The Joys of Collecting

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J. Paul Getty  Written when he believed his collecting days were over, Getty recounts personal anecdotes, discusses his philosophy of collecting, dispenses advice, recalls his major triumphs, and encourages everyone to collect art. J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) was an American businessman and art collector, who viewed art as a civilizing influence in society. In 1965, a decade after founding his namesake museum in Malibu, California, J. Paul Getty penned a brief reminiscence discussing what he had become his…