"The chairwoman of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, she gave hundreds of millions to arts, medical, and educational institutions. She held one of the largest private collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in the world."
"She helped shape the art scene in San Francisco for more than half a century with her eponymous gallery. She focused on California-based practitioners, particularly artists of color, women, and those who identified as LGBTQ+."
"He worked in combat zones in the Balkans, Syria, Ukraine, Libya, and more. He was perhaps best known for his coverage of the siege of Homs in Syria between 2011 and 2014, which was depicted in the film A Private War (2018)."
This memorial tribute honors multiple contributors to the arts who recently passed away. Iris Cantor, chairwoman of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, donated hundreds of millions to arts, medical, and educational institutions while maintaining one of the world's largest private collections of Auguste Rodin sculptures. A San Francisco gallerist shaped the regional art scene for over fifty years, championing California-based artists, particularly artists of color, women, and LGBTQ+ practitioners. Additional honorees include an art history founder at the University of Malta specializing in early Christian and medieval art, a comic book artist and Marvel contributor, an international photojournalist covering conflict zones, a painter and university lecturer exploring labor themes, and a leading Korean realist known for coal mining imagery.
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