Bank of America announced funding for 21 art restoration projects in nine countries through the 2018 Bank of America Art Conservation Project. A selection of the historically and culturally significant works in danger of deterioration that will benefit from the grants include:
• "Portrait of Duke Wolfgang Whilhelm" by Anthony van Dyck, Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen, Munich
• 12-panel screen with scene and inscription “Spring Morning in the Han Palaces”, Freer | Sackler, Washington, DC
• “Pan American Unity” by Diego Rivera, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco • “La Ghirlandata” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Guildhall Art Gallery, London
• “Queen Sheba's Visit to King Solomon” by Lavinia Fontana, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
• Sculpture “Jean d'Aire” by Auguste Rodin, Kunsthaus, Zurich
• Entombment of Christ by Raphael, Galleria Borghese, Rome For a complete description of the 2018 projects and to view images of the artwork, see the 'Bank of America Art Conservation Project 2018 Recipients' brochure. Since the Art Conservation Project began in 2010, Bank of America has provided grants to more than 150 projects in 31 countries on six continents to conserve paintings, sculptures and archaeological pieces that are critically important to cultural heritage and the history of art.
"L'Art Conservation Project was established nine years ago to help preserve cultural treasures around the world,” he said Rena DeSisto, global arts and culture executive, Banks of America. "Today, the program continues to provide a way for us to connect with and celebrate people of many cultures, giving them the opportunity to experience their heritage in a way that not only benefits their communities, but the art world at large." The complete list of museums receiving grants through the 2018 Bank of America Art Conservation Project includes:
• Bass Collection in Miami
• The Barnes Foundation of Philadelphia
• Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München in Munich
• Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC
• Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio
Freer | Sackler in Washington, DC
• Galleria Borghese in Rome
• Guildhall Art Gallery in London
• Hudson River Park Trust in New York City
• Kunsthaus in Zurich
• Montclair Art Museum in Montclair, NJ
• Museo de Arte de Lima in Lima, Peru
• Museo Nacional De Antropologia in Mexico City
• San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts
• National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin
• Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia
• Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.
• Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia.
The Art Conservation Project is a key element of Bank of America's arts advocacy program around the world and part of the company's environmental, social and governance agenda. Bank of America's support for the arts is global and diverse, spanning both the visual and performing arts.
It includes loans from the company's private art collection to museums at no cost, sponsorships and grants to arts organizations for arts education, as well as the preservation of cultural treasures. For more information, visit Art Conservation
Project website
