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flag The Art Gallery of Ontario received a major donation of 450+ modern artworks from the Rapp estate, including iconic pieces by Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Hockney.

flag The Art Gallery of Ontario has received a major donation of over 450 modern and contemporary artworks from the estate of late Toronto art patrons Carol and Morton Rapp, including 13 Andy Warhol screen prints such as four Marilyn Monroe portraits, works by Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, and Yinka Shonibare, and pieces spanning the late 1960s to the early 2000s. flag The collection, described as one of the most transformative in the gallery’s recent history, features prints, drawings, and photographs by 203 artists and reflects decades of thoughtful curation. flag AGO CEO Stephan Jost called the gift “extraordinarily significant,” noting it will be available to the public in about two years. flag The donation strengthens the gallery’s holdings in Pop Art and post-war modernism, highlights themes of race and identity, and honors the Rapps’ lasting legacy in Toronto’s cultural community.

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