'Rival Partners: The Collector and the Curator,' 2012 Emily Hall

Rival Partners: The Collector and the Curator
Private collectors are often informed by personal taste in their acquisitions while Museum curators are guided by collecting policies and institutional budgets. Suzanne McCullagh explores how the parameters of these potential rivals serve to form mutually beneficial partnerships.
Suzanne Folds McCullagh (Smith '73), 2012-13 Ruth and Clarence Kennedy Professor in Renaissance Studies, Smith College; Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Chair and Curator of Prints & Drawings, The Art Institute of Chicago

2012 Emily Hall Tremaine Symposium
Collecting Drawings: A Public & Private Affair
September 28-29, 2012

Curators, collectors and dealers discuss the intricate relationship between the private and public spheres of collecting art. The symposium was presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Drawn to Excellence: Renaissance to Romantic Drawings from a Private Collection on view September 28, 2012 -- January 6, 2013.