LaGare Fine Art Gallery
presents
A WORLD HERITAGE COLLECTION
We're inviting conversations, new access to LAGARE COLLECTIONS, a private art collection curated by the son of Gary D McDaniel, the LAGARE GALLERY founder.
LAGARE HISTORY.
In 1961, LaGare opened The Attic Antiques, a successful venture that would quickly expand to an old riverboat lighthouse. At this new River Drive location, LaGare established The Lighthouse Antiques, Iowa Silver Plating Works, and LaGare Gallery, all highlighted on this historic riverfront property in Davenport, Iowa. Seems LaGare's vision was a cultural presence that resonated throughout the Midwest. His clientele list quickly expanded to the very famous flamboyant concert pianist, Liberace, the world's highest-paid entertainer of that time. And I will never forget Tina Turner, traveling often from Chicago to negotiate the 'ART of the DEAL' with LaGare.
Expanding in the 1970s, LaGare opened The Old Goldmine gallery in Searchlight, Nevada, alongside operating a local turquoise mine near there. Then the 1980s brought three more LaGare Galleries, a Fountain Hills, Arizona location, and Scottsdale, Arizona. He opened the Scottsdale gallery within a prestigious new art district. But cherished more than any storefront was the Sonoita, Arizona, gallery. This secluded community was just a stop sign in the middle of nowhere, a gallery that also curated monthly auctions for the ranch owners of Arizona's southern border.
LaGare became a well-known businessman, a promoter, a visionary, and the father of five. A gentleman who collected so many feathers in his very tall hat. As a promoter, LaGare established the yearly Quad Cities Antique show, and Dealers flocked from across the nation, as this became another journey that simply evolved. For me, I will never forget the Harlem Globe-Trotters, another yearly event held at that same Rock Island, Illinois, location. From prestigious Chicago, Illinois, estate sales to caring for three hundred Racing Homing Pigeons, LaGare was obviously a very busy man. And I should mention, a night-club owner, remember Disco. My father was my art teacher, my mentor, an incredible leader, and was always looking to show the way.
What Gary D McDaniel had instilled in me is something you just can't buy. Hello,
I'm Terry D McDaniel, an Antiquarian, with a life of following one great man's footsteps.
A Student of THE GREAT LIFE of LaGare
