Dr. Lori
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About
Antiques appraiser, art historian, author, YouTuber, and television personality known for being a Ph.D. trained expert who evaluates art, antiques, and collectibles for television, live audiences, and online viewers. She is especially known for her appearances on shows such as Auction Kings, The Curse of Oak Island, and Pawn Stars Do America, as well as for her long running YouTube channel where she explains the value of everyday and rare objects in an accessible and entertaining way.
Before fame
She attended Hamden High School and graduated in 1983. She went on to study history and art history and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1987. She continued her academic training at Wesleyan University where she completed graduate studies in 1989, before earning a Ph.D. in Art and Architectural History from Pennsylvania State University and completing her doctoral work in the mid-1990s. She worked as a museum educator at the Yale University Art Gallery from 1988 to 1992. She launched her nationwide live appraisal event tour in 1998. She gained national television recognition in 2012 when she joined the cast of Discovery Channel's Auction Kings. She also began posting content on YouTube in 2012. She eventually became a recurring expert on History Channel series including The Curse of Oak Island where she evaluates historical artifacts, and Pawn Stars Do America.
Trivia
She has also appeared in content connected to Netflix's King of Collectibles. She is known for appraising more than 20,000 objects per year and balancing media appearances with private appraisals, live events, writing, and educational programs. She has authored several art-history books including The Founder of Sculpture As Environment: Herbert Ferber, Muhlenberg Masterpieces, Seymour Lipton: An American Sculptor, Seymour Lipton: Post-War America in Three Dimensions, A Thin Line-A Broad Brush: The Art of Bruce Johnson, and Art History's Heroes: Masters of Contemporary Realism.
Family life
Her full name is Lori Ann Verderame. She was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut.
Associated with
She has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She has appeared on The Daily Show which was hosted by Jon Stewart.
