The Nasher Museum of Art has received a gift from Blake Byrne, Trinity '57, that will double its collection of contemporary artwork, University officials announced Thursday.
The gift, which features 26 different artists and includes 37 new pieces of art from Byrne's personal collection, includes a chair made entirely of erasers and photographs by Paul McCartney.
Byrne, who serves as chairman of the museum's board of advisors, is donating the gift in memory of Raymond Nasher, Trinity '43 and founder of the Nasher Museum.
The museum will feature some of these works through Sept. 30 in an exhibit titled "Collected Identities: Gifts from the Blake Byrne Collection."
This gift is one of several art collections Byrne has helped the Nasher Museum acquire. He has previously donated a piece by South African artist Marlene Dumas and assisted the museum in purchasing artwork by Danish artist Olafur Elíasson.
- from staff reports
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