They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought.

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements, and that requires taste.

Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.

I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.

It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.

Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century.