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Pamela Joyner on Why You Shouldn’t Forget to Collect

New York | September 2015

Once she began collecting, philanthropist Pamela Joyner became increasingly passionate about the history behind each artist. As she shares her favorite pieces from Sotheby's Contemporary Curated sale, we are reminded of the wise words curator Lowery Stokes Sims once told her: don’t forget to collect art!

Contemporary Curated

29 September 2015 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

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