Great collectors of our time : art collecting since 1945 /

Great collectors of our time : art collecting since 1945 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stourton, James.
Imprint:	London : Scala, 2007.
Description:	416 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Biography -- 20th century. Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Biography -- 21st century. Art objects -- Collectors and collecting -- 20th century. Art objects -- Collectors and collecting -- 21st century. Art -- Private collections. Art -- Collectors and collecting. Art objects -- Collectors and collecting. Art -- Private collections.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6659588

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ISBN:	9781857595147 (hbk.) 1857595149 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	James Stourton presents a survey of contemporary collecting and collectors. He recounts with great verve the astonishing collections created in our time, the move from 'douceur de vivre' collecting to the new moral imperative of sharing collections with the public.
Other form:	Online version: Stourton, James. Great collectors of our time. London : Scala, 2007

Table of Contents:

School of Paris
American triumphant
Switzerland
Germany rises
Oriental assemblies
London: art city
Europe since the 1950s.