JANE C.H. JACOB

President and Managing Partner

Through her positions at art institutions, including the Dallas Museum of Art, Worcester Art Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, and Terra Museum of American Art, where she served as Deputy Director, Jane Jacob has more than 30 years of experience in the fine arts profession.  A recognized leader in the arts, she counsels clients on issues involving provenance, title disputes, misattributions, fraud, and market valuation. She also serves as an expert consultant and witness in civil and criminal cases related to art disputes.  

With art historical expertise in 19th - 21st century European and American fine art, Jane curates art collections for private and public entities, lectures, produces symposia, and is a published author - most recently, she served as author and co-editor of Joan Miró: Two Early Works (2014) and Appraising Art: The Definitive Guide to Appraising the Fine and Decorative Arts, Vol I. (2013), now updated.  Jacob served as a professor in the Arts and Humanities Program at New York University for 16 years, where she spearheaded the development of new curricula and was a founder and co-organizer of the annual Art Crime and Cultural Heritage: Fakes, Forgeries, and Looted and Stolen Art Symposium.  In 2016, Jane founded ART VÉRITÉ Film Library. This multimedia production company develops and produces innovative cinematic non-fiction film narratives for college and university art, law, and business programs, as well as practicing artists and art-related organizations, to protect the integrity of art history and artist identity. She is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), where she has served on the Personal Property Committee and chaired the Sponsor Advisory Commission for the ASA, as well as lectured. Jane is a former trustee and executive committee member of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) in Washington, DC.  She holds an MBA from Columbia College, with a thesis titled "Stolen Art: The Case for Registration" (available through the Library of Congress and Ryerson & Burnham Library, The Art Institute of Chicago), and a BFA, with a double major in painting and photography, from the University of North Texas.  Jane holds a certification through the Appraisal Studies Program at New York University, New York, NY.

Jacob’s unbridled passion for art and her enjoyment of the art business are counterbalanced by healthy doses of time in the garden.

RODNEY JACOB

Partner, Director of Photography and Archival Documentation

Rodney's more than 45 years in the art business, along with curatorial design, art handling, and photography experience, provides Jacob Fine Art's clients with an unparalleled high-level model of recorded evidence, ensuring collection protection and archiving.  Before joining Jacob Fine Art, he owned and directed Jacob Fine Art Studios, a one-of-a-kind and limited-edition sculpture and jewelry design business catering to high-end galleries and museums. Rodney oversees the JFA photography and archive departments, produces professional quality photo documentation - generally intended for use in publication or printed projects for Jacob Fine Art, and manages the Oak Park office operations.  His highly-developed knowledge base serves as an invaluable resource for sculpture, metals, and general art research for the business.  Rodney began his art studies at Wichita State University in Wichita, KS, and obtained his BS in Arts Education. He continued his master's work in metalsmithing and sculpture at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS.

Rodney continues to create sculptures and other works of art.  He still believes that the Flint Hills in eastern Kansas are an incredible, wonderful, almost magical place!

TERRI BENNO

Director of Finance and Human Resources

Terri manages JFA’s budget and financial statement preparation.  Her areas of responsibility include finance, accounting, human resources, and office systems.

Terri has over 30 years of experience working in finance-related businesses, and since 2011, her business acumen has helped Jacob Fine Art improve its efficiencies.  Terri holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Taylor University and an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago and is a licensed CPA.

Terri has an affinity for arts-based businesses and is very fond of a large black and white Persian chat (Fr. cat).