The father was Ved Mitra Manglik, a towering figure famous for building dams and irrigation projects critical to the development of postcolonial India.
It worked: Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta took one look at the towering wooden "thrones" that Gates started building and agreed to take a group to the country's pre-eminent art fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, in 2009.
In New Jersey, the shore has long featured an eclectic mix of building styles, from early-20th-century bungalows packed in rows to sprawling mansions towering over the Atlantic Ocean.