Betty Asher Explained

Betty Asher (May 6, 1914 – 1994) was an American art collector and dealer. An ardent supporter of Pop art and Contemporary art, her large collection of cups and saucers by artists was world-famous.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Asher was born in Chicago on May 4, 1914.[5] The family lived behind the drugstore.[6] Asher attended a normal school (teacher training college) in Chicago for one year before beginning training to become a nurse at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. She graduated as an RN and spent about four years in private nursing.

In 1939, she married Dr. Leonard Asher. They moved to Los Angeles in 1941.[7] The couple had two children, Reina Asher (Allen) and Michael Asher (who would become a well known conceptual artist[8]), and three granddaughters, Pamela, Debra, and Tara.

Aside from being a collector, she was curatorial assistant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for 13 years (1966–79), and co-founded and co-owned Asher-Faure Gallery with Patricia Faure from 1979-90.

Asher died at her home in Beverly Hills on May 11, 1994.[9] [10] Her papers were donated to the Getty Research Institute in 2010.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Los Angeles Times. Muchnic. Suzanne. May 14, 1994. Betty Asher; Collector of Contemporary Art.
  2. Web site: Online Archive of California. June 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Two Bettys. Los Angeles Modern Auctions Blog.
  4. Web site: Property from the Collections of Michael Asher and Betty Asher Sold to Benefit The Michael Asher Foundation. Sotheby's.
  5. Web site: Finding aid for the Betty Asher papers, 1860-1999. www.oac.cdlib.org. 2016-12-11.
  6. Web site: Oral history interview with Betty M. Asher, 1980 June 30 and 1980 July 7 - Oral Histories Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Art. Archives of American. www.aaa.si.edu. 2016-12-11.
  7. News: Selling Cream of Art Collector's Crop : Art: Some of Betty Asher's collection, including her artist-designed cups, will be previewed in Beverly Hills before going on the auction block in New York.. MUCHNIC. SUZANNE. 1995-04-04. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 0458-3035. 2016-12-11.
  8. News: Kennedy. Randy. 2012-10-17. Michael Asher, Conceptual Artist, Dies at 69 (Published 2012). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-12. 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: Muchnic. Suzanne . 1994-05-14. Betty Asher; Collector of Contemporary Art. 2020-11-12. Los Angeles Times.
  10. Web site: 1994-06-02. Appreciation : Betty Asher: An Artful Evolution : The art collector, curator and dealer helped shape culture in postwar Los Angeles. She will be remembered tonight in a memorial tribute.. 2020-11-12. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  11. Web site: Betty Asher Archives to Getty Research Institute. Artinfo. Poundstone. William. 22 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160757/http://blogs.artinfo.com/lacmonfire/2010/11/16/betty-asher-archives-to-getty-research-institute/. 26 August 2014. dead.

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