When Christine Oaklander met Carter P. Reese in 2019, the Allentown art dealer and historian was taken by his well-spoken charm, e...

Published on October 3, 2025
When Christine Oaklander met Carter P. Reese in 2019, the Allentown art dealer and historian was taken by his well-spoken charm, elite educational pedigree, and vast collection of artworks and antiques. Reese — whose distinguished reputation in the Reading area includes being Taylor Swift’s former next door neighbor and once owning her childhood home in Berks County — saw an easy mark in Oaklander and persuaded her to invest $47,000 in an eclectic group of drawings that included works from Pablo Picasso, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among other luminaries. https://lnkd.in/gdnPmWn5
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