Collectors’ Circle members discuss the artworks they plan to vote for as they dine by candlelight.
Since its founding in 1936, Scripps College has collected art for teaching purposes in and outside of the classroom. All of the College’s artworks have been gifts to Scripps from generous donors who understand the value of using original art to deeply enrich the education of our students. However, the College has never had an art acquisition fund, and no tuition monies have ever been spent on art. While understandable, this practice has unfortunately left incomplete areas in the collections, hindering their function as a complement to our curriculum.
With a view toward enriching the collections, last spring, the Scripps Collectors’ Circle (SCC) was launched. At the first yearly meeting, members were treated to a private tour of the exhibition in the gallery, the prestigious Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968, named one of the top ten exhibitions of 2012 by Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight. High tea was served as students presented artworks to be considered for inclusion into the Scripps collection. Later, after a drinks party, Circle members enjoyed an elegant dinner, and between courses, they voted for the acquisition of their favorite works to be added to the collection.
In total, eighteen works were acquired for the collection and funding was approved toward the restoration of the Shakespeare bas-reliefs in the Sycamore Courtyard.
In just a short time, the second annual Scripps Collectors’ Circle will meet. Fascinating artworks await, as well as an exciting new schedule of events, culminating in the vote during a candlelit dinner in one of Scripps’s most glittering venues.
For more information on joining the Scripps Collectors’ Circle, please contact Jennifer Anderson at (909) 607-4690.
Scripps Collectors’ Circle
Charter Members 2012
Ann and James Ach
Susan Allen
Chitra and Ashok Amritraj
Francine and William Baker
Marylou Boone
Nick Boone
Susanne Boone
Laurie and Bart Brown
Dana and Kirk Delman
Sharon and Bruce Dewberry
Michael Dewberry
Patricia and Anthony Ghosn
Danielle and Eric Haskell
Diana Ho
Joan Isaacs
Nancy Hart Glanville Jewel
Joanne and Dennis Keith
Barbara Klein
Mary and Sperry MacNaughton
Susan and Brent Maire
Suzanne and Paul Muchnic
Wendy Munger
Mary and Weston Naef
Beth Nolan
Peggy Phelps
Nathalie and Stephen Rachlin
John Regan
Marilyn and Judd Roberts
Steven Roth
Carol and Douglas Rush
Diane and Igal Silber
Louis Stern
Clare and Chris Tayback
Linda Davis Taylor and Jim Taylor
Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Carolyn and Robert Wagner
Emily Waldorf
Marilyn and Ben Weber
Mary and Fritz Weis
Michael Whalen
Victoria and Norman Williamson
The Broad Foundation
Scripps Collectors’ Circle
Works Acquired 2012
Photographs:
Berenice Abbott: Murray Hill Hotel: Spiral,c. 1935
Julia Blackmon: Concert, c. 2010
Herman Leonard
Billy Holiday, NYC, c. 1949
Dexter Gordon, Royal Roost, NYC, c. 1948
Ella Fitzgerald with
Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman, c. 1948
Mixed Media:
Joan Irving Brandt: Looking down Goldenrod Street, c. 1964
Ceramics:
Angela de Mott
Nebulae Vessel, 2011
Arita Kilns
Sake Bottles, c. 19th Century
Harrison McIntosh
Bowl, 1988
Vase, 1985
Steven Portigal
Five-Part Harmony, 2005
Paintings:
Susan Hertel, (1930-1993)
Cat on Table, c. 1955
Millard Sheets
Trees (near gypsy camp), c. 1926
Skiffs at the Dock, c. 1927
Etchings:
Mary Nimmo Moran
East Hampton, c. 1888
Thomas Moran
The Resounding Sea, c. 1886
The Rapids above Niagara, c. 1886
James McNeill Whistler
Hurlingham, c. 1879
Conservation Project:
John Gregory (1879-1958), Mid-summer Night’s Dream, Bas-Relief
Sycamore Court, Scripps Campus
Image: James McNeill Whistler, Hurlingham, c. 1879, etching, Scripps College, Claremont, CA, Purchase, Scripps Collectors’ Circle