Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician, and composer born in Waco, Texas and raised in Garden Grove, California.

Art collection

Martin is an avid art collector, particularly modern American art, and a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Martin's personal collection has at one time included the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, John Henry Twachtman, Richard Diebenkorn, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, Helen Frankenthaler, Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, and Pablo Picasso.

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Modern - Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Georgia O'Keeffe - John Henry Twachtman - Richard Diebenkorn - Willem de Kooning - Franz Kline - Cy Twombly - Helen Frankenthaler - Edward Hopper - David Hockney - Roy Lichtenstein - Pablo Picasso

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In 2005, The Huntington Library in San Marino, California announced that Martin had pledged US$1 million over five years for the museum's American art collection. http://www.huntington.org/Information/news/SteveMartin.pdf Three-quarters of the gift will be used for exhibitions, with the remainder being used for acquisitions. Before he made his pledge, Martin loaned paintings to the museum, helped it acquire a sculpture by John Gregory, and sponsored an exhibition of "sugar paintings" by 19th century American artist Eastman Johnson. Jessica Todd Smith, the museum's American art curator, said Martin became an "enthusiastic" supporter of The Huntington after he visited the museum in 2002 while filming a movie nearby. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050209/ap_en_mo/people_steve_martin

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2005 - Huntington Library - San Marino, California - John Gregory - 19th century - Eastman Johnson - Jessica Todd Smith

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