Collecting Photographs courses at Christie's
In addition to their other client-friendly services, the major auction houses offer educational courses for the budding collector. Christie's kicks off a series of classes for the photography collector next week. The roster of topics are:
3/17: Introduction to Photographic Techniques
3/24: History of Photography I
3/31: Conserving Photographs
4/7: History of Photography II
4/14: How to Shop for Photographs
4/21: Photography Sale Walkabout
Classes are held every Thursday from 6-8pm, through April 21st. You can sign up for one or all of the various courses. The final "walkabout" class is a preview of the April 26th auction with the opportunity to place bids; kinda interesting if, like me, you're new to that whole auction thing. Each lecture is $100, or $480 for the whole slate. For more info, call Christie's at (212) 355-1501.
