LACMA 50 Promised Gifts of Art

On Thursday I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to view the new promised gifts on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the museum.  The museum art collection has grown enormously in a relatively short period of time.  This has been due to the gifts and bequests of art from the Los Angeles community.  Below are photos of some of the new promised gifts being shown in a special exhibition.

"Camitte the Hair Fixer Is Doing Ceolo's Hair," 1940s by Clementine Hunter, United States, 1886/87-1988, oil on paper promised gift of Gordon W. Bailey.

"Christ Blessing," 1480-85 by Hans Memling, active Flanders, 1430-1494, oil on Baltic oak panel.  Promised gift of Lynda and Stewart Resnick.

"Crucifixion with Madonna and Saint John the Evangelist," 1360 by Taddeo Gaddi, Florence, 1300-1366, oil and tempera on panel.  Promised gift of Suzanne Deal Booth.

"Portrait of a Gentleman, 1670-75 by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Rome, 1596-1680, marble.  Gift of the Ahmanson Foundation.

"Two Women in a Garden," 1872 by Claude Monet, France, 1840-1926, oil on canvas.  Future gift of Wendy and Leonard Goldberg.

"Flying Mercury," probably 1580s by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), active Florence, 1529-1608, bronze.  Promised gift of Lynda and Stewart Resnick.

"Two Marilyns," 1962 by Andy Warhol, United States, 1928-1987, silkscreen ink and pencil on linen.  Promised gift of Jane and Marc Nathanson.

"Who Do We Trust," 1990-99 by Herbert Singleton, United States, 1945-2007, carved and painted wood bas-relief.  Promised gift of Gordon W. Bailey.

"The Plague of Death in Egypt," 1970's by Josephus Farmer, United States, 1894-1989, carved and painted wood bas-relief. Promised gift of Gordon W. Bailey.

"Los Angeles," 1960 by Fred Ludekens, United States, 1900-1982, off set lithograph.  This and the three below are gifts of Martha and Bruce Karsh.

"Southern California," late 1950's by Stan Galli, U.S. 1912-2009, offset lithograph.

"California Beaches," 1923 by Maurice Logan, U.S. 1885-1977, offset lithograph.

"California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego," 1935 by Sam Hyde Harris, England, active U.S., 1889-1977, relief print.

The Duke's Surfboard.

"Before the Mirror," 1911 by Kees van Dongen, France (born Netherlands), 1977-1968, oil on canvas, loan and promised gift of The A. Jerrold Penenchio Collection.

"Jane Avril:  Profile of a Woman," 1893 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec," France 1864-1901, oil on board.  Loan and promised gift of The A. Jerrold Perenchio Collection.

"At the Concert:  The Song of the Dog," 1875 by Edgar Degas, France 1834-1917, gouache, pastel and monotype on joined paper.  Loan and promised gift of Perenchio Collection.

"Nude Study for Little Dancer, Aged 14," modeled 1878-81, cast 1928, bronze, by Edgar Degas.  Promised gift of the Perenchio Collection.