Welcome from
the Collector

“My life is a gallery.” These words, spoken with quiet conviction by Corbett C. McCarthy Jr., capture the essence of a lifetime devoted to seeing—not just art, but the stories, histories, and human hands behind each piece.

Corbett spent over seven decades gathering works that moved him: paintings that sang on canvas, sculptures that arrested the eye, drawings that revealed an artist’s intimate thinking. He didn’t collect for investment or status. He collected because he couldn’t not collect—because each acquisition was a conversation with the past, a relationship with a vision that outlasted its maker.

This video, recorded in his own words, is your introduction. Before you enter this gallery, listen as Corbett takes you through the collection he spent a lifetime assembling. Hear not just descriptions, but a man explaining why he existed—what drew him back to galleries, auctions, and conversations with dealers year after year. What made him keep searching.

His collection became his legacy. His passion became our responsibility. We’re honored to preserve it, share it, and let it continue speaking to new eyes who, like Corbett, understand that art is never really just about the objects. It’s about the hunger to connect across time—to hold something another human being created and feel, suddenly, less alone.

Welcome. Corbett’s gallery awaits.