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Alexander Calder Jewelry
February 23 – June 15, 2008
The art of Alexander Calder has been celebrated and examined at some
length in numerous exhibitions. However, his work in the field of
jewelry is not so well-known, and when shown has been just a small
component of large survey exhibitions. Indeed, Calder dealt with
this field much as he did in his other work: the jewelry has the
same linear yet three-dimensional aspect as the mobiles, and the
parts that comprise each piece are hammered, shaped, chiseled and
composed in a fashion that precisely echoes the artist’s creation of
his sculpture. This exhibition will consist of approximately one
hundred objects—necklaces, bracelets, pins, earrings, and crowns.
This exhibition is co-organized by the Norton Museum of Art, West
Palm Beach, Florida, and the Calder Foundation, New York. National
sponsorship of the exhibition has been generously provided by Melvin
and Claire Levine. Local sponsorship of this exhibition is made
possible in part through the generosity of Melvin and Claire Levine,
The Contemporary and Modern Art Council of the Norton Museum of Art,
The Milton and Sheila Fine Endowment for Contemporary Art, the Dr.
Henry and Lois Foster Endowment, and the Michael M. Rea Endowment.
Media support provided by The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily
News.
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Necklace, c.1940. Brass wire,
8 1/8 by 6 ¾ By 4 ½ inches.
Inscription: “C.S.”
Private Collection, New York
© 2007 Calder Foundation, New York
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Louisa Calder's 53rd Birthday Gift pin, 1958.
Gold and steel wire,
2.5 by 5.25 inches. Inscription: "XIX.II.LVIII" Private Collection, New York
© 2007 Calder Foundation, New York
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In the Hands of African
American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley
Kinsey
April 19 – July 20, 2008
Organized by the California African American Museum, this exhibition
offers a roadmap to the journey encountered by these collectors as
they embrace and acquire art and artifacts. The over 90 objects
offer only a sampling of the treasures held by the Kinseys who have
spent a lifetime building a significant private art and cultural
collection. From slave owner’s documents, to brilliant expressions
in paint and glimpses into nineteenth-century private lives, the
Kinsey Collection reflects a rich heritage which they have been
driven to capture and sustain for future generations. Personal
Treasures includes works of art by important African American
artists such as Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett
and Sam Gilliam as well as historical documents, artifacts and books
representing the history of African Americans.
In the Hands of African American Collectors: The Personal
Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey was organized by the
California African American Museum. This exhibition and its
associated catalogue were made possible by funding from the State of
California and Friends, The Foundation of the California African
American Museum and lead sponsors Northern Trust and Toyota Motor
Sales.
Local sponsorship of this exhibition is made possible in part
through the generosity of Northern Trust, Melvin and Claire Levine
and Starbucks Coffee Company.
Media support provided by The Palm Beach Post , Palm Beach Daily
News and WPTV NewsChannel 5.
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Buffalo Soldiers of 9th Cavalry, Parade Flag,
Ca. 1889.
Fabric.
Collection of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey |
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Romare Bearden
(American 1911-1988):
Falling Star, 1979.
Lithograph,
Collection of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey |
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Highlights: African American Art from the
Norton Collection
April 19 – August 31, 2008
Organized by the Norton Museum of Art, this companion exhibition to
The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey showcases
important works by African American artists from the 1920s through
the 1990s. Featured artists include Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks,
Faith Ringgold, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Thermon Statom, Bob
Thompson, and others. This grouping offers a glimpse at the
diversity of aesthetic expression from the African American
community since the early twentieth-century. Visitors can compare
various styles and media found in the broad scope of modern and
contemporary art, including pure abstraction, figural compositions
and landscapes done in mixed media collage, oil, photography and
sculpture. Additional examples of paintings and sculpture by African
American artists can be found interspersed in the Norton’s
impressive American art galleries.
Organized by the Norton Museum of Art.
Local sponsorship of this exhibition is made possible in part
through the generosity of Starbucks Coffee Company, the Sydelle and
Arthur I. Meyer Endowment, the State of Florida, Department of
State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council,
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Media support provided by The Palm Beach Post , Palm Beach Daily
News and WPTV NewsChannel 5.
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Jacob Lawrence
(American, 1917 - 2000)
Man with flowers, 1954.
Tempera on gessoed Masonite
15.75 by 11.75 inches (40 by 29.8cm)
Purchase, the R.H. Norton Trust, 95.21
© 2008 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists
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Faith Ringgold (American, born 1930)
The French Collection Part II, #12, Moroccan Holiday, 1997.
Acrylic on canvas, printed on tie-dyed fabric,
74.75 by 92 inches (189.9 by 233.7cm). Purchase, the R.H. Norton
Trust, 98.765 Faith Ringgold © 2007 |
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