In this conversation recorded on February 9, 2014, as part
of The Collecting
of African American Art, a series at the National Gallery
of Art, Ruth Fine and Rodney M. Miller discuss his
collection in all
of its aspects — from his early interest in art to the development
of his diverse
interactions with contemporary artists,
curators, and dealers.
It was also one
of the examples that an assistant
curator at the Morgan, Clara Drummond, said inspired her to comb through the Morgan's
collection for other moments
of recognition and
interaction between animals and humans.