…the region and the nation have long salivated at the prospect of receiving even a fraction of what the Andersons call their “core collection.” It includes not merely good, but supreme, canonical works by giants such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn – and stellar creations by greats perhaps less familiar, such as David Smith, Morris Louis, Philip Guston and Ellsworth Kelly. 58°F San Francisco…

…works of modern and contemporary American paintings and sculpture, including contemporary painters Chris Brown, Deborah Oropallo and Squeak Carnwath. Anderson regularly dropped by to visit the collection, most recently in late December. “He loved to remain involved and collaborate with the staff,” Linetzky said. “He was always looking forward to the next great exhibition.” Wherever he went, Anderson wore slacks and sport coat. His shoes were alw…

…ction,” which ran from 2000 to 2001 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Neal Benezra, director of SFMOMA, described donations from the Andersons as “foundational works in our collection,” including pieces by Johns, Lichtenstein and Robert Indiana. For instance, a donated work by Rauschenberg became the centerpiece of a definitive holding of the artist’s work at SFMOMA. Benezra also credited the Andersons with helping launch his career, whe…

…lecture hall’s massive screen. It jolted her awake. The iconic painting is meant to promote the idea of Manifest Destiny, centering on an oversized Lady Columbia who illuminates a path for white settlers to go West and develop supposedly untouched lands. “The whole chasing the dark away, and all the people of color basically falling off the edge of the painting was shocking,” Red Star, who is of Apsáalooke (Crow) descent and uses historic materia…