Kate Millett: Artist, first and foremost

Kate Millett: Artist, first and foremost

In my previous blog post, I introduced you to the life and work of artist Juliet Holland. Juliet Holland’s partner, Cortland Jessup, was the owner and operator of Cortland Jessup galleries in Provincetown, Massachusetts and New York City. Since January, Sheafer + King has continued to work with Holland’s son, local photographer Mark Nickerson, to bring attention to and sell works previously held in Jessup’s private collection. One such artist is the prominent American feminist artist and writer Kate Millett (1934-2017). She remains best known, much to her chagrin, for her 1970 feminist written work Sexual Politics. What began as her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University soon effectively initiated the second wave of the women’s liberation movement, more commonly known as second wave feminism.

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Seeing Music in the Art of Abstract Expressionist Paul Chidlaw

Seeing Music in the Art of Abstract Expressionist Paul Chidlaw

I love the work of American abstract expressionist painter, Paul Chidlaw.  His paintings a very visceral emotional response when I see them for the first time.  As a musician, I am always trying to understand why a particular musical decision creates a profound response in listeners (or fails to do so).  Throughout my life I grew up going to museums and looking at great art.  However, it’s only been since starting a business buying and selling art that I’ve started trying to understand what makes looking at a piece of art a powerful experience.