) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁art ▁deal er , ▁art ▁historian ▁and ▁museum ▁cur ator . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Eric ▁I . ▁Sp out z ▁Gallery ▁in ▁the ▁Fish er ▁Building ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁subsequently ▁opening ▁Gallery ▁ 9 2 8 ▁at ▁the ▁West in ▁Cape ▁Cor al ▁Res ort ▁at ▁Marina ▁Village ▁in ▁Cape ▁Cor al , ▁Florida ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁gall eries ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁Florida ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life , ▁Family , ▁Education ▁ ▁Sp out z ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mount ▁C lem ens , ▁Michigan ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁Carl ▁Sp out z , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁and ▁Ros em ary ▁Horn ak , ▁an ▁artist . ▁Eric ▁Ian ▁Sp out z ' s ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ▁and ▁names ake ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁Hyper real ist ▁and ▁Phot ore al ist ▁artist , ▁Ian ▁Horn ak . ▁Ian ▁Horn ak ' s ▁life ▁partner ▁was ▁Julius ▁Ros ent hal ▁Wolf , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁American ▁casting ▁director , ▁producer , ▁the atr ical ▁agent , ▁art ▁collect or , ▁art ▁deal er , ▁and ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁General ▁Am usement ▁Corporation , ▁then ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁talent ▁management ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Wolf ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁assistant ▁director ▁of ▁Ed ith ▁Hal pert '