collections
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It was commissioned by the railway magnate Edward Ladd Betts for his home in Kent and has since passed through various private collections.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Houdon’s Franklin bust exists in several autograph versions, including the marbles at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art and two plaster versions in European collections.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
"Unfortunately we were running out of space," said collections director Melissa Kozlowski.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
But when Staples Center opened in 1999 and the Lakers and Kings left the Forum, collections fell from about $700,000 to $225,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
While some remain single letters, content with their onetime replies, others evolve into longer exchanges, collections of ongoing conversations.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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