I'm glad I went. I arrived after all others had left, and I spent a good hour looking at hundreds and hundreds of pieces on three different floors of his old brownstone. Some of the work was by artists with famous names I recognized (including of course Sam Gilliam); some of it was by local DC artists with names I recognized; and some were works I really liked by artists whose names I didn't recognize.
The collection was international to say the least. It was mostly painting media, with some sculpture and a little photography. Of particular note to me was his collection of traditional African objects -- heads, masks, figures and a few other kinds of pieces. I have an artist friend who lives in Arlington who has a pretty wide African collection; yet I haven't seen so many pieces like these since my days in New York City. He said he has to have his pieces appraised because he doesn't know enough about them. Not a bad problem to have; his house looked like a museum.
I expect to see more of him in the next few months. Perhaps he will help me to expand my own collection a bit more. Below is a piece I acquired in 2001.
