On Sunday, Sept. 27, died Gap founder Donald Fisher (Donald Fisher). Shortly before his death, he stated that transmits his collection to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Francisco (SF MOMA). Fisher Collection, numbering over a thousand pieces, is one of the most important in the world. It includes works by artists such as Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), Roy Lichtenstein (Roy Lichtenstein), Willem de Kooning (Willem de Kooning), Anselm Kiefer (Anselm Kiefer), Richard Serra (Richard Serra), Agnes Martin (Agnes Martin ), and Cy Twombly (Cy Twombly). In order to accommodate all these treasures, SF MOMA will have to expand.

In 2007, Fisher and his wife Doris announced that it plans to build a modern art museum in the picturesque Presidio Park. But that idea met with resistance fighters for the preservation of historical character of the park, as well as residents Presidio and those who do not share the conservative views of Fischer.

Donald Fisher was a member of the Board of Trustees of the SF MOMA in 1983. He and his wife have funded several major exhibitions, including the recent retrospective of South African artist William Kentridzha ( William Kentridge) .

more about philanthropy. Recently, representatives of the New York MoMA said stockbroker Michael H. Dunn (Michael H. Dunn), who died two years ago of a heart attack, bequeathed the museum his entire fortune - ten and a half million dollars. I must say that this generous donation to the MoMA was a surprise. This is the biggest unexpected gift ever received by the museum.

Material prepared Yulia Maximova, AI

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