The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) received a major gift on Thursday: a charitable donation of 19 “exceptional” pieces of artwork from the Friday Foundation which celebrates the legacy of local collectors Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis.
The donation includes 16 paintings, one drawing and two sculptures from the years 1945 to 1976 that were part of the Lang’s private collection. Many of the works come from members of New York’s Abstract Expressionist circle and feature artists like Francis Bacon, Lee Krasner and Joan Mitchell.
The Friday Foundation also donated $10.5 million to the museum to support care and conservation efforts for the collection.
“This gift to SAM,
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