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Shirley is a racer of vintage cars and has a significant car collection that includes vintage Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, and sports racers from the 1950s and 1960s. [2] Highlights of his collection include a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B and a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti coupe. The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B won Best of Show at the 2008 Pebble Beach ...
Feb 14, 2024 · February 14, 2024 7:00am. Kim Richter Shirley (left) and Jon Shirley at the opening of the exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum. Photo: L Fried, Courtesy Seattle Art Museum. Museum shows come and ...
Apr 4, 2023 · Margo Vansynghel: 206-464-3760 or mvansynghel@seattletimes.com; Margo Vansynghel is The Seattle Times arts economy reporter. Former Microsoft exec Jon Shirley and his wife, Kim Richter Shirley ...
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Feb 14, 2024 · The Shirley’s Seattle connections. It’s no surprise that Kim and Jon Shirley chose the Seattle Art Museum when donating their prized Calder collection, estimated to be worth $200 million. Both ...
Jon Shirley made his fortune as the former president, chief operating officer, and director of Microsoft.As a collector and philanthropist, and Seattle Art Museum trustee, Jon, with his wife Kim ...
It is hard to feel out of sorts when you see a Calder moving slightly out of the corner of an eye. , ca. 1948, Alexander Calder, 1898-1976, sheet metal, wire, wood, string, and paint, 52 × 95 × 3 in., Promised gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, photo: Nicholas Shirley, Brightwood Photos. Scroll Down.
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In spring 2023, SAM announced the generosity of patrons Jon and Kim Shirley in gifting the Shirley Family Calder Collection, of over 45 works plus lithographs and related ephemera from every decade of the American artist’s career, to the museum. The collection—one of the most important private holdings of Calder’s art—is the result of ...
