emily fisher landau

Whitney Museum Receives Major Gift

The Whitney Museum in New York City has been gifted a collection of artworks worth up to $75 million. The 367 pieces donated by museum trustee Emily Fisher Landau, widow of real estate developer Martin Fisher and clothier Sheldon Landau, is focused on works by 20th century American artists like Edward Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and Jasper Johns – there are 44 by Johns' alone, along with 18 Rauschenbergs and six by Ruscha. The museum's largest task will be to find a place for them – the Whitney's current location is already just about full.

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