Gifts to the Collection
Gifts of Art
The Portland Art Museum’s permanent collection has been built through the generous donations of works of art by private collectors. There are thousands of examples, including:
- Vincent van Gogh, Charette de Boeuf (The Ox Cart), July 1884, Oil on canvas. Gift of Fred and Frances Sohn
- More than 8,000 prints and drawings donated by Vivian and Gordon Gilkey
- Kazuyo Sejima, Coffee and Tea Service, 2003, Silver. Gift of Margo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection
Your gift of museum-quality art will ensure that current and future visitors to the Portland Art Museum will experience the power of art. Potential donors are advised to send a photo and brief description of their object to:
Curatorial Department
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205
curatorial@pam.org
Gifts for the Stewardship of Art
Maintaining great art requires care. The Portland Art Museum maintains works in the collection that are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years old. You can support the stewardship of the Museum’s collection through gifts that:
- Support storage — the Portland Art Museum stores approximately 40,000 works from its collection, while not on display, at any given time. Proper care is essential
- Support conservation — works of art require expert care and repair
- Protect exhibitions of the collection — exhibitions require security, lighting, displays, temperature and humidity control
Gifts for the Purchase of Art
Beginning with the Museum’s first gift, from Henry Corbett ($10,000 in 1895 to purchase casts of Greek and Roman sculptures), funds supplied by donors have shaped the Museum’s collection. In the last few years the Museum has purchased hundreds of important works of art, including:
- Patrician Barnacle (Scale), Robert Rauschenberg, American, 1981, Museum Purchase: Funds provided by Carol and John Hampton
- La chambre à coucher de l'empereur (The Emperor's Bedchamber), Reuben Nakian, 1954, Museum Purchase: Robert Hale Ellis, Jr. Fund for the Blanche Eloise Day Ellis and Robert Hale Ellis Memorial Collection
These gifts were made possible through both endowed art purchase accounts and direct gifts to support the purchase of art.
For more information on creating an endowment or providing an outright gift to support the purchase of art, please contact the Museum’s Development Department:
Development Department
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205
503.276.4365
development@pam.org
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