July 29, 2007

Opening of the Hungarian Art Collection of Ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker in Cleveland, Ohio

Nancy Goodman Brinker, former Ambassador to Hungary and a devoted collector of Hungarian art

Ambassador András Simonyi and his wife, Náda attended the opening gala of the exhibition „Hungarian Artists: Works of Passion, Interludes, and Progress” to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure on July 28, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mihály Munkácsy: The Drum

The paintings were displayed by Nancy Goodman Brinker, a devoted collector of Hungarian art, who began her collection while serving as the US Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003, after being “struck by the richness and powerful quality of Hungarian painting."

László Fehér: Self Portrait with Staircase

The paintings will be on display from July 29 – August 20, 2007 in The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.