Norman Lear’s legacy | The Collection of Norman and Lyn Lear

We honour Norman Lear’s legacy with his friends and Hollywood industry leaders Shonda Rhimes, Ted Sarandos, Phil Rosenthal, Reggie Hudlin and Kenya Barris, who spoke to Christie’s on Lear’s outsized influence on culture. The risks Norman took in his ground-breaking TV series such as ‘All in the Family,’ ‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘Maude’ pioneered a new era of truth in entertainment — turning a mirror to America and reflecting on the issues the country truly cared about. Over decades, Lyn and Norman Lear amassed an extensive collection anchored by artists such as David Hockney and Ed Ruscha who, like Lear, captured the undercurrents of society in their work. Led by these legends of 20th-century art, the collection embodies the authenticity and dedication to truth at the heart of Lear’s life and legacy. The Collection of Norman and Lyn Lear will be on view through the 16 May at our Rockefeller Center Galleries.

20th Century Evening Sale | New York | 16 May
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale | New York | 17 May

© David Hockney. David Hockney, A Lawn Being Sprinkled, 1967, $25,000,000-35,000,000 Ed Ruscha, Truth, 1973, $7,000,000-10,000,000 Ellsworth Kelly, Blue Pale Grey, 1960, $2,500,000-3,500,000 Robert Rauschenberg, Rodeo Palace (Spread), 1975-1976, $3,000,000-5,000,000 Roy Lichtenstein, I Love Liberty (Study), 1981, $600,000-800,000 Willem de Kooning, Man in Wainscott, 1969, $4,000,000-6,000,000 Archival Courtesy of the Consignor and Contributors