Discerning Eye Blog Dr. Leslie Hammond

09/29/11 - Hammond Acquires Outlier Status



For Immediate Release
Contact:
Leslie Hammond, Ph.D., ASA
352-598-9113
artisticeyefas@gmail.com.
http://www.artisticeye-fas.com/


HAMMOND ACQUIRES OUTLIER STATUS

Ocala, FL
September 28, 2011


Leslie Hammond, Ph.D., ASA, President of Artistic Eye Fine Art Services and former Chief Curator of the Appleton Museum of Art, has recently acquired national accreditation as a fine arts appraiser; a designation titled “Accredited Senior Appraiser” or “ASA.”

According to the New York Times bestseller “Outliers: The Story of Success,” Malcolm Gladwell suggests that one of the factors to predict future success is the ability to practice a skill for at least 10,000 hours. The Personal Property division of the American Society of Appraisers agrees. Under their revised 2011 guidelines for advancing to their highest level of designation, “Accredited Senior Appraiser,” requires a minimum of 10,000 weighted hours of experience. In addition to these hours, a candidate must complete course work, exams, a specialty area exam, and submission of appraisal reports to be advanced by the International Board of Examiners.

Each of the three national appraisal organizations – American Society of Appraisers, American Association of Appraisers, International Society of Appraisers – that include appraisers in personal property have website sources to “find an appraiser” at a variety of membership levels. According to these sources, Dr. Hammond is the only Fine Arts appraiser in the state of Florida and north of Orlando that has obtained the highest level of designation of any of these three organizations (each organization has a different title for their highest appraisal designation level – ASA, AAA, ISA CAPP). Additionally, she is one of only two fine arts appraisers in the entire state of Florida that has obtained this level of accreditation or certification as well as a Ph.D. in Art History. 

For more information about appraisals or to find an appraiser near you, visit the ASA Website at www.appraisers.org.

About ASA
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) is an international valuation association that teaches, tests, accredits and refers professional appraisers. ASA is the oldest and only major organization in the United States representing all disciplines of appraisal specialists, originating in 1936 and incorporated in 1952. ASA’s headquarters is located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. To locate an accredited ASA appraiser, go online to www.appraisers.org (and click on Find an Appraiser) or call (800) 272-8258.

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