Essays on Artists & Acquisitions (page 2)
Highlights of the Collection: Everts
These artists employ the recurring motif of bodily distortion to express postwar trauma.
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From Ceramics to Scrolls, SCC Enriches Art Collections
The Scripps Collectors’ Circle met late last fall to choose a selection of new works for the College art collection.
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Highlights of the Collection: Oliveira
In this series, we look at three artists who employ the recurring motif of bodily distortion to express postwar trauma.
Read MoreBaltermants, Trial of a Bourgeois Landowner, Vietnam
In his photograph, “Trial of a Bourgeois Landowner, Vietnam,” Baltermants captures the aura of a temporary court in Communist Vietnam.
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Highlights of the Collection: Pink Kimono
Created in the mid-twentieth century, this floral, silken kimono was likely intended as a dressing gown for women in the West.
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Bird Vase by Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos Bird Vase, 1958 Stoneware, glazed 9 x 15 x 15 in. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Scripps College, Claremont, CA Peter Voulkos is regarded as one of the most important ceramists of the 20th century. His career reshaped the role of ceramics, pushing it into the arena of fine arts. After […]
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Claes Oldenburg, 1965 by Ken Heyman
Oldenburg appears deceptively serious as he faces the viewer and deadpans into the camera.
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Highlights of the Collection: Peking Opera Robe
The amazing colors, juxtapositions of images, and metamorphic potential of this costume continue to provide a window into the splendor of Beijing opera today.
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Kingfisher Hair Ornament
Crafted in the 19th century and consisting of copper inlaid with kingfisher feathers, this decorative hairpin reveals much about the society in which it was produced.
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Doug Humble: Smashing Cups
Photo by Susan Einstein Douglas Humble Untitled (Broken Cups and Saucers), n.d. Porcelain 4 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Scripps College, Claremont, CA In a recent interview, Douglas Humble described his artistic processes as freeform and spontaneous: “I like to work with the material and […]
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