Betty Asher

Betty Asher (1914-1994) was an American art collector and dealer. An ardent supporter of Pop art and Contemporary art, her large collection of cups and saucers by artists was world famous.[1][2] She began work as a curatorial assistant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1966 and helped to found the museum's Modern and Contemporary Art Council.[1][1][2] In 1979, she partnered with art dealer Patricia Faure to open the Asher/Faure Gallery in West Hollywood. Before it closed in 1990, the gallery exhibited work by Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Sam Francis and others. Her papers were donated to the Getty Research Institute in 2010 by her son, conceptual artist Michael Asher.[3]

Early life

Ms. Asher was born on May 6, 1914 in Chicago and was the daughter of Edward Michael (a pharmacist) and Rayna DeCosta. She was a registered nurse at Michael Reese Hospital until World War II, when she relocated to Los Angeles with her husband, Dr. Leonard Asher. They had two children, Michael Asher and Rayna Asher Allen.[1][2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Muchnic, Suzanne (May 14, 1994). "Los Angeles Times". Betty Asher; Collector of Contemporary Art.
  2. 1 2 3 "Online Archive of California". Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Poundstone, William. "Betty Asher Archives to Getty Research Institute". Artinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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