Famous Faces
At the height of his gallery days in Santa Fe, Fenn’s staff numbered 16 and sales topped $6 million a year. Every floorboard told a story: Steven Spielberg begging for carved antique ceiling beams; Steve Martin showing up with his girlfriend’s homemade banana bread; the Chinese minister of culture breaking the knob on a toggle-style light switch. Santa Fe society was flush with tales about the invader Texan with expensive tastes. And yet, despite the attention, Fenn remained essentially mysterious…