Patricia Dillon

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Putnam Art Advisors & Consultants, Inc. is a multi-faceted art advisory firm serving private high-net-worth clients, museums, historical sites, artists, foundations, and corporations in the purchase and deaccession of fine and decorative art as well as collection management. Patricia has extensive experience in American Fine and Decorative Art, particularly the Fine and Decorative Art of the American South and 18th century painting in the Atlantic World. She researches, writes and gives frequent talks on historical American Fine and Decorative Arts. Previously, Patricia was elected to the Appraisal Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation, serving through December 2025. From 2009 through 2019, she taught Art Law, Tax Law pertaining to the Valuation of Fine and Decorative Art, and a number of courses in American Fine and Decorative Arts, including Furniture of the American South at New York University. Currently, she is a member of the College of Charleston’s Art and Architectural History faculty where she teaches Art Law, The Fine and Decorative Arts of Charleston, Nazi Looted Art, Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries in Art, Political Expression in Art, Arts and Crafts of Charleston, Preparing the Museum Professional, classes in the Global Looting and Restitution of Art, and multiple classes on Jean-Michel Basquiat. She has published in American Decorative Arts and Historic Fashion and speaks frequently at conferences around the country, including papers presented at Harvard Law School and Sotheby’s. Periodically, she serves as an expert witness. Previously, Patricia served as the Regional Representative for Charleston and the Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia for Freeman's Auctions, later Freeman's and Hindman Auctions.

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