Seth Kaller is a leading expert in acquiring, authenticating, and appraising American historic documents and artifacts. Kaller has built museum-quality collections for individuals and institutions, as well as legacy collections for philanthropists to donate. Documents that Seth has handled have since been exhibited at or acquired by The Smithsonian Institution, The National Constitution Center, At
lanta History Center, The Gettysburg National Civil War Museum, the New York Stock Exchange, Mount Vernon, The University of Virginia, Rice University, Yale University, the Skirball Cultural Center, The Kennedy Space Center, The Lincoln Museum, and several Presidential Libraries and National Parks museums, and other notable institutions. Seth has been interviewed by The New York Times, Forbes Magazine and Lifestyles Magazine, as well as ABC, CBS, CNBC, FOX and Bloomberg Radio. He has published articles on the Declaration of Independence, Clement Moore’s authorship of The Night Before Christmas, and the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment. Seth has represented the Gilder Lehrman Collection since its inception in 1989. The GLC, now at the New-York Historical Society, is among the most important American document collections ever privately formed. Seth’s acquisitions for GLC include Benjamin Franklin’s signed copy of the U.S. Constitution, George Washington’s and Thomas Jefferson’s letters on the war, religion, slavery, and government, Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” Speech manuscript, and Robert E. Lee’s signed farewell order to his troops. Twenty-six Lincoln- signed copies of the “Authorized Edition” of the Emancipation Proclamation are known to survive. Since 1985, nine have been publicly offered. Seth Kaller has handled eight, including one that will be sold at Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries on June 26, 2012. (Contact us for more details). Portraits of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart and Rembrandt Peale, Jean-Antoine Houdon’s bust of Thomas Jefferson, and Childe Hassam’s flag painting, “Fourth of July, 1916,” are among the important works of art Kaller has acquired for clients. Today, Seth works with both private collectors and institutional clients, including museums, libraries, universities and foundations. He is available for private consultations, appraisals and authentications.
