Bocour Donations on Exhibit

In 1932 painter Leonard Bocour opened Bocour Hand Ground Artist Colors on 15th Street in Manhattan. His nephew Sam Golden soon began working for him, and became a full business partner in the 1950’s. The shop sold paint directly to many artists who are now well known; such as Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock. Bocour often gave paint to struggling artists during the Depression, or exchanged paintings for paint. As a result, he acquired a substantial