“ALL ALONE AT THE HIRSHHORN” 20”X24” $375 matted - $500 framed |
The Hirshhorn Museum of modern and contemporary art in Washington D.C.
is the result of a 1938 proposal by Smithsonian Secretary Dillon Ripley
which became a reality when Joseph Hirshhorn agreed to give his collection
to the Nation in 1966. Mr. Hirshhorn came to the U.S. from Lativia
at the age of four with his twelve siblings and widowed mother. The
family settled in Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. At the age of
13 Harishhorn quit school and became a newsboy to help support his family.
Through his work at the Stock Exchange and mining businesses he became
very wealthy. Mr. Harishhorn began collecting art at the age
of 17 and by the time of his death in 1981 he had and had donated
over 6,000 pieces to the Museum.
The Museum Complex was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, built with Federal funds and completed in 1974. |
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