{"product_id":"the-joys-of-collecting-paperback-1","title":"The Joys of Collecting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Paul Getty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) was an American businessman and art collector, who viewed art as a civilizing influence in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 lifelong vocation. He wanted to convey \"the romance and zest--the excitement, suspense, thrills, and triumphs--that make art collecting one of the most exhilarating and satisfying of all human endeavors.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book offers a fascinating portrait of an idiosyncratic and highly personal passion for art, which began in the 1930s and continued for more than four decades. The text, adorned with revealing anecdotes, covers paintings, Greek and Roman antiquities, and decorative arts and furniture, with conversational asides discussing Getty's philosophy of collecting, as well as advice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Paul Getty made his fortune in the oil business and was named the richest living American by \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1957. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Be Rich\u003c\/i\u003e (Playboy Press, 1965), \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e (Trident Press, 1968), and \u003ci\u003eAs I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty\u003c\/i\u003e (Getty Publications, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.48 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47402540925149,"sku":"9781606060872","price":11.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/3JXzTUSRg29781606060872.webp?v=1783072830","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-joys-of-collecting-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}