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Some Recommended Vendors that We Have Worked with.
Over the years Vintage Works, Ltd. and I Photo Central have used a number of vendors in the course of business; many were average and some were just mediocre. But we have also encountered and continue to use some particularly great service companies and suppliers. None of these are a paid endorsement. I just wanted to recognize their outstanding work here, and we can recommend the following people and companies highly:
Conservation Work
For conservation work in the USA, we use:
Gawain Weaver, Gawain Weaver Conservation
45 Arroyo Rd
PO Box 33
Lagunitas CA 94938
Work: 1-415-446-9138
Work Fax: 1-415-840-7333
Before Gawain I had used Jennifer Olsen, who now works for Gawain, so I have got the best of both worlds. They are simply the cream of the crop when it comes to both photography conservation and analysis, and I use them for both. The company website has lots of fun information on photography processes, conservation and photos themselves.
In Europe I have used several photo conservators, and I have found two that do an excellent job. Both have had extensive professional experience with the top Paris museums:
Jerome Monnier, Conservation and Renovation
9 Rue Etex
75018 Paris
France
Work: +33 (0)1 42 46 17 30
Philippe Bérard
5 avenue Émile
95160 Montmorency
France
Mobile: +33 (0)661033387
Shipping and Freight Brokerage
For brokerage and shipping individual packages from France, we have utilized a number of companies, but one company has stood out over time:
International Logistic
Martin Ligier
16 allée des 5 Noyers
77410 Annet Sur Marne
France
Tel.: +33-1 60 94 95 35
exploit@international-logistic.fr
I have used this company for over eight years, first with the father Thierry and now with his son Martin. The service and packing has been excellent and highly professional. And for Europe shipper/brokers the cost has been consistently reasonable, compared to other alternatives. I use them to pick up and ship auction items and other purchases, particularly in Paris and other parts of France.
For my booth shipping and brokerage to Paris Photo when I was doing the show, I used a combination of Berklay Shipping in the US and Sendsio in France. For dealers shipping within, to and from Europe and the USA for shows, I can recommend both:
Dennis and Greg Klainberg
The Shipping Guys, LLC/Berklay Transport
10 Bond Street
#1-Box 329
Great Neck, NY 10021
Tel.: +1-516-872-3335
Laurent Honig, SENDSIO
110 bis avenue du Général Leclerc
Bâtiment 12 - Niveau 2B
93500 Pantin
France
Main office: +33 (0)2 40 43 59 60
Mobile Tel. +33 (0)6 10 05 06 70
Photography Insurance and Broker
For Photography Insurance, I highly recommend:
Sandra Berlin
AJG Insurance
850 Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60608
Mobile: 1-312-925-4479
Sandra has been my insurance broker for the last 15 years or so—first with Willis and now with A.J. Gallagher. She is amazing and responsive, and has always gone well beyond to provide help and support no matter the situation, and to find the best coverage for the least expensive price.
As a broker Gallagher usually handles museums and institutions, dealer and gallery insurance and personal collections valued around or over $750,000. For collections with much lower values, you might try personal coverage with either Fireman’s Fund or Liberty Mutual, which will often offer separate coverage in connection with their home owners’s policies. But if you have a bigger collection, getting a broker means that you really have someone on your side legally, unlike an agent who represents the insurance company, not the insured. And I can’t think of a better one than Sandra.
Photo Appraisers
Depending on circumstances, I have used a number of photography appraisers, and I have had extensive experience with the following three, all of whom I can recommend hardily for their knowledge and professionalism:
Edward Yee, Penelope Dixon and Associates Inc.
348 West 38th Street
Suite 11E
New York NY 10018
Work: (877) 837-2777/ 646-736-7556
Mobile: 1-305-588-3482
Work Fax: 877-837-0771
Lorraine Davis, Fine Art Photograph Appraisals & Collection Management, LLC
12431 Nova Dr
Houston TX 77077
Mobile: 1-713-278-1584
Sarah Morthland
1234 Hamilton Street
#105
Philadelphia PA 19123
Mobile: 917-312-5033
Framing and Matting
Garth Davidson, Garth Davidson Gallery
300 Mill St
Moorestown NJ 08057
Mobile: 1-856-235-8027
garthdavidsongallery@gmail.com
We have been using Garth for our framing and matting for over 20 years now. For extensive work, he can pick up and deliver within about an hour’s drive, which includes Philadelphia and New York City. Not only is the framing highly professional, his prices are lower than any comparable quality framer in the NYC-Philadelphia corridor. He also assists us by hanging at the NY AIPAD Photography Show, and can help hang work in your homes and offices.
Photo Storage and Conservation Supplies
Archival Methods
655 Driving Park Avenue
Suite #5 / Dock #8
Rochester, NY 14613
https://www.archivalmethods.com
Toll-Free (US): 1-866-877-7050
Local or Outside US: 1-585-334-7050
Business Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm EST
General Inquiries: mail@archivalmethods.com
Order related inquiries: orders@archivalmethods.com
We’ve been using this group for a long time now. They make quality archival storage supplies, including portfolios, storage boxes and containers, frames, boards, tapes, etc. Their prices are very reasonable compared to other sources. Professional discounts are honored, including for AIPAD members.
MasterPak
131 E 70th 2nd FL
New York, New York 10021
USA
North America
T: +1 800 922-5522
F: +1 212 586-6961
Europe:
Lascaux Colours & Restauro
Masterpak Europe
T: +41 44-807-4141
Australia/New Zealand (OzClips):
Rebul Arts
https://www.rebul.com.au
T: + 61 3 8795 7123
Their shipping boxes are the standard for shipping framed artwork. Masterpak provides art packaging products to artists, auction houses, galleries and museums around the world, serving as the sole purveyor of OzClips® as well as the TitanStrongBox™ worldwide. Go direct here for the best pricing. Fed Ex uses their boxes, but with a big markup. There is a professional discount, including for AIPAD members; and even for non-commercial clients, there is a 20% discount on your first purchase. I think their packages generally hold up better than almost any alternative.
Novak has over 48 years experience in the photography-collecting arena. He is a long-time member and formerly board member of the Daguerreian Society, and, when it was still functioning, he was a member of the American Photographic Historical Society (APHS). He organized the 2016 19th-century Photography Show and Conference for the Daguerreian Society. He is also a long-time member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers, or AIPAD. Novak has been a member of the board of the nonprofit Photo Review, which publishes both the Photo Review and the Photograph Collector, and is currently on the Photo Review's advisory board. He was a founding member of the Getty Museum Photography Council. He is author of French 19th-Century Master Photographers: Life into Art.
Novak has had photography articles and columns published in several newspapers, the American Photographic Historical Society newsletter, the Photograph Collector and the Daguerreian Society newsletter. He writes and publishes the E-Photo Newsletter, the largest circulation newsletter in the field. Novak is also president and owner of Contemporary Works/Vintage Works, a private photography dealer, which sells by appointment and has sold at exhibit shows, such as AIPAD New York and Miami, Art Chicago, Classic Photography LA, Photo LA, Paris Photo, The 19th-century Photography Show, Art Miami, etc.
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Some Recommended Vendors that We Have Worked with.
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