Patron Event
Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish 1851-1909)
Self-Portrait, Sitting by His Easel at Skagen Beach
Oil on panel, 21 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.
Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr.
The Rye Arts Center will honor its patrons with an exclusive event hosted by Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. and his partner Sharon Handler in their Purchase home on Friday, November 13, 2009. Ambassador Loeb, who has the largest private collection of Danish art outside of Denmark, will give Rye Arts Center patrons a personal tour of the stunning pieces on display in his home, which span more than 200 years of Danish history. The collection has been documented in the book The Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. Danish Art Collection.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is available to those who have become Rye Arts Center patrons over the past year or who will become patrons by November 10, 2009. For more information on this intimate event, or to become a patron of The Rye Arts Center, please contact Peggy Hill, executive director, at (914) 967-0700, ex. 27.