[General], 1985-1988

The first Anselm Kiefer retrospective to tour the United States was jointly organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago, followed by exhibitions in Los Angeles and New York. Mark Rosenthal, Curator of Twentieth Century Art, co-curated the exhibition with A. James Speyer and Neal Benezra of Chicago, selecting approximately 70 works, ranging from painting and sculpture to books and photography. The exhibition was supported through grants from the Ford Motor Company and the Lannan Foundation, and additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Lufthansa German Airlines.