Ackerman Collection

Martin S. Ackerman was born in Rochester, New York in 1932 and died in 1993. He attended Syracuse University for his undergraduate degree and Rutgers Law School for his Juris Doctor. At Rutgers law he was at the top of his class and after graduating he joined the law firm of Rubin and Rubin, where he specialized in corporate acquisitions. Ackerman left the firm and turned his attention to aiding corporations in danger of filing bankruptcy. He was a successful businessman, attorney, and art collector. He wrote two books titled The Curtis Affair (LA, Nash: 1970) and Smart Money and Art: Investing in Fine Art (Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1986). While he was writing the art investment book, Ackerman's interest in collecting art grew. As a result, the Martin S. Ackerman foundation was established. The foundation provided many small colleges and museums with impressive works of art, including Smithsonian Institute, Tweed Museum of Art, Carlton College, Plattsbugh State, Saint Lawrence University, Vanderbilt University, and R.I.T. The Ackerman Collection, owned by Saint Michael's contains approximately 250 works of art. All the works were donated to the college in the early 1980s. The Ackerman Foundation is no longer in existence.

To the left is information about the art works Saint Michael's College owns from the Ackerman Collection, and the artists who created them.