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From: EMI II=Ma > To: "Jeffrey Epstein" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Sotheby's and such Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:07:09 +0000 Thank you Jeffrey, elaborate as usual! Is it Sotheby's that's a waste of time or me pursuing a Master's? I looked into Pratt which offers a Art and Cultural Management Program. Could be interesting. F Original Message > • From: "Jeffre E stein" <'[email protected]> > To: > Subject: Re: Sotheby's and such > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:17:00 -0400 > • i think it a waste of time.. you are too creative and ambitious to follow > the easy stroll into midlife 2009/6/26 > > Hey J! > > > > I hope all is well. I just got back from the most wonderful vacation to a > little archipelago between Sardinia and Corsica, just beautiful. When do you > get out - I heard you were on work release? > > > > Everything's fine on my part, I got an A on my bachelor's thesis and in my > art history course so the vacation felt well-earned... > > > I'm getting second thoughts about Sotheby's though and I wanted to ask you > > what you honestly think of a Sotheby's MA degree. I've been browsing their > > website and just now realized that all the New York courses are offered on a > non-credit basis. > > > > "Upon the successful completion of this two semester course of study, > > students receive a non-credit Graduate Certificate which will be accepted in > > transfer by Sotheby's Institute of Art—London. Students may then matriculate > > for the Master's Degree by completing a dissertation (Master's thesis) in a > > third semester of independent study under the supervision of the London > > faculty. The MA degree is validated by The University of Manchester (UK)." > > > > It all sounds kind of fishy and housewifey to me. Do you know if the > > Sotheby's degree is actually worth something in the art world or if maybe it > > doesn't really carry a lot of weight outside the art marketing world or even > outside of Sotheby's? > > > > Maybe I should start looking for alternate schools. I just really have no > > idea which other schools offer the same type of programme (ie art business). > > I really want to be in New York and feel kind of lost... > > > > Best, > > > > > > -- Be Yourself @ mail . com! > > Choose From 200+ Email Addresses > > Get a *Free* Account at www.mail.com <http://www.mail.com/Product.aspx>! EFTA00772343 >> Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com EFTA00772344