If we define the supernatural as a force exempt from the laws of nature, and we accept its existence, then we cannot claim the digital realm is beyond its influence.

— The Board

Leadership

Micah Nathan

DIRECTOR, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Micah Nathan is a best-selling novelist and professor, formerly at MIT and now at Boston College. He has received multiple awards for his writing, including the Saul Bellow Prize for Fiction, and his essays on art and culture have appeared in Vanity Fair, The Paris Review, Kinfolk, and others.

Mr. Nathan earned a BA in Anthropology with a minor in Medieval Studies, specializing in the Byzantine Empire. He received his MFA from Boston University.

Chris Barber

SENIOR CURATOR

Chris Barber is a 23-year auction veteran, and Vice President at Doyle, where he oversees the company’s American furniture and decorative arts auctions in New York. He is also a generalist appraiser with experience in a variety of fields, including fine art, ceramics, metals, and textiles. Mr. Barber has worked with American fine and decorative arts at Christie’s in New York, and at Skinner in Massachusetts.

Mr. Barber earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University. He has been a featured appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, televised on the PBS network. He is a USPAP compliant appraiser with general expertise, with thousands of hours of appraisal work completed.

Kevin Grady

Director, marketing

Kevin Grady brings over 30 years of branding experience to Piermont & Thorne. He has been a Senior Partner at Lippincott, Head of Design at FCB—D&AD’s 2020 Design Agency of the Year—and a member of FCB’s Global Creative Council. He has also been Global Executive Creative Director at Siegel+Gale in New York and held Design and Creative Director positions at IDEO and Crispin Porter + Bogusky. His redesign for the famous nutrition facts label was unveiled at the White House by Michelle Obama.

Kevin has worked for Google, Boeing, GAP, State Street, Converse, the FDA, Blue Origin, MTV Networks, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. His work was nominated for an Emmy award and recognized at Cannes, D&AD, The London International Awards, and many others.