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Jan David Winitz is an American art dealer who specializes in Oriental rugs from the 19th century, described as the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving.,〔Emma Crichton-Miller (March 2015), “Collector’s Focus”. Apollo Magazine.〕 ca. 1800 to ca. 1910. He founded Claremont Rug Company in 1980. He has clients who reside on five continents and include more than four dozen Forbes list billionaires. == Life and career == Winitz was born in 1955, New York, the younger of two sons. His father, Dr. Milton Winitz, was a biochemist who worked for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). After graduating from high school in Palo Alto, CA, in 1973, he enrolled at the University of California (Berkeley).〔Hotel Bel-Air Magazine, “Claremont Rugs: A Reputation You Can Stand On,” vol. V, No. 1, 1997.〕 He obtained a Bachelor of Arts double degree in English and German language and literature in 1977 and a master's degree in Education in 1978, from the same school. Upon graduation, he became a high school English and German teacher at Sonoma Valley High School, Sonoma, CA. While teaching, he met his future wife, Christine, and together they pursued their mutual interest in antique Oriental rugs, buying and selling carpets privately. In 1980, Winitz abandoned his teaching career, creating Claremont Rug Company with Christine at its present location, and became president of the company, a title he continues to hold. Starting with an initial inventory of 40 rugs,〔 Winitz developed a following in Northern California as a keynote speaker at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco in 1985. By the late-1980s, Winitz built the Claremont inventory to nearly 700 rugs, obtained in private transactions, employing a network of buyer/collectors who sought rugs globally.〔 Currently, its inventory has grown to 3500 antique Persian and tribal rugs.〔 Its collection focuses on rare styles favor by collectors, including 19th century Persian Bakshaish, Ferahan Sarouk and Caucasian rugs.〔 Introduced to the world of antique Oriental rugs by a close family member while he was a young child, he purchased his first rug as a teenager. His first substantial acquisition a circa 1800 Persian Bakshaish “Dragon and Phoenix” rug purchased in 1974 still hangs behind his desk.〔Winitz, Jan David (January 2014), “Symbolism And Tribal Cosmology In Antique Caucasian Rugs”. Carpet Collector.〕 Winitz has been interviewed and featured in many regional, national and international publications and art/antique periodicals, including Apollo magazine, Art & Antiques magazine, Art News magazine,Carpet Collector magazine, the Financial Times of London, the New York Times, Nonstop (a publication for private owners of Gulfstream aircraft),〔Marni Elyse Katz (Vol. 3, Edition 1, 2013), “Collecting for Form and Function”. Nonstop Magazine http://www.claremontrug.com/assets/pdf/press/ng_2013_06_26.pdf〕 Private Air/Luxury Home magazine〔Gina Samarotto (August 2014), “Magic Carpet Ride”. Private Air, Luxury Homes Magazine http://privateair.uberflip.com/i/337862-july-august-2014〕 Robb Report and Robb Report Collector,〔Shaun Tolson (August 2013), “Dream Weavers”. Robb Report Collection. http://robbreport.com/home-and-design/dream-weavers〕 the San Francisco Chronicle,〔 the Wall Street Journall〔Kelly Crow (June 18, 2010), “Rug Market Takes Flight”. The Wall Street Journal. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704198004575310643634857392〕 and Worth Magazine.〔“Rugs to Riches” (March 10, 2010). Worth Magazine.〕 In 1985, he authored the “The Guide to Purchasing an Oriental rug).〔Jan David Winitz (1985). The Guide To Purchasing An Oriental Rug: Publishers’ Group West. ISBN 0-930021-00-2〕 Winitz’s clients currently reside on five continents〔Emma Crichton-Miller (March 2015), “Collector’s Focus”. Apollo Magazine.〕 and include more than four dozen Forbes list billionaires.〔 WInitz has consistently held the opinion that the finest Oriental rugs from the Second Golden Age are exceptional works of art, recognized by rug connoisseurs but severely undervalued relative to other similar antiquities.〔Shaun Tolson (August 2013), “Dream Weavers”. Robb Report. http://robbreport.com/home-and-design/dream-weavers〕 In 2014, he created the Rug Pyramid ™ as a means to distinguish the six levels of Oriental rugs that exist and their relative collecting and investment value.〔Jan David Winitz (November 2014), “The Oriental Rug Market Pyramid”. Chubb Collectors. http://accent.chubb.com/oriental-rug-market-pyramid〕 He is a regular editorial contributor client publications produced by AXA and Chubb insurance companies. 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「Jan D. Winitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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