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Hi everyone, One thing that's important to bear in mind is that the provenance information listed in auction catalogs (which is the source of artnet's data) very often contains errors and omissions. When I'm asked by an auction house to confirm provenance data based on our archives, the information and corrections I provide are often ignored. The people cataloging these works are very rarely trained researchers or scholars. Without seeing the actual documentation upon which claims of past ownership are based, I take everything listed in auction catalogs with a grain of salt! -Laura -- Laura Morris Archivist Joan Mitchell Foundation Education & Research Center 137 West 25th Street, 2nd floor New York, NY 10001 tel: 212.255.0033 fax: 212.255.0043 [log in to unmask] http://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~