Does Ryan O'Neal Have a Portrait that Belongs to UT?
Upon the death of actress and former UT student Farrah Fawcett, she willed all of her artwork to the University of Texas (see page 14 of this .pdf). Included in the art bequeathed is a 1979 portrait by Andy Warhol, missing since Fawcett's death in 2009 and valued at $30 million, that the school has been trying to find.
This painting surprisingly appeared in the premiere of Fawcett's former flame Ryan O'Neal's new reality show for OWN. In the episode which aired last weekend (video below), the Warhol painting is visible on the wall above the actor's bed. O'Neal was not included in Fawcett's will.
Perhaps this discovery means that UT will soon be able to have this "borrowed" Warhol original to accompany the other one, which is part of a current exhibit at the Blanton.


