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The Microsoft Corporate Art Collection began in Redmond in 1987 when
the company had approximately 1,800 employees and occupied six buildings. In 2004, the collection included 4,000+ works of
art and is divided among 84 buildings throughout North America. The emphasis in the collection is contemporary art from around
the world, displayed for the benefit and enjoyment of Microsoft employees, guests and customers.
The Royal Bank of Canada Collection
was begun in 1929. It includes both abstract and representational works by artists from across Canada. The paintings,
prints and sculptures are displayed in Royal Bank locations throughout Canada and in more than 30 countries around the world.
Royal Bank takes great pride in its collection. It represents both a significant contribution to and showcase for Canada's
rich cultural heritage.
The Progressive Collection includes more than
6000 works of contemporary art displayed in offices countrywide. It is intended to enhance the work environment and to provide
an experience that many people might not otherwise have. While the collection has no central theme, its emphasis is on emerging
artists who create innovative and daring work. The art is stimulating and provocative and is meant to foster creativity and
originality among Progressive people.
The Hallmark Photographic Collection currently includes more than 5,000 works by nearly
900 artists, with an emphasis on the history of American photography from 1839 to the present. Hallmark started the
collection in 1964 with the acquisition of 141 prints by Harry Callahan. Over the years, prints have been added
by many important photographers. Some of the largest holdings include Harry Callahan (320), André Kertész (238), Todd
Webb (161), Ralph Eugene Meatyard (140), Clarence John Laughlin (127), Dorothea Lange (89), and Carl Van Vechten (76). Other
artists are represented by anything from a few dozen prints to a single, carefully chosen example. American daguerreotypes
are an important element of the overall collection, as well as albumen prints, salt prints, and the full range of contemporary
processes and approaches.
Drawing from the world-class works owned by the
former PaineWebber and UBS's business in Europe, the UBS Bank collection is essentially a 30-year-old heritage of the
companies that have become part of the bank. With 900 paintings, photographs, drawings and sculptures by some of the
world's major artists from 1950 onwards, it is widely recognized as one of the world's most important collections
of contemporary art.
Deutsche Bank considers cultural commitment
as part of its business and social responsibility. This commitment is reflected foremost in the Bank's worldwide "Art in the
Workplace" program. Since 1978 and continuing to this day, art by significant contemporary artists is integrated into the
work environment of the Bank. Represented in the collection are examples from the most important movements in post-war
art. In addition to an impressive collection of works on paper by earlier Modernists, the focus is on art of the present.
The "Art in the Workplace" concept extends from Head Office in Frankfurt to more than 700 branches and offices worldwide.
Themes and concepts are formulated with each subsidiary. At satellite branches, works by contemporary German artists are often
juxtaposed with those of host countries.
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