Gifts of Art

Much of the Museum’s 12,000-object collection are gifted artwork. We are honored to be the permanent repository of works of art created by local artists and beloved by our visitors. You’ll likely recognize some of the works of art below, which all were gifts to the Delaware Art Museum.

Fair Enid, 1879, William Couper (1853–1942), Marble, 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches, support: 18 1/2 × 14 × 2 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander, in honor of Dr. Wayne, Craven, 2018
A Sailor's Sweetheart, 1896, Howard Pyle (1853–1911), Watercolor on paper, 6 × 4 1/2 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of the Alison Kimball Bradford Family, 2019.
The Kewpies, June 1928, Rose Cecil O'Neill (1874–1944), Ink on paper, sheet: 22 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches Delaware Art Museum, Gift of the Rose O'Neill Foundation, 2018. © Estate of the artist.
Cover for "Thunder in the East", 1930, Illustration for "Thunder in the East" by Owen Atkinson in Complete Stories, July 2, 1930. Gayle Porter Hoskins (1887–1962), Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches, frame: 35 1/4 × 26 1/4 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Katherine C. Kristol and Daniel M. Kristol, 2019. © Artist's Estate or Publisher.
The Possible and the "Actual", 1986, Lynda Schmid (born 1953), Oil pastel, acrylic, ink, and graphite on paper, 38 × 49 7/8 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Susan Titus, 2019. © Lynda Schmid.
The History Matters, 1999, Curlee Raven Holton (born 1951), Oil on paper, composition: 21 3/4 × 15 5/8 inches, sheet: 23 × 16 1/8 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander in honor of David C., Driskell, 2018. © Curlee Raven Holton.
Still Life with Heart, 1996 97, Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin (born 1947), Oil on linen, 15 × 29 inches frame: 17 3/8 × 31 3/8 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Bruce and Donna Polichar, 2019., © Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin
Boojum Trees, Baja California Sur, Mexico 1984, 1984, printed 2018, Robert E. von Sternberg (born 1939), Inkjet pigment print on semi gloss paper from a scanned black and white negative, image: 8 × 12 inches sheet: 12 15/16 × 18 15/16 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2018. © Robert E. von Sternberg.
Backyard Seascape (chaise), 1981, printed 2016, Darryl J. Curran (born 1935), Inkjet archival pigment print from in camera color separated black and white, negatives, image: 18 × 20 5/8 inches, sheet: 20 × 23 7/16 inches, Delaware Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2018. © Darryl J. Curran.

This tradition continues with you. Your gift of art will be cared for and appreciated by visitors, school children, and scholars for generations. Because we make a permanent commitment to care for gifted art, we consider such gifts very thoughtfully. If you are interested in learning more about donating a gift of art, please contact:

Margaret Winslow

Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art

mwinslow@delart.org

302.351.8539

We also welcome funds to purchase and conserve art. If you are interested in making a gift of this nature, please contact:

Joshua Liss

Advancement Officer

jliss@delart.org

302.351.8538

View our Donor Relations Policy for more about our relationship with donors.