US EditionTate Modern Unveils Major Painting Donated By American Philanthropists
- Tate Modern unveiled Joan Mitchell's six-meter triptych, *Iva*, on Thursday, April 3rd.
- Jorge M. Pérez, a Miami businessman, and his family donated the multi-million pound painting.
- *Iva*, created in 1973 and named for Mitchell's dog, is the first large-scale Mitchell work in the Tate's collection.
- The museum called Pérez's donation an "extraordinary gift," and Maria Balshaw said it was one of the most significant in decades.
- The Pérez family hopes this gift will increase the visibility of women artists and inspire UK collectors to donate more.
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Hartford Courant
Washington TimesMiami philanthropists donate an American masterpiece to Britain’s Tate Modern
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Tate Modern art museum on Thursday unveiled one of the most significant gifts it has received in years – a masterpiece by an American abstract expressionist that hung for years on a bedroom wall in Miami. Joan Mitchell’s painting “Iva” is the centerpiece of a major donation from Florida-based philanthropists Jorge M. Pérez and Darlene Pérez that also will help Tate expand its collection of works by Latin A…
The Batesville Daily Guard
Miami philanthropists donate an American masterpiece to Britain's Tate Modern
Britain’s Tate Modern art museum has unveiled one of the most significant gifts it has received in years. It's a masterpiece by an American abstract expressionist that hung for years on a bedroom wall in Miami. Joan Mitchell’s painting “Iva”…
The Independent
The Independent (US)UK art collectors urged to be more charitable after US tycoon gifts Tate masterpiece
Gallery unveiled new multi-million pound painting donated by Miami businessman
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