Modern and Contemporary Collection October 1, 2008

WCMA's holdings in modern and contemporary art constitute the most significant 20th-century collection in the area. Modern art from 1900-1945 is represented by almost 1000 works, 8.5 percent of the permanent collection; there are over 2500 post-1945 works which is 23 percent of the collection. Among the many post-1945 American artists represented are Ida Applebroog, Lynda Benglis, Willem de Kooning, Jim Dine, Philip Guston, Ann Hamilton, Jenny Holzer, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Robert Morris, Louise Nevelson, Philip Pearlstein, Adrian Piper, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Faith Ringgold, Larry Rivers, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, David Smith, Kiki Smith, Mark Tansey and Andy Warhol.