connoisseurship

• Met Board of Trustees chairman James R. Houghton said of Campbell, "He is a distinguished art historian and outstanding curator, who is an ardent advocate for scholarship, connoisseurship, and the highest museum standards, as well as a solid manager and diplomat accustomed to preparing all facets of major exhibitions." —  Gothamist
• His film connoisseurship is unarguable -- though not everyone is a fan of his eccentric, fascinating, and always opinionated chats before and after his film screenings. schedule kicked off with a documentary about Jane Jacobs; later in the week, there's Pedro Almodovar's first feature film —  blogTO
• Diehard skeptics talk about the celebrity effect, but professionals who saw long-time collectors and battle-hardened dealers furiously competing over German Renaissance silver gilt or Limoges painted enamels of the 16th century know better - in the world of connoisseurship, the celebrity factor is barely relevant. —  Alanat News
• All of this falls under the canopy of connoisseurship, the "dead" discipline. —  The Art Newspaper - RSS
• There is also the more complicating fact that I'm justifying the value of connoisseurship (which is as ridiculous as it is self-serving). —  A Hamburger Today

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