Suzy McGrane-Hop, ISA CAPP

Certified Appraiser of Personal Property, Principal Appraiser

"As a certified fine art appraiser with the International Society of Appraisers, you can be assured your appraisal will be handled in a professional manner and is compliant with both USPAP standards and ISA Appraisal Writing Standards. Appraisals can be prepared for an individual item, a collection or an entire estate. I value and prepare formal appraisal reports for Charitable Contribution/Donations, Damage/Loss Insurance Claims, Estate Taxes and Insurance Coverage.

​All appraisals conform to Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and IRS guidelines. I also offer complete collection management services for estates and collections. I specialize in appraisals of Midwest Regionalist artwork, such as the works of Grant Wood, Marvin Cone, Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry and Conger Metcalf among others, but we also appraise a wide variety of fine art work including contemporary artists working today."
Suzy McGrane-Hop, ISA CAPP​

Specialties

• Regionalist Artists-
  • Expertise: Grant Wood, Marvin Cone
  • Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry, Conger Metcalf
• Iowa Artists-
  • Mauricio Lasanksy, Robert Bauer, Carl Van Vechten
• Japanese prints
• Contemporary prints and paintings

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Professional Experience:
ISA Certified Member, Appraiser of Personal Property, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (owner) 2011- present
CornerHouse Gallery & Frame, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2005 - 2011 
Peppertree Studios, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1994 - 2005

Professional Organizations:
International Society of Appraisers, Certified Member (ISA CAPP)
International Facilities Manager Association, associate member since 2012
Professional Picture Framers Association, Member

Education:
Goldman Sacks 10,000 Small Business Cohort, Fall 2022
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) 
(Updates required every two years) 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2009
International Society of Appraisers Requalification Course
(Updates required every five years) 2019, 2014, 2009
International Society of Appraisers, Printmaking and Conservation Course, Rice Univ. 2023
International Society of Appraisers, Advanced Report Writing Course, 2011
International Society of Appraisers, Appraisal of Japanese Prints Course, 2011
Coe College, Art course, Topics in Art History: Masterpieces, 2010
Coe College, Medieval Art course, 2010
International Society of Appraisers Core Course: Appraisal Theory, Principles, Methodology, and Report Writing Standards, 2007
International Society of Appraisers The Appraisal of Fine Art Course, 2007
Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa B.A. Fine Art, 1993-1997
International Society of Appraisers, Annual Convention 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2013 

Continuing Education ISA Webinars:
The Broad Evidence Report, October 2014
Identifying Black and White Photography, 2014
When It is Not A Masterpiece: Evaluating Comparables in the Middle Market, July 2018
Appraising Autographs, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents, March 2019
Appraising Pablo Picasso, March 2019
Historic Frames, March 2019
Identifying Heroes in Asian Art, January 2020
Goddess of Mercy, Buddhism and its Symbolism in Asian Art, April 2018
Introduction to Appraising Wine, March 2019
Chinese Jades: Value and Power, March 2019
Chinese Porcelain Mania, I & II, March 2019
Chinese Export Silver, March 2019
Petroliana & Automobilia, What is it, March 2019
Introduction to Appraising Rugs, March 2019
Introduction to Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur, March 2019
Understanding Historic Frames, March 2019
Appraising Antiquities Today: What You Need to Know, March 2019
Introduction to Appraisal Photography, March 2019
Chinese Art Connoisseurship Course: Listening to the Object, June 2021
Appraisal Report Market Analysis and Credible Data Usage, August 2023
American Furniture 101, September 2023

Civic:
Cedar Rapids Med-Quarter board member, 2019 - present 
Cedar Rapids Med-Quarter board chair, 2023 - present
Cedar Rapids Community School District, Art Collection Committee, 2010 – present
The Ceramics Center, Board Member 2014 - 2021
Cedar Rapids Visual Arts Commission, board member, 2010 - 2013
Juror for Marion Arts Festival, Marion, Iowa, 2014, 2011

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​Gilded Pear Gallery Fine Art Appraisals offers highly professional appraisal services for a wide range of intended uses.  Appraisals are written in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) by Suzy McGrane-Hop, CAPP (Certified Member of the International Society of Appraisers) and Lauren Tucci, ISA member appraiser.  Previous clients include private collectors, corporations, educational institutions, museums and libraries, lawyers, insurance adjusters, and many others.