Odd Man in: Norton Simon and the Pursuit of Culture

by Suzanne Muchnic and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

In 1931, at age 24, Norton Simon invested $7,000 in a bankrupt juice bottling plant. This investment grew into Hunt Foods, which soon ruled California's canned tomatoes empire. With a rare ability to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520206436
• ISBN13: 9780520206434
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Perseus - Ucal Pod
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Life of radical collector and millionaire

Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena is well known its surperbcollection of the old masters, the impressionists and Asian arts.These collection is only based on the founder, a self-made millionaire Norton Simon's taste.This book describes how he earned money and spent to the collection. Although he believed only his way of doing things and made a friction everywhere he goes, his talent, money and passion made possible to build the museum titled his name. Many episodes make this book readable and interesting even a reader who isn't interested in Southern California or Art collector.