Sentences with phrase «avid collectors of»

«My husband and I are both avid collectors of all sorts of things, from glassware and tins to fabrics, wood and furniture.

As Zapata teaches participants to use rope, yarn, and tapestry needles to create small coil vessels, she will also discuss the artists Anni and Josef Albers, avid collectors of pre-Columbian objects.

The Gallery's founders, Nöel Desenfans and Sir Francis Bourgeois, were avid collectors of his paintings and bought a total of 14 paintings by him.

Among the moderns, avid collectors of folk or «primitive» art such as Elie Nadelman and Yasuo Kuniyoshi created works that were indebted to the untutored artists they cherished; Louis Eilshemius and Florine Stettheimer renounced their formal training and embraced a naive idiom, though to a mixed reception (Stettheimer was devastated by the response to her lone gallery exhibition during her lifetime).

Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman are avid collectors of contemporary art.

In addition to works from the Glass House Collection (Johnson and Whitney were avid collectors of his work), there are paintings borrowed from the artist's son Vito Schnabel's collection, and a handful pulled directly from Schnabel's studio.

One of the earliest drawings by Roberto Matta comes from the remarkable collection of Edwin and Lindy Bergman, avid collectors of Surrealist art.

«Many people in the 18th and 19th century, who came to India from the UK and Europe, were avid collectors of manuscripts and paintings.

The Soviets have long been the world's most avid collectors of pins, which they call znachki.

He was Walt Olender, a delicatessen owner from Bayonne, N.J., an avid collector of baseball memorabilia.

He does seem to be an avid collector of yellow cards having received 5 in a total of 8 appearances.

As a former Elementary school teacher, Baby Gourmet Co-Founder Jill Vos was an avid collector of children's books, so her kids were exposed to books at a very young age.

Even the most avid collector of books eventually confronts the limits of physical space: There is no more room on the bookshelf, no room in the house for more shelves.

I am an avid collector of monogram pieces and I was not fully satisfied with the purchase.

As an avid collector of red lipsticks, I thought I'd share the brands and colors I think make the cut for the best red lipsticks.

I recently came to the realization that I am, indeed, an avid collector of scents.

Although he's been known to lord his immense collection of Mystery Science Theater 3000 memorabilia over anyone he thinks will be impressed by it, Joe is also an avid collector of Hitchcock and Kurosawa laserdiscs and DVDs.

An avid collector of horror memorabilia, Hammett discussed with festival Executive Director Mark Fishkin his deep love for scary movies, old and new.

Kevin is a devoted father of one, Oklahoma Sooner fan and avid collector of flip - flops.

Whether you are buying your very first car or you are an avid collector of Toyota's wide range of vehicles, purchasing a new vehicle is a large financial commitment.

Less is known about the real Elizabeth Philpot, only that she was an avid collector of fossil fish — one species is even named after her — and, given their differences in age and class, a somewhat unlikely friend of Mary's.

Perry is an avid collector of pop art and a triathlon runner.

Growing up, my dad was and still is an avid collector of model trains.

Or if you're an avid collector of Departures magazine, maybe the AmEx Platinum is worth your money after all.

Avid collector of Collector Edition games, she is constantly on the lookout for new additions to add to her ever growing collection.

[Author's Note: I consider myself an avid collector of many things — games, books, Pop figures, etc. — but I don't exactly have the sort of budget that allows me to pay any asking price for the gems I seek.

I had been drawing super hero comics for years, eventually graduating to Marvel's Uncanny X-Men, which was a dream come true for me, as I had been an avid collector of the series since childhood.

If you're an avid collector of amiibo, you probably know how to scan and use them so we'll just skip right ahead.

Radical Reggie is an avid collector of various game types.

An avid collector of modern art, he spends most of his time in the South of France, occasionally returning to his homeland.

AN AVID COLLECTOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) surrounded herself with paintings, sculpture, fine prints and works on paper.

He is an avid collector of African classical / functional and international contemporary art, and also collects comic books.

«He became an avid collector of non-western art and lived with these masterpieces throughout his entire life in his studios.

PIERRE CHAREAU: MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Best known for his 1932 House of Glass in Paris, the architect Pierre Chareau (1883 - 1950) was also an avid collector of Mondrian, Chagall and Modigliani.

As an avid collector of consumer objects, Hou has an obsessive interest in the history, presentation and material specificity of all things collectable.

An influential patron of the arts, she founded the New York coalition of 100 Black Women and was an avid collector of African American art, assembling an extensive collection over the years.

An avid collector of art, books, manuscripts, and various odd objects, Prince has gained the reputation of the chronicler of his generation.

The artist was an avid collector of everything from pop - up books and forgotten folk records (he famously compiled the Anthology of American Folk Music, released in 1952) to Native American costumes, string figures, and Fabergé eggs.

Bruno Tollon taught History of Art at the University of Toulouse for 50 years and was known as an avid collector of tools.

An avid collector of antiquated prints and ephemera, Dr Lakra superimposes tattoos and pen drawings over images featuring pin - up girls, 1940s Mexican businessmen, and luchadores.

An avid collector of American subcultures, Prince has also turned his eye to biker chicks, Borscht Belt jokes, and Willem de Kooning canvases.

He reminded his listeners that, like most every self - respecting millionaire mogul these days, he is an avid collector of contemporary art, although he alone turns the pursuit to his singular ends in lyrics that knowingly name - check everyone from Jeff Koons to Jean - Michel Basquiat.

This season, Phillips will present Mark Bradford's Helter Skelter I from the Collection of John McEnroe, 7 - time Grand Slam Champion and avid collector of contemporary art.

Importantly, both Gyasi and Ojih Odutola identify as Southerners (among other identities); it is part of what bonds Ojih Odutola, for example, to Solange Knowles, an avid collector of her work.

An avid collector of contemporary art, Brandt's Midtown office, as well as his apartments in Miami and New York, are filled with artists like Richard Prince, Yayoi Kusama and Anish Kapoor.

As a part of Art Basel's Salon and Conversations series, artist Tony Oursler, an avid collector of magic - related ephemera, will participate «Life in the Archive,» a discussion with Beatrix Ruf, Director of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

Besides being a prolific writer Greenberg was also an avid collector of modern art.

For an avid collector of Bonnard, see Duncan Phillips (1886 - 1966), who purchased 17 canvases for the Phillips Collection.

Ehrlich is an avid collector of contemporary art and modern decorative arts.

On her left was Dakis Joannou, a Greek - Cypriot industrialist and avid collector of the work of Jeff Koons, an American sculptor.