by:
Neuberger, Roy R.

Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Published:December 13, 2002
ISBN:0471273430
Format:Hardcover
Pages:170

Description: From the Inside Flap
Roy Neuberger's passion for investing is equaled only by his love for fine art-which has been central to his life for eighty years. In The Passionate Collector: Eighty Years in the World of Art, Neuberger shares his love and pursuit of art, his views on the influential artists of our time, and his approach to collecting.

This intriguing personal memoir moves quickly from Neuberger's childhood in Connecticut and New York to the vibrant streets of Paris in the 1920s when, as a student of art, Neuberger visits the Louvre, attends the Sorbonne, and begins to develop the eye of a collector. Motivated by the knowledge that Van Gogh and other great artists were ignored in their lifetimes, Neuberger sets his sights on financial success on Wall Street so he can help support artists living in his time, buy their works, and champion their causes.

With a candid and fluid writing style, Neuberger takes you on an incredible journey through the world of art that begins during the Great Depression and continues into the twenty-first century. The Passionate Collector puts you in Neuberger's shoes as he encounters the great 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 other avid collectors, including the incomparable Duncan Phillips.

Yet The Passionate Collector is more than Soho studios and Madison Avenue galleries. You'll watch as Neuberger advances 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 Museum of American Art. 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 with works such as Jackson Pollock's Number 8, 1949 and Henry Moore's Large Two Forms.

As a collector, museum trustee, and president of the American Federation of Arts, Roy Neuberger has been afforded a unique view of twentieth-century American art. In The Passionate Collector he invites you to meet his friends-artists, dealers, curators, and collectors-and shares eight decades' worth of adventures within the world of art.

From the Back Cover
"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... read more

Book Description
"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; work