Forbes Collector: Archive of Back Issues
On this page, you’ll find a full three-and-a-half year archive of a newsletter I wrote while employed at Forbes Inc, called the Forbes Collector. Its aim: to help collectors of all stripes develop the connoisseurship skills and market savvy needed to pursue their passions.
You can browse and link to PDFs by issue date; or scroll further down to the Index below to browse topics by medium, subject, region or style.
INDEX BY ISSUE DATE
2006
December 2006
Includes: 50 Most Notable Sales of 2006
November 2006
Includes: The American Studio Furniture Movement; Rare Minerals
October 2006
Includes: American Printmakers Abroad; Contemporary Ceramics
September 2006
Includes: Special Curators’ Choice Issue: Hidden Gems of Photography
August 2006
Includes: Special Issue: Annual Forbes Collector Report Card
July 2006
Includes: Vintage Motorcycles: Feel the Vroooom; Original Comic Art
June 2006
Includes: Early Transportation Toys: On the Move; American Folk Sculpture; Summer Reading for Collectors
May 2006
Includes: Navajo Textiles: The Woven Spirit; British Maritime Paintings
April 2006
Includes: Collecting Vintage Baseball; Pennsylvania Impressionism
March 2006
Includes: Special Curators’ Choice Issue: Hidden Gems of American Abstraction
January/February 2006
Includes: A Gusty Market for American Weathervanes; George Ohr Pottery
2005
December 2005
Includes: 50 Most Notable Sales of 2005
November 2005
Includes: The Wiener Werkstatte: Vienna’s Visual Feast; Abstract Expressionist Prints; Holiday Gift Guide
October 2005
Includes: The Majesty and Mystery of Russian Painting; Vintage Film Posters; Renoir in Reverse
September 2005
Includes: American Indian Baskets: Woven Wonders; American Figurative Realism; New Collectors on the Block
August 2005
Includes: Special Issue: Annual Forbes Collector Report Card
July 2005
Includes: The Desert Enchantment of Taos; Contemporary Photography; Art Lender Beware
June 2005
Includes: The Lusciousness of Color Woodcuts; Antique Golf Clubs; Perils of Outdoor Sculpture
May 2005
Includes: Irish Painting: Riding the Celtic Tiger; Tiffany: Beyond the Lamps
April 2005
Includes: India Rising: Art Since Independence; Artifacts of Classic TV; Collateralize Your Collection
March 2005
Includes: Special Curators’ Choice Issue: Hidden Treasures of American Painting
February 2005
Includes: Contemporary Photography; Art Quilts
January 2005
Includes: Latin American Art; Outsider Art
2004
December 2004
Includes: 50 Most Notable Sales of 2004
November 2004
Includes: Studio Art Glass; Pueblo Pottery; Collectible Gifts Under $10,000
October 2004
Includes: Irrational Exuberance for the Art of the New; Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints
September 2004
Includes: Old Master Drawings; Classic Western Art; Art Theft
August 2004
Includes: Special Issue: Annual Forbes Collector Report Card
July 2004
Includes: The Real Stuff of Rock & Roll; 18th-Century English Furniture
June 2004
Includes: Arts & Crafts Pottery; Surrealist Drawings; Auction House Secrets
May 2004
Includes: Golf Collectibles: Hitting the Sweet Spot; Rare American Manuscripts; Art Fakes: Who Can Sniff Them Out?
April 2004
Includes: California Impressionism Finally Gets Some Respect; Antique Waterfowl Decoys; Art Insurance: Just in Case
March 2004
Includes: Special Curators’ Choice Issue: Modern Sculpture; Mexican Colonial Painting
February 2004
Includes: Mid-Century Modern: Beyond the Boomerang; Collectible Cars; Art Investment Funds
January 2004
Includes: Screen Gems: Artifacts of Hollywood History; Early U.S. Stamps; When Collectors are Liable
2003
December 2003
Includes: Painted Pages: The Illuminator’s Art; Contemporary Chinese Art; Holiday Wine Collectibles
November 2003
Includes: Rotten Chocolate….And Other New Art Forms; Vintage Photography; Jade: Senuous But Sinister
(no October)
September 2003
Includes: Fabulous Flora: Masterworks of Botanical Illustration; Comic Books & Art; Appraising Your Appraiser
August 2003
Includes: Collectible Quilts: Ripe for Rediscovery; Contemporary Art Glass; Forgery Scams on eBay
July 2003
Includes: Vintage Posters; Acoustic Guitars; Don’t Blame the Frame
June 2003
Includes: Collector Cars: Don’t Get Taken for a Ride; Baseball Collectibles; Collection Management Software
May 2003
Includes: Seven Things You Should Know About the Photo Market; Indian Miniatures; Provenance: Ignore It At Your Peril; Bordeaux Brouhaha
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INDEX BY MEDIUM
DECORATIVE & APPLIED ARTS/CRAFT
Art Glass
Contemporary Art Glass…………………………..Aug 2003
Studio Art Glass…………………………………….Nov 2004
Tiffany: Beyond the Lamp…………………………May 2005
Baskets
American Indian Baskets: Woven Wonders……..Sep 2005
Pottery
Arts & Crafts Pottery……………………………….June 2004
Pueblo Pottery……………………………………….Nov 2004
George Ohr Pottery…………………………………Jan/Feb 2006
Contemporary Ceramics……………………………Oct 2006
Textiles
Collectible Quilts: Ripe for Rediscovery………….Aug 2003
Contemporary Art Quilts……………………………Feb 2005
Navajo Textiles: The Woven Spirit………………..May 2006
Waterfowl Decoys
Antique Waterfowl Decoys………………………….April 2004
Weathervanes
A Gusty Market for American Weathervanes…….Jan/Feb 2006
FURNITURE/DESIGN
18th Century Furniture
18th-Century English Furniture……………………..July 2004
20th Century Furniture/Design
Mid-Century Modern: Beyond the Boomerang…….Feb 2004
Weiner Werkstatte: Vienna’s Visual Feast…………Nov 2005
American Studio Furniture…………………………..Nov 2006
PAINTING
American
California Impressionism…………………………….April 2004
Classic Western Art…………………………………..Sep 2004
Hidden Treasures of American Painting……………Mar 2005
The Desert Enchantment of Taos……………………July 2005
American Figurative Realism………………………..Sep 2005
Hidden Gems of American Abstraction……………..Mar 2006
Pennsylvania Impressionism…………………………April 2006
Asian
Chinese Contemporary Art……………………………Dec 2003
India Rising: Art Since Independence……………….April 2005
European
Irish Painting: Riding the Celtic Tiger……………….May 2005
The Majesty and Mystery of Russian Painting………Oct 2005
Latin American
Latin American Art……………………………………..Jan 2005
SCULPTURE
Conservation
Rotten Chocolate….and Other New Art Forms………Nov 2003
Art Vs. Mother Nature: Perils of Outdoor Sculpture..June 2005
Modern/Contemporary
Modern Sculpture………………………………………Mar 2004
Contemporary Art Glass………………………………Aug 2003
Studio Art Glass………………………………………..Nov 2004
Fakes
Jade: Sensuous but Sinister………………………….Nov 2003
Folk/Outsider
Antique Waterfowl Decoys……………………………April 2004
Outsider Art…………………………………………….Jan 2005
A Gusty Market for American Weathervanes………Jan/Feb 2006
George Ohr Pottery……………………………………Jan/Feb 2006
American Folk Sculpture………………………………June 2006
WORKS ON PAPER
Books & Manuscripts
Comic Books & Original Comic Art……………………Sep 2003
Painted Pages: The Illuminators’ Art…………………Dec 2003
Rare American Manuscripts Relating to the Declaration of
Independence and Washington, D.C. History………..May 2004
Original Comic Art………………………………………July 2006
Drawings
Surrealist Drawings……………………………………..June 2004
Old Master Drawings…………………………………….Sep 2004
Photography
Seven Things You Should Know About the Photo Market…May 2003
Vintage Photography……………………………………..Nov 2003
Contemporary Photography……………………………..July 2003
Contemporary Photography……………………………..July 2005
Hidden Gems of Photography……………………………Sept 2006
Posters
Vintage Posters……………………………………………July 2003
Vintage Film Posters……………………………………..Oct 2005
Prints
Fabulous Flora: Masterworks of Botanical Illustration..Sept 2003
Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints………………………………….Oct 2004
The Lusciousness of American Color Woodcuts……….June 2005
Counterproofs: Renoir in Reverse………………………Oct 2005
Abstract Expressionist Prints…………………………….Nov 2005
American Printmakers Abroad…………………………..Oct. 2006
MEMORABILIA
Entertainment Artifacts & Memorabilia
Screen Gems: Artifacts of Hollywood History………..Jan 2004
The Real Stuff of Rock & Roll…………………………..July 2004
Artifacts of Classic TV……………………………………April 2005
Vintage Film Posters……………………………………..Oct 2005
Sports Artifacts & Memorabilia
Baseball Collectibles……………………………………..June 2003
Golf Collectibles: Hitting the Sweet Spot………………May 2004
Antique Golf Clubs………………………………………..June 2005
Collecting Vintage Baseball……………………………..April 2006
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Acoustic Guitars…………………………………………..July 2003
NATURAL HISTORY
Rare Minerals………………………………………………Nov 2006
STAMPS & COINS
Early U.S. Stamps…………………………………………Jan 2004
VINTAGE CARS & MOTORCYCLES
Collector Cars: Don’t Get Taken for a Ride…………….June 2003
Bruce Meyer’s Collectible Cars…………………………..Feb 2003
Collecting Vintage Motorcycles…………………………..July 2006
TOYS
Vintage Transportation Toys……………………………..June 2006
WINE
Bordeaux Brouhaha………………………………………..May 2003
Collectible Wine Gifts: Beyond the 2000 Bordeaux……Dec 2003
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INDEX BY SUBJECT: THE BUSINESS & PRACTICUM OF COLLECTING
ASSESSING THE EXPERTS
Appraising Your Appraiser……………………………….Sep 2003
Art Advisers: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly……….Special Report
AUCTION WORLD
Secrets of Online Auction Buying……………………….Special Report
Forgery Central: Scams on eBay……………………….Aug 2003
Auction Houses Secrets………………………………….June 2004
COLLECTOR INTELLIGENCE
Provenance: Ignore It At Your Peril……………………May 2003
CONSERVATION & CARE
Don’t Blame the Frame………………………………….July 2003
Rotten Chocolate….and Other New Art Forms………..Nov 2003
Art Vs. Mother Nature: Perils of Outdoor Sculpture…June 2005
Art Lender Beware: To Lend or Not to Lend?………..July 2005
COMMUNITY FOR COLLECTORS
New Collectors on the Block…………………………..Sep 2005
FAKES, FORGERIES & SCAMS
Forgery Central: Scams on eBay…………………….Aug 2003
Jade: Sensuous but Sinister………………………….Nov 2003
Art Fakes: Who Can Sniff Them Out………………..May 2004
Art Theft: Is Your Collection Safe?………………….Sep 2004
MONEY & INVESTMENT MATTERS
Collector’s Liability: When Art Gets You in Trouble…Jan 2004
Art Appreciation: Art Investment Funds……………..Feb 2004
Art Insurance: Just in Case……………………………April 2004
Collateralize Your Collection………………………….April 2005
TOOLS
Catalogue Like a Pro: Collection Management Software…June 2003
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REGIONAL/STYLE INDEX
AMERICAN
Collectible Quilts: Ripe for Rediscovery……………..Aug 2003
California Impressionism Finally Gets Some Respect…April 2004
Antique Waterfowl Decoys…………………………….April 2004
Rare American Manuscripts Relating to the Declaration
of Independence and Washington, D.C. History…….May 2004
Classic Western Art…………………………………….Sep 2004
Pueblo Pottery…………………………………………..Nov 2004
Studio Art Glass…………………………………………Nov 2004
Contemporary Art Quilts……………………………….Feb 2005
Hidden Treasures of American Painting……………..March 2005
Tiffany: Beyond the Lamps……………………………April 2005
The Lusciousness of American Color Woodcuts…….June 2005
The Desert Enchantment of Taos…………………….July 2005
American Indian Baskets: Woven Wonders…………Sep 2005
American Figurative Realism………………………….Sep 2005
Abstract Expressionist Prints………………………….Nov 2005
George Ohr Pottery…………………………………….Jan/Feb 2006
A Gusty Market for American Weathervanes……….Jan/Feb 2006
Hidden Gems of American Abstraction………………March 2006
Pennsylvania Impressionism………………………….April 2006
Navajo Textiles: The Woven Spirit……………………May 2006
American Folk Sculpture……………………………….June 2006
American Printmakers Abroad………………………..Oct 2006
American Studio Furniture…………………………….Nov 2006
ASIAN
Indian Miniatures……………………………………….May 2003
Chinese Contemporary Art…………………………….Dec 2003
Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints……………………………….Oct 2004
India Rising: Art Since Independence………………..April 2005
CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary Art Glass……………………………….Aug 2003
Rotten Chocolate…and Other New Art Forms……….Nov 2003
Chinese Contemporary Art…………………………….Dec 2003
Irrational Exuberance?…………………………………Oct 2004
What Contemporary Museums are Collecting……….Oct 2004
Studio Art Glass…………………………………………Nov 2004
Contemporary Photography……………………………Feb 2005
Contemporary Art Quilts……………………………….Feb 2005
Indian Rising: Art Since Independence……………….April 2005
Contemporary Photography……………………………July 2005
EUROPEAN
Bordeaux Brouhaha……………………………………..May 2003
Fabulous Flora: Masterworks of Botanical Illustration..Sep 2003
Painted Pages: The Illuminators’ Art………………….Dec 2003
Surrealist Drawings……………………………………..June 2004
Old Master Drawings…………………………………….Sep 2004
Irish Painting: Riding the Celtic Tiger………………….May 2005
The Majesty and Mystery of Russian Painting…………Oct 2005
FOLK & OUTSIDER
Collectible Quilts: Ripe for Rediscovery………………..Aug 2003
Antique Waterfowl Decoys……………………………….April 2004
Outsider Art………………………………………………..Jan 2005
Contemporary Art Quilts………………………………….Feb 2005
A Gusty Market for American Weathervanes………….Jan/Feb 2006
George Ohr Pottery……………………………………….Jan/Feb 2006
American Folk Sculpture………………………………….June 2006
IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN
Modern Sculpture………………………………………….March 2004
California Impressionism Finally Gets Some Respect…April 2004
Surrealist Drawings……………………………………….June 2004
Abstract Expressionist Prints…………………………….Nov 2005
Hidden Gems of American Abstraction…………………March 2006
Pennsylvania Impressionism…………………………….April 2006
LATIN AMERICAN
Latin American Art………………………………………..Jan 2005
TRIBAL
Pueblo Pottery……………………………………………..Nov 2004
American Indian Baskets: Woven Wonders…………….Sep 2005
Navajo Textiles: The Woven Spirit………………………May 2006
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SPECIAL ISSUES
CURATORS’ CHOICE: HIDDEN GEMS OF HOT MARKETS CHOSEN BY MUSEUM EXPERTS
Modern Sculpture……………………………………….March 2004
Hidden Treasures of American Painting……………..March 2005
Hidden Gems of American Abstraction………………March 2006
Hidden Gems of Photography…………………………Sep 2006
FIFTY MOST NOTABLE AUCTION SALES: ANNUAL ROUNDUPS
50 Most Notable Sales of 2004………………………Dec 2004
50 Most Notable Sales of 2005………………………Dec 2005
50 Most Notable Sales of 2006………………………Dec 2006
ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES
Collectible Gifts Under $10,000…………………….Nov 2004
Collectible Gifts Under $10,000…………………….Nov 2005
Collectible Gfts Under $10,000……………………..Dec 2006
