100 TOP COLLECTORS.

The article presents individuals or couples on this year's "Art & Antiques" Top Collectors list. Unlike other roundups of this kind, Art & Antiques' list is not determined primarily by the monetary value of the collections or by their owners' fame or notoriety. What counts instead is the mix of personal taste and vision, and of the freshness and delight that collectors bring to their favorite pastime. Many serve on the boards of museums and other arts organizations, lend their support to art-education programs or scholarly projects, and routinely make their cherished artworks and related documents or archival materials available to researchers or museums and, thus, to the general public.