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"I Was Ill." The crisis came on the sleek, white, 322-ft. yacht of Greek Shipping Tycoon Aristotle Onassis, 53. Onassis, too, was a man who knew the value of money. Starting as a night telephone operator in Buenos Aires, he had taken shrewd advantage of a wave of deflation...
The Big Time. Brown has given Los Angeles museumgoers a taste of the excitement a hard-driving director can give art. By originating such outstanding shows as T'ang Dynasty Art (TIME, Jan. 14, 1957), Brown has put Los Angeles back into the big time, has just staged the...
Just how intelligent was apparent last week to dealers and art collectors, 4,100 of whom turned up in one day to preview the collection. Faced with more than 4,000 applications for tickets to the auction, Parke-Bernet sent out 850 for the main, velvet-draped salesroom, another 700...
This has provoked angry predictions from London art experts that his masterpieces are in danger from the salt air. Niarchos brushes off this complaint: "On my yacht, sea air and water never reach the paintings. The rooms are air-conditioned, with temperature and humidity controls. Filters control the inflow of...
Dealers round the world are now wondering when Niarchos will begin culling out the Robinsons' collection. Niarchos himself has admitted he wanted only "seven or eight paintings," bought the whole lot to get them. But instead of unloading, Niarchos keeps buying. Why? Says Niarchos, "I collect for the pleasure...