"The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto is about to become something of a Pop art showplace thanks to the late collectors Carol and Morton Rapp. And not just Pop art, but a range of Modern practices and movements, thanks to a gift of 474 prints, photographs, sculptures, artist books and more by 203 artists. The Rapps have a long history with the AGO, dating back to 1966."
"Highlights of the donation include 13 screenprints by Andy Warhol-including examples from his Flowers series and four portraits of Marilyn Monroe; eight works by Robert Rauschenberg including the freestanding screenprint-on-plexiglass sculpture Passport (1967); nine works by Jasper Johns; three works on paper by Roy Lichtenstein; the AGO's first work by Barnett Newman, the 1964 lithograph CANTO XVIII; seven works by Claes Oldenburg including a sculptural print; three prints and a portfolio by Lee Bontecou and four early works by David Hockney."
The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto received a gift of 474 prints, photographs, sculptures, artist books and other works by 203 artists from Carol and Morton Rapp. The donation significantly expands the AGO's holdings in Pop and Modern art with major works by Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg and David Hockney. The gift also includes contemporary pieces by Kara Walker, William Kentridge, Yinka Shonibare and Rachel Whiteread. Carol and Morton Rapp maintained a long relationship with the AGO dating back to 1966; Morton died in 2024 and Carol in 2023.
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