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 1,100 objects.
2022
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.
Charles Goeller (1909–1955). Curtains. 1947. Oil on canvas. Framed: 30 ¼ x 26 ¼ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Francis Criss (1909–1973). Americana. 1933. Oil on Masonite. 21 ½ x 33 ¼ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Loren MacIver (1909–1998). The Poet. 1940. Oil on canvas. 34 ½ x 29 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
2021
Neil Williams (1934–1988). Blue Monday. 1966. Acrylic on cotton duck. 72 x 108 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Abe Weiner (1917–1993). The Hill District. 1942. Oil and glazes on Masonite. Framed: 29 ¾ x 35 ½ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Henry Koerner (1915–1991). The River. 1949. Oil on Masonite. Framed: 38 x 46 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015). Gates of Paradise. 1980. Acrylic, digital images, and collage on canvas. 60 x 50 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Lewis Rubenstein (1908–2003). Pouring Molten Steel. c. 1938. Lithograph. Image: 16 x 10 ¼ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Ralph Iwamoto (1927–2013). Structure #2. 1971. Acrylic on canvas. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
