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In so masterfully bringing together the essays of this volume, Jane Milosch and Nick Pearce address the relevance of provenance to collecting history and cultural history in the broadest possible way. They have marshalled a team of experts in fields that include art history, material culture, anthropology, economics, and law, who present case studies ranging across five continents and spanning millennia. Together the twenty-eight chapters of the book, some of which also focus on the value of the most up to date research methodologies, comprise a groundbreaking contribution to the field of provenance research, whose importance has been accorded ever greater recognition thanks to the scholars and editors of this superb book. This is a volume that will be valued for decades to come. -- Inge Reist, Director Emerita, Center for the History of Collecting, The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library Provenance research is increasingly critical to a broad range of disciplines with significant and cascading implications. This book provides a nuanced, cogent, and timely overview of present practices while exploring future challenges. It is an indispensable resource for those working in the arts, museums, libraries, archives, and law and policy. -- Helen A. Robbins, Repatriation Director, The Field Museum A persuasive claim is made here for provenance research as a defining activity of responsible curatorship. More than recording an object's history, it involves forensically researching every aspect of the multiple connections forged through the web of contexts in which objects participate, to establish a dense and inalienable biographical passport. -- Arthur MacGregor, Editor, Journal of the History of Collection

In so masterfully bringing together the essays of this volume, Jane Milosch and Nick Pearce address the relevance of provenance to collecting history and cultural history in the broadest possible way. They have marshalled a team of experts in fields that include art history, material culture, anthropology, economics, and law, who present case studies ranging across five continents and spanning millennia. Together the twenty-eight chapters of the book, some of which also focus on the value of the most up to date research methodologies, comprise a groundbreaking contribution to the field of provenance research, whose importance has been accorded ever greater recognition thanks to the scholars and editors of this superb book. This is a volume that will be valued for decades to come. -- Inge Reist, Director Emerita, Center for the History of Collecting, The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library Provenance research is increasingly critical to a broad range of disciplines with significant and cascading implications. This book provides a nuanced, cogent, and timely overview of present practices while exploring future challenges. It is an indispensable resource for those working in the arts, museums, libraries, archives, and law and policy. -- Helen A. Robbins, Repatriation Director, The Field Museum

In so masterfully bringing together the essays of this volume, Jane Milosch and Nick Pearce address the relevance of provenance to collecting history and cultural history in the broadest possible way. They have marshalled a team of experts in fields that include art history, material culture, anthropology, economics, and law, who present case studies ranging across five continents and spanning millennia. Together the twenty-eight chapters of the book, some of which also focus on the value of the most up to date research methodologies, comprise a groundbreaking contribution to the field of provenance research, whose importance has been accorded ever greater recognition thanks to the scholars and editors of this superb book. This is a volume that will be valued for decades to come. -- Inge Reist, Director Emerita, Center for the History of Collecting, The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library Provenance research is increasingly critical to a broad range of disciplines with significant and cascading implications. This book provides a nuanced, cogent, and timely overview of present practices while exploring future challenges. It is an indispensable resource for those working in the arts, museums, libraries, archives, and law and policy. -- Helen A. Robbins, Repatriation Director, The Field Museum A persuasive claim is made here for provenance research as a defining activity of responsible curatorship. More than recording an object’s history, it involves forensically researching every aspect of the multiple connections forged through the web of contexts in which objects participate, to establish a dense and inalienable biographical passport. -- Arthur MacGregor, Editor, Journal of the History of Collection

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Jane Milosch directs the Smithsonian Institution’s Provenance Research Exchange Program, and was founding director of the Provenance Research Initiative (SPRI), which focused on WWII-era provenance research, international cultural heritage, and training programs. She previously served as Senior Program Officer for Art, leading pan-institutional programs and strategic planning efforts, and was appointed the U.S. Representative to Germany’s “Schwabing Art Trove” Task Force. She has held curatorial positions at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. and in Detroit, Iowa, and Munich, Germany, and is an Honorary Professor in the School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow. Nick Pearce holds the Sir John Richmond Chair of Fine Art at the University of Glasgow, and specializes in the arts of China, most particularly in the context of the history of collecting. His career has spanned both museums and universities, as he has held positions at the Victoria & Albert Museum, The Burrell Collection in Glasgow, and at Durham and Edinburgh universities. He joined the University of Glasgow in 1998, where he has held the positions of Head of History of Art and Head of the School of Culture & Creative Arts, and is a Smithsonian Research Associate.

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