Peter Norton
Peter Norton collects contemporary art, in what became one of the largest such collections in the United States. He has placed much of it in university and teaching museums, through donation projects that began in 2000.
Artists named in the collection
Matthew Barney, David Hammons, Glenn Ligon, Gabriel Orozco, Lari Pittman, Martha Rosler, Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems, Fred Wilson, Kara Walker, Louise Lawler, Hiroshi Sugimoto
On record
- His 2000 project gave over 1,000 works to 32 institutions.
- In 2014 he gave 75 works to the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College.
- In 2015 he gave 41 works to the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
- In 2016 he gave 68 works to the Block Museum at Northwestern University.
Institutional roles
- Chairman, MoMA PS1, from 2003
- Past board member, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum and LACMA
Questions
What does Peter Norton collect?Peter Norton collects contemporary art, in what became one of the largest such collections in the United States. He has placed much of it in university and teaching museums, through donation projects that began in 2000.
Which artists are in the Peter Norton collection?Cited sources name works by Matthew Barney, David Hammons, Glenn Ligon, Gabriel Orozco, Lari Pittman, Martha Rosler, Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems.
Sources
- Peter Norton, Wikipedia
- Tang Teaching Museum receives transformative gift from Peter Norton, Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, 2014
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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