The New York Historical announced yesterday that it will receive a major bequest of modern and contemporary works by Native American artists from board chair Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and her husband, Oscar Tang. The bequest includes pieces by more than 100 artists of Indigenous heritage, from early 20th-century potter Nampeyo of Hano (Tewa) to contemporary painter and sculptor Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw/Cherokee). The promised gift coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New York Historical, said in a statement, “This gift and the accompanying milestone exhibition further exemplify Agnes’s institutional vision as board chair, which began with the critically acclaimed 2023 exhibition ‘Kay WalkingStick/Hudson River School,’ to foreground Indigenous cultural expressions and advance an artistic and historical discourse that illuminates the integral role of Indigenous histories in the shaping of the United States.” The New York Historical will celebrate the…