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Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Acquires Images by Warhol Assistant

Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Acquires Images by Warhol Assistant

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has added more than 400 rarely seen images of famous figures who passed through Andy Warhol’s Factory, from David Hockney and Debbie Harry, to Georgia O’Keeffe and Paloma Picasso. According to the institution, the images were captured by the artist Ronald “Ronnie” Cutrone as stereoscopic slides, pairing two photographs to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth. Cutrone, a performer (with the Velvet Underground, notably), painter, and nightclub impresario, worked as Warhol’s studio assistant from 1972 to 1982, documenting during that decade the creative constellation that comprised his orbit. He worked closely with Warhol throughout his career—reportedly calling the Pop artist a “second father” following his death—and went on to exhibit his own paintings and illustrations of canonical cartoon imagery alongside downtown titans such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Building on Pop Art’s appropriative ethos, Cutrone’s work was dubbed “Post-Pop.” A boon for the Smithsonian, Cutrone’s images feature Al Green, Bruce Nauman, Mick Jagger, and Dennis Hopper. Most striking is O’Keeffe gazing at her portrait by Warhol—the sort of creative crossover that, for a moment, makes myths feel human. Image Credit: …

Warhol Foundation Expands Grant-Making Programs to Small Nonprofits

Warhol Foundation Expands Grant-Making Programs to Small Nonprofits

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will expand its giving by adding a new grant program that will support visual arts projects at US-based nonprofits with budgets under $200,000. Prior to this change, the Warhol Foundation’s funding has focused on nonprofit visual arts organizations with budgets of $300,000 or more. This new program, which will give grants between $20,000 and $30,000, will begin accepting applications for the foundation’s upcoming round of Spring 2026 grants, which has a deadline of March 1. Related Articles The catalyst for this change in its funding rules was the recent cancelation of the National Endowment for the Art’s Challenge America grants, which gave $10,000 grants to organizations in underserved communities across the US. The Warhol Foundation partnered with the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund the visual arts–focused nonprofits that were part of those canceled grants, providing $800,000 in funds to 80 organizations. “At that moment, we were looking for a way to act in the face of what’s only continued to be a paralyzing onslaught of too much …

Thief of Warhol, Pollock Paintings Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Thief of Warhol, Pollock Paintings Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Joseph Atsus, a 51-year-old Pennsylvania man, was sentenced on Tuesday to 48 months in prison, a term of supervised release, and $1 million in restitution for several charges related to his participation in a notorious museum theft ring, the Department of Justice announced earlier this week. Atsus was part of a eight-person ring that stole millions in art and memorabilia between 1999 and 2019 from 20 museums, institutions, and stores across six states and Washington, D.C. Among the most valuable pieces stolen were Andy Warhol’s silkscreen work Le Grande Passion (1984) and Jackson Pollock’s oil painting Springs Winter (1949) from the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 2005. In addition, the group stole antique firearms, gold nuggets, and nine World Series rings, seven championship and other rings, and two MVP plaques, all belonging to New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra, from the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center located in Little Falls, New Jersey. Related Articles Atsus is the sixth member of the ring to be sentenced. Co-conspirator Nicholas Dombek, 55, was sentenced last month to 108 months imprisonment, …

Warhol Foundation to Give  M.+ in Grants to 57 Arts Organizations

Warhol Foundation to Give $4 M.+ in Grants to 57 Arts Organizations

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York has announced the cohort for its Fall 2025 grant recipients, which give over $4 million to 57 arts organizations. The Warhol Foundation is known for its decades-long support of arts and culture organization, which comes in the support of program support over two years and exhibition support, as well as a curatorial research fellowship. For the two-year program support, grantees receive between $60,000 and $180,000 this year, while exhibition support is between $35,000 and $100,000. Related Articles The Fall 2025 grantees hail from 17 states and Washington, D.C., and range from established institutions like Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Independent Curators International, and Anthology Film Archives to artist-run organizations like Mini Mart City Park in Seattle and Transformer in Washington, D.C. Additionally, 20 grantees are receiving funds from the Warhol Foundation for the first time, such as Path with Arts in Seattle, Access Gallery in Denver, the Galveston Artist Residency in Texas, and Harvester Arts in Wichita, Kansas. Organizations outside traditional art centers are also …