Acquisition Highlights

The O’Brien Art Foundation and The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art sustain active acquisition programs. Each year, additions to the collections expand the stories of American art that build on our mission. These highlights of acquisitions made in recent years offer a quick snapshot of the evolving range and depth of our holdings, which span over 1,400 objects.

2025

Norman Carlberg (1928–2018)

Untitled. c. 1960. Cast hydrocal sealed and painted. 13 × 13 × 4 ½ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.

Margaret Dole (1896–1970)

The Lady in Black. c. 1930. Oil on canvas. 44 ¼ × 48 ¾ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.

Isami Doi (1903–1965)

Near Coney Island. 1936–1939. Wood engraving. 8 ¾ × 11 ¼ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.

Edward Eberle (1944–2023)

Seat III. 1981. Stoneware, terra sigillata, and glaze. 27 × 14 × 15 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.

Ruth Miller Kempster (1904–1978)

Evening. 1953. Oil on canvas. 27 ¾ × 21 ¾ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.

Hazel Janicki Teyral (1918–1976)

Untitled Tableau of Magic Realism. 1948. Tempera on Masonite. The Marty O’Brien Collection

Stuyvesant Van Veen (1910–1988)

Steel Nocturne (Pittsburgh). 1937. Oil on canvas. 32 × 50 ¼ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.

Jack Youngerman (1926–2020)

Green Warm Blue. 1969. Gouache on paper. 33 × 43 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.

June Wayne (1918–2011)

Target. 1950. Lithograph. 14 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.

Ansei Uchima (1921–2011)

Nocturne. 1963. Woodcut. 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.

Frances Myers (1936–2014)

Tracks Stage 1. 1964. Aquatint. 17 ¾ × 23 ¾ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.

Peter Camfferman (1890–1957)

Untitled. c. 1932. Oil on board. 30 × 25 ¾ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.