Over the course of nearly half a century, Robert and Jane Meyerhoff acquired
works by some of the most influential American artists in the postwar era,
building a collection that bridges the divide between abstract and figurative
painting. More than 40 artists are represented, with special focus on Jasper
Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Brice Marden, Robert Rauschenberg,
and Frank Stella. Harry Cooper, the National Gallery's curator of modern and
contemporary art, gives a tour of the exhibition, which includes 126
paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture. By discussing the works according
to themes such as Line, Drip, Gesture, and Concentricity, he presents the
collection in new and often unexpected ways. The Meyerhoffs have donated 47
works to the National Gallery of Art since 1987, and their entire collection
will eventually be given to the museum.
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