▁partner ing ▁with ▁American ▁artists , ▁F AP E ▁g ifts ▁encou rage ▁cross - c ult ural ▁understanding ▁within ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁international ▁public . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁ful fill s ▁this ▁mission ▁in ▁two ▁ways : ▁ ▁Site - Spec ific ▁Works ▁In ▁commission ing ▁work , ▁F AP E ▁is ▁assist ed ▁by ▁an ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁of ▁prominent ▁arts ▁profession als , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Robert ▁St orr , ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Y ale ▁School ▁of ▁Art . ▁Once ▁an ▁artist ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁and ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁work , ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁architect s , ▁the ▁State ▁Department , ▁F AP E , ▁and ▁the ▁artist ▁work ▁together ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁art ▁is ▁sens it ively ▁integrated ▁within ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁its ▁grounds . ▁The ▁works ▁are ▁all ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁artists , ▁and ▁F AP E ▁provides ▁the ▁funds ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁their ▁fabric ation ▁and ▁installation . ▁Art ists ▁in ▁the ▁Collection ▁include ▁Ly nd a ▁B engl is , ▁Louise ▁Bour ge ois , ▁Ell sw orth ▁Kelly , ▁Sol ▁Le W itt , ▁May a ▁Lin , ▁Martin ▁P ury ear , ▁Dor othe a ▁Rock bur ne , ▁Jo el ▁Sh api ro , ▁Michael ▁S inger , ▁and ▁E lyn ▁Z imm erman . ▁ ▁Lee ▁Kim che ▁Mc Gr ath ▁Original ▁Print ▁Collection ▁Each ▁year ▁an ▁American ▁artist ▁cont ributes ▁a ▁print ▁for ▁display ▁in ▁U . S . ▁emb ass ies .