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Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection - Brief Article
ArtForum, Sept, 2000 by Peter Plagens
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Long before software entrepreneur Peter Norton discovered his passion for slick-but-socially-conscious art (e.g., Carrie Mae Weems) or UPN mogul Dean Valentine began scooping up the work of art-school debutantes, California collecting was defined by the Andersons ("Hunk" and "Moo") of Atherton. The crewcut food-service baron and his wife may look American Gothic, but their art is mostly American great-- Sam Francis, Scott Burton, Martin Puryear, Elizabeth Murray--and California cool, from David Park to Deborah Oropallo. Their holdings (started in 1964 and still growing) will constitute the largest show yet at SF MOMA. And kids, can you say "Promised gift of..."? Oct. 7, 2000-Jan. 15, 2001.
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