Appraised in 1997 at a retail value of $800 by a Senior Member, Fine Arts, of the American Society of Appraisers, and the Appraisers Association of America. He was educated at the University of Houston; Academie Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France; The Art Students League of New York, New York City; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and studied Ceramics throughout Sweden, Texas Swedish Cultural Foundation (scholarship to Konstfackskolan, Stockholm, Sweden).

His experience includes Appraiser of Fine Arts, International Lecturer and Expert Witness; Fine Arts Appraiser for the Internal Revenue, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Customs; U. S. Marshall's Office; and various museums and private collections. He is a member or officer in many professional art associations, including Houston Art Dealers Association; African American Heritage Museum, Houston; Oriental Ceramics Society, Houston; Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle, Houston; Houston Philosophical Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has been Instructor of Fine Arts at the College of the Mainland, Texas; Women's Institute, Houston; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and University of Houston.

Original appraisal included with purchase.