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He consulted with scholars and catalogers, including Pflederer, carefully omitting his hypothesis about the date.

They were also keen catalogers of their own work, keeping copies of many pieces and the photographs used to construct them.

Ann Fabian, a historian at Rutgers University and a longtime friend of Reese’s, said that he saw dealers, collectors, auctioneers, catalogers and scholars as part of a “grand collaborative project that creates meaning and value.”

The boost continues a positive trend for catalogers that are defying those who predicted their demise in a digital world.

Julie Carlsen, a librarian and cataloger who curated the exhibition with Lomazow, called his collection “endlessly fascinating,” if a bit daunting to sort through in search of a clear narrative line.