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Founder and President of The Honickman Foundation, Lynne Honickman, serves as Co-Chair of the Education Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art which serves as advocates for the role of education within the Museum, and for the role of the Museum as an educational organization within the community.
The French photographer, Eugene Atget produced one of the most influential bodies of photography in the twentieth century. Looking at Atget and the accompanying catalogue documents his work and also provides a closer look at the Museum's recently acquired group of 350 works by Atget from the estate of art dealer Julien Levy and Museum benefactors, Lynne and Harold Honickman.
Michael E. Hoffman Collection
In response to the untimely death in November 2001 of Michael E. Hoffman,
executive director of the Aperture Foundation and Adjunct Curator of photography
at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Mary Ellen Mark, Melissa Harris and Lynne Honickman brought together a
collection of nearly ninety photographs by many of the most exciting talents in
the field of photography. This extraordinary group of pictures was assembled in
honor of Michael E. Hoffman and generously donated to the Philadelphia Museum of
Art. More about the Michael E. Hoffman Collection
Julien Levy Collection
On September 20, 2001, the Philadelphia Museum of Art dedicated the Lynne and
Harold Honickman Gallery in the Modern and Contemporary Wing in honor of the
couple's generosity, which enabled the Museum to acquire the Julien Levy
Collection. More about the Julien Levy collection.
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