Nancy Dodge donated to the Museum Zimmerly 17300 works of non-conformists
ARTinvestment.RU   14 ноября 2017

The Zimmerly Museum at Rutgers University in new-Брансвике, new-Джерси thus became the sole holder of a unique collection of Soviet unofficial art collected by the couple of the Norton and Nancy Dodge

Collection of the sixties collected spouses the Norton and Nancy Dodge, probably the best in the world. Norton Dodge (1927-2011), being a Sovietologist and expert on Soviet economy, often traveled to the USSR, where a special attention is paid to the unrecognized and prohibited artists that went against the official socialist realist canons in art. With the non-conformists met in secret, bought by the hundreds and thousands, were taken in the USA. Norton Dodge — "Shchukin" and "frost" for the Soviet unofficial artists. Its collection includes more than 20 thousand works of painting, graphics, sculpture, installations, assemblages, photos, and videos, and a huge proportion of their — masterpieces that would have done honor to any Museum.

With the restructuring ended collecting activities dodges that, the couple began to look for a place where their collection can be exhibited. The choice fell on Art Zimmerly Museum at Rutgers University in new-Брансвике, new-Джерси. In 1991 the Museum was given 4,000 works from the collection. And now, after the death of Norton Dodge (died in 2011), his widow Nancy officially promised Zimmerly and the rest of the Assembly, namely 17 300 works. Total Zimmerly spouses Dodge passed 21 300 works of Soviet unofficial artists. In addition, the Fund Avenir donated to the Museum another $10 million for the promotion of the collection of dodges that — for restoration, research, publications and exhibitions.

the Town of new-Брансвик, though, and lies off the beaten tourist trails, thanks to the Museum Zimmerly has long been a place of pilgrimage for all fans of nonconformist art. Photo editor AI, Vladimir Bogdanov gives an idea about what treasures has Zimmerly.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artdaily.com, artinvestment.ru