Jerry Gladstone
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Jerry Gladstone is the CEO and founder of ARA Corp and The Common Thread Project.
, New York and raised in Massapequa, New York, is the CEO and founder of ARA Corp, an entertainment fine arts company.
on a scholarship for football. He began ARA Corp with an initial capital investment of $2,000. Under Gladstone’s leadership, the company has been awarded licensing agreements for both the publication of art and distribution. Licenses have included Fox Studios, Warner Bros.
, DreamWorks SKG, Apple Corp. as well as Jim Davis’ Garfield
and others. Gladstone’s first major deal was with Mel Fisher
, the American treasure hunter. Within one week of meeting Fisher, he signed a deal to represent Fisher's personal collection of treasure recovered from the Atocha
, including rare gold doubloons, silver bars, jewelry and emeralds.
Enterprises, Frank Sinatra
Enterprises, entertainment and pop culture artist Joe Petruccio, The Paradise Collection of Dan Mackin and legendary musician Brian Wilson
, Jefferson Airplane
's Marty Balin
, the classic rock and The Beatles
portfolio of The Hulton Archive, the Led Zeppelin
Collection from James Fortune
, The Grateful Dead and Bob Marley
Archives of Peter Simon, classic rock and The Beatles
from The Mirror Pix Archives and the new Michael Ochs Collections' classic rock and jazz.
Gladstone has been the subject of numerous articles in business and trade newspapers and magazines. Both USA Today and CNBC have featured Jerry as an industry authority in the field of collecting entertainment fine art. His positive attitude and success has also resulted in his being highlighted in the book, “Attitude is Everything,” by motivational speaker and author Jeffrey Keller.
Recently, Gladstone offered, through ARA Corp, "The Scottsdale Collection," art and memorabilia signed by Muhammad Ali
during a witnessed in-person signing, as well as artwork signed by Tiger Woods
and Michael Jordan
through Upper Deck
Authenticated. Through a license agreement with MGM studios he also offered personalized artwork from Sylvester Stallone
celebrating the 30th anniversary of Rocky.
, successfully purchased ARA Corp. Two years later, Getty decided to take a different business path, and Gladstone reacquired ARA Corp in October 2001.
In 2002, Gladstone relocated the corporate headquarters of ARA Corp from New York
to Boca Raton, Florida. Since the move, the company has grown to include five retail galleries located throughout Florida in Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Key West
, Sarasota, and Naples
.
Background
Jerry L. Gladstone, born March 11, 1960 in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York and raised in Massapequa, New York, is the CEO and founder of ARA Corp, an entertainment fine arts company.
Early life
Gladstone attended the University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
on a scholarship for football. He began ARA Corp with an initial capital investment of $2,000. Under Gladstone’s leadership, the company has been awarded licensing agreements for both the publication of art and distribution. Licenses have included Fox Studios, Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, DreamWorks SKG, Apple Corp. as well as Jim Davis’ Garfield
Garfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...
and others. Gladstone’s first major deal was with Mel Fisher
Mel Fisher
Mel Fisher was an American treasure hunter best known for finding the 1622 wreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha named after a shrine in Madrid for protection. He discovered the wreck July 20, 1985...
, the American treasure hunter. Within one week of meeting Fisher, he signed a deal to represent Fisher's personal collection of treasure recovered from the Atocha
Nuestra Señora de Atocha
Nuestra Señora de Atocha was the most famous of a fleet of Spanish ships that sank in 1622 off the Florida Keys while carrying copper, silver, gold, tobacco, gems, jewels, jewelry and indigo from Spanish ports at Cartagena, Colombia, Porto Bello in New Granada and Havana bound for Spain...
, including rare gold doubloons, silver bars, jewelry and emeralds.
Career
Jerry and the staff of ARA Corp secured licenses including Elvis PresleyElvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
Enterprises, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
Enterprises, entertainment and pop culture artist Joe Petruccio, The Paradise Collection of Dan Mackin and legendary musician Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
, Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
's Marty Balin
Marty Balin
Marty Balin is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane.-Early life:Martyn Buchwald was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
, the classic rock and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
portfolio of The Hulton Archive, the Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
Collection from James Fortune
James Fortune
James Fortune is a gospel music singer. He is a graduate of Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas, and attended Cal State Northridge. He is the choir director at Higher Dimension Church in SW Houston, TX. Higher Dimension church was organized on January 23, 1999 at Judy Bush Elementary School...
, The Grateful Dead and Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
Archives of Peter Simon, classic rock and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
from The Mirror Pix Archives and the new Michael Ochs Collections' classic rock and jazz.
Gladstone has been the subject of numerous articles in business and trade newspapers and magazines. Both USA Today and CNBC have featured Jerry as an industry authority in the field of collecting entertainment fine art. His positive attitude and success has also resulted in his being highlighted in the book, “Attitude is Everything,” by motivational speaker and author Jeffrey Keller.
Recently, Gladstone offered, through ARA Corp, "The Scottsdale Collection," art and memorabilia signed by Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
during a witnessed in-person signing, as well as artwork signed by Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
and Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
through Upper Deck
Upper deck
Upper deck may refer to :* The Upper Deck Company, an American trading card business* The upper deck is the highest level internal deck on a ship, i.e. just below the superstructure and open deck....
Authenticated. Through a license agreement with MGM studios he also offered personalized artwork from Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
celebrating the 30th anniversary of Rocky.
Other Ventures
In 1998, Getty ImagesGetty Images
Getty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
, successfully purchased ARA Corp. Two years later, Getty decided to take a different business path, and Gladstone reacquired ARA Corp in October 2001.
In 2002, Gladstone relocated the corporate headquarters of ARA Corp from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to Boca Raton, Florida. Since the move, the company has grown to include five retail galleries located throughout Florida in Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Key West
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about from Cuba....
, Sarasota, and Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.