Bloomsbury Auctions

Bloomsbury Auctions is pleased to announce the launch of their Photographs Department in New York with the appointment of John Cowey as Head of Department and Hannah Hayden as Junior Specialist. The department is being guided by the world-renowned photography specialist Rick Wester, of Rick Wester Fine Art, Inc., as International Consultant.

Rick Wester brings almost thirty years of knowledge and experience in the selling, exhibiting, promoting and appraising of photographs in both the private and public sectors to his new role at Bloomsbury Auctions. His experience includes nine years as the International Director of Photographs at Christie’s, Inc. Most recently Mr. Wester was the first Worldwide Head of Photographs at Phillips de Pury & Company, and since September 2007 he has been the President and Director of his own art services company, Rick Wester Fine Art, Inc. Mr. Wester will assist the firm by developing the Photographs Departments in New York, London, and Rome.

John Cowey is a well-respected and experienced expert in the field of fine art photography and has worked within the photographic art market for the past 15 years. Most recently, Mr. Cowey worked as Gallery Manager at Edwynn Houk Gallery, one of the world’s leading private photography galleries, in addition to his freelance installation and consulting work for private and corporate collections.

Hannah Hayden was previously with Phillips de Pury & Company where she was hired to work in the Photographs department under Rick Wester subsequent to prior gallery and advisory experience on both the East and West Coasts. Ms. Hayden was promoted within Phillips to oversee catalogues in the Contemporary Art Department and later managed client development for Private Sales before moving to the Photographs Department at Bloomsbury Auctions.