Acquisition Highlights: 2010-2019
Art Properties has been receiving gifts and bequests of art and cultural heritage objects from alumni, faculty, administrators, artists, and the general public for over 200 years. Since the development of Columbia's Morningside campus, the University's Committee on Art Properties has approved these acquisitions. The following is a list of highlights of works accessioned by Art Properties between the years 2010 and 2019. Click here for a complete list of acquisitions since 2020. To schedule an appointment to see these works for curricular use, research, or study purposes, please email Art Properties.
Paintings
Samuel Adoquei (Ghanese, born 1962)
Portrait of Constance Baker Motley (1921-2005), 2015, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of the Faculty of the Columbia Law School with support from the Family and Friends of Constance Baker Motley (2015.02.000)
Jimmy Baker (American, born 1980)
The State (Andy 16), 2006, oil and resin on panel with rubber on frame
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The Future is Clean (Jill), 2007, oil, resin, and laser engraving on panel
Gift of Lynne and Craig Jacobson (2015.18.001-.002)
Vernon “Copy” Berg (American, 1951-1999)
Untitled, 1990, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2017.11.001)
Paul S. Brown (American, born 1967)
The Croft ’63, 2001, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Fawn and Brian Rich (’87) to the Business School (2014.13.000)
Chae Tong-yull (Korean, born 1951)
Untitled, mid-1980s, oil on canvas
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2015.09.000)
Théobald Chartran (French, 1849-1907)
Portrait of Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), 1893, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of the Estate of Hamilton Fish Kean (2018.12.000)
Alfred L. Copley [Alcopley] (American, 1910-1992)
Untitled, 1962, oil on canvas
Gift of Dr. Maria Ronay in memory of Alfred M. Freudenthal, Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 1949-1969, Columbia University (2014.04.000)
Judy Glantzman (American, born 1956)
Untitled, 1986, wooden sculptural elements & acrylic on plexiglass
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2014.03.005)
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Untitled, 1995, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2015.08.000)
Mikhail Fedorovich Larionov (Russian, 1881-1964)
Blue Nude, ca. 1910, oil on canvas
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Rayonist Dancer, 1915, oil on paper mounted on canvas IMAGE
Gift of the Dale Schreiber Family (2015.15.001-.002)
Claude Lawrence (American, born 1944)
5 paintings: Shark City, 1989; Savoy Faire, 1995; Half Past Four, 2014; and 2 untitled works, 2004, acrylic on paper
Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E. T. Williams, Jr. (2015.04.001-.004; 2016.18.000)
Pham Luc (Vietnamese, born 1943)
3 paintings: Thach Sanh, 1986; Enjoying Mid-Autumn Festival, 1976; and Harvesting Under Moon, 1981, mixed media
Gift of Laura and Alan Mantell (2019.03.001-.003)
Steven McCallum (American, born 1951)
Disc-It, 1992, acrylic on canvas
Gift of Allison and Joshua Stabile and family, with gratitude to Dr. Owen O'Connor and the Center for Lymphoid Malignancies (2019.10.000)
Fletcher Martin (American, 1904-1979)
Tree Workers, 1948, tempera on board IMAGE
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2019.12.001)
Peter Nagy (American, born 1959)
Static Fades, 1986, oil and acrylic on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2017.11.002)
Zsofia Schweger (Hungarian, born 1989)
Library #7, 2018, acrylic on canvas IMAGE
Gift of the artist, courtesy of Sapar Contemporary (2018.17.000)
Juan Sisay (Guatemalan, 1921-1989)
Maximón (Shaman), ca. 1975, oil on canvas
Gift in honor and memory of Stan and Evelyn Appell Lipkin from their children (2017.09.000)
Hunt Slonem (American, born 1951)
Rudolph Valentino, 1996, oil on canvas
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2016.17.000)
George Tooker (American, 1920-2011)
Study for “Festa,” 1948, tempera on paper board IMAGE
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2017.10.000)
Jean-François de Troy (French, 1679-1752)
The Guitar Player (Femme à la guitare), first half of 18th century, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Harry and Gina Zelnick (2016.01.000)
Shinji Turner-Yamamato (American, born 1965)
4 paintings from the Sidereal Silence: Irish Study series, 2016, mixed media IMAGES
Gift of the artist, courtesy of Sapar Contemporary (2018.16.001-.004)
Jessica Williams (American, born 1983)
Artemisia, 2008, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist (2017.02.000)
Paul Wyse (Canadian, born 1970)
Portrait of Mortimer B. Zuckerman, 2018, oil on canvas IMAGE
University Commission (2018.10.000)
Drawings/Watercolors/Prints
Leonard Lloyd "Len" Annois (Australian, 1906-1966)
Australian Landscape, 1946, watercolor on paper
Gift of Mark Mitchell (2018.04.000)
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988)
6 prints from the Odysseus series, 1979, serigraphs on paper
University Purchase (2014.08.001-.006)
Clive van den Berg (South African, born 1956)
Untitled, 2009, monoprint on paper
Gift of the artist to the Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference (2010.02.000)
Keiko Bonk (American, born 1954)
Lost Summer, 1985, ink, watercolor, and silver paint on paper
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2014.03.007)
Arch Connelly (American, 1950-1993)
Untitled, no date, acrylic, watercolor, and crayon on paper IMAGE
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2014.03.001)
George Constant (Greek, 1892-1978)
Head of a Poet, 1940s, watercolor on paper
Gift of the Estate of Emily Radin Walter (2018.03.001)
Arthur C. Danto (American, 1924-2013)
At the Window (Shirley Danto with Piano), 1950, woodcut print on Japanese paper IMAGE
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Two nude sketches, 1940s, India ink on paper
Gift of Ralph A. Raimi (2016.19.001-.003)
John Flaxman (British, 1755-1826) with James Parker (British, 1750-1805)
2 prints from The Odyssey of Homer, 1805, engraving on paper
Gift of Annette Blaugrund (2015.14.001-.002)
Futura 2000 (American, born 1955)
Untitled, no date, watercolor, marker, ink, and colored pencil on paper
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2014.03.003)
Judy Glantzman (American, born 1956)
Untitled, 1986, pastel on cut paper in plexiglass box
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2014.03.004)
Jane Greer (American, 1936-2017)
4 untitled collage-paintings, ca. 2010, oil on canvas with collaged paper cut-outs
Gift of The Jane Greer Foundation (2018.18.001-.004)
Susan Hambelton (American, born 1940)
Star Still 4, 2002, tempera, pastel & graphite on paper
Gift of the Estate of Emily Radin Walter (2018.03.002)
Mark Kostabi (American, born 1960)
3 drawings, 1986-90, each: black marker; pencil; crayon, all on paper
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2013.04.003-.004, and 2014.03.002)
Evan Lindquist (American, born 1936)
3 prints, 1970-79, copperplate engravings on rag paper
Bequest of Thomas Harwell (2012.01.001-.003)
Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986)
10 untitled sketches for sculpture, 1956-1968, crayon on paper IMAGES
Gift of Alan M. Lipton (2015.03.001-.010)
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2 untitled sketches for sculpture, 1952 and 1969, charcoal on paper IMAGES
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2013.04.001-.002)
Lilian MacKendrick (American, 1906-1987)
Figures at a Table, 1950s, pencil on paper
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Nude with Cats, 1950s, gouache on paper
Gift of the Estate of Emily Radin Walter (2018.03.003-.004)
All works in Art Properties, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University in the City of New York
Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)
Two-Faced Image (Image à Deux Faces), 1971, lithograph
Gift of the Mitura Family (2015.12.000)
Joseph Nechvatal (American, born 1951)
Let Us Pray, 1982, graphite on paper IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2018.02.000)
Jazmin Quill (American)
Procession V (triptych collage), 2018, sand, charcoal, and brown paper fragments on canvas
Gift of the artist to Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute celebrating its twentieth anniversary (2018.23.000A-C)
Rolph Scarlett (American, 1889-1984)
Homage to Kandinsky, ca. 1940, watercolor on paper IMAGE
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2019.12.002)
David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexican, 1896-1974)
Prison Fantasies, 1968, lithograph IMAGE
Gift of the Mitura Family (2015.12.000)
Unknown Artist
2 ancestor portraits of an unidentified man and an unidentified woman, Qing dynasty, late 19th- to early 20th-century, ink and color on paper, mounted on silk
Gift of Eric M. Javits, CC '52 and Law ’55, and of Margaretha Espersson Javits, GS BA '68, TC MA '69 and Ed.D. '75 (2017.01.001-.002)
Unknown Artist
4 Indian miniature paintings: The Holi Festival (Krishna with Ten Women); Krishna in the Garden with a Woman (Nagik-Nagika Night Scene); Two Lovers Seated in a Garden; and Krishna in a Garden with Two Women, mid-18th-early 19th century, ink and color on paper IMAGES
Gift of an anonymous donor (2017.3.1-.4)
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
6 prints, 1980-86, silkscreens on paper or board IMAGES
Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. (2014.02.001-.006)
Leslie Wayne (American, born 1953)
20 Ways to Start the Day, 2015, mixed media
Gift of the artist (2016.11.001-.022)
Michael Kelly Williams (American, born 1950)
4 woodcuts: Beaubien Side, 1971; The Escape, 1973; After the Gig, 1983; and Gnawa’s Dance, 1983 IMAGES
Gift of the artist (2017.12.001-.004)
Hale Woodruff (American, 1900-1980) with Robert Blackburn (American, 1920-2003)
Portfolio of 8 prints from the Atlanta period, designed 1931-1946, printed 1996, linocuts IMAGES
Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E. T. Williams, Jr., in memory of Eric S. Bannister '59, Dr. Kenneth Edlin '59 and Joyce Tobias Dean Reid, Barnard '61 (2015.04.005-.012)
John Butler Yeats (Irish, 1839-1922) IMAGES
2 drawings: Portrait of Florence Corliss Lamont (1872-1952), 1908, charcoal on paper
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Portrait of Thomas W. Lamont, Jr. (1870-1948), ca. 1908, charcoal on paper
Gift of Priscilla Cunningham (2018.22.001-.002; 2019.02.000)
Zeng Fanzhi (Chinese, born 1964)
[Bamboo branch], ca. 2010, ink on paper IMAGE
Gift of the artist to the School of Social Work (2016.21.000)
Zhou Qianqiu (Chinese, active in America, 1910-2006) and Liang Canying (Chinese, active in America, 1921-2005)
10 ink and watercolor works on paper, 1980-2001
Gift of Rosalind Chow, CC'02 (2013.03.001-.010)
Andrzej Zieliński (American, born 1976)
Paper Shredder in Magenta (Paper Shredder T), 2006, crayon and graphite on folded and cut paper
Gift of Betsy Sussler (2017.23.000)
Photographs
Kristin Capp (American, born 1964) SAMPLE IMAGES
2 gifts of 10 prints each from the series Brazil, 2002-2005, archival pigment prints
Gift of Laurel S. Fensterstock, Columbia Law School Class of 2012 (2015.10.001-.010), and Gift from the Marc & May Jaffe Collection in honor of Harold & Frieda Jaffe and Urs Wuthrich (2015.16.001-.010)
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11 prints from the series Namibia, 2013-2014, archival pigment prints
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Altan Yenicay (2017.14.013-.023)
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19 prints from the series Americana, 1990s, archival pigment prints
Gift of Joyce Fensterstock (2019.04.001-.009), and Gift of Laurel S. Fensterstock, Columbia Law School Class of 2012 (2019.05.001-.010)
Bruce Davidson (American, born 1933) SAMPLE IMAGES
45 prints, 1957-1992, printed 2014, gelatin silver prints
Gift of Hugh and Sandra Lawson (2015.13.001-.043; 2016.10.001-.002)
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959)
61 prints, 1930s and 1940s, gelatin silver prints IMAGES
Gift of Hugh and Sandra Lawson (2015.13.044-.078; 2016.10.003-.028)
Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898-1995)
11 prints, 1930-1946, gelatin silver prints IMAGES
Gift of Hugh and Sandra Lawson (2015.13.079-.089)
Donna Ferrato (American, born 1949) SAMPLE IMAGES
7 prints from the series Tribeca, 1996-2008, archival pigment prints
Gift of Laurel S. Fensterstock, Columbia Law School Class of 2012 (2018.21.001-.007)
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20 prints from various series, 1980s-2010s, archival pigment prints
Gift of Ravi and Nadia Singhvi (2019.07.001-.020)
Eric Fischl (American, born 1948)
Betsy, 2004, Polaroid
Gift of Betsy Sussler (2016.06.000)
Walter Iooss (American, born 1943) SAMPLE IMAGES
14 prints, 1963-2002, archival pigment prints
Gift from the Anton Family Collection (2016.15.001-.014)
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6 prints, 1967-2007, archival pigment prints
Gift of Laurel S. Fensterstock, Columbia Law School Class of 2012 (2017.15.001-.006)
David Levinthal (American, born 1949)
49 photos from the series: Barbie, 1997-1998; Blackface, 1995-1998; Coney Island, 2007; Mein Kampf, 1993-1994; and Passion, 1993-2005, dye diffusion transfer (Polaroid) prints
Gift of an anonymous donor (2017.22.001-.049)
Alen MacWeeney (Irish, born 1939)
11 photos from the series Return to Paradise, 1977, archival pigment prints
Gift of Thomas and Andrea Osmun, MSSW 1992 (2017.16.001-.011)
Aubrey Mayer (American, born 1985) SAMPLE IMAGES
Brillo V2: 173 prints in artist-designed box, compiled 2013, digital archive prints
Gift of John L. Auerbach (CBS 06) (2015.11.001-.174)
Miscellaneous artists, many unknown SAMPLE IMAGES
250+ photographs, 1840s-1920s, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, albumen prints, et al.
Gift of Robert Shlaer and M. Susan Barger (2019.11.001-.250+)
Barbara Brooks Morgan (American, 1900-1992)
Merce Cunningham “Leap,” 1942, gelatin silver print IMAGE
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2016.16.000)
Shirin Neshat (Iranian, born 1957)
Sayed and Ghada, from the series Our House is on Fire, 2013, digital pigment prints IMAGES
Gift of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (2016.02.001-.002)
John Pinderhughes (American, born 1946)
Akhnaten Spencer-El, 2000, and Irene Johnson, 2014, from the Harlem Portraits series, archival pigment prints
Gift of the artist (2017.17.001-.002)
Sheila Pinkel (American, born 1941)
5 Xeroradigraphic photographs, 1978-82, printed 2016, archival pigment prints
Gift of the artist (2018.06.000)
Pietro Reviglio (Italian, born 1976)
Unknown #5 and Unknown #7, from the Cinematography of Urban Madness series, 2010, C-prints mounted on Sintra board
Gift of the artist (2017.04.001-.002)
David Seltzer (American)
37 prints, 1976-2015, archival pigment prints
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Altan Yenicay (2016.12.001-.025; 2017.14.001-.012)
Joyce Tenneson (American, born 1945) SAMPLE IMAGES
8 prints from the Flower Portraits series, 2002, archival pigment prints
Gift of Laurel S. Fensterstock, Columbia Law School Class of 2012 (2016.13.001-.008)
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8 prints from the Wise Women series, 2000-2002, archival pigment prints
Gift of Evan S. Fensterstock (2016.14.001-.008)
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12 prints from the Flower Portraits series, 2017, archival pigment prints
Gift of the Kravets Family (2018.19.001-.012)
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11 prints from the Transformations series, large-scale Polaroids
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Altan Yenicay (2019.06.001-.011)
Peter Turnley (American, born 1955) SAMPLE IMAGES
10 prints from the series Moments of the Human Condition, 1980-2015, archival pigment prints
Gift of Thomas and Andrea Osmun, MSSW 1992 (2017.16.012-.021)
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35 prints from different series, 1975-2017, archival pigment prints
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Altan Yenicay (2018.20.001-.035)
Robert von Sternberg (American, born 1939)
5 prints, 1970s, archival pigment prints
Gift of the artist (2018.05.001-.005)
Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Axangayu (Inuit, 1935-2019)
Hunter, 1982, serpentine soapstone, antler, and leather IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.002)
Peter Eyeetsiak (Inuit, 1937-2000)
Prowling Polar Bear, 1997, serpentine soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.009)
Harriet FeBland (American, 1924-2018)
Jubilee, 1976, wall-relief construction, Formica on wood
Gift of Nigel FeBland (2017.20.000)
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The Dove, 1975, Formica on wood
Gift of Nigel and David FeBland in memory of their mother (2018.11.000)
Jenny Holzer (American, born 1950)
Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise and You Are Guileless in Your Dreams, two postcards from the Truisms series, 1996, screenprint on balsa wood IMAGES
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Shriek When the Pain Hits During Interrogation, paperweight from the Inflammatory Essays series, 1996, artist's proof 8/20, pewter
Gift of the Estate of Malcolm Goldstein (2016.08.001-.003)
Kamada Koji (Japanese, born 1948)
Sparkling Oil-spot Sake Cup, 2015, glazed stoneware
Gift of Ellen Berland Gibbs, BC '61, GSAS '62, GSAS '70 (2018.15.001)
Shorty Killiktee (Inuit, 1949-1993)
Hawk, 1988, soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.006)
Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986)
Warrior I, 1948, lead with plaster core IMAGE
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Portrait Bust of the Artist, 1929, bronze
Gift of the Lipton Estate (2016.20.000; 2018.01.000)
Mattoo Moonie Michael (Inuit, born 1958)
Bear, 1990, soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.004)
Dorothy L. Offner (American, 1902-1993)
Mother and Child, ca. 1930, ebony
Gift of Roxane Offner (2017.18.000)
Ogata Kamio (Japanese, born 1949)
Teabowl, 2009, marbleized stoneware
Gift of Ellen Berland Gibbs, BC '61, GSAS '62, GSAS '70 (2018.15.002)
Kananginak Pootoogook (Inuit, 1935-2010)
Muskox, 1992, serpentine soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.003)
Nuyaliaq Qimirpik (Inuit, 1937-2007)
Muskox, 1990, soapstone and antler IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.007)
Rolo (Inuit)
Seal with Young, ca. 1970, serpentine soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.001)
Marie Ŝeborová (Czech, born 1966)
Portrait Bust of Václav Havel (1936-2011), 2013, bronze
Gift of Joseph Balaz and The Václav Havel Library Foundation (2018.08.000)
and
Portrait Bust of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), 2018, bronze
Gift to Columbia Law School on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the Evelyn Sharp Foundation and Art for Amnesty Founder Bill Shipsey (2019.01.000)
Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok (Inuit, 1934-2012)
Mother and Child, 1966, basalt IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.010)
Ashevak Tunnillie (Inuit, born 1956)
Bird, 1997, soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.005)
Oviloo Tunnillie (Inuit, 1949-2014)
Lady, 1997, soapstone IMAGE
Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61 (2018.14.008)
Rhonda Zwillinger (American, born 1950)
Shoe, ca. 1985, mixed media IMAGE
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2014.03.006)