Robert P. Hubbard, of Walpole, has donated 56 works of art from his collection to Keene State. Hubbard, who has been collecting for more than 40 years, came to know Keene State while visiting two grandnieces who attended the College. His donation includes paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture by a variety of artists such as LeRoy Neiman, Elaine De Kooning, Albert Hirschfeld, William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, N. C. Wyeth, and sculptor David Aronson. Read more about the donation here. A selection of works from the Hubbard gift will be exhibited at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery on campus, opening January 24, 2009.
One piece in the collection did generate some controversy, which has been addressed through lively academic discourse. Read more about that discussion in the Equinox.

Photo of the installation of David Aronson’s The Singer by Robin Dutcher.