Born and raised New York artist, Vito Giallo, turned one of the best antique dealers sold to the who’s who of New York City - think Elton John, Andre Leon Talley, Greta Garbo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Franz Kilne, Mark Rothko (to name a few) and of course a daily customer of his, Andy Warhol.

Mr. Giallo worked as an illustrator and graphic artist at Wolgang Beck Studios in 1952, where he suggested to use Mr. Beck’s space to open The Loft Gallery. There was Andy Warhol’s first show, The Origamis, along with other commercial artists, Nathan Gluck, including Mr. Giallo. He was Warhol’s first apprentice and first to give Warhol a show in 1954.

Vito’s passion for antiques and their stories lead him to leave commercial art and Warhol to later open a little shop on Madison Ave across the Carlyle Hotel that brought in every artist, actor, politician, doctor, writer in. A frequent buyer (we’re talking every two weeks) from Sotheby’s plus Giallo’s exquisite taste made him the go-to for the best antiques in the city!

Mr. Giallo is 92yrs young and currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. At 92, Giallo is still very active. He was recently featured in NYT, W, Elle, and debuted his highly anticipated jewelry collaboration all in April 2022 with BK Jeweler, Catbird, which is still ongoing.

As of December 2022, Mr. Giallo is in the early days of selling some of his treasures he has held onto for so long through 1st Dibs calling it The Vito Giallo Collection. The uniqueness about his online shop is he has a story for just about every piece he owns - whether it be about where it was from, who or how it was made, who was interested in purchasing it, or purchased something similar. His pieces are truly one of a kind!

Along with the new launch with 1st Dibs. Giallo still has more to come including his memoir/book!

He’s a very special New York treasure.