"Jurassic Park" Creator Michael Crichton's Art Collection Sets Record, Nets $93.3 Million

Yesterday's sale of author Michael Crichton's art collection netted a whopping $93.3 million, setting a new record for a Jasper Johns artwork (as we predicted on Monday). The writer, who died last year and was a longtime friend of Johns, had bought the iconic "Flag, 1960-1966" from the artist almost 40 years ago. Auctioneer Christie's International brought the gavel down on the Stars and Stripes artwork for $28.6 million, busting the previous record for a painting by Johns by over $11...