What Price Forensics?
Another Possible Jackson Pollock Surfaces – Without the Secrecy – Tied in with Paul Biro, Tod Volpe and others.
by
David Phillips
If you have been following the saga of "Teri's Find," a painting claimed by Montreal art restorer Paul Biro, and its owner Teri Horton, to be a Jackson Pollock; of fingerprint expert and Police Chief Thomas Hanley's independent examination and findings that the fingerprints published on the web by Biro as evidence that the painting was an authentic Jackson Pollock were useless for identification purposes; and of the refusal of Paul Biro and Teri Horton to make the original painting/fingerprint evidence available for Chief Hanley to crosscheck, you may have decided that that was the end of the story. Stymied, you might think. Not so.
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 from their hard-earned money, has surfaced – with a big difference. This one involves a family, the Parkers (who own this other painting), who do not need to make money on the deal, who are only interested in getting to the truth of the matter, and who were willing for Thomas Hanley to have access to their painting with the fingerprint Biro had confirmed as being that of Jackson Pollock. The Parkers welcomed the independent investigation and any light that could be shed on the real state of affairs.
At the same time, Helen Harrison, Director of the Pollock Krasner House, confirmed that Tom Hanley (or any other serious researcher) would be welcome to come to the Pollock Krasner House and do any needed forensic research such as gathering fingerprints and so on, as long as nothing was destroyed or removed. "We are here for research," said Helen. "Of course Chief Hanley is welcome to come and take photos of fingerprints." Paul Biro had given the impression that he was the only person allowed to do such research.
(Note: Thomas Hanley visited the Pollock Krasner House in July 2007, accompanied by Fine Art Registry™ CEO, legal correspondent, videographer and photographer to examine fingerprints and take photos of them. The Fine Art Registry photographers working with Tom Hanley have now been able to take very high quality photos with top professional equipment and lights, and Chief Hanley is examining the results and preparing independent reports based on these photos and also photos taken of the Parkers' painting and the fingerprints on that. His preliminary reports have been published on the FAR® website below.)
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