The Parrish Art Museum has announced the addition to its permanent collection of noteworthy artworks that reflect a diversified range of styles and eras.
"The Museum's latest acquisitions represent a powerful expansion in depth and breadth of our collection, featuring a diverse group of significant artists," said Monica Ramírez-Montagut, the museum's executive director. "We are incredibly grateful for the support of our friends and donors, whose generosity continues to enrich our museum and deepen our offering for future generations."
Of particular note is the gift of 26 works by Joe Zucker (1941-2024) created between 1966 and 1991, including some from his "Boxing" series and a series of "Capt. Hook's Crew" made from Rhoplex, acrylic, sash cord, and wood. The works come from Carl Youngman and the estate of Robert Feldman.
The artist, who lived in Sag Harbor, pursued a constantly evolving inquiry into the physical properties of painting, yielding innovative and unpredictable techniques and bodies of work. The donation adds to the museum's significant holdings of Zuckers.
Among other recent donations is Enoc Perez's painting "Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan" from 2022. Recently included in the museum's "Artists Choose Parrish" exhibition, Mr. Perez employs a loose, abstract style to reflect the Modernist architecture of his native Puerto Rico.
A painting by Mary Abbott from the 1980s; a lithograph, "Study for The Gates," by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and two etchings by the Portuguese artist Juliao Sarmento came from Yvonne Puffer and the late Sean Elwood, founder of North Fork Contemporary.
E.T. Williams, a Sag Harbor-based collector who has given the museum many works by Black artists, has donated a 2003 painting by Purvis Young, a self-taught artist with several works in the Whitney Museum's current exhibition "Edges of Ailey." It is the first work by Young to enter the museum's collection.
Lillian Ball, an environmental artist from the North Fork, has donated a number of works, including her own "Envisioning Seahorse National Park" (2021), a triptych of hand-painted, etched glass panels. Her other gifts include Scott Bluedorn’s "Cold Georgica II"; peter campus's archival pigment print "At the Edge of the Ocean" (2007); Jeremy Dennis's "Conscience Point" (2020); Courtney M. Leonard's "Abundance (Blue)" (2016), and James Welling's "Ferris Wheel" (2004).
An untitled painting from 2003 by Gunther Forg, the first work by the German artist to enter the museum's collection, has been given by George Wells and Manfred Rantner. Irina Alimanestianu has donated her "Forest Walk," a painting from 2015.
