The Oak Street Mansion: The History, Art and Sculpture of Kansas City's Small Art Hotel

Welcome to Kansas City's Oak Street Mansion and its beguiling art collection. The art, splendidly reproduced on the pages of this book, represents a lifetime of collecting by Kansas City eye surgeon Roland Sabates and his wife Marcia Sabates. The works range from Thomas Hart Benton lithographs to dazzling contemporary Cuban canvases to evocative African sculpture. And, since Roland Sabetes likes delving into artists' stories almost as much as he does looking at their art, you'll find his thumbnail sketches with intriguing details of each artist. Plus a fascinating look at the mansion itself, its history, and revealing portraits of the rooms within, outfitted not just as a hotel but as a showcase for the collection. Nestled just a block from Kansas City's famed Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and near other popular art venues, the Oak Street Mansion is the ideal place for the art lover to stay while in Kansas City.