|
|
Article: National Gallery Benefactor Amassed Significant Art Collection
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 26, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
Ruth Cole Kainen, 87, an art collector who, with her husband, was
a major benefactor of the National Gallery of Art and other museums
and whose well-chosen collection has formed the basis for several
major exhibitions, died Sept. 13 of congestive heart failure at
Sibley Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Kainen began collecting art in the early 1960s, before she
met her husband, Jacob Kainen, an artist and curator. After they
were married in 1969, they amassed a significant collection of
paintings, drawings, engravings and prints, dating from the 15th
century to modern times. With little fanfare or publicity, Mrs.
Kainen donated hundreds of artworks to the National Gallery in
recent years.
"They ...