Olga Hirshhorn Dead at 95, Damien Hirst Curating South London Show, and More

Art news for October 6.

Hirst. (Courtesy Getty Images)
Hirst. (Courtesy Getty Images)

Olga Hirshhorn, art collector and philanthropist, is dead at 95. The Ukrainian immigrant, the daughter of a gardener and a cook, became a collector after marrying oil tycoon Joseph Hirschhorn. Her collection, which will go to the National Gallery of Art, includes Picassos, de Koenigs and the work of Man Ray.

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Olga Hirshhorn Dead at 95, Damien Hirst Curating South London Show, and More