Journals
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:54:11 PMArt Forensics #5:
Forensics and the Fingerprints of the Artist
by Dr. John Daab CFE, CFC, for Fine Art Registry®Read articles in the series here:
Art Forensics #1 - Introduction: Forensic Science under Attack by NAS
Art Forensics #2 - Forensic Science and Provenance Research: Questioned Documents
Art Forensics #3 - Handwriting Analysis
Art Forensics #4 - Forensic Linguistics
Introduction
Fingerprint match evidence is recognized by the legal system as one of the strongest elements in establishing the guilt or innocence of a person charged with a crime. If a person's print is on a piece of real evidence such as a gun, knife, or the steering wheel of a getaway car, it is generally accepted that the person was involved in the crime. The foundation for the forensic science of fingerprint analysis comes from its longevity of use without oppositional findings questioning its reliability. One hundred years without being proven false is accepted by the court system as the smoking gun in proving guilt or innocence. It is further bolstered by the belief that no two fingerprints are alike, and if a match is found, logic propels the conclusion that it could not be the case that someone else has a similar print and could be the guilty party. It has been noted that even identical twins do not have matching prints.
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:41:17 PMBreaking News from Some Current and...
former Park West Gallery Employees
Former Park West Gallery employees and those with insider knowledge into the Gallery's underbelly have shared some very interesting information regarding the current state of affairs at Park West Gallery and we believe it is important to share the latest with our readers. It bears repeating that the individuals reporting to us insisted on anonymity for fear of repercussions from Park West Gallery and with good reason. The more Fine Art Registry® reports these things, the more rabid the representatives and lawyers of Park West Gallery become. However, it should be pointed out that the information presented here comes from very reliable sources within Park West Gallery.
THE LATEST
"Park West has ordered ALL OLD MASTER works of art OFF of ALL ships worldwide immediately. Specifically, any works with signatures by ANY Master (Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Rembrandt, etc.) These are to include works such as Zami Steynovitz as well. Anything with a signature is being removed! Some ships have returned over 100+ works of art to the Park west Gallery Miami Lakes warehouse. They are leaving the animation signatures and sports signatures (Muhammed Ali) on board.
I am sure you can see right thru this move. They [Park West Gallery] are paranoid about signature works being on ships right now...interesting!"
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:34:44 PMThe Descharnes' Undying Commitment...
to Salvador Dali
Protecting the Reputation of the Life's Work of the Artist for Well Over Half a Century
by Theresa Franks for Fine Art Registry®
Salvador Dali created a foundation for himself in Spain with the directive to:
promote, encourage, popularize, honor, and defend within the Spanish territory,
as well as in other countries, the artistic, cultural and intellectual works of Salvador Dali.
For decades Robert Descharnes has seriously pursued Dali's decree to "honor" and "defend" the artist's body of work. There is no one that can dispute that Robert Descharnes was more than a secretary to the great painter. He was a cherished friend.
Face à face, Robert Descharnes et Salvador Dalí tenant respectivement un oursin et une corne de rhinocéros d'Asie, deux emblèmes du film L'Histoire prodigieuse de la Dentellière et du Rhinocéros, Paris, Hotel Meurice 1957.
Face to face, Robert Descharnes and Salvador Dali holding respectively a sea urchin and an Asian rhinoceros horn, two (emblèmes) of the film "The Prodigious Adventure of the Lacemaker and the Rhinoceros", Paris, Hotel Meurice 1957.
Courtesy © 2009 Descharnes & Descharnes sarl / daliphoto.com
Wednesday,Aug 12 2009, 06:14:02 PMCuriosity Cuts Man's Family Cruise Short
The Journal News - New York's Lower Hudson Valley
Curiosity Cuts Man's Family Cruise Short
New York resident removed from Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Norway over Park West Gallery art auction critisim. Robert Marchant reports on the man, Mark Jacobs, who was escorted by Oslo Police off the cruise ship, seperated from his family who stayed aboard, and left in foreign country.
July 30, 2009 - LoHud.com
Read the news article online here LoHud.com.
Tuesday,Mar 31 2009, 08:24:15 PMStrategic Litigation Against Public Participatio..
First Amendment Free Speech and Expression under Attack
by Dr. John Daab, Certified Fraud Examiner, for Fine Art Registry®
Introduction
Over the last 30 years, there has been a steady and progressively increasing movement by some individuals, corporations and members of government to unravel, compress, and lessen First Amendment rights of speech, expression, and petition by a mechanism called a Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation lawsuit, otherwise known as a SLAPP.
George Pring and Penelope Canan, the University of Colorado professors who defined the concept of the SLAPP suit and coined the term, note that in such suits the goal is not to win but rather to silence, intimidate, and crush critics into submission via the legal system. New York Supreme Court Judge J. Nicholas Colabela has stated, "...short to a gun to the head, a greater threat to First Amendment expression [than SLAPP] can scarcely be imagined." Pring and Canan argue that such suits for the defendant are costly, time consuming, (at least 40 months), ultimately chill free speech in the future and almost always result in a loss for the plaintiff or originator of the suit. The loss of victory in the suit for the plaintiff is actually a success in that it takes time away from the defendant in being able to promote the criticism challenging the plaintiff.
