Police search Bill Lowe Gallery, report details allegations
Recent allegations claim the veteran gallerist owes Wendy Snyder $164,180
- DANNY BEANBLOSSOM
- Bill Lowe stands in front of work by Donald Sultan, an artist that has accused him of being “a crook”
Veteran gallerist Bill Lowe is under scrutiny after police searched his Midtown gallery yesterday.
Channel 2 Action News cameras were on the scene yesterday as police removed computers and files from Bill Lowe Gallery in regards to a complaint filed by Wendy Snyder, who represents work by the late artist Sam Glankoff, claiming that she is owed $164,180 by Lowe Galleries, Inc.
Complaints about the gallery not paying artists are nothing new. In 2010, Fox 5 reported on claims against Lowe by the artist Donald Sultan who, at the time, called Lowe “a crook.”
Creative Loafing has obtained copy of the police report filed by Wendy Snyder. The investigation seems to stem from Snyder noticing a discrepancy between what Lowe was telling her and the accounting statements she received from the gallery. From the report: