Collectors and Collections – Page 2

As Student Loan Collections Restart, Millions Are Not Yet Paying

After a pandemic freeze, 22 million people received their first bill in years in October — and around 60 percent paid, the government said.

Hemingway, Jack London and Unabomber Typewriters Go to Auction

Coming to auction is a clattering collection of machines once owned by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Shirley Temple, Andy Rooney and … the Unabomber.

Jussi Pylkkänen Steps Down as Christie’s President

The Christie’s president Jussi Pylkkänen, who held the hammer for the auction house’s biggest sales, is leaving after nearly 40 years. Much changed in that time.

Off the Court and Field, Top Athletes Become Players in the Art Market

Sports figures are increasingly becoming serious collectors, helping drive interest in contemporary art and particularly in artists of color.

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Visits Tolkien Exhibition in Rome

Italy’s Culture Ministry has opened a curious show dedicated to the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien — and perhaps a new front in the culture wars. It’s “beautiful.” Just ask the prime minister.