Four Ruben Natal-San Miguel photographs were acquired by the Rhode Island School of Design Museum

October 6th, 2026 by WM

These four photographs were acquired by the Rhode Island School of Design Museum on September 15, 2026. A very special thanks to art collectors David and Pamela Hornik for their generosity and ongoing support of Ruben's work. Many thanks also to Conor Moynihan-Bonacossa, Associate Curator; Michael Hartman, Senior Curator; and all the staff of the RISD Museum for their support.

“Nykki & Ari” (Valentine Twins with Morning Glories)
The Bronx, New York, 2021
Kodak Endura fine art lustre finish medium archival print
30 x 30 inches
Edition 1 of 2, with 2 APs

Collections: Leslie-Lohman Museum (30 x 30 AP); Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (30 x 30 inches, Edition 1/2); Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College (12 x 12 inches); Colby College Museum of Art (16 x 20 inches); Fitchburg Art Museum (12 x 12 inches); Griffin Museum of Photography (12 x 12 inches); and three private collections (30 x 30 AP; 24 x 24 inches, Editions 1 and 2).

Publications and exhibitions:

2023 — Griffin Museum of Photography, Massachusetts. Expanding the Pantheon, museum exhibition and catalog.

2023 — American Photographic Artists, Los Angeles Chapter. Catalog and museum exhibition curated by Paul Martineau, Curator of Photography at the Getty Museum.

2022 — Only One Earth: The Flag Project at Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York. Exhibition and catalog.

24 x 24 inches, from an edition of 3 (3/3).
Gift of David and Pamela Hornik.

“Priceless” (Anthony)
Astoria, Queens, New York
July 10, 2015, 6:40 PM, 77 degrees
Kodak Endura fine art lustre finish medium archival print with 1/4-inch white border
24 x 24 inches
Edition 1 of 2, with 1 AP

Collections: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, North Carolina; Leslie-Lohman Museum (12 x 12 inches); Center for Photography at Woodstock (12 x 12 inches); and three private collections (20 x 24 inches, Editions 1 through 3).

Museum of the City of New York.

24 x 24 inches
Edition 3/3
Gift to the RISD Museum from David and Pamela Hornik.

“Edwin” (Fearless, Sashay Away)
2023 Grand Concourse Avenue, The Bronx, New York
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 6:46 PM, 74 degrees

24 x 24 inches
Edition 1/3, with one AP
RISD Museum acquisition purchase.

“Cameron” (Rock On)
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Saturday, July 3, 2021, 3:04 PM, 67 degrees

24 x 24 inches
Kodak Endura Fine Art Luster finish medium archival print with 1/4-inch white border
From the Helltown Provincetown, Massachusetts series
Donated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.