Alan Kaplan
Alan Kaplan (ca. 1951– ) is an antiques collector, dealer, and appraiser based in New Rochelle, New York. In 1973, Kaplan joined his parents, Leo and Ruth Kaplan, in running Leo Kaplan Ltd., an antiques gallery they opened on New York City’s Madison Avenue in 1969, following years of vending at regional antiques shows. (Kaplan’s sister, Susie Jacobson, also joined the firm.) The gallery became one of the preeminent American dealers of glass paperweights, specializing not only in antique weights but also in those made by modern artists, such as Charles Kaziun, Paul Stankard, Delmo and Debbie Tarsitano, and Chris Buzzini, among many others. Though Leo Kaplan Ltd. closed its physical gallery space in 2018, Alan Kaplan continues to run the business online.
Gallerist Alan Kaplan discusses the rivalry between Paul Hollister and Paul Jokelson.
1:34 TranscriptGallerist Alan Kaplan discusses Paul Hollister’s admiration of both paperweights and modern glass.
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