Since it was founded in 1948, the Friends of York Art Gallery (FOYAG) charity has pledged more than £600,000, which has aided the purchase of over 150 works for York Art Gallery’s collections including pieces by Albert Moore, David Hockney, Barbara Hepworth and Grayson Perry.
To celebrate their 70th year, members of the Friends have chosen some favourite works from the gallery’s collections which have been acquired or restored thanks to their financial support to go on show in this special exhibition.
Over the course of its duration, the exhibition will be supplemented by a series of talks about the artists, the subjects of their works and the benefit of this collection to the public.
Works in the exhibition include ‘A Face in the Audience’ by Albert Moore, ‘Flickering Grid II’ by Oliver Bevan, ‘The Trail of War’ by Carline Sydney and the first work the Friend’s helped to buy, ‘Samson and Delilah’ by Pieter Claesz Soutman.
