Nan Chisholm

Nan Chisholm is an art consultant and appraiser of 19th- and 20th-century paintings. After a long association with Sotheby’s, she founded her own business in 2003. She has appeared as a fine art appraiser on “Antiques Roadshow” since its inception in 1995.

Arts News: Chinese Masterwork in Nelson-Atkins Collection Inspired Noted Designer’s Spring Line

Dame Vivienne Westwood, the noted British designer, is probably best known for introducing punk to the world of fashion in the late 1970s. But in addition to creating a bondage suit replete with zippers and straps, the 77-year-old Westwood has a seemingly endless list of sartorial triumphs. She has a great knack for reinventing historical […]

January 9, 2019
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“The Art of Ross Eugene Braught: Man of Imagination,” Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

Fired by their shared admiration for the artist, collector Roland Sabates, M.D., and Albrecht-Kemper Museum director Dr. Brett Knappe teamed up to organize a major exhibition of Ross Braught (1898-1983), who built a significant presence in Kansas City during the course of his career. Now on view at the Albrecht-Kemper, “The Art of Ross Eugene […]

December 13, 2018
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David Douglas Duncan (1916-2018)

David Douglas Duncan, a major American photographer, died earlier this year after a long life filled with adventure, travel and an enduring love for his family, friends and hometown of Kansas City. Duncan will be remembered for many distinguished bodies of work. His war photography broke norms with its presentation of soldiers as neither winners nor losers, rather as regular people to whom we could all relate.

November 2, 2018
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From Footballs to Puppets, KC Auction Company Puts Kansas City’s Past on the Block

Growing up in Minnesota, Jason Roske was frequently dragged to garage sales by his mother, whom he describes as an “avid accumulator,” rather than a collector. His lack of enthusiasm for her shopping forays evaporated once he realized that these sales presented ample opportunities for him to acquire toys.

August 31, 2018
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Arts News: Kansas City Print Society Going Strong for Four Decades

John Mallery has a warning for new collectors of prints. “Buying a print can be a gateway drug,” he cautions. “You might even end up buying a watercolor.” Mallery should know — six dozen prints, as well as two drawings, an oil painting and one watercolor from his own collection are on view through June […]

May 15, 2018
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The Job: Elizabeth Darr

Elizabeth Darr, a docent at both the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kemper Museum, admits she only took one course in art history in college — and it was only the second half of a yearlong survey course. Although her university studies may have been limited, she has since completed a rigorous training course to become a docent. Darr moved to Kansas City in 1997 to work as an ob-gyn; after five years, she found another practice in central Massachusetts.

April 5, 2018
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