The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System recently added Joseph Holston's Boy with Horn to the Board's Fine Arts Collection. The oil painting had been on loan and on display since Holston's solo exhibition "Joseph Holston - Harmony, Color and Form," October 6, 2008, through March 6, 2009. Boy with Horn is one of several of his works acquired by the Federal Reserve in recent years. Created in 1975, it exemplifies the naturalism and realism that characterized Holston's work in the early 1970s. The artist's nephew, Anthony Davis, was the model for this and many other paintings from that period.
As with all federal agencies, the Board may receive gifts of artwork, as well as funds to purchase works of art. The Board is dependent on these donations to build its collection, which includes drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, and sculptures.
For further information about the Fine Art Program of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, click here.