SISLER, MARY

In 1983, Francis Naumann was asked by the Museum to write a catalog concerning gifts promised by Mary Sisler to The Museum of Modern Art, which were formally bequeathed to the Museum in December 1990 following Mary Sisler's death. The collection, begun by Mary Sisler in 1961 several years after her husband's death, included over ninety pieces by Marcel Duchamp and works by other Dadaists, Abstract Expressionists, and Pop Artists, the majority of which were purchased before 1965. In addition to the Museum, Mary Sisler also supported other institutions and artistic events through the establishment of The Mary Sisler Foundation in 1963. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company, the New York Philharmonic, and the American Theatre were among the beneficiaries.