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Michael Backman: Art History & Material Culture22. Are Collectors Addicts? Michael Backman & Paul Bromberg Discuss why some People CollectAre collectors addicts by another name? What makes (some) people collect? Is it gross materialism or an attempt to save the world's patrimony? In this episode, Michael Backman and Paul Bromberg, both collectors and both authors of books on art and antiques discuss why they think they do what they do.Many of the quandaries - choices in the face of constraints, endless problems of storage; and ultimately, what's it all for? - will be familiar to all collectors.Visit Michael Backman Ltd's gallery website.2021-06-2130 minMichael Backman: Art History & Material Culture03: Antique silverware of Thailand - author Paul Bromberg in conversation with Michael BackmanMichael Backman and Paul Bromberg discuss silver objects from the material culture of the Thai people.Visit Michael Backman Ltd's gallery website.2019-11-2118 min