Acquisitions

PAINTING

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, attributed, French, 1725-1802. Portrait of a Young Sculptor, 18th century Oil on canvas. 291/8 x 241/2 inches (74 x 62.2 cm) Bequest of Mary D.B.T. Semans in memory of her mother, Mary Duke Biddle 2013.3.1

Pinaree Sanpitak, Born in Bangkok, Thailand, 1961. Cloud Garden, 2008. Acrylic on canvas. 78 x 981/2 inches (198.1 x 250.2 cm). Gift of Frances P. Rollins in honor of Kimerly Rorschach. 2012.16.1.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Adolphe Braun, French, 1811-1877. Untitled, Still Life #12, c. 1855. Albumen print. 141/2 x 171/4 inches (36.8 x 43.8 cm). Museum purchase with funds provided by Stefanie and Douglas Kahn in honor of their children, Lauren, Michael and Daniel 2012.11.1

Mario Giacomelli, Born in Ancona, Italy, 1925-2000. Untitled (Landscape) from the series Paesaggi, 1964-1974. Gelatin silver print. 18 x 211/2 inches (45.7 x 54.6 cm). Gift of Ippy and Neil Patterson in honor of Patricia Leighten. 2013.2.1.

Zanele Muholi, Born in Durban, South Africa, 1972. Katlego Mashiloane and Nosipho Lavuta, Ext. 2, Lakeside, Johannesburg, 2007 Lambda print. Edition 7/8. 303/16 x 301/8 inches (76.7 x 76.5 cm). Gift of Blake Byrne, T’57. 2012.14.1.

MJ Sharp, Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1960, Outside Amarillo, 2006 (printed 2012). Chromogenic print. Edition 2/6. 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm). Gift of Frank Konhaus, Ellen Cassilly, and the Cassilhaus Collection. 2012.19.1.

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, attributed, French, Portrait of a Young Sculptor, 18th century. Oil on canvas, 291/8 x 241/2 inches (74 x 62.2 cm). Bequest of Mary D.B.T. Semans in memory of her mother, Mary Duke Biddle; 2013.3.1. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion. 
Burk Uzzle, Acid Park, 2009. Chromogenic print, edition 1/3, 601/8 x 753/8 inches (152.7 x 191.5 cm). Gift of Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass in honor of Kimerly Rorschach, 2012.15.1. © Burk Uzzle.
Pinaree Sanpitak, The Mirror, 2009. Aluminum and mirrored glass, edition 2/6, 7 x 76 x 371⁄2 inches (17.8 x 193 x 95.3 cm). Gift of Frances P. Rollins in honor of Kimerly Rorschach, 2012.16.2. Image supplied by Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, NY. © Pinaree Sanpitak.
WORKS ON PAPER

John Baldessari, Jonathan Borofsky, Chris Burden, Frank Gehry, Robert Gober, Ann Hamilton, David Hammons, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Julie Mehretu, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Susan Rothenberg, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Joel Shapiro, Richard Tuttle, Artists for Obama 2012, 2012. Portfolio of prints by 19 artists. Edition 76/150. Various dimensions. Anonymous gift in honor of Julie Mehretu. 2013.4.1-19.

Mark Bradford, Born in Los Angeles, California, 1961. Untitled, 2012. Suite of 6 prints. Etching, photogravure, and chine-collé on paper. Edition 4/25. 20 x 16 inches each (50.8 x 40.6 cm). Museum purchase in honor of Kimerly Rorschach (P’11, P’13), Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director, with funds provided by Marilyn M. Arthur, Trent Carmichael, Margaret and Jack Neely, Virginia Rorschach, Paula Cooper, Paula and James Crown, Thomas S. Kenan III, Patricia and Thruston Morton, Christen and Derek Wilson, Deborah DeMott, Jason Rubell and Michelle Simkins-Rubell, C.T. Woods-Powell and Richard Powell, Peg Palmer, Trevor Schoonmaker and Teka Selman, Victor and Lenore Behar, Cynthia and Mark Kuhn, Katharine and Bryan Reid, Mindy and Guy Solie, Pepper and Donald Fluke, Ruth and Sidney Cox, Ann and Rhodes Craver, Trena and Richard Hawkins, Ginger and John Jernigan, Patricia and Bill Joklik, Peggy and John Murray, Mary and James Siedow, Eunice and Herman Grossman, Anna Ho and Bob Whalen, Sarah Schroth, Kristine Stiles, Barbara and Joel Smith, Jo and Peter Baer, Diana Evia- Lanevi and Ingemar Lanevi, Sandra Harris, Laura and James Ladd, Sue and Ralph McCaughan, N. Alison Haltom and David McClay, Carol O’Brien, Caroline and Arthur Rogers, Ruth Glesby Wagner, Maureen Berry, Arienne Cheek, Juline Chevalier, Pierce and Kathryn Freelon, Kristen L. Greenaway and Lori S. Ramsey, Angela and Aaron Greenwald, Reneé Cagnina Haynes and Morgan Haynes, Angela O. Terry and A. Daphne Terry, Marianne Wardle, Anne Williams and John Burness, Katharine A. Adkins, J Caldwell, Jamie Dupré, Heather B. Griswold, Brad Johnson, Wendy Hower Livingston, Catherine Morris, Kathleen Wright, Molly and Enrico Boarati, Kenneth Dodson, David Eck, Charles J. Carroll, Rachel Goodwin & Benjamin Riseling, Jimmy Jones, Lee Nisbet, Nikki Reeb, and Amy Weaver 2012.18.1-6.

Robert Pruitt, Born in Houston, Texas, 1975. Mama, 2011. Conté, gold leaf, and charcoal on hand-dyed paper. 723/8 x 60 inches (183.8 x 152.4). Gift of Blake Byrne, T’57, in honor of Kimerly Rorschach. 2012.20.1.

Stacy Lynn Waddell, Born in Washington, DC, 1966. Awful Conflagration of the Steam Ship Lexington (after Nathaniel Currier), 1840/2011, 2011. Burned and branded paper with watercolor, gold leaf and acrylic. 22 x 293/4 inches (55.9 x 75.6 cm). Museum purchase. 2012.12.1.

Tai Xiangzhou, Born in Yinchuan, China, 1968. Wintry Forest, 2009. Ink on paper. 165/8 x 5413/16 inches (42.2 x 139.2 cm). Anonymous gift. 2012.13.1.

Mario Giacomelli, Untitled (Landscape) from the series Paesaggi, 1964-1974. Gelatin silver print, 18 x 211/2 inches (45.7 x 54.6 cm). Gift of Ippy and Neil Patterson in honor of Patricia Leighten, 2013.2.1. © Archivio Mario Giacomelli Sassoferrato.

Family Tree

Robert Pruitt, Mama, 2011. Conté, gold leaf, charcoal on hand-dyed paper; 723/8 x 60 inches (183.8 x 152.4 cm). Gift of Blake Byrne, T’57, in honor of Kimerly Rorschach; 2012.20.1. © Robert Pruitt. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.