Many of you will know Paul Allen as one of the 20th century’s great tech pioneers,” said Mary Ann Prior, director of art collections for Allen’s Vulcan Inc., speaking at a Phillips Collection press preview Tuesday morning.

Some might know Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, as owner of the football powerhouse Seattle Seahawks and the NBA also-ran Portland, Ore., Trail Blazers. Some may know his space exploration initiatives or his countless other endeavors across myriad fields of study.