Andrew Keating, Exercise No. 1, Acrylic on Paper, 22" x 30"
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts was recently the recipient of a gift of 14 artworks by both American and International contemporary artists. These artworks, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and ceramics will be installed at the Museum in the show, Edward R. Broida - A Collector on the Edge. The gift came via the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston who in turn received a large group of art as a bequest from the collector Edward R. Broida. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston chose to share some of this large collection with other art museums across Texas, including SAMFA.
Edward R. Broida, an architect and real estate developer, retired at 40 so he could devote his fortune to his passion, collecting contemporary art. In the span of more than 20 years, he put together one of the most outstanding collections of modern and contemporary art in the United States. His collections consisted of more than 700 paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints. In 2006, at the age of 72, he passed away, leaving behind one of the country’s premier private art collections. He was a generous philanthropist, donating a substantial portion of his collection to art museums including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as well as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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