Sentence examples for amassed a major collection from inspiring English sources

He has amassed a major collection of postwar paintings, and he sits on the board of the Museum of Modern Art.

"We're like a family going into outer space," said Mr. Boyd, who with his wife has amassed a major collection of furnishings from 1900 to 1975 (selections were exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Art last year).

He was 79 and lived in Johns Island, Vero Beach, Fla. His father and stepmother, Burton G. Tremaine Sr .and Emily Hall Tremaine, amassed a major collection of 20th-century art, including works by Jasper Johns, Piet Mondrian, Picasso, Braque and many American artists.

After that, Robert Scull, the taxi tycoon who, with his high-profile wife, Ethel, amassed a major art collection in the 60's, "brought Walter De Maria in to see me, and we've been working with Walter ever since".

In his later years, Peale spent some of his autumns at the Delaware Water Gap north of Philadelphia, searching for Stone Age artifacts and amassing a major collection.

She also consulted with Sara Hallowell, who was both the secretary to the fair's Director of Fine Arts and was helping the Palmers amass a major art collection.

"It's a major collection," he said.

And while others collected dolls, Ms. Dunne amassed a modest collection of vintage perfume bottles.

He amassed a great collection of books, which would form the nucleus of the Laurentian Library.

He amassed a comprehensive collection of British poetry from the two World Wars.

Ms. White and Mr. Levy amassed a substantial collection of classical art over several decades.