Werner H. Kramarsky
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Werner H. Kramarsky | |
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Born | Werner Hans Kramarsky March 5, 1926 Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Died | August 22, 2019 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | (aged 93)
Occupation(s) | Public official, art collector |
Spouse |
Sarah-Ann Backer (m. 1959) |
Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
Parent(s) | Siegfried Kramarsky Lola Kramarsky |
Relatives | Dorothy Schiff (mother-in-law) |
Werner Hans Kramarsky (March 5, 1926 – August 22, 2019) was a Dutch-born American public official and art collector. His collection included works by Mel Bochner, Eva Hesse, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Richard Serra. He donated some of it to the Museum of Modern Art.[1][2] He donated about 300 works on paper, to Harvard’s collection of contemporary art[3]
His papers are in the archives of the MoMa where he was a trustee and a donor.[4][5]
References
- ^ Roberts, Sam (August 23, 2019). "Werner Kramarsky, Rights Official and Arts Patron, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Russeth, Andrew (August 23, 2019). "Wynn Kramarsky, Venturesome Drawings Collector and Arts Patron, Is Dead at 93". ARTnews. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Harvard. "Remembering Drawings Collector Werner H. Kramarsky (1926–2019) | Index Magazine | Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Werner H. Kramarsky Papersin The Museum of Modern Art Archives Kramarsky". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ACQUIRES GIFT OF IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY DRAWINGS FROM WERNER H. KRAMARSKY" (PDF).
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