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Show L EF T Wayne Tluebaud (b. 1920) , Amencan Bacon and Eggs, 1961 Oil on canvas 14x18in. Purchased with funds from the N ational Endowment for the Arts, the Associated Students of the Umversity of Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Maunce Warshaw, Mrs. Paul L. Wattis, and Fnends of the Art Museum Museum # 1973.036 PHYLLIS CANNON WATTIS P hyllis Cannon Watt1s 1s regarded as one of the most astute and pubhc-spmted collectors of art m America today "She's the real thmg," says Gary Garrels, chief curator of the department of drawmgs, as well as curator of pamtmg and sculpture, at New York's Museum of Modern Art. "She has more ms1ghtful observations about art than anybody I know" In late 1997, Mrs. Watt1s gave $5 million to the Utah Museum ofFme Arts to establish The Phyllis Cannon Watt1s Endowment Fund for the Acqms1t10n of 20th Century Art, thus ensuring that the Museum will be able to acqmre s1gmficant 20th century art for decades to come. Her gift confirms the Museum as the primary resource for visual arts throughout the Mountam West. Mrs. Watt1s, a great-granddaughter of Brigham Young, has been a longtime supporter of the contemporary collections at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Some of the 20th century works that the Museum has acqmred through her generosity mclude: Bacon and Eggs by Wayne Th1ebaud, Jasmine Sidewinder by Gene Davis, and Breathless, A Self Portrait in Blue by Robert Arneson. "Phyllis Watt1s has set the style and trend m modern philanthropy," says Museum Director E. Frank Sangumett1. "Her gifts often make a statement about the purpose and potential of an mst1tut1on and are mspired by her warm and generous spmt." In apprec1at1on of Mrs. Watt1s' endunng support of the UMFA's contemporary collect10ns, the Museum recently announced the dedication of the Phyllis Cannon Watt1s Gallery for 20th Century Art. MIDDL E L E F T Helen Frankenthaler (b. 1928), Amen can Wiz ard, 1963 Oil on canvas 70 X 40 lll. Purchased with funds from the Phyllis Wattis C annon Endowment for the Acquisition of 20th C entury Art, with assistance from the M arriner S. Eccles Foundation and Fnends of the Art Museum M useum # 1999.36.1 BOTTO M LEFT John Mann (1870-1953), Amencan Local, New Jersey, 1923 W atercolor on paper 9 X 11 3/4 lll . Gift of Mrs. Leon Jack Sweet m honor of Director E. Frank Sangumetti Museum # 1992.045 .001 ABO V E Robert Arneson (1930- 1992) , Amen can Breathless (Self-Portrait in Blue), 1976 Glazed ceramic H eight 36 in. Purchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and Mrs. Paul L. W attls Museum # 1976.060 I NAUGU RAL R E P O RT 35 |
