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David Phillips - International Writer & Photographer
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David Phillips - Fine Art Registry® Columnist

International Writer & Photographer

David Philips is a freelance writer, photographer and designer based in Seattle, Washington. He has been freelancing around the world since 1985, has been published in numerous magazines, and has co-authored several books. An artist himself, art is one of his favorite subjects to write about. You can see his work at www.dcpcom.com. If you would like to email David Phillips please send your comments to the email address listed below, David answers all his e-mail promptly.

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July 7, 2009:
Dali Fakes #7 Dali Fakes #7: Setting the Record Straighter
Park West Gallery Director Morris Shapiro deliberately fed false information to the public via The Artist’s Magazine. His article was published under threat of legal action by Park West Gallery... Read More


May 28, 2009:
Article #4: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions Article #4: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions: Survey of the Market and Values of Rembrandt Etchings With Emphasis on the Millennium Impressions
In 1998, the publication of a new, modern edition of eight Rembrandt etchings was begun under the banner of the Millennium Impressions which continued successfully until August 2003... Read More


May 14, 2009:
Article #3: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions Article #3: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions: Park West and the Millennium Impressions/Edition
Park West responded to articles #1 and #2 in this series by building a whole new website in which they confess, after all these years, when they had no way out of it, that they have owned the... Read More


April 10, 2009:
Article #2: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions Article #2: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions
Park West Gallery Buys Eight Rembrandt Copper Plates and Conceals their Ownership. Why the Secrecy? In August 2003, Park West Gallery secretly bought the eight copper plates that up to that time... Read More


April 8, 2009:
Article #1: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions Article #1: Rembrandt Millennium Impressions
The Millennium Impressions – Recent Posthumous Etchings Made from Eight Rembrandt Copper Plates. An introduction to the Millennium Impressions, the provenance of the plates they were printed from... Read More


December 1, 2008:
Dali Fakes #5 Dali Fakes #5: Was Salvador Dali's Signature on Authentic Park West Gallery Prints Lifted from Somewhere Else?
Did someone forget to remove the color from inside the loop of the "D" in Dali’s signature when they carefully applied it to a print in the Park West Gallery catalog of "The Divine Comedy, Sacra... Read More


October 27, 2008:
When Smear Campaigns Lie, they Backfire on the Smearer When Smear Campaigns Lie, they Backfire on the Smearer: Park West Gallery smear campaign against Fine Art Registry® Backfires
Park West Gallery initiated a smear campaign against Fine Art Registry to try to silence or discredit FAR who was publishing a bit too much of the truth about Park West’s operations to suit them... Read More


October 21, 2008:
Dali Fakes #3 Dali Fakes #3: Authenticating Salvador Dali - Whom Can You Trust?
Authentication - What it is and Who Does it. It may be too obvious but it’s worth stating: a genuine painting by Picasso, by Jackson Pollock, by Rembrandt, by any famous artist, can fetch tens or... Read More


August 22, 2008:
Artletics, a New Partner for Fine Art Registry® Artletics, a New Partner for Fine Art Registry®: Art, Inspiration and Integrity
When Joseph Cioffi formed the basic concept for Artletics in ’98, it was for him the perfect marriage of his two great passions in life: sports (athletics) and art. Eight years working for Disney... Read More


June 10, 2008:
Dali Fakes #1 Dali Fakes #1: Forgery and Fraud Concerning Two Dali Prints
Fake originals and prints are a huge industry, and a scourge on the art market today. This is a study of forgery and fraud concerning two Salvador Dali limited edition prints. ... Read More


March 1, 2008:
Ana Cabrera Ana Cabrera: First Fine Art Registry Member in Argentina
Ana Cabrera is the first Fine Art Registry™ member in Argentina, although she and her partner Segismundo Ulanowicz have been spreading the word and others are following suit. Ana’s story is... Read More


January 22, 2008:
Inside Park West Inside Park West: Information about Park West that Should be Known by Potential Customers Before They Buy
The following material has come to us from a variety of sources. They all are or were in a position to be able to provide accurate data. Of course we have been unable to verify any of the informa... Read More


November 30, 2007:
Another Park West at Sea Art Another Park West at Sea Art: Is This EVER Going to Stop?
In the third week of September this year, from the 15th to 22nd, I invited my mother to enjoy what I thought would be a relaxing seven night cruise so that we could celebrate her 80th birthday in... Read More


November 29, 2007:
Avery Hershkowitz Case Study Continued Avery Hershkowitz Case Study Continued: Park West Gallery Attempts Settlement
In our article of 21 September, The Art Auction Afloat – Continuing in a Long Tradition of Piracy on the High Seas, we detailed the experiences of Avery and Joyce Hershkowitz with regard to a Park West... Read More


November 15, 2007:
Betty Waudby Betty Waudby: Park West at Sea Art Auction Dali Print Rip-off
Case Study: Betty Waudby is quick to acknowledge the fact that she exercised poor judgement when she bought three Salvador Dalí prints from Park West at Sea while on a Royal Caribbean cruise... Read More


November 6, 2007:
A Salvador Dalí expert comments on the Park West at Sea Dali prints A Salvador Dalí expert comments on the Park West at Sea Dali prints: An interview with Bruce Hochman
Bruce Hochman may be Salvador Dali’s greatest fan. Author of The Annual Print Price Guide to the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, Bruce is also the Gallery Director of the Salvador Dali Gallery... Read More


October 23, 2007:
Victims of a Park West Gallery Cruise Line Art Auction Scam Speak Out Victims of a Park West Gallery Cruise Line Art Auction Scam Speak Out
The following is, unfortunately, a true story. It is illustrative of how Park West at Sea art auctions and auctioneers work to fleece unsuspecting people of large sums of money under the false pr... Read More


September 21, 2007:
The Art Auction Afloat The Art Auction Afloat: Continuing a Long Tradition of Piracy on the High Seas
Park West at Sea (the cruise line arm of Park West Galleries), Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Global Fine Arts, GE Money, et al. There is something honest... Read More


July 24, 2007:
What Price Forensics? What Price Forensics?: Another Possible Jackson Pollock Surfaces
Another tale involving Paul Biro "authenticating" a possible Jackson Pollock (a different one), the same fingerprint, the same Tod Volpe in the background with schemes to separate the unwary... Read More


February 26, 2007:
Art Dealers Art Dealers: Honest or Crooked?
The art dealer is perhaps one of the most widely misunderstood and largely unappreciated professions in the art industry. There are no regulations or any other standards to which an art dealer... Read More


February 1, 2007:
Wellesley House Antiques Wellesley House Antiques
A lesson in keeping records and photos of antiques and collectibles — In the early hours of Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007, while Andrew and Kelly Vogel, owners of Wellesley House... Read More


November 18, 2006:
Frankie Brown Frankie Brown: Taking up Where Jackson Pollock Left Off
Francis Hogan (“Frankie”) Brown is a master of splatter-dash painting and a lot more besides… In 1999, in celebration of his 20th year of painting in the splatter-dash genre, which he began... Read More


June 1, 2006:
Lorna Wallace Lorna Wallace: An Art Collector Turned Successful Painter
Not finding what she was looking for as an art collector, Lorna Wallace took matters into her own hands and began to create the missing art herself. In just a few years, marketing her paintings... Read More


April 12, 2006:
Art, The Endangered Pieces Art, The Endangered Pieces
After nine long months the baby is finally born. It’s a girl! In the hospital she is quickly tagged so that there can be no confusion as to which baby belongs to which mother. She is given a name... Read More


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