See some key artworks acquired by Tate in recent years thanks to the support of our Members.

Patrick Caulfield
Braque Curtain 2005
Acrylic on canvas
support: 865 x 1173 mm
Purchased with assistance from Tate Members 2010 The estate of Patrick Caulfield. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002
Marc Camille Chaimowicz
Vienna Triptych, Leaning…and Surrounded by Chorus Girls and Sentinels 1982
8 painted plywood panels and 70 photographs, gelatin silver print on paper, between six glass panels
Overall display dimensions variable
Presented by Tate Members 2011 Marc CamilleChaimowicz
William Blake
First Book of Urizen pl. 6 1796, circa 1818
Colour etching with paint, watercolour and ink on paper
support: 250 x 187 mm
Purchased with funds provided by the Art Fund, Tate Members, Tate Patrons, Tate Fund and individual donors 2009
Sandra Blow
Vivace 1988
Acrylic and collage on canvas
support: 2600 x 2600 mm
Presented by Tate Members 2007 The estate of Sandra Blow
Kathy Prendergast
BLACK MAP SERIES (America North Central) 2009
Ink on printed map
unconfirmed: 1027 x 1172 mm
Presented by Tate Members 2010 Kathy Prendergast
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
The Apotheosis of James I and Other Studies: Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling, Whitehall circa 1628-30
Oil on oak support, laminated onto a cradled mahogany support
support: 947 x 630 mm
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Tate Members, the Art Fund in memory of Sir Oliver Millar (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation) Viscount and Viscountess Hampden and Family, Monument Trust, Manny and Brigitta Davidson and the Family, and other donors 2008
Rasheed Araeen
Rang Baranga 1969
Wood and paint
1820 x 610 x 460 mm
Presented by Tate Members 2007 Rasheed Araeen
Ellen Gallagher
Bird in Hand 2006
Oil, ink, paper, polymer, salt, gold leaf on canvas
support: 2383 x 3072 mm
Presented anonymously 2007 Ellen Gallagher
Jake Chapman, Dinos Chapman
The Chapman Family Collection 2002
Thirty four wood and painted sculptures on plinths
overall display dimensions variable
Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund, Tate Members, Tate Fund, the Manton Fund and private donors 2008 Jake and Dinos Chapman
Emily Mary Osborn
Nameless and Friendless. "The rich man's wealth is his strong city, etc." - Proverbs, x, 15 1857
Oil on canvas
support: 825 x 1038 mm
Purchased with assistance from Tate Members, the Millwood Legacy and a private donor 2009
Tacita Dean
Kodak 2006
Single screen projection, 16mm colour film with audio track
duration: 44min
Presented by Tate Members 2007 Tacita Dean, courtesy Frith Street Gallery, London and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris
Simon Starling
Work Made-ready, Les Baux de Provence (Mountain Bike) 2001
Mixed media
Overall displayed dimensions variable
Purchased with assistance from Tate Members 2009 Simon Starling
Paul Graham
Union Jack Flag in Tree, County Tyrone 1985, printed 1993-4
Colour photograph on paper
support: 680 x 880 mm
Presented by Tate Members 2007 Paul Graham
Mark Wallinger
Royal Ascot 1994
4 channel colour video, sound, travelling cases and speakers
Overall display dimensions variable
Presented by Tate Members 2009 Mark Wallinger
Braco Dimitrijevic
This Could be a Place of Historical Interest 1972-7
Black and white photographs
in forty eight parts, each: 530 x 170 x 40 mm
Presented by Tate Members 2007 Braco Dimitrijevic
Vong Phaophanit
What Falls to the Ground but Can't Be Eaten 1991
Bamboo poles, metal and light
Overall display dimensions variable
Presented by Tate Members 2008 Vong Phaophanit
Hlio Oiticica
Tropiclia, Penetrables PN 2 'Purity is a myth' and PN 3 'Imagetical' 1966-1967
Wood, cotton fabric, plastic sheet, hardboard, paint, carpet, nylon fabric, patchouli root, cinnamon sticks, sand, gravel, plants, metal, terracotta, brick, polystyrene, ink and television set and two parrots
displayed dimensions: 2100 x 12100 x 40 mm
Purchased with assistance from the American Fund for the Tate Gallery, the Latin American Acquisitions Committee, Tate Members and the Art Fund 2007 Projeto Hlio Oiticica
















