LACMA welcomes ‘Emma’
“Emma in the Purple Dress,” a 1919 portrait by George Bellows, has joined the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s collection of American paintings.
The 40-by-32-inch oil -- which depicts the artist’s wife, elegantly dressed and geometrically composed -- is a gift of the Raymond J. and Margaret Horowitz Foundation. The Horowitzes were New York-based collectors of American art who supported the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They established the foundation in 1993 to promote American painting throughout the country. “Emma” came to LACMA with the help of their daughter, Judy Horowitz Babcock, a trustee of the museum who lives in Santa Barbara.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. July 20, 2007 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Friday July 20, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 52 words Type of Material: Correction
‘Emma in the Purple Dress’: A Quick Takes item in Wednesday’s Calendar section about the gift of “Emma in the Purple Dress” to the L.A. County Museum of Art stated that Judy Horowitz Babcock is a trustee of the museum. She is a board member of the Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Foundation.
Bellows, an affiliate of the Ashcan school of painting, is known for gritty realism. At LACMA, his gentle portrait of his wife hangs opposite “Cliff Dwellers,” his trademark image of a lively urban square framed by dingy high-rise apartments.
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