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The Joseph R. Shapiro Award

Honoring Ruth Horwich

Ruth Horwich—a committed arts benefactor who has assembled a wide-ranging, one-of-a-kind collection of Surrealist paintings, Chicago Imagist art, abstract sculpture, and folk and self-taught art—will be honored at the ninth Joseph R. Shapiro Award Dinner.

The black-tie event recognizes the vision and connoisseurship of Chicago’s most distinguished collectors of art. It is named in memory of the extraordinary collector and philanthropist Joseph Shapiro (1904–1996), who was an alumnus of the University of Chicago, a Life Trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the founding president of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.

Proceeds from the award dinner support the full range of the Smart Museum's educational and cultural mission.

Save the date

April 23, 2013
Four Season Hotel Chicago

For table, ticket, and sponsorship information, call 773.702.2368 or e-mail ShapiroAward@uchicago.edu.

Interview with past honorees

On April 12, 2011, the Smart Museum and over 350 guests honored Margot and Thomas J. Pritzker at the eighth biennial Joseph R. Shapiro Award Dinner.

In 1978, a 400-mile trek through the Himalayas cemented the Pritzkers' shared passion for the art and culture of the region. Since then, they have built one of America's foremost collections of South Asian art and—through exhibitions, loans, and donations—have untiringly promoted their belief in the power of the visual arts throughout the city of Chicago.

Top: Ruth Horwich at her home in Chicago. Photo by Robert Kozloff.