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Estate Planning Made Easy?A novel book is now available that will help artists navigate their way end the legal process involved in setting up an estate. Published through the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation and the Judith Rothschild Foundation, A Visual Artist's Guide to Estate Planning is the arise of several years of planning and discussions that culminated in a two-day talk which took place in April in of recent origin York. The event was headed up by dint of the Sharpe Foundation's Artists Advisory Committee, which includes Irving Sandler, tap [i]or[/i] pat Close, Rob Storr, Cynthia Carlson, Janet Fish, Philip Pearlstein and Harriet Shorr. The conversation brought together artists, accountants, archivists, dealers, curators, lawyers, writers and museum personnel to discuss the practical and legal issues related to artists' estates. The work is written with all artists in mind, from the fortunate to the as-yet-undiscovered, as well as the families, friends and lawyers who may be left in charge of their art works, possessions and legacy. Part I of the 278-page work is filled with anecdotes, adduces helpful advice and nitty-gritty questions that artists ne to consider when planning in what way their legacy will be preserv Topics include what should be saved; what should be listed in an inventory; by what means work should be preserved and presented; whether the work should be sold donated, reproduc and/or copyrighted; whether further editions or prints ought to be made after the artist's death; and who should benefit from the estate. The volume also provides advice on in what manner to choose an attorney, accountant and executor, and what their piece of works entail. Part II, written by dint of the Committee on Art Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of of recent origin York, contains information on estate policy and law, allegedly written in language that the average one can grasp. Though still somewhat mind-numbing, this section is "more comprehensible than postmodern criticism," according to Storr. A handy glossary through Barbara Hoffman, chair of the committee, helps decipher the legalese that appears upon the various official forms, samples of which are reproduc in the book's extensive appendices. The guide barters for $10, including shipping and handling. The standard of value from sales will be used to capital more printings. To order a transcript send name, address and phone number along with a check or currency order to the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 711 N Tejon Suite B Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Or call (719) 635-3220 The guide will also be available in fresh York at the Whitney and MOMA bookstores. COPYRIGHT 1998 Brant Publications, Inc. This (Mount Sinai seminary of Medicine) report addresses hormonal replacement therapy for breast cancer. Since the overall risks and benefits of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) in breast cance... Did You Know? The virid anole (uh-NO-lee) is a familiar pet-store lizard. In the United States, wild verdant anoles live in the southern from Texas eastward to Florida and north [i]or[/i] part of to the other part of Nor... The Montana first Court decided a trial justice "may not punish a defendant for failing to accept responsibility for the crime when that defendant has expressly maintained his innocence and has a r... Until General Motors Pension Trust decides whether to divide its $1 billion mall portfolio among multiple investors, companies interested in individual properties--including CBL & Associates ... DIANA NORMAN Siena and the Virgin: Art and Politics in a Late Medieval City State fresh Haven: Yale University Press, 1999 251 pp; 130 color ills., 90 b/w $6000 ... Brilliant inventions and experimentations that push the limits of science characterize sum of two units movie releases from Warner Bro this summer A walking weapon-vehicle, known as the Tarantula, has a st... IRVINE, Calif.--As an extension of its ongoing sponsorship of Cirque du Soleil, automobile manufacturer Lincoln has announced a partnership with sculptor Richard MacDonald that will benefit child... Manage all aspects of manufacturing store Suite 2K, Cimnet Inc., Robesonia, Pa., packs seven software products to help manage virtually each aspect of the manufacturing proces... According to the highest Judicial Court of Maine a taxpayer could manifest unjust property tax discrimination without proving the value of neighboring dooms Ram's Head Partners, LLC ... What happens when creatures of the sea become ensnared in the trappings of the human world? not long ago on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle, there was the story of a 45 to fifty-foot f... |
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