The Collector Book Report
Here is a little roundup for a bit of end-of-summer reading. We will have guest writers delve into a their favorite books on
collecting for our Chicago Art Collector Book Report.
Why Are Artists Poor? The Exceptional Economy of the Arts
by Hans Abbing
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
by Don Thompson (and Review forthcoming by our own Rene Schuler)
Art Incorporated: The Story of Contemporary Art
by Julian Stallabrass
True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World
by Anthony Haden-Guest
The Economics of Art and Culture
by James Heilbrun and Charles M. Gray
To Have and to Hold: An Intimate History of Collectors and Collecting
by Philipp Blom
The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa
by Michael Kimmelman
Chicago-centric publications  include:
Contemporary Collecting: The Donna and Howard Stone Collection
by James Rondeau
There are not one but two wonderful publications on the local Union League Club American Art Collection:
Union League Club of Chicago Art Collection
Introduction by Neil Harris with essays by Marianne Richter and Wendy Greenhouse
A History of the Art Collection of the Union League Club of Chicago
by Joan G. Wagner
This may be just tad dated (published in 2001)Â but there is always Leslie Hindman’s
Adventures at the Auction: The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling at Auction
(with Dan Santow)
Filed Under: The Specifics of Collecting
[...] Branding. Just think about that for a moment. What does the word mean to you? If we are to believe in the research and writing of author Don Thompson, it is the ONLY thing that matters in terms of making it BIG in the contemporary art world. The number of books available about the subject of economics as related to art is fairly limited. To give you a better idea  of the other titles out there, see the Collector Book Report. [...]