▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁be quest ▁by ▁television ▁executive ▁Barry ▁Low en ▁included ▁ 6 7 ▁works ▁of ▁minimal ist , ▁post - min imal ist ▁and ▁ne o - expression ist ▁painting , ▁sculpt ure , ▁phot ography ▁and ▁drawing ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Dan ▁F la vin , ▁Ell sw orth ▁Kelly , ▁Ag nes ▁Martin , ▁Elizabeth ▁Murray , ▁Julian ▁Sch n abel , ▁Jo el ▁Sh api ro , ▁Frank ▁St ella , ▁and ▁Cy ▁Tw omb ly . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁pieces ▁by ▁the ▁R ita ▁and ▁T aft ▁Sch rei ber ▁collection ▁were ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁museum , ▁en comp ass ing ▁ 1 8 ▁paint ings , ▁sculpt ures , ▁and ▁draw ings ▁by ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock , ▁Piet ▁Mond rian , ▁and ▁Ar sh ile ▁G ork y , ▁among ▁others . ▁Hollywood ▁agent ▁Phil ▁G ers h ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Be atrice , ▁both ▁found ing ▁members , ▁gave ▁ 1 3 ▁important ▁pieces ▁from ▁their ▁collection ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁including ▁Pol lock ' s ▁early ▁d rip ▁painting ▁Number ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁David ▁Smith ' s ▁ 8 - foot - t all ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁sculpt ure ▁Cub i ▁III ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁— ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁works ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Ed ▁Rus cha , ▁C ind y ▁Sh erman , ▁and ▁Susan ▁Roth enberg . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁museum '