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 view of the evolving range and depth of our holdings. A selection of works acquired in 2024 will be shared in early 2025.
2023
Sally Cook (b. 1932). Self Portrait Five Images. 1975. Acrylic on canvas with hand-painted frame. 30 x 30 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Harold Weston (1894–1972). From Studio Window (Giant Mountain No. II). 1922. Oil on canvas. 22 x 17 3/4 x 2 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
2022
Mark Di Suvero (b. 1933). Untitled (Rectangles). 1966. Welded steel in two parts. 41 x 35 x 40 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Wilfrid Zogbaum (1915–1965). Untitled. 1958. Welded metal. 34 ¼ x 33 x 8 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Marina Stern (1928–2017). Rooftop. 1972. Oil on canvas. 25 x 35 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
F. Winold Reiss (1886–1953). Cityscape. c. 1925. Gouache on paper. Framed: 24 ¾ x 30 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Richard Crist (1909–1985). Workers Descending to The Mills on The Mon. 1937. Oil on canvas. Framed: 40 ½ x 49 ½ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Dale Nichols (1909–1995). Big City News. 1935. Oil on canvas. 30 x 40 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
William Ashby McCoy (1913–2000). The Bird Has Flown The Coop. 1947. Oil with wax emulsion on Masonite. Framed: 25 ½ x 31 ¼ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Emma Fordyce MacRae (1887–1974). Melina in Green. 1931. Oil on canvas laid down to gessoed board. 32 x 36 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
