Betty Asher

Betty Asher (May 6, 1914 – 1994) was an American art collector and dealer. An ardent supporter of Pop art and Contemporary art, her large collection of cups and saucers by artists was world-famous.[1][2]

Biography

Asher was born in Chicago on May 4, 1914.[3] The family lived behind the drugstore.[4] Asher attended a normal school (teacher training college) in Chicago for one year before beginning training at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago.[4] She graduated as an RN and spent about four years in private nursing.[4] In 1939, she married Leonard Asher.[3] They moved to Los Angeles in 1941.[3][5] The couple had two children.[3] Asher retired in 1990. She died at her home in Beverly Hills in 1994.[3] Her papers were donated to the Getty Research Institute in 2010 by her son, conceptual artist Michael Asher.[6]

Notes
  1. Muchnic, Suzanne (May 14, 1994). "Los Angeles Times". Betty Asher; Collector of Contemporary Art.
  2. "Online Archive of California". Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. "Finding aid for the Betty Asher papers, 1860-1999". www.oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. Art, Archives of American. "Oral history interview with Betty M. Asher, 1980 June 30 and 1980 July 7 - Oral Histories | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  5. MUCHNIC, SUZANNE (1995-04-04). "Selling Cream of Art Collector's Crop : Art: Some of Betty Asher's collection, including her artist-designed cups, will be previewed in Beverly Hills before going on the auction block in New York". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  6. Poundstone, William. "Betty Asher Archives to Getty Research Institute". Artinfo. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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