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MICHAEL W. SCHANTZ

B.A., M.A., PH.D.

Founder and Principal

Fine Print Appraisal Services

Dr. Schantz specializes in the appraisal of fine art prints from the 15th century to contemporary time. He spent 40 years managing American Alliance of Museums accredited fine art museums, where he dealt extensively with important collections of American and European art. In his capacities as Executive Director and Chief Curator, he was reponsible for acquiring thousands of works of art through gift, purchase at public auction, and private gallery sales. His print scholarship has been published in numerous books, exhibition catalogues, and articles in peer-reviewed publications. In addition to his academic degrees, he is also a graduate of New York Univerity's 2-year Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Art Certification Program. He successfully completed the required 15 hour national Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course and passed the examination for USPAP, the Congressionally recognized set of appraisal standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation, which has been authorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standards and appraiser qulifications. Dr. Schantz's appraisals adhere to USPAP guidelines.

DR. MICHAEL W. SCHANTZ

CREDENTIALS

Professional Background

Dr. Michael W. Schantz has forty years of executive experience running American Alliance of Museums accredited art museums. He is knowledgeable about all aspects of museum management, especially the care, development, interpretation, valuation, acquisition, and installation of fine art collections.

From October 2010 to September 2020 he was the Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Curator of the Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, New York, where he was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, including stewardship of a permanent collection of more than 2,500 European and American paintings, sculptures, and works on paper.

Prior to his Heckscher appointment, he was the Patricia Van Burgh Allison Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, a position he held from 1981 through 2009. In that capacity, he was responsible for acquiring, through purchase and gift, more than 2,000 art objects for the Museum’s permanent collection, as well as curating, co-curating, and/or initiating more than 200 art exhibitions. Just before stepping down from this post, he directed the Museum to selection as a Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program Award winner for 2008/09, placing it “among the region’s most accomplished institutions both programmatically and operationally.”

Previous to his work at Woodmere, Dr. Schantz was the Assistant Director of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles (1977-1981), where he managed the day-to-day operations of UCLA’s works on paper collection, which focuses on European, American, and Japanese prints, drawings, photographs, and artists’ books from the Renaissance to contemporary time, one of the largest and most distinguished collections of its kind in America, now under the auspices of the Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles.

Academic Background

Dr. Schantz earned his Ph.D. in art history at UCLA, under the guidance of Dr. E. Maurice Bloch, distinguished scholar of American Art History and the History of Prints. He did his dissertation on the graphic art of New York-based artist James David Smillie (1833-1909), entitled James David Smillie and the Evolution of American Printmaking. His M.A. degree is in Art from San Diego State University, San Diego, California and his B.A. is from Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Continuing Education

In addition to his academic degrees, he is also a graduate of New York University’s 2-year Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Art Certificate Program. He also successfully completed a 15-hour course and passed the examination for the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the Congressionally-recognized set of appraisal standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation.