Early in the summer, well before the world financial picture darkened, Christie's secured art collections from the estates of two New York philanthropists: Rita K. Hillman, who was president of the Alex Hillman Family Foundation, named for her husband, a publisher who died in 1968; and Alice Lawrence, the widow of Sylvan Lawrence, a Manhattan real estate developer who died in 1981.
He played a long game, aimed at securing art-historical, institutional recognition for his artists.
Though Wallace Harrison and Philip Johnson were early supporters, Kiesler's reputation was more secure in art world circles.
To secure his art, including his treasured Homers, Clark put it out of harm's way, in the countryside.
The great tradition of British painting is not the secure museum art we assume but a difficult, odd, eccentric phenomenon, never entirely understood or wholly liked by outsiders and, most interestingly of all, never considered simply as art.
Although the success of his memorial exhibition and the eventual critical acceptance of the Impressionists with whom he was loosely affiliated raised his profile by the end of the 19th century, it was not until the 20th century that his reputation was secured by art historians and critics.
Restoring hope for local residents, Martin was now focused on securing the art scene for New York.
Evan Roth [another member of the EyeWriter team] and I began working together because we secured an art residency in New York City at a place called Eyebeam.
A children's tablet with a 5in touchscreen featuring a photo/video camera, secure internet browser, art studio and magic beanstalk game.
It was of course easier to select "historic" sculptures -- by dead artists with secure places in art history -- and these were installed in the gardens in late 1998.
