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September 27, 1970 to January 3, 1971 |
Aldrich Fund Acquisitions for the Museum of Modern Art 1959 through 1969
This exhibition presents a selection from some 110 paintings, sculpture, and drawings acquired by the Museum of Modern Art during the past ten years through the Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund. Over the preceding ten years, Aldrich had designated a $10,000 annual fund for the purchase of works of contemporary art, mostly under $1,000. His aim was to clarity the erroneous idea that it is necessary to have a great deal of money in order to acquire and to enjoy living with contemporary art. The stylistic range of the works is astonishing. Their quality, of course, varied. An exhibition such as this demonstrates the possibilities as well as the restrictions of the Aldrich invitation to adventure. Many of the paintings and sculptures were acquired soon after thy ewer made, when prices were low and the artists often unknown.
Artists: Peter Agostini, L. Alcopley, Getulio Alviani, John S. Anderson, Stephen Antonakos, Richard J. Anuszkiewicz, Mowry Thatcher Baden, George Baker, Robert Beauchamp, Billy Al Bengston, Pamela Bianco, Vern Blosum, George Brecht, Joan Brown, Francis Celentano, Thomas Chimes, George Cohen, Bruce Conner, Toni Costa, Rollin Crampton, Benjamin Frazier Cunningham, Gene Davis, Peter Dechar, Tony DeLap, David Diao, Sally Hazelnut Drummond, Robert Engman, Paul Feeley, Jean Follett, James Gill, Robert Grosvenor, Robert Hansen, Wally Hedrick, Edward Higgins, Charles Hinman, Peter Hutchinson, Robert Indiana, Marvin Israel, James Jarvaise, Lester Johnson, Ray Johnson, Don Kaufman, Craig Kauffman, Elaine de Kooning, Kirsten Kraa, Nicholas Krushenick, Jacob Landau, Stanley Landsman, Alfred Leslie, Josef Levi, Jim Love, Sheldon Machlin, Robert Mallary, Ronald Mallory, Robert Mangold, Brice Marden, Enzo Mari, Ronald Markman, Agnes Martin, James McGarrell, George McNeil, Richard Merkin, Earl Miller, Rodolfo Mishaan, Paul Mogensen, Robert Moskowitz, Deborah de Moulpied, Walter Tandy Murch, Gladys Nilsson, Dennis Oppenheim, George Ortman, David Park, Bernard Pfriem, Larry Poons, Fairfield Porter, Leo Rabkin, William Reimann, Milton Resnick, Lucas Samaras, Maurice Sievan, Oli Sihvonen, David Simpson, Miroslav Šutej, Tadasky, Wayne Thiebaud, George Tooker, Ernest Trova, Richard Van Buren, Esteban Vicente, Tom Wesselmann, Agatha Wojciechowsky, Jack Youngerman, Norman Zammitt, Walter Zehringer