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The Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, Inc. was a private corporation that certified the authenticity of works by the artist, Andy Warhol, from 1995 to early 2012. ==History== The organization was created in 1995 in association with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Board, based in New York City, consisted of six members, including art historians and curators and those who personally knew Warhol and his work, and met three times a year to examine works. Appraisals took one month and ARTnews reported that around 10 to 20% of submitted works were 'considered questionable.〔 They did not appraise works' value.〔 The Board did not discuss how they operated, citing privacy concerns.〔 Early board members included American art curator David Whitney (who died in 2005) and Warhol's friend, designer Jed Johnson who was killed in the TWA Flight 800 explosion in 1996. The Board received criticism for its operating methods,〔 which differed from other authentication boards, and its seeming arbitrariness in judging whether or not a work was an authentic Warhol (though, given Warhol's working methods, what constitutes an actual work by Warhol can be open for debate). Specific controversies involved 'Brillo boxes' produced after Warhol's death and a 1964 silkscreen self-portrait.〔 The controversy over the Board's decision making was the subject of a November 2003 feature in Vanity Fair (magazine) by Michael Shnayerson.〔 Shnayerson quotes art dealer John Woodward's opinion that Warhol is 'the most faked' artist in America and writes 'Often, as a result, the Warhol board is simply blamed as the messenger of bad news to hoodwinked buyers'.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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