ks ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁last ing ▁impact ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁beyond ." ▁ ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁Tang ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁gave ▁$ 1 4 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁museum ▁to ▁purchase ▁rare ▁and ▁valuable ▁Chinese ▁paint ings , ▁most ▁not ably ▁what ▁is ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁River bank ▁by ▁D ong ▁Y uan . ▁His ▁gift ▁included ▁ 1 1 ▁major ▁paint ings ▁from ▁the ▁C . C . ▁Wang ▁collection ▁and ▁additional ▁fund ing ▁toward ▁Chinese ▁art ▁gall eries . ▁ ▁A ▁gallery ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Tang ' s ▁late ▁wife , ▁Frances ▁Young ▁Tang . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Tang , ▁the ▁first ▁Chinese - American ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁and ▁a ▁leading ▁patron ▁of ▁its ▁Chinese ▁collection , ▁gave ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁cur atorial ▁and ▁conservation ▁staff ▁appoint ments ▁and ▁programming ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ' s ▁Asian ▁Cent enn ial . ▁ ▁Tang ▁received ▁the ▁Met ▁Museum ' s ▁C iv ic ▁Le ad ership ▁Award ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁Oscar ▁L . ▁Tang ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁Co - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic , ▁with ▁Peter ▁W . ▁May , ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2