The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City has announced a gift of archival Warhol materials from the Zurich-based Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation.

The gift will be used to advance the scholarly research and publication of the Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, and includes research materials recording Warhol’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings, including images and documents assembled by Thomas Ammann Fine Art since the inception of the project by Thomas Ammann in 1977. Ammann met Warhol while working for the art dealer Bruno Bischofberger, and in June 1977, received Warhol’s authorization to publish the catalogue raisonné of his work. When Ammann died in 1993, his sister Doris Ammann carried on and extended the program of the gallery, joining with the foundation to publish the first two volumes of the project. In 2004, the Warhol Foundation assumed full sponsorship of the project, producing three additional volumes to date, with volume 6 to be published in the spring of 2024.

“As the stewards of Warhol’s legacy, the foundation is especially grateful to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation for this generous gift that marks Thomas Ammann’s close friendship with Warhol and his commitment to Warhol’s paradigm-shifting art” said Warhol Foundation president Joel Wachs. “Thomas and Doris Ammann presciently understood the importance of the Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné in foregrounding the artist’s vital influence on contemporary culture and artistic experimentation. This extraordinary gift preserves their visionary contributions to this project.”

(Photo credit: Flickr/Bernard Gotfryd, via Wikipedia)