Introduction
Betty Asher (May 6, 1914 – 1994) was an American art collector and dealer.An ardent supporter of Pop art and Contemporary art, her large collection of cups and saucers by artists was world-famous.
Biography
Asher was born in Chicago on May 4, 1914. The family lived behind the drugstore. Asher attended a normal school (teacher training college) in Chicago for one year before beginning training at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago.She graduated as an RN and spent about four years in private nursing. In 1939, she married Leonard Asher. They moved to Los Angeles in 1941. The couple had two children. Asher retired in 1990. She died at her home in Beverly Hills in 1994. Her papers were donated to the Getty Research Institute in 2010 by her son, conceptual artist Michael Asher.