In this episode, Kate is joined by Leah Tharpe, who works as an independent Art Appraiser with Tharpe and Fairchild LLC. As well as a fine art specialist with Copley Fine Art Auctions and is also currently undertaking a PhD.

Leah explains what the day to day role looks like, the key skills that are required and the joys and challenges of her work.

Leah's Bio

Leah C. Tharpe is a third-year PhD researcher at the University of York, supervised by Jason Edwards. Her research focuses on Australian frontier landscapes from the nineteenth century. She attended the Courtauld Institute of Art in London as a Deborah Loeb Brice Scholar, and is a graduate of Princeton University, where she was awarded the Stella and Rensselaer W. Lee Senior Thesis Prize and the Grace May Tilton Prize in Fine Arts for her senior thesis on American painter Charles Burchfield. She is also an accredited independent fine art appraiser and auction house specialist in sporting and wildlife art.Useful links and transcript

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Art appraisal with Leah Tharpe