The Television frontman died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks that are now headed to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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$650,000 in Pop Star Memorabilia? These Superfans Know Few Limits.
For megafans of megastars like Madonna and Mariah Carey, obsessive collecting is an emotional, not a financial, investment. The tradition dates to ancient Rome.
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The Fine Art of Managing Christie’s
As more people tune in for the “theater” of high-end auctions, Bonnie Brennan is trying to convert them into clients.
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Superman Comic Sets Auction Record, Selling for $7.6 Million
A family’s forgotten copy of Superman No. 1, from 1939, was $9.12 million, with fees.
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6 Items From the Gene Hackman Auction: His Art, Scripts and Galaga
The actor, who died this year at 95, led a quiet life in New Mexico. An auction of his belongings offers insights into his life and work.
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Police Break Up Lego Theft Ring, Recovering Hundreds of Beheaded Figurines
Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles.
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Derek Rose, Impeccable Purveyor of Luxury Pajamas, Dies at 93
His colorful men’s nightwear was like something made on Savile Row in London — perfect, pricey — except that it was rarely seen outside the bedroom.
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Why Everything Is Being Called ‘Archival’ All of a Sudden
Why is everything called “archival” all of a sudden?
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Restoring the Sound, if Not the Fury, of William Faulkner’s Piano
Hoping to draw more visitors to Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss., a group helped refurbish its piano.