Essays on Artists & Acquisitions (page 4)
Highlights of the Collection: Berenice Abbott, Murray Hill Hotel
Murray Hill Hotel’s composition seems indebted to modernist photography of the period.
Read MoreHighlights of the Collection: Marilyn Levine, F.M. Case
Ceramicist Marilyn Levine and stand-up comedian George Carlin both imbued their art with a working class humor.
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Highlights of the Collection: Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise
Ansel Adams woke before dawn for five days in order to capture the key moment of sunrise over the Sierra.
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Highlights of the Collection: Hurrell’s Marlene Dietrich
Hurrell, the master of the glamor shot, worked with Dietrich to create a portrait that incorporates contributions from both.
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Highlights of the Collection: Martinez, La Virgin de San Juan
Artist Alfredo Ramos Martinez sought a miracle for his daughter, and this work embodies that search.
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Highlights of the Collection: House of Shango
Samella Lewis’s work often grapples with issues of race in the U.S., and The House of Shango is no exception.
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The Landscape of Injustice: Ansel Adams and Manzanar
Ansel Adams extended his vision of American identity to the interned Japanese-Americans, arguing that they were born free and equal.
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Highlights of the Collection: Vaea Marx, Plate
A member of the French Resistance in WWII and later a cowboy in Australia, Marx studied ceramics in Japan and had a significant impact on the mid-20th century movement to take clay into the arena of fine art.
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Highlights of the Collection: Paul Jacoulet, The Pearls
Jacoulet illustrates the Western interpretation of Eastern life. His style, though beautiful, bears orientalist undertones.
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Highlights of the Collection: Drawing Book of Designs
From the mythical to the concrete, this volume offers a plethora of designs, created during the late 19th century.
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