Masterpieces from the Fayez S. Sarofim Collection: From Antiquity to Abstraction
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Masterpieces from the Fayez S. Sarofim Collection: From Antiquity to Abstraction

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Gary Tinterow (Editor) Texts by: Alison de Lima Greene, Chelsea Dacus, Kaylin Haverstock Weber, Dena M. Woodall, Helga K. Aurisch, and Mari Carmen Raimirez T. Amanda Lett, Laura K. Minton, Frances Lazare, Caitlin E. Duerler, Katie A. O'Hara, and Kanitra Fletcher Masterpieces from the Fayez S. Sarofim Collection: From Antiquity to Abstraction highlights 224 works from the private collection of Fayez S. Sarofim. This exhibition catalogue includes insights from the collector about how he built his collection, as well as extended captions that provide details about each of the featured works. Over the years, Mr. Sarofim has acquired artworks that reflect his cultural heritage, including ancient Egyptian statues and Coptic carvings and textiles, along with select European paintings by the likes of El Greco and Eugène Delacroix. In addition, he has acquired a great number of works from his adopted homeland, the United States. Not only does his collection encompass examples of Native American

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