About Dr. Tom Folk

Dr. Tom Folk is considered the leading authority on the Pennsylvania Impressionists. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Art History with the pre-eminent expert on American Impressionism, William H. Gerdts. He has created over 15 exhibitions on the work of the Pennsylvania Impressionists and is currently preparing the catalogue raisonné on Edward Redfield. He has written the only scholarly book on Pennsylvania Impressionists. Dr. Folk is a professor, curator and appraiser (A.A.A).

Education

B.A., Seton Hall University, 1977

M.A. in Art History, Rutgers University, 1980

Ph.D. in Art History, City University of New York, 1987; dissertation topic: The Pennsylvania Impressionists

M.S. in Management, New York University, 1989