By Elliot Bostwick Davis and George T.M. Shackelford
with contributions by R.L. Wilson, Alan Granby, Janice Hyland, and Bob Fisher.

The cultural benefactor has long been an essential part of the art world, providing financial backing and a safe haven for the world's most precious art objects. It is in this tradition that the collections of William I. Koch take their place. Koch, internationally known as a businessman, engineer, and sailor (his boat America won the 1992 America's Cup), is also an avid collector of art, wine and firearms: included in the lavishly illustrated catalogue are world-class 19th-century art-works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne, and Bunker; images of the American West by Remington and Russell; marine paintings and maritime arts, including an outstanding selection of ship models; and great works of the 20th-centrury by Matisse, Picasso, Dali, Modigliani, Maillol, Arp, and others—as well as such rarities as a bottle of Chateau Lafitte once owned by Thomas Jefferson and the pistol that shot Jesse James.

Featuring nearly 200 objects, Things I Love showcases the substance and personality that run through this vast and eclectic collection, one that places Koch in the company of such American pioneers as Isabella Stewart Gardner, Peggy Guggenheim, and John Pierpont Morgan.

Trim: 10 1/2" x 11", hardcover, 160 pages, approximately 240 color illustrations. $50.00