collector

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The notoriously private collector is lively and disarmingly funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The tax collector is expecting more than 20.7 million extension requests this year, which would be a record breaker.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

In July 1846, two months after the U.S. invaded Mexico, the tax collector came calling for six years’ back taxes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

His late 1980s abstracts have historically sold the best, with a collector in 2015 paying a record-setting $46.5 million for one of his 1986 untitled abstracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Of course he’s more a collector than anything else, loving the pursuit too much, easily bored.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee