Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies
A public-private partnership with the State Department providing permanent works of American art for U.S. embassies worldwide
Photo Credit: Robert Stewart | Smithsonian Institution
2022
Annenberg Award
We look forward to presenting Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the 2022 Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts.
2022
Original Print and Photography Collections
Each year, distinguished American artists donate editions to FAPE’s Original Print and Photography Collections.
The artists contributing this year include Carmen Herrera, Clifford Ross, Pat Steir and Stanley Whitney. We look forward to unveiling their works during our 2022 Annual Events.
Art Donations
FAPE’s collection is made possible by donations from our generous supporters. In 2021, FAPE was honored to receive gifts from Jonathan Becker, Deborah Kass, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Duane Michals and John J. Studzinski, CBE.
Jonathan Becker, Jackson Pollock’s Studio Floor Nº I, N. Y., 17, September 2001, gift of the artist.
Deborah Kass, Let Us Now Praise Famous Women #2, 1994-1995, gift of the artist.
Julie Mehretu, Amulet in Crowd, 2021, gift of The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder and Mrs. Jo Carole Lauder.
Duane Michals, One Man Band, 2021, gift of the artist.
Robert Motherwell, Untitled (E. & B. 527), 1991, gift of John J. Studzinski, CBE.
Joel Shapiro, For Studio, 2014, gift of The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder and Mrs. Jo Carole Lauder.
Sara Sosnowy, Untitled I, 2000, gift of The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder and Mrs. Jo Carole Lauder.
Rob Wynne, 2 Butterflies, 2014, gift of John J. Studzinski, CBE.
Recent FAPE Shipments
In 2021, FAPE sent more than 60 works of art to the U.S. Embassies in Munich, Germany; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; and London, United Kingdom. London requested art to diversify their collection and FAPE donated works by William Eggleston, Theaster Gates, Sam Gilliam, Carmen Herrera, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Gwen Norton, Diana Walker and Brett Weston.
Bob Colacello, Andy with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, Bonn, on display at the U.S. Consulate in Munich, Germany.
Sam Gilliam, Colors, on display at the U.S. Consulate in Munich, Germany.
Philip Pearlstein, Above Santa Fe, on display at the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Brett Weston, PLANT, HAWAII, on display at the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Gwen Norton, Untitled, on display at the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom.
Theaster Gates, Civil Rights Throw Rug, on display at the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom.
Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Handsome Young Man) and Untitled (Young Woman), on display at the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom.
William Eggleston, Untitled (Adyn and Jasper next to car), on display at the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom.
Upcoming Installation
Roy Lichtenstein, Greene Street Mural
U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico
FAPE Family Fun
Looking for something to do with your children or grandchildren? Download FAPE’s Coloring Kit!
Central to our mission is to inspire and educate the next generation of artists and diplomats! The Coloring Kit features works in our Site-Specific Collection at U.S. embassies around the world. Visit countries from China to Greece while learning about the United States’ greatest artists.
OUR SPONSORS
Our corporate partners are integral to our success!
FAPE would like to give special recognition to Bank of America which has been our official sponsor since 2011. Its annual gift ensures the success of so many of our programs, including our Original Print, Photography and Site-Specific Collections.
MEMBER BENEFITS
Please join FAPE as a Cultural Ambassador!
Thanks to our members, FAPE is able to commission and acquire works by American artists for display in U.S. embassies worldwide.