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Understanding the journey of an artwork from its place of origin to a private collection, and finally to a museum

Table of Contents

Introduction / Joyce Ice

How Do I Collect? To "L" with the Norm / Sandy Besser

A Perspective on Dealing and Collecting: Indian Miniature Bronzes and Himalayan Masks / Daniel H. Cook

Creating Art, Building Relationships / Arthur López

On Collectors: Cats, Sinners, Angels and Art / Luis Tapia with Carmella Padilla

I Beat the Owl Lady: A "Collection" of Personal Anecdotes on Collecting / Tey Marianna Nunn

On Collecting: The View from the Director's Office / Joyce Ice

Important Legal Issues for Art Collectors / Susannah Evans

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Index & Photography Credits

About the Author

Joyce Ice was the director of the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1999-2008. Other contributors are Sandy Besser, Daniel H. Cook, Susannah Evans, Arthur Lopez, Tey Marianna Nunn, Carmella Padilla, and Luis Tapia.

Reviews

"Like a wanderer through a museum, the book's design offers the pleasures of studying first-rate works up close, but with the added benefit of experts explaining how the objects made the journey from studio to collector to public galleries." (Fiberarts) "The book allows a rare glimpse behind the scenes, as negotiations and arrangements with artists, dealers, and museums are typically out of the public view. Recommended." (Choice)