NY Art Book Fair Plans Tribute to Late Book Dealer

Among the activities at the New York Art Book Fair in Manhattan later this month is a memorial planned for John McWhinnie, a noted rare book and art dealer who died in a snorkeling accident on the British Virgin Islands in January.

McWhinnie lived and worked in East Hampton and New York City.

British Royal Police said McWhinnie, 43, and his wife, jewelry designer Maria Beaulieu, were snorkeling on a coral reef on Savannah Bay beach on the island of Virgin Gorda, which is about a half-hour from Tortola.

The tribute to McWhinnie will include a complete collection of the books he published, according to GalleristNY. 

McWhinnie was at the helm of Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, a bookstore and art gallery that specializes in the history of the 20th and 21st century avant-garde in art, literature, photography and design, located in Manhattan and in East Hampton. He managed Glenn Horowitz's flagship East Hampton business for eight years before the joint venture was founded in 2005, according to his website.

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