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Susan Unterberg (Art Education) Alumni Profiled on PBS

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Screen grab of video with Susan Unterberg on PBS.

Susan Unterberg, (Art Education) Alumni, is featured on PBS on how she supports women in the arts. 

How this philanthropist hopes to boost mid-career women artists

The work of women artists makes up only 3 to 5 percent of major museums' permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe. Many of these artists struggle financially -- but Susan Unterberg is trying to change that. For decades, the artist has supported her female peers as an anonymous benefactor. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Unterberg to discuss why she decided to put a name on her philanthropy.

Watch the video online