Jan David Winitz
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| Jan David Winitz | |
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 File:Picture of Jan David Winitz, President of Claremont Rug Company, 2012.jpeg Jan David Winitz, President and Founder of Claremont Rug Company | |
| Born | 15 April 1955 New York, NY |
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| 📆 Years active | 1980 - present |
Jan David Winitz is an American art dealer who specializes in Oriental rugs. He founded Claremont Rug Company in 1980.[1]
Life and career[edit]
Winitz was born in 1955, New York City, the younger of two sons. His father, Dr. Milton Winitz, was a biochemist who worked for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).[2] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts double degree in English and German language and literature in 1977 from University of California, Berkeley and a master's degree in Education in 1978, from the same school. Upon graduation, he became a high school English and German teacher at Sonoma Valley High School, Sonoma, CA.[3] While teaching, he met his future wife, Christine, and together they pursued their mutual interest in antique Oriental rugs, buying and selling carpets privately.[4]
In 1980, Winitz abandoned his teaching career, creating Claremont Rug Company with Christine at its present location, and became president of the company, a title he continues to hold. Starting with an initial inventory of 40 rugs,[1] Winitz developed a following in Northern California as a keynote speaker at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco in 1985.[5] By the late-1980s, Winitz built the Claremont inventory to nearly 700 rugs, obtained in private transactions, employing a network of buyer/collectors who sought rugs globally.[6] Currently, its inventory has grown to 3500 antique Persian and tribal rugs.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Herel, Susan (16 January 2011). "From Rugs to Riches". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ Winitz, Jan David (17 February 2012). "Antique Oriental Rugs: The Writing is on the Wall". Chubb Collectors Newsletter. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ Winitz, Jan David (12 December 2013). "The Heart and Mind of the Collector". AXA Art. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ Timeless Beauty: Silicon Valley’s high-tech crowd discovers an affinity for high-touch, hand-crafted works of art. (2016, September). Gentry Home. Retrieved 01 December 2017.
- ↑ "Claremont Rug Company Acquires Trove of 19th Century Oriental Rugs For Private Sale". Robb Report. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (March 2015), “Collector’s Focus”. Apollo Magazine.
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