James MaroneyJames H. Maroney, Jr. holds a B.A. in art history from Columbia University (1972), a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1999) and a Masters in Environmental Law & Policy from Vermont Law School (2012). H has served as Head of American Paintings at both Sotheby's (1967-74) and Christie's (1991-93) in New York. He has published several articles on American paintings and the art world including Gauging the Art Market by its Broad Indicators and Never Mind Bill Gates (Maine Antique Digest, November 2001); Why Sothebys is a Dead Letter (Maine Antique Digest, June 2001); and Charles Sheeler Reveals the Machinery of His Soul (American Art, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Summer 1999). Maroney also served on the IRS Art Advisory Panel (1975-77) and was a member of the Art Dealers Association of America. From 1969-1974, Maroney owned and operated (4 acres) Horsefly Farm in Bedford NY, which was certified organic by Rodale Press in 1969. From 1986 to 1996 Maroney owned and operated Oliver Hill Farm in Leicester VT (900 acres), with 125 cows milking and 600 acres in crops, the third dairy to become organic in Vermont and possibly the largest Certified Organic dairy farm in New England. In 2008, he wrote The Political Economy of Milk (Gala Books Ltd), a critique of the American dairy industry and a proposal for remedying the farm crisis in Vermont. Read More Read Less