Word: nixon
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bishop was rich enough to stand the Galleries' losses, ready enough to leave its conduct to President Hiram Parke and Vice President Otto Bernet. When he died in 1935, sales were picking up again. But two years later his beneficiaries, Widow Amy Bend Bishop and Friend-Secretary Edith Nixon, set up a new regime and made Employe Logan, who stood high in their graces, secretary-treasurer. Hiram Parke and Otto Bernet resigned. Most of the Galleries' experts, auctioneers and appraisers resigned with them...
...with Logan in Brooklyn. They had not seen each other for 20 years. John Geery liked the look of the business and had a little money to invest. Soon the Sunday school chums were partners. Rank art amateurs both-but both good salesmen-they persuaded Widow Bishop and Edith Nixon to sell out to them for a mere $175,000. Geery made the down payment of $10,000, became secretary-treasurer. Logan paid nothing, became president. Most of the remaining experts left...