About
G. B. Tate & Sons Fine Art

G. B. Tate & Sons has served the art community continuously since its founding in 1967 by its still current owner and president, Mr. Gayle B. Tate. It was founded under the name Tate Gallery in Tallahassee, Florida, and subsequently served in Tampa, Florida, and Asheville, North Carolina. Since his retirement in 2019, the offices of G. B. Tate & Sons are located in South Carolina.

Mr. Tate served for five years in the United States Air Force as a commissioned officer in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Mr. Tate was discharged honorably with the rank of Captain in 1972.

Mr. Tate is a founding member and past president of the Southeast Professional Art Dealers Association, Tampa, Florida. Certified for the authentications and appraisals of artworks under the auspices of SPADA since 1980 (certification no. FM-80-12003).

Mr. Tate is registered as an art authenticator and appraiser with the Attorney General’s office of the City and State of New York under the provisions of the Art and Cultural Affairs Law and Senate Bill S.1229-A-2015 as amended.

Mr. Tate is a founding member and past president of “The Seven”, Alliance of Artists, Asheville, North Carolina, 1992 - 2000

Mr. Tate has worked for insurance companies throughout the United States since 1976, and on various occasions, with other galleries and dealers, insurance companies, and the FBI to uncover rings of fraudulent operations working in the United States and Canada. Through research and investigations of claims made by criminal vendors of works of art, he was able to discover their purposes to create and market fake works of art. On every occasion, the criminals involved were tried and convicted of fraud charges and subsequently sentenced to prison terms. On other occasions, Mr. Tate helped to investigate, discover, and bring to trial art thieves and/or deceptive sellers operating throughout the United States, and provide evidence and testimony resulting in convictions, fines, and prison terms.

Mr. Tate is now retired from art gallery operations and management. He continues to work privately at his offices in Fountain Inn, South Carolina.

G. B. Tate & Sons Fine Art
205 Craig Street | Fountain Inn, SC 29644
Call or Text:  307 399-3316
Email: gbt@gbtate.com    (Best for Sending Images)

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