Marsden Hartley
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He was buying from artists like Marsden Hartley [the Modernist who became known for his paintings of coastal Maine and portraits of seamen] when other people weren’t even thinking of it. But Strater worked with some of these artists, too; he knew them personally ... And, in some cases he was supporting them. He’d buy works from them so they could eat. Others would gift work to him because he had a personal relationship with them.More quotes »
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Currents within a Collection: Elise S. Haas
iconic works by Matisse in almost every medium in which he was active, and lesser-known classics by Diego Rivera, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia O’Keeffe. She also presented the museum with a substantial body of work by British artists Barbara Hepworth and Henry from SF MOMA Blog Read more »