Making and Breaking Waves

I first arrived in Palm Beach in 1982 to open a contemporary art gallery on Worth Avenue, one of the most famous retail streets in the world, which I operated for 14 years. During my tenure in this exclusive town, I acquired a small vintage cottage a few steps from the Atlantic Ocean that inspired me to take a calming walk on the beach every morning. Bare feet in the sand, usually at sunrise, meandering south as I approached the east side façade of the mighty Breakers Hotel, I often would wonde...