Mr. Martinez said he first saw the donated collection in early July, when Jeffrey Deitch, a gallery owner who was conducting an appraisal of the work on behalf of the Janis estate, asked him to evaluate the works.
The donated collection ranges "from the humblest, most modest to the most elegant," said Renée Price, the museum's director.
Music aficionado donated collection of 140 scores and sketches by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms to Juilliard 2006.
Music aficionado used to study harpsichord at Juilliard; 3 years ago donated collection of 140 scores and sketches by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms for school's benefit.
"We are bringing in a generous relief for those donating collections to the nation.
The son of a wealthy patron sued the museum, claiming ownership of a previously donated art collection worth $400 million.
—Meanwhile, in Orange County, a Newport Beach couple has donated a collection of more than 200 California scene paintings — including works by Millard Sheets and Rex Brandt — for a Chapman University museum that they will also fund. .
In 2008 María Josefa Huarte, part of a local business family with a tradition of arts patronage, donated a collection of mainly abstract works, which became the inspiration for the creation of the museum.
In 2009, Wells and his wife, Donna, donated a collection with a value of at least $20 million to the Palm Springs Art Museum.
The drum maker Remo donated a collection of African percussion instruments including djembes, djun djuns, a shekere and a gankogui bell.
