LaGare GALLERY
presents
Historic Collections curated by the son of Gary D McDaniel,
The LaGare Gallery founder.
LAGARE HISTORY.
LaGare opened his first storefront in 1961, calling it The Attic Antiques. It wasn't long, LaGare expanded to an old riverboat guiding lighthouse on River Drive, establishing The Lighthouse Antiques, Iowa Silver Plating Works, and LaGare Gallery, all showcased on a historic property in Davenport, Iowa. Seems my father's vision quickly resonated throughout the Midwest, drawing the attention of a very famous concert pianist, Liberace, the world's highest-paid entertainer of that time. And there's Ike and TinaTurner, traveling often from Chicago to negotiate the 'ART of the DEAL,' sometimes on board LaGare's thirty-six-foot Antique yacht.
Exploring the early 1970s, LaGare opened The Old Goldmine gallery in Searchlight, Nevada, alongside operating a local turquoise mine near there. Then along came the 80s and three more galleries, the Fountain Hills and Scottsdale, Arizona, locations, opening the latter store within a prestigious new art district. But cherished more than any store was the Sonoita, Arizona, gallery. This secluded community was just a stop sign and several buildings, a place LaGare enjoyed curating the yearly wine festival, and a monthly auction for the ranch owners of that southern-most border.
LaGare, the businessman, the event promoter, the father of five. Just a gentleman collecting many feathers in his very tall hat. As a promoter, he established the yearly Quad Cities Antique show, and those Dealers flocked from across the nation, an event held in Rock Island, Illinois. From prestigious Chicago, Illinois, estate sales to caring for three hundred Racing Pigeons, LaGare was a very busy man. And I should mention, a night-club owner, remember Disco in the late nineteen seventies.
I'm Terry D McDaniel, an Antiquarian and a student of THE GREAT LIFE of LaGare
