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April 12, 2013

LACMA Collectors Committee Weekend

Michael Govan & Katherine Ross
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Adam Winkler & Melissa Bomes
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Ann Colgin
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin & Michael Govan
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Bob Iger, Brian Grazer & Terry Semel
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Thomas Keller, Laura Cunningham & Steve Tisch
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Ric Kayne & Suzanne Kayne
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Jane Nathanson & Marc Nathanson
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Stewart Resnick, Joe Wender, Lynda Resnick, Ann Colgin, Willow Bay & Bob Iger
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Norman Lear & Lynda Resnick
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Franklin Sirmans & Deborah McLeod
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Willow Bay & Bob Iger
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA

Editors' Notes

Disney CEO Bob Iger and wife Willow Bay, a Senior Editor for Huffington Post attend LACMA's Collectors Committee Gala in Los Angeles.
Francis Ford Coppola & Eleanor Coppola
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Diane Keaton, Wendy Kaplan, Gabrielle Govan & Katherine Ross
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Carole Bayer-Sager
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Suzanne Deal Booth, Allison Berg & Viveca Paulin
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Willow Bay
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Kyle MacLachlan & Desiree Gruber
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Christine Y. Kim & Suzanne Kayne
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Ann Colgin & Viveca Paulin
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Andrea Fiuczynski & Guy Jennings
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA

Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan for Getty Images for LACMA
Seated Buddha
Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Seated Buddha , Goryeo dynasty, 11th-12th century, Cast iron.
Woman behind Mashrabiya I (c) Susan Hefuna
Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Woman behind Mashrabiya I by (c) Susan Hefuna, 1997, Photographic Print.
Control Room (c) Thomas Demand/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG BILD-KUNST, Bonn
Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Control Room by (c) Thomas Demand/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG BILD-KUNST, Bonn, 2011, Diasec-mounted C-print.
Roden Crater Model (Large Overall Site) (c) James Turrell
Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Roden Crater Model (Large Overall Site) by (c) James Turrell, 1987, Plaster, pigment and materials taken from the crater.

Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Mountain Avatar (Zao Gongen), Japan circa 1225 A.D., Wood, pigments, gold leaf and crystal.
Mural: Virtual Circles (Mural Cercles Virtuelles) (c) Julio Le Parc
Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Mural: Virtual Circles (Mural Cercles Virtuelles) by (c) Julio Le Parc, 1964-1996, Wood, aluminum, stainless steel and polished metal.
Mother and Child Figure for the Gwan Association
Photo Credit: Museum Associates/LACMA

Editors' Notes

Mother and Child Figure for the Gwan Association, Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, circa 1432-1644.

Following LACMA‘s 28th annual Collectors Committee Weekend, the museum has added nine works to its permanent collection. From the oldest known surviving wood sculpture from Africa to modern and contemporary pieces by Thomas Demand and James Turrell, the affair raised more than $3.2 million for the museum. On Friday evening, exclusive dinners for Collectors Committee members were held at the homes of seven LACMA trustees, each prepared by celebrated chefs including Thomas Keller, Nancy Silverton and Suzanne Goin.  On Saturday morning, LACMA curators presented artworks for proposed acquisition. The weekend included a JPMorgan-sponsored gala on Saturday night where gifts of a photograph from Robert Frank’s series The Americans and a portfolio of 75 works on paper by Ed Ruscha were announced and members enjoyed dinner prepared by chef Joachim Splichal of the Patina Group. A live auction led by trustee Viveca Paulin featured rare French wines from private collections, Super Bowl XLVIII tickets and a private performance by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer-Sager which was added to the program last minute.

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