Nicholas Fox Weber, author of the acclaimed Patron Saints (“Exhilarating avant-garde entertainment”—Sam Hunter, The New...
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Oct 11, 2009
Eames
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A book on what is, in some ways, a strange topic, but, when one considers the impact, an essential one: what is the character of an art collector, particularly the builders of public collections. I thought it was a very compelling odyssey through a world of wealthy people, determined to do some real good, but who were so damaged in some way that they could not make common cause with their own families. Non-fiction, it must be stressed.
Jun 26, 2011
Norma
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Interesting story about the family that gained control of the Singer sewing machine company (and resultant fortune) and how they spent it doing "good" for Cooperstown, NY and lavishly indulging their tastes in art--most of which, did wind up in major art museums. Major criticism--too much detail of what/why/how much, etc., regarding each piece of art purchased.
Oct 17, 2009
Christina
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An interesting story of a talented, rich and disfunctional family of art collectors--but too repetitive, needs editing.
Apr 01, 2008
Lisa
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I really enjoyed the first parts of the book. I'm not interested in art, so when I got to the main characters, the two grandsons, I quit reading. Very fascinating stuff about the Singer manufacturing success.
Sep 09, 2010
Bought because I thought I should. 2007 when it came out. Read 150 plus pages. Very interesting, but hard to stay with it.
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