The Law (in Plain English) for Collectors

“Savvy art collectors who want to protect themselves and their investments would be wise to read The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors. The book provides valuable guidance that collectors of all levels can rely on.” —Dale Chihuly

In The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors, Leonard DuBoff and Sarah Tugman provide helpful advice on all things legal when it comes to art, antiques, and other collectibles. Whether readers are into coins or Queen Anne furniture, paintings or vintage books, this guide contains useful and practical information readers need to know to protect and enjoy their collections. Among other important concerns, readers will learn how to:

• Navigate purchases and customs
• Select insurance plans
• Properly file taxes
• Loan out pieces to galleries, museums, and shows
• Bestow work to future generations

For private collectors, gallerists, artists, and others interested in art dealings, The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors is an indispensable reference.

Leonard D. DuBoff is the founder of the DuBoff Law Group, PC. He graduated magna cum laude from Hofstra University with a degree in engineering and summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, where he was the research editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. He was a professor of law for almost a quarter of a century, teaching first at Stanford Law School and then at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Sarah J. Tugman graduated from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and magna cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. She has maintained a private civil practice for the past thirty-three years in Anchorage, Alaska, and she is of counsel to the DuBoff Law Group. She is the coauthor, with Leonard D. DuBoff, of several books in the Law (in Plain English)® series. She lives in Lincoln City, Oregon.

“The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors is an excellent guide. I suspect most people—not just collectors—would find the chapter ‘The Collector’s Estate’ interesting and helpful.” —Antique Trader

“Savvy art collectors who want to protect themselves and their investments would be wise to read The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors. The book provides valuable guidance that collectors of all levels can rely on.” —Dale Chihuly, artist

“To keep your collecting fun and protect yourself when purchasing or selling, you need the invaluable legal information contained in this book.” —Stanley Wanlass, president, Renaissance International, Inc.

“As one of the largest collectors of post WWII prints and multiples of American artists, I have found The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors to be immensely helpful. Anyone interested in collecting and anyone who has a collection of art or anything collectible should know the legal rules about their collections.” —Jordan Schnitzer, collector

“Savvy art collectors who want to protect themselves and their investments would be wise to read The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors. The book provides valuable guidance that collectors of all levels can rely on.” —Dale Chihuly, artist
“To keep your collecting fun and protect yourself when purchasing or selling, you need the invaluable legal information contained in this book.” —Stanley Wanlass, president, Renaissance International, Inc.
“As one of the largest collectors of post WWII prints and multiples of American artists, I have found The Law (in Plain English)® for Collectors to be immensely helpful. Anyone interested in collecting and anyone who has a collection of art or anything collectible should know the legal rules about their collections.” —Jordan Schnitzer