Sotheby s to offer $150 million art collection of legendary Texan & visionary philanthropist Mrs. John L. Marion
Andy Warhol, Elvis 2 Times, 1963, Silkscreen ink and silver paint on linen. Estimate $20-30 million. Courtesy Sotheby s.
NEW YORK, NY
.- The private collection of visionary philanthropist, renowned art collector, and legendary Texan Anne Marion (1938-2020) will be unveiled for the first time at Sothebys this spring. Widely celebrated throughout her lifetime, both for her generous support of cultural institutions, critical contributions to education and healthcare, and for her passion for the life and traditions of the American Southwest where her family had been rooted for generations, Anne Marion held a fabled status among art lovers and ranchers alike. And yet, despite the public-facing nature of her support for so many leading American museums, the treasures of Anne Marions own private collection have remained until now largely unknown. Sothebys forthcom
50 years later, Gamble and Huff s Philly sound stirs the soul
In a photo taken remotely, Kenny Gamble, a co-founder of Philadelphia International Records, at his home in Philadelhpia, Feb. 17, 2021. The songwriters and producers Gamble and Leon Huffs Black-owned label Philadelphia International Records turned a citys aesthetic into a movement that reverberated around the world. Devin Oktar Yalkin/The New York Times.
by Alan Light
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- By the late 1970s, things had gotten so busy at Philadelphia International Records that the labels co-founders, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, had to leave town to write new songs. During one trip to Jamaica, they were settling in at the piano when a power outage hit the island.