{"id":121499,"date":"2025-11-04T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/121499\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:51:13","slug":"famsf-receives-gift-of-1600-works-from-kirk-edward-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/121499\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMSF Receives Gift of 1,600 Works from Kirk Edward Long"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which includes the de Young and the Legion of Honor, has received a gift of 1,600 works from local collector Kirk Edward Long.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe donated works will be stewarded by FAMSF\u2019s Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, and the donation marks one of the largest single-owner gifts in the foundation\u2019s history. Long\u2019s holdings are particularly strong in early modern European prints from Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

\n\tHis collection also includes paintings, antiquities, and decorative arts, some of which he also donated to FAMSF, including a 19th-century painting by Gustave Moreau and a 19th-century bust by Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Long gift is part of FAMSF\u2019s larger multiyear \u201cGifts of Art,\u201d which began in 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the merger of the de Young and the Legion of Honor to create FAMSF in 1972, as well as the 100th anniversary of the Legion of Honor in 2024. In total, the museum has added 2,000 works by 275 donors across all of the museum\u2019s collecting departments.<\/p>\n

\n\tOther gifts that have entered the FAMSF collection via the campaign include paintings by Canaletto, Angelica Kauffmann, Georgia O\u2019Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, Camille Pissarro, and Marie-Guillemine Benoist, as well as drawings by Elisabeth Louise Vig\u00e9e\u2011LeBrun, Mary Cassatt, and Henri Matisse. Contemporary works have also been added to the holdings, such as pieces by Ruby Neri, Rashaad Newsome, and Maria Guzm\u00e1n Capron.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement, FAMSF director and CEO Thomas P. Campbell said, \u201cThe Gifts of Art campaign is a significant milestone in the history of the Fine Arts Museums and I am humbled and inspired by the exceptional generosity of donors set on a common goal: to make extraordinary works of art accessible to our creative, curious, and engaged Bay Area audiences. The succession of two landmark anniversaries offered opportunities to reflect on the distinct identities and strengths of our collections\u2014and the profound legacy of the thousands of steadfast supporters who have helped shape them over the years with generous donations of art.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSee images below of works donated to FAMSF by Kirk Edward Long and other donors as part of the \u201cGifts of Art\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n

\tUgo da Carpi, after Parmigianino, Diogenes<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photo M. Lee Fatherree\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Kirk Edward Long\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis chiaroscuro woodcut, made using four blocks, entered the FAMSF collection via a gift by Kirk Edward Long. <\/p>\n

\tGiorgio Ghisi, after Giovanni Battista Bertani, The Judgment of Paris<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"An
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photo M. Lee Fatherree\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Kirk Edward Long\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis engraving entered the FAMSF collection via a gift by Kirk Edward Long.<\/p>\n

\tCharles-Henri-Joseph Cordier, Sudanese Man in Algerian Costume<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photo M. Lee Fatherree\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Kirk Edward Long\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis bust made of bronze and onyx entered the FAMSF collection via a gift from Kirk Edward Long. <\/p>\n

\tGustave Moreau, Prometheus Chained<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: M. Lee Fatherree\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Kirk Edward Long\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis oil painting of Prometheus entered the FAMSF collection via a gift from Kirk Edward Long.<\/p>\n

\tCanaletto, Venice, the Grand Canal looking East with Santa Maria della Salute<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photo Randy Dodson\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Gift of Diane B. Wilsey in celebration of the Legion of Honor centenary and in memory of Ann Getty\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis stunning oil painting from the 18th century by Canaletto entered the FAMSF collection via Diane B. Wilsey, a chair emerita of the museum. Donating it in honor of Ann Getty, the painting\u2019s previous owner, Wiley provided FAMSF with the funds to acquire before it was auctioned at Christie\u2019s<\/a> in 2022, where it carried an estimate of $6 million to $10 million. <\/p>\n

\tGeorgia O\u2019Keeffe, Front of Ranchos Church<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Randy Dodson\/\u00a92024 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York\/Courtesy the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis O\u2019Keeffe painting is now part of the FAMSF collection.<\/p>\n

\tAngelica Kauffmann: Celadon and Amelia (Summer) and Palemon and Lavinia (Autumn)<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Grover A. Magnin Endowment Bequest, and John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn, Diane B. Wilsey, Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Endowment, Barbara A. Wolfe, Bettina Bryant, and Holly and Parker Harris (2)\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThese two paintings, which each measure about 12.5 by 10 inches, by Angelica Kauffmann were purchased by FAMSF with funds from several donors and acquisition funds. <\/p>\n

\tCamille Pissarro, Jeanne Reading<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jorge Bachmann\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Gift of an anonymous donor in celebration of the Legion of Honor centenary\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis 1899 Pissarro painting entered the FAMSF collection via an anonymous gift. <\/p>\n

\tMarie-Guillemine Benoist, Psyche Bidding Her Family Farewell<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"An
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Randy Dodson\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; Phoebe Cowles and Robert Girard; Margaret and William R. Hearst III; Diane B. Wilsey; Barbara A. Wolfe; The Jay and Clara McEvoy Trust; The Michael Taylor Trust; The Margaret Oakes Endowment Income Fund; The Harris Family; Ariane and Lionel Sauvage; and an anonymous donor\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis painting of Psyche by Neoclassicist painter Marie-Guillemine Benoist was purchased by FAMSF via funds from various donors. <\/p>\n

\tElisabeth Louise Vig\u00e9e\u2011LeBrun, The Little Eug\u00e8ne de Montesquiou-F\u00e9zensac Asleep<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jorge Bachmann\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, The Heidi Chipp Living Trust\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis pastel drawing by Elisabeth Louise Vig\u00e9e\u2011LeBrun, who is best known for her paintings of Marie Antoinette, was purchased by FAMSF via funds from the Heidi Chipp Living Trust. <\/p>\n

\tMary Cassatt, The Long Gloves<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Randy Dodson\/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, gift of an anonymous donor in celebration of the Legion of Honor Centenary\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis pastel drawing entered the FAMSF collection via an anonymous gift.<\/p>\n

\tRashaad Newsome, Thirst Trap<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"A
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Randy Dodson\/Courtesy the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco\/Museum purchase, a gift from the Svane Family Foundation\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis mixed-media work by Rashaad Newsome was one of 42 works of contemporary art purchased by FAMSF using funds from a $1 million gift Svane Family Foundation to support the acquisition of work by Bay Area artists. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which includes the de Young and the Legion of Honor,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,72401,61,60,72402],"class_list":{"0":"post-121499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-fine-arts-museums-of-san-francisco","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-kirk-edward-long"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}