New Acquisitions | Art Museum

The AD&A Museum’s world class collections are built, primarily, thanks to the generosity of numerous alumni, architects, art collectors, and gallery owners, to whom we are immensely grateful. Listed below are a few highlights of our recent acquisitions.

Art Collections

Elsa Mora (b. Cuba, 1971), Este es el Misterio #2, 1999, Mixed media, 3 x 4", 2023.005.108

Nicaela Callimanopulos (b. United States, 1961), Bridge Between, 1996, Mixed media, 3 x 4", 2023.005.155

Jane Williams (birthplace and life dates unknown), Love, 1999, Mixed media, 3 x 4", 2023.005.208

Women Beyond Borders is a transnational and transgenerational exhibition and art-making project that since 1991 has promoted exchange and dialogue between women artists from more than 50 countries, with varying levels of artistic experience and education. Its multimedia collection boasts more than 900 items, all of which contain a simple small wooden box, be it in construction or concept. In 2023, founder Lorraine Serena generously gifted this expansive collection, alongside the Women Beyond Borders archives of videos, photographs, slides, catalogs, and ephemera, to the AD&A Museum.

Silke Otto-Knapp (b. Germany, 1970-2022), Untitled, 2017, Watercolor and monoprint collage on paper, 14 x 17", Gift of Yuichi Levinson, 2023.002.001

Silke Otto-Knapp (b. Germany, 1970-2022), Untitled, 2017, Watercolor and monoprint collage on paper, 14 x 17", Gift of Yuichi Levinson, 2023.002.002

Hank Pitcher (b. United States, 1949), Magic Forest, Scrub Jay, 2003, Oil on canvas, 60 x 80" framed, Gift of Melville and Irene Sayhun, 2023.001.001

Christopher Suarez (b. United States, 1994), Anaheim Center, 2022, Ceramic with paint, 17 x 28 x 11", Museum purchase, 2023.003.001

Man Ray (b. United States, 1890-1976), Self-Portrait with Half Beard, 1943, Gelatin silver print, 7.25 x 5.125", Gift of Yuichi Levinson, 2023.004.001

Ishi Glinsky (b. United States, 1982), Trip to Topawa, 2022, Acrylic ink, oil stick and matte medium on canvas, 120 x 72", Museum purchase with funds provided by Beth Rudin DeWoody and an anonymous donor, 2023.006.001

David Novros (b. United States, 1941), Study for the Boathouse series, ca. 1966-2003, Oil pastel and ink on board, 9.25 x 26.25" framed, Donald P. Walton Jr. and Frances Jean Colpitt Estate, 2023.008.007a-c

Maker unknown, Peru, Ceremonial crown element, 600-200 BCE., Copper or bronze, 4.5 x 11 x 2" mounted, From the Collection of André and Elaine Condon, 2022.002.002

Aliza Nisenbaum (b. Mexico, 1977), Ozelot, 2012, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16" unframed, Gift from an anonymous donor, 2022.003.001

Masami Teraoka (b. Japan, 1936), Self Portrait as Geisha Snorkeler, 1984, Pencil on tracing paper, 18 x 13.75" framed, Gift of Ditte Wolff, 2022.004.001

Maker unknown, Dutch Golden Age, Bathsheba pleading before the old David to make Solomon his successor, 17th C., Oil on canvas, 60 x 50" framed, Gift of William and Nyna Mahan, 2022.001.001

Theaster Gates (b. United States, 1973), Whyte Painting, 2010, Porcelain, 18.5 x 24 x 2.75" overall, Gift of Marc Selwyn, Los Angeles, 2022.010.001

Harmonia Rosales (b. United States, 1984), Oshosi Gets his Crown, 2019, Oil on Belgian linen, 23 x 16", Smith Family Art Collection, 2022.006.001

Lee Bontecou (b. United States, 1931-2022), Untitled, ca. 1982-87, Graphite on graph paper, 8.5 x 11" sheet, Museum purchase with funding provided by The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors, 2022.011.001

Edward Lear (b. England, 1812-1888), Rome from the Mont Pincio, ca. 1878, Graphite and pencil on paper, 25" x 18.0625" x 1" framed, Gift of Robert and Elise Curry, 2022.012.001

Hannah Wilke (b. United States, 1940-1993), Self Portrait, 1987, Watercolor on Arches paper, 30 x 22.5" sheet, Gift of Marsie, Emanuelle, Damon & Andrew Scharlatt, Hannah Wilke Collection & Archive, Los Angeles in honor of Marc Selwyn, 2022.013.001