Founding Collection Highlights
The founding collection reflects the vision of Gerard L. Cafesjian with strengths in modern and contemporary sculpture. Explore highlighted artworks from the founding collection below.
Fernando Botero (Colombian, 1932-2023) Ballerina (Dancer), 2003. Oil on canvas. 20 × 14 1/2 × 1 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.0584.1. © Fernando Botero Foundation
Claire Falkenstein (American, 1908-1977) Fusion Sculpture. Fused glass and copper. 3 x 15 x 9 3/4 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1862.1. © Claire Falkenstein Foundation
Stanislav Libenský, Czech (1921-2002) and Jaroslava Brychtová, Czech (1924 - 2021) Space I, 1991-1992. Kiln cast glass, 32.7 x 31.5 x 5.5 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1959.1. © Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova
Sam Gilliam (American, 1933-2022) Pantheon IX, 1983. Oil on canvas and sheet metal. 89 x 64 1/2 x 9 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1862.1. © Sam Gillam Foundation
Toots Zynsky (American, born 1951) Carmen Mizimah, 2005. Fused filet de verre (thermo-formed glass threads), 14.5 x 23.25 x 20.5 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1487.1 © Toots Zynsky
Arshile Gorky (Armenian-American, 1904-1948) Three Figures, After Jean Lurçat, c. 1936. Gouache on paper, 11 1/8 x 24 3/4 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.2828.1. © Arshile Gorky Foundation