Recent Acquisitions
The collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art is dynamic and growing under the guidance of a dedicated staff of curators. The curators, possessing a deep knowledge of the Museum’s art collection as well as the global art market, seek out new acquisitions that strengthen the collection’s survey of art history and enhance its overall quality. Acquisitions are made primarily by purchase with museum funds or by gift through the generosity of donors. This section lists some of the most important art acquisitions made by the NCMA in the last several years.
Palace Door (ilekun)
Olowe of Ise
Yorùbá, born circa 1875–died circa 1938
Early 20th century
Iroko wood and traces of pigment
H. 76 × W. 42 × D. 2 in.
Gift of Dr. Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson (2020.12)
KABOOM!
William Kentridge
South African, born 1955
2018
Three channel HD film installation: model stage, paper props, found objects, and three mini-projectors with stands
Installed stage: H. 75 1/4 × W. 196 1/4 × D. 40 3/8 in.; projector: H. 76 × W. 13 3/4 × D. 13 3/4 in.
Purchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) (2020.8/a–mm)
Corrugated
Simone Leigh
American, born 1967
2019
Bronze and raffia
H. 81 × W. 73 × D. 40 1/2 in.
Gift of Thomas S. Kenan III (2020.7)
Toy Pieta
Scott Avett
American, born 1976
2018
Oil on canvas
106 × 65 in.
Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art, 2019 (2019.26)
Sabrina and Katrina
Endia Beal
American, born 1985
2015
Pigment print
40 × 26 in.
Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art, 2021 (2021.4.3)
Portrait of a Woman
Gerrit van Honthorst
Dutch, 1592–1656
1632
Oil on panel
29 1/4 × 23 1/4 in.
Purchased with funds from the Charles E. and Pauline Lewis Hayworth Endowed Fund, Ron and Jeanette Doggett Endowed Fund, and with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Fund, by exchange, 2019 (2019.21)
Love Hill Trail
Sopheap Pich
Cambodian, born 1971
2018
Bamboo, wood, goat hide, wire, and brass
H. 67 3/4 × W. 64 × D. 26 in.
Purchased with funds from the Modern and Contemporary Deaccession Fund and Frances Rollins, 2019 (2019.19)
Acknowledgment: Indigenous Land, Pachamama, Story Circle
Marie Watt
American, born 1967
2020
Cast bronze, cedar, LP Unito blankets, patches, and embroidery floss
H. 45 × W. 28 × D. 28 in.
Purchased with funds from the Matrons of the Arts and with additional funds from various donors, by exchange, 2021 (2021.10/a–aa)
Number 235
Leonardo Drew
American, born 1961
2019
Wood and paint
H. 15 3/8 × W. 22 × D. 8 1/8 ft.
Gift of Pat and Tom Gipson, 2021 (2021.1)
Self-Portrait (SM 18)
Samuel Fosso
Cameroonian, lives and works in Bangui, Central African Republic, born 1962
1973–1978, printed 2010
Silver gelatin print, edition 11/12
19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.
Purchased with funds from the Friends of Photography Fund, 2019 (2019.15.1)
Carolina Blues (Marked Man)
Vaughn Spann
American, born 1992
2021
Polymer paint, mixed media, and canvas on wood panel
84 1/8 × 84 1/8 × 3 in.
Gift of Dr. Ramiro del Amo,2021 (2021.2)
Crown Vic
Antoine Williams
American, born 1980
2017
Acrylic, ink, screen print, collage, and transfer on canvas
23 × 28 1/2 in.
Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art, 2021 (2021.3)
Constellation XI SE
Lina Iris Viktor
Liberian British
2021
Pure 24-karat gold, acrylic, and copolymer resin on cotton rag paper
56 × 40 in.
Purchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest), 2021 (2021.17)
Masquerade costume with face mask and fan (Omabe)
Igbo artist
Nigerian, 20th century
1950s–1970s
Fabric, wood, and paint
Pants: H. 47 1/2 × W. 56 in.; tunic and mask: H. 54 3/4 × W. 89 × D. 9 3/4 in.; fan: H. 15 1/2 × W. 8 7/8 × D. 7/8 in.
Partial gift of Curtis L. Scribner, MD, and partial purchase with funds from the Art Trust Fund Endowment, 2019 (2019.9/a–c)
Frédérick Douglass
Omar Victor Diop
Senegalese, born 1980
2015
Pigment inkjet on Hahnemuhle photo paper
23 5/8 × 23 5/8 in.
Purchased with funds from the Friends of Photography, 2020 (2020.16.1/dc)
Mother and Child
Faith Couch
American, born 1997
2017
Pigmented inkjet print
16 × 20 in.
Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art, 2021 (2021.16.1)
Village and Elsewhere: Thai Villagers and Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Judith and Holofernes”
Araya Rasdjamrearnsook
Thai, born 1957
2011
Digital pigment print
28 3/4 × 38 3/4 in.
Purchased with funds from the Matrons of the Arts, 2020 (2020.17.1)
Circumcision Knife and Shield
Alessandro Doria
Italian, Rome, 1680–1767, active in Rome 1736–1767
knife: 1751–1761; shield: probably last half of 18th century
knife: silver and steel; shield: silver
knife (open): H. 6 5/8 × W. 3 1/4 × D. 1/2 in.; shield: H. 2 7/8 × W. 1 7/8 × D. 1/16 in.
Gift of Lisa and Steven Feierstein in honor of their grandsons Ethan and Theodore, and all future grandchildren and generations, 2021 (2021.8/1–2)