Lori Verderame

{{Infobox person

|name = Lori Verderame

|image = Dr. Lori Verderame headshot.jpg

|caption = Verderame in 2009

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|01|11}}"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XmciXN3bdM Find at Thrift Stores]" at 1:35.

|birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut

|alma_mater =University of Michigan {{small|(B.A.)}}
Wesleyan University {{small|(M.L.S.)}}
Pennsylvania State University {{small|(Ph.D.)}}

|occupation = Antiques appraiser, television personality

|website=[https://www.drloriv.com DrLoriV.com]

}}

Lori Ann Verderame {{IPAc-en|ˌ|v|ɜːr|d|ə|ˈ|r|eɪ|m|}}{{sfn|Verderame 2019 (June 16)}} (born January 11, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Lori, is an American appraiser of antiques, collectibles, and fine art; she is also a television personality, public speaker, author, professor and museum curator and director. Verderame has been called “America's appraiser" and is "the Ph.D. antiques appraiser".{{sfnm|Wilkinson|2014|Verderame|2013|Garrison|2018|DrLoriV.com}} She has been noted for her humorous, conversational, and educational style of appraisal on her road show events.{{sfnm|Florence|2012|PSN 2012||Verderame|2013|Kerns|2013|Washington|2019}}

Verderame has been featured on The Curse of Oak Island, Auction Kings, and Strange Inheritance (where she discovered, authenticated, and appraised George Washington's wallet), in several episodes of Pawn Stars do America, and made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Today Show, Anderson Live, CBS News, and Inside Edition. From 2008 to 2009 she hosted Comcast Tonight. She writes a syndicated column, "Arts & Antiques by Dr. Lori". Her road show events held nationwide are called Dr. Lori's Antiques Appraisal Comedy Show and she appears live on stage at 150 to 200 events every year since 1998.{{sfnm|Garrison|2018|Klimovich Harrop|2019|Washington|2019|DrLoriV.com}} She maintains a popular YouTube channel that teaches people how to identify antiques and make money and spot valuables in thrift stores, yard sales and in attics. The channel content shows clips from her road show and television appearances, and she appraises over 20,000 objects a year.{{sfnm|Florence|2012|PSN 2012||Evans|2013|Garrison|2018|Klimovich Harrop|2019|DrLoriV.com}}

Early life

Lori Ann Verderame was born in New Haven, Connecticut on January 11, 1965.{{sfnm|Kerns|2013|Verderame 2016 (April 5)}}

Verderame attended Hamden High School in Hamden, Connecticut, graduating in 1983.{{sfnm|HEF 2016||Facebook 2019}} Verderame graduated from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in World History in 1987. She graduated from Wesleyan University, where she received a Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies degree with a focus on Art History in 1989. From 1988 to 1992, she worked as a museum educator at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT. In 1996, she graduated from Pennsylvania State University's College of Arts and Architecture with a Ph.D. doctorate in Art and Architectural History. {{sfnm|Kerns|2013|Wilkinson|2014|Garrison|2018|DrLoriV.com}}

Verderame taught art and architectural history at Pennsylvania State University; she also taught at the State University of New York College at Cortland from 1993 to 1994. She worked as a curator at the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Touring and television

Lori Verderame presents "Dr. Lori's Antiques Appraisal Comedy Show" traveling around the United States and overseas appraising objects in an educational and entertaining manner. The show is presented live; audiences bring their objects for appraisal as part of the unscripted comedic appraisal stage show.{{sfnm|PSN 2012||Breckenridge|2013|Washington|2019|DrLoriV.com}}

Verderame has been featured on The Tonight Show and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.{{sfn|DrLoriV.com}} She has appeared on Anderson Live with Anderson Cooper,{{sfn|Cooper|2012}} Daytime, The Balancing Act on Lifetime, Inside Edition, ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX.{{sfn|Edwards|2015}} From 2011 to 2013, Verderame was the art and antiques appraiser on Discovery's TV show Auction Kings. She appeared on episodes of FOX Business Network's Strange Inheritance. She is a cast member as the artifacts and antiquities expert on History's The Curse of Oak Island.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Verderame has produced and co-hosted (with Carol Erickson) the series Value This! with Dr. Lori. She hosts and co-produces the weekly series What's It Worth? with Dr. Lori with Steinman Communications and LNP Media Group{{sfn|What's It Worth?}} and is a YouTube content creator. In 2019, she was a cast member and co-host on Treasure Hunt Tuesdays on the national daytime talk show The Doctor and the Diva on the DABL and YouToo America networks.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} She has appeared on the Bobby Bones Show, appraising objects for Bobby Bones and his cast.June 16, 2023 https://bobbybones.iheart.com/featured/bobby-bones/content/2023-06-16-dr-lori-gives-bobby-huge-news-on-one-of-his-coins

Verderame appeared on History channel's series, Pawn Stars do America {{cite web | url=https://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars-do-america/season-1/episode-2 | title=Watch Pawn Stars do America Season 1 Episode 2 | HISTORY Channel }} {{cite web | url=https://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars-do-america/season-1/episode-5 | title=Watch Pawn Stars do America Season 1 Episode 5 | HISTORY Channel }}

Verderame appeared and appraised Ty Inc. Beanie Babies stuffed toys on the Netflix series, King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch.{{cite web | url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81505384 | title=Watch King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch | Netflix Official Site | website=Netflix }}

Works

Verderame authored the following published books:

Art History's Heroes: Masters of Contemporary Realism (Martin Art Gallery, Allentown, PA 2003)
A Thin Line—a Broad Brush: The Art of Bruce Johnson (Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA, 2002)
Seymour Lipton: An American Sculptor (Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2000)
Seymour Lipton: Post-War America in Three Dimensions (Martin Art Gallery, Allentown, PA, 2001)
The Founder of Sculpture As Environment: Herbert Ferber (1906–1991) (Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 1998)
Muhlenberg Masterpieces: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Muhlenberg College (Martin Art Gallery, Allentown, PA, 1997)''

References

=Sources=

{{cite news |date=February 2, 2012 |title=Alumna 'Dr. Lori' Verderame joins cast of Discovery's Auction Kings |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/152074/2012/02/02/alumna-dr-lori-verderame-joins-cast-discoverys-auction-kings |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|PSN 2012}} }}
{{cite web|last=Breckenridge |first=Mary Beth |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-day/20130222/282235188067339 |title=Antiques Expert to Offer Advice, Evaluations at Akron Home Show |publisher=Ohio |date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2015 }}
{{cite news |date=February 9, 2016 |title=Carl Peter Verderame |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nhregister/obituary.aspx?n=carl-peter-verderame&pid=177647774 |work=New Haven Register |location=Dedham, MA |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|Carl Verderame obituary 2016}} }}
{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Anderson |url=http://www.andersoncooper.com/2012/03/06/dr-loris-dos-and-donts-for-selling-your-collection-scam-free/ |title=Dr. Lori's Dos and Don'ts for Selling Your Collection, Scam-Free |publisher=AndersonCooper.com |date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904012837/http://www.andersoncooper.com/2012/03/06/dr-loris-dos-and-donts-for-selling-your-collection-scam-free/ |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Cyndi |date=July 8, 2015 |title=Dr. Lori Appraises Jenn's Antiques |url=http://www.wfla.com/story/21806375/dr-lori |publisher=Wfla.com |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |date=May 10, 2016 |title=Elsie Rose DiFabbio Verderame |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/elsie-verderame-obituary?pid=179935435 |work=New Haven Register |location=West Chester, PA |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|Elsie Verderame obituary 2016}} }}
{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Mallory |date=June 25, 2013 |title=Celebrity Appraiser, Ph.D., Lori Verderame of Auction Kings Appears in Hartville |url=https://www.the-review.com/article/20130625/NEWS/306259370 |work=The Alliance Review |location=Alliance, Ohio |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=Florence |first=Kathy |date=January 31, 2012 |title=Treasure or Junk? Dunwoody Gets a Comedic Lesson |url=http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_259a92a0-4c24-11e1-8307-0019bb2963f4.html |work=The Dunwoody Crier |location=Dunwoody, GA |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=Garrison |first=Ashleigh |date=January 25, 2018 |title=Dr. Lori Returns for Her Fifth Year at the Novi Home Show |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/lifestyles/dr-lori-returns-for-her-fifth-year-at-the-novi/article_44b6479f-37da-5cda-8ad4-0e7ca5a639bb.html |work=The Macomb Daily |location=Clinton, MI |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite web |url=https://hamdeneducationfoundation.org/events/distinguished-alumni-awards/ |title=Alumni Awards Recipients |last=Hamden Educational Foundation |date=2016 |website=Hamdeneducationfoundation.org |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|HEF 2016}} }}
{{cite news |last=James |first=Paul |date=April 7, 2018 |title=Want to Know Why You Should Hold Off on That Yard Sale? Top Expert at Mid-Atlantic Home and Outdoor Show to Clue You In |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/life/home-garden/article_9a7a81a2-3741-11e8-a998-abd3d674ca97.html |work=The Virginian-Pilot |location=Norfolk, Virginia |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=Kerns |first=William |date=February 1, 2013 |title='Dr. Lori' Makes First Lubbock Appearance Today at Museum of Texas Tech |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2013-02-01/dr-lori-makes-first-lubbock-appearance-today-museum-texas-tec |work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |location=Lubbock, TX |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=Klimovich Harrop |first=Joanne |date=March 5, 2019 |title=Learn Values of Heirloom Items from Dr. Lori at Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show |url=https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/learn-values-of-heirloom-items-from-dr-lori-at-pittsburgh-home-garden-show/ |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |location=Pittsburgh |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=McLoughlin |first=Kasara |date=April 27, 2012 |title=Dr. Lori brings her expertise to Discovery Channel's Auction Kings |url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/tv/mc-xpm-2012-04-27-mc-doctor-lori-auction-kings-20120427-story.html |work=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=Verderame |first=Lori |date=August 3, 2013 |title=Great Stories from America's Appraiser |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/cg2-arc-a9e0dbad-1efe-5db5-95d4-00e7b894757e-20130803-story.html |work=Capital Gazette |location=Parole, MD |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite news |last=Verderame |first=Lori |date=June 13, 2014 |title=Dr. Lori: Collectibles for Dad |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/lifestyle/dr-lori-collectibles-for-dad |work=Daily Freeman |location=Kingston, NY |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|Verderame 2014}} }}
{{cite AV media |first=Lori |last=Verderame |date=April 5, 2016 |title=How Did Dr. Lori Get Started with Antiques? |medium=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXfjDe_WaZI |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|Verderame 2016 (April 5)}} }}
{{cite AV media |first=Lori |last=Verderame |date=October 30, 2016 |title=How to Spot Chippendale, Windsor or Hepplewhite |medium=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCucCXh9CQw |access-date=December 11, 2019 |time=0:58 |ref={{sfnRef|Verderame 2016 (October 30)}} }}
{{cite news |last=Verderame |first=Lori |date=March 11, 2017 |title=Antiques Can Help Boost Memory of Those with Alzheimer's Disease |url=https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/b0212eaf-6f9d-59c1-829e-5a77cd86ade1.html |work=Bucks County Courier Times |location=Levittown, PA |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|Verderame 2017}} }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.drloriv.com |title=Dr. Lori: Ph.D. Antiques Appraiser |last=Verderame |first=Lori |date=2019 |website=DrLoriV.com |publisher=Masterpiece Technologies Inc |access-date=December 11, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|DrLoriV.com}} }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/DrLoriV |title=About Lori Verderame |last=Verderame |first=Lori |date=2019 |website=Facebook.com |access-date=December 11, 2019 |quote=Work / www.DrLoriV.com / Ph.D. Antiques Appraiser; Director · July 1998 to present · Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania / Allentown Art Museum / Curator of Education · 1994 to 1996 · Allentown, Pennsylvania / State University of New York at Cortland / Faculty (university) · 1993 to 1994 · Cortland, New York / Pennsylvania State University / Faculty (university) · 1991 to 2000 · State College, Pennsylvania / Yale University / Museum Educator · 1988 to 1991 · New Haven, Connecticut / Education / Penn State / Class of 1996 · Ph.D. History of Art & Architecture · History of Art, Architecture, Antiques · State College, Pennsylvania / Wesleyan University / Class of 1989 · M.A. History of Art · American History · Museum Studies · Middletown, Connecticut / University of Michigan / Class of 1987 · World History · B.A. History · Ann Arbor, Michigan / Hamden High School / Class of 1983 · Hamden, Connecticut. |ref={{sfnRef|Facebook 2019}} }}
{{cite AV media |first=Lori |last=Verderame |date=June 2, 2019 |title=How to Value, Identify & Sell Capodimonte Style Ceramics |medium=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEQPWtKPYMU |access-date=December 11, 2019 |time=0:15 |ref={{sfnRef|Verderame 2019 (June 2)}} }}
{{cite AV media |first=Lori |last=Verderame |date=June 16, 2019 |title=Value & Find Antique Silver Thrift Store Bargains |medium=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3BOfyEzfUQ |access-date=December 11, 2019 |time=1:25 |ref={{sfnRef|Verderame 2019 (June 16)}} }}
{{cite news |last=Washington |first=Julie |date=January 12, 2019 |title='Dr. Lori' from Discovery Channel's Auction Kings Brings Antiques Appraisal Show to Hartville |url=https://www.cleveland.com/insideout/2014/10/dr_lori_from_discovery_channel.html |work=Cleveland.com |location=Cleveland |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}
{{cite web |url=https://lancasteronline.com/what-s-it-worth-season/collection_b094bfe4-f5d5-11e9-9fee-43a2530434f5.html |title=What's It Worth? |date=October 24, 2019 |website=Lancasteronline.com |publisher=LNP Media Group |access-date=December 1, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|What's It Worth?}}}}
{{cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Julia |date=January 23, 2014 |title=A Chat with Auction Kings Appraiser Dr. Lori |url=https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2014/1/1390499053.html |work=eCommerceBytes |access-date=December 11, 2019 }}