LORRAINE ANNE DAVIS BSc., MA., MFA.

Appraiser of Fine Art Photography, Commercial Photography and Photographic Archives for Insurance, Charitable Donation, Estate and Asset Division Expert Witness Services

Lorraine Anne Davis graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Masters Degree in Photography and a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design. She extended her degree studies at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, where she studied the History of Photography with Amy Conger, PhD, and Contemporary Ideas in Photography with Peter Bunnell, PhD, Princeton. In addition, she printed for the Chicago Albumen Works, a company specializing in 19th century photographic processes, and worked as Berenice Abbott's printer and archivist. In 1983 she became the Assistant Director of the Paul Strand Archive then, in 1987, moved to Switzerland where she was the Kuratorin at Galerie zur Stockeregg in Zürich until the end of 1990. For the following twelve years Ms. Davis built and curated the Pfeifer Collection, Zürich, the only Collection of Classical American Photography in Europe. The collection travelled for two years in Germany to much critical acclaim.

As an Accredited Member of The Appraisers Association of America, Ms. Davis carries a Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practise (USPAP) certificate as set by the Appraisal Foundation in Washington, D.C. She completed all four levels of Personal Property Valuation Courses at George Washington University and successfully examined for each one. She has signed and adheres to the AAA’s ‘Code of Ethics’ requirements. In 2003 Ms. Davis re-located to Santa Fe, New Mexico after sixteen years in Europe. In addition to her appraisal practice, she continues to work as an independent lecturer, writer and consultant. She writes a column about appraising photographs for the international publication Black and White Magazine: For Collectors of Fine Photography and is currently revising and updating Lee Witkin’s 1979 classic The Photograph Collector’s Guide, a publication still used by galleries, museums, researchers and collectors. The book will be published by Bulfinch in 2007.

PO Box 420381 Dallas, TX 75342-0381 (505) 310-0661