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Article: One Man's Treasures: A man known for bringing the grandest of aesthetics to Vegas opens a new gallery. (Destination: Las Vegas).(Wynn Collection)(Brief Article)
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- Hot Rod
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- January 14, 2002
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There is very little there at first glance. An empty hotel tower built four years ago remains the only standing edifice of what was once the premier resort in Las Vegas.
But inside the Augustus Tower from an unassuming entrance off Las Vegas Boulevard are the treasures--all 13 of them in pristine form and lit perfectly. This is The Wynn Collection. The homage to classic art forms in Las Vegas is in a most auspicious and inconspicuous spot. Out of the dust of the Desert Inn Resort and Casino--imploded in October--is the city's newest art gallery, and if ever there was an accessible, well-balanced, compact and impressive collection of 19th- and 20th-century ...
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... ... the larger Guggenheim Las Vegas operation because of ... class resorts, and Wynn Las Vegas, his new development ... Mountain, will house the Wynn Collection of Fine Art, 13 masterpieces ... this quality of art in Las Vegas." The partnership of ...
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