by Susan J Mumford | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog
From time to time, I visit San Angelo in West Texas to visit relatives. This is the place that one great-grandfather, known as “Grandaddy Johnson” – for that’s what my father called him, settled after leaving the family farm in Tennessee....
by Susan J Mumford | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog
A decade ago, I was working on my M.A. in Arts Management at Birkbeck College and it was time for my class to do internships. Fellow students would be attaining experience in theatres and museums. As I was already a paid assistant in a London art gallery, I wanted...
by Susan J Mumford | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog
The fish on the bone was perfect. Scott’s, a famous seafood restaurant in Mount Street, Mayfair, was bustling. Will I leave the restaurant with a new client? I wondered. It was already a done deal, I just didn’t know it yet. I had met Eric several weeks...
by Susan J Mumford | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog
Anyone who knows me understands that I love both art and business. As I have said many times, having both in my life provides a fantastic balance. And two stories from childhood can be likened to selling activities in the art world…During the summer when I was...
by Susan J Mumford | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog
Many years ago when I was a baby art dealer, I made a big faux pas and upset an experienced art dealer at his own show opening. Newbie me was very excited, as I had consigned a bronze sculpture for an exhibition in this prestigious St James’, London,...
