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The Cutting Edge: Contemporary Wood Art and the Lipton Collection traces the growth of contemporary wood art through our shared relationship with trees, traditions of woodworking, influential art movements, and the cultural milieu of the twentieth century. At its height, the Lipton Collection featured over two thousand works by one hundred fifteen artists. Building the collection during a period when the field had not yet coalesced into a major movement, Dr. Lipton was instrumental in developing the careers of leading figures and bringing attention to their work. As these individuals in turn had a major impact on the field, Dr. Lipton's value as a patron of the arts was invaluable.