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Aug 18, 2017 · John Jerit, CEO of American Paper Optics. Courtesy American Paper Optics. John Jerit may be one of the very few people in America you could describe as “eclipse rich.” Jerit’s business,...
Sep 11, 2019 · John Jerit has been collecting american folk art and outsider art since 2001, with much of it exhibited in his home and office in Tennessee. He makes up part seven of my meet the collector series. Alongside collecting some incredible art he also runs a company making 3D glasses!
Jul 24, 2017 · American Paper Optics founder and CEO John Jerit. Courtesy Company/Getty Images. Editor's note: This tour of small businesses across the country highlights the imagination, diversity, and...
In 2001, he attended his first Slotin Folk Art auction in Georgia, at which objects from the estate of the influential American collector-curator Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr (1929–1998) were sold. “I bought 60 to 80 pieces a year at auctions”, Jerit recalls.
Sep 7, 2017 · John Jerit grew up around spectacle. His father designed theaters: everything from high-school auditoriums to performance arts centers. As a kid in Memphis, Jerit often saw shows in spaces created by his dad.
Mar 10, 2017 · Less than two years ago, John Jerit, owner of American Paper Optics, the largest manufacturer of 3D and safe solar eclipse glasses, wasn't sure he'd live to see 2017.
to an online gallery of the Outsiders who live in John Jerit’s house What is “Folk” or “Outsider” art? Click each frame below to learn more about the “heady stuff” like definitions or scroll on down below and hit the “take a peek” button to see the collection.
