University Press. This publication received an “Outstanding Reference Source Award” from the American Library Association. Professor Marter was also Editor of the Woman’s Art Journal.
Christopher Schwabacher provides counsel of estates and trusts for Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf in NYC. He received his B.A. from Harvard College, his L.L.B. from Harvard Law and his L.L.M. from the New York University School of Law. He is active in numerous trusts and charities, including Artists’ Space and the Fine Arts Work Center. Schawbacher is an advisor to the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center as well as the Museum of Modern Art. Schwabacher authored “The Next Generation”, the fifth chapter in Artist’s Estates: Reputations in Trust (Rutgers University Press) in 2005. He has lectured to both Union College and Ora Lerman and Soaring Gardens on artist's legacies and estates.