Agnes Gund
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Agnes Gund (born 1938) is an American philanthropist and arts patron,[2] collector of modern and contemporary art, and arts education and social justice advocate. She is President Emerita and Life Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Chairman of its International Council. She is a board member of MoMA PS1. In 1977, in response to New York City's fiscal crisis that led to budget cuts that virtually eliminated arts education in public schools, Gund founded Studio in a School,[3] a nonprofit organization that engages professional artists as art instructors in public schools and community-based organizations to lead classes in drawing, printmaking, painting, collage, sculpture, and digital media, and to work with classroom teachers, administrators, and families to incorporate visual art into their school communities.
Agnes Gund | |
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Born | 1938 (age 85ā86) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Connecticut College (BA) Harvard University (MA) |
Spouse(s) | Albrecht "Brec" Saalfield (1963-1981)[1] Daniel Shapiro (1987-?)[1] |
Parent(s) | George Gund II Jessica Laidlaw Gund |
Family | siblings: George III, Gordon, Graham, Geoffrey, Louise |