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Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008 print view role Collector dates 1942-2008 city Los Angeles state CA other cities Chicago, IL; Cambridge, MA; sex M historical notes John Michael Crichton, aka Michael Crichton, was a writer, filmmaker, and art collector. Crichton collected work by 20th century artists including, among others, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Mark Tansey, Pablo Picasso, Andreas Gursky, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella and David Hockney. Crichton joined the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2006 and loaned the museum some the work from his collection to go on display in the Broad Contemporary Art Museum. Crichton used the following pseudonyms: Jeffrey Hudson, John Lange,and Michael Douglas (Joint pseudonym of Douglas Crichton and Michael Crichton). Christie's auction house is reported to sale 80% of Crichton's collection in the spring of 2010. Some of the works featured in the sale are as follows: • Jasper Johns, Flag, 1960-1966 • Robert Rauschenberg, Studio Painting (Combine), 1960-1961 • Pablo Picasso, Femme et fillettes (Woman and Children), 1961 • Roy Lichtenstein, Girl in Water, 1965 decades of activity 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 website http://www.crichton-official.com/ updated 10/31/2024 13:33:21 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of Texas, Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Records. Series II., Alfred A. Knopf Personal, 1874-1984 (bulk 1953-1984). see details... University of Texas, Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Series V., Editor Files, 1873-1984 Records. (bulk 1960-1980). see details... «  back