Author : James Stourton
Publisher : Scala Books
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Great Collectors of Our Time is the first major survey of contemporary collecting and collectors since Douglas Cooper's Great Private Collections, published in 1963. It examines many of the greatest collectors of our time in Europe, North America and the
Author : Roy R. Neuberger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 2003-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0471471798
"Few living persons have served the Metropolitan Museum of Art-indeed, the entire world of art and art museums-longer, or with more distinction, than Roy Neuberger. A man of taste, passion, persistence, and generosity, he has shared much of his great private collection with the public, and for generations has supported activities that bring people to museums, and motivate them to return again and again. Now, this giant of a man has recorded eighty years of his life-and the result is entertaining, illuminating, and, like the tireless gentleman himself, inspiring." -Philippe de Montebello, Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Equal to his passion for investing is Roy Neuberger's love for art-which he has collected and encouraged for eight decades. In The Passionate Collector: Eighty Years in the World of Art, you'll follow this fascinating financial figure and great patron of the arts from the streets of 1920s Paris to the museums of New York as he develops the eye of a connoisseur and begins to collect great contemporary art. Vivid detail puts you in the center of the action as Neuberger collects the brilliant artists of his time-Milton Avery, Jackson Pollock, Ben Shahn, Edward Hopper; works with legendary art dealers Paul Rosenberg, Betty Parsons, Sidney Janis, and Leo Castelli; and befriends avid collectors, including the incomparable Duncan Phillips. You'll follow Neuberger as he strives to further the cause of contemporary American artists by exhibiting, lending, and donating from his growing collection, and becoming an activist for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney. You'll also see how the Neuberger Museum of Art was created at the urging of Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and how it continues to fascinate art enthusiasts today. Part personal memoir, part history of art, The Passionate Collector offers a unique view of twentieth-century American art from a man who has lived it.
Author : Gwendolyn Womack
Publisher : Picador
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 40,90 MB
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250169232
A thrilling page-turner from Gwendolyn Womack, the USA Today bestselling author of The Fortune Teller "The Time Collector's fast pace and fascinating premise will delight history and romance lovers."—Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Bride and The Night Tiger Travel through time with the touch of a hand. Roan West can perceive the past of any object he touches. A highly skilled psychometrist, he uses his talents to find and sell valuable antiques, but his quiet life in New Orleans is about to change. Stuart, a fellow psychometrist and Roan's close friend, has used his own abilities to unearth several "ooparts"—out-of-place artifacts that challenge recorded history. Soon after the discovery, Stuart disappears, making him one of several pyschometrists who have recently died or vanished. When Roan comes across a viral video of a young woman who has discovered a priceless pocket watch just by "sensing" it, he knows he has to warn her—but will Melicent Tilpin listen? And can Roan find Stuart before it's too late? The quest for answers will lead Roan and Melicent around the world, bringing them closer to each other and a startling truth.
Author : Eilon Paz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 33,59 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 1607748703
A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.
Author : Robert Alfred Wilson
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1602399859
A new edition of the classic guide to book collecting includes a new section on Internet resources.
Author : Steve Santi
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Book collecting
ISBN : 9780896890718
Author : James Stourton
Publisher : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781857597493
To see the great art galleries, stately homes and museums up and down Britain today is to witness the rich story of the British as art collectors, a narrative that mirrors the history of the country. In this remarkable new book, James Stourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore present a comprehensive survey of British art collectors down the centuries. The major collecting landmarks covered include Henry VIII, who harnessed the arts in the service of the crown, Charles I and the Whitehall Circle, the Grand Tour and the country house boom, the bonanza created by the Napoleonic Wars and the Industrial Revolution, French taste, the collecting of Spanish art, the passion for Florence, the 19th-century heyday for the creation of museums, the private collectors who sparked the belated British love affair with Impressionism, the State's role in patronage and collecting after World War II, and the manner in which London has recently become a metropolis of contemporary art. Yet the authors' strengths lie not only in these grand themes, but also in their mastery of detail through the different eras. They write with equal authority about the royal patronage and collecting of the Tudor period, with which they begin, and the collectors of today. Includes over 300 illustrations, including many of the greatest works of art to have featured in British collections. AUTHOR: James Stourton is Chairman of Sotheby's UK. He is the author of Great Collectors of Our Time and Great Smaller Museums of Europe and frequently writes on the history of collecting. Charles Sebag-Montefiore has spent 40 years creating the definitive library on British patronage and collecting, a unique resource that has enabled the research for this book. He is a Director of Ludgate Investments Ltd and other companies and Treasurer of the Friends of the National Libraries, the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library, the Walpole Society and of other charities. He was a Trustee of the National Art Collections Fund between 2000 and 2011. 320 colour & 30 b/w illustrations
Author : Dan Neil
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1614280150
It is the dream of many to own the world’s most beautifully designed automobiles, but most often only a handful of collectors ever come close. Now, The Impossible Collection of Cars makes that dream come true, showcasing the one hundred most exceptional cars of the twentieth century in ASSOULINE's third volume in the Impossible Collection series. Each luxury automobile—from the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1996 McLaren F1—was chosen for its revolutionary engineering, magnificent lines, and head-turning capabilities. Assouline is pleased to announce this exquisite tome, which features cars owned by celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Ralph Lauren, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, and Elvis Presley. This Impossible Collection volume is presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate.
Author : James M. Dowling
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 22,12 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Wrist watches
ISBN : 9780764313677
The name Rolex is recognized around the world. As an icon of beauty, quality, accuracy, style, and taste. While there are other fine manufacturers of timepieces, none has reached this pinnacle of public respect and acclaim. The watches produced by Rolex over the last 90 years are celebrated in this lavishly illustrated classic, now in an expanded second edition. Dowling and Hess, both acknowledged Rolex authorities, have captured the watches' beauty in color photography and present the most thorough and extensive history written of the company. Information for collectors and newly revised market values of the watches make this a truly useful volume, one that will be cherished by watch lovers around the world.
Author : Helen Williams Drutt
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
An illustrated survey of comtemporary jewellery and its developments since 1960. It has three major elements. Firstly, it has a display of the jewellery itself, photographed in colour. Secondly, it provides a critical history, tracing the first challenges to traditional forms of jewellery as early as the 1930s but focusing on the inspired use of new tools, new materials and new ideas since 1960. Finally, it has a reference section correcting previous information on the subject, including biographies of over a hundred makers.
