Going Public: Florida Collectors Celebrate the Norton
This exhibition comprises loans of approximately 50 rarely seen works from prestigious private South Florida collections. These remarkable artworks from Norton supporters convey the breadth of the exceptional collections in the area, and will inaugurate several of the new galleries. Some loans also will be integrated into the Museum’s American, Chinese, Contemporary, European, and Photography collection galleries. Artists represented in this exhibition include Romare Bearden, Mary Cassatt, Nick Cave, Bruce Conner, Jean Dubuffet, Robert Henri, Winslow Homer, Anselm Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein, Fairfield Porter, Edward Ruscha, Jenny Saville, Kara Walker, James Whistler, and many others. All five Norton curators are contributing to this expansive exhibition.
Exhibition Highlights
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947), Jeune femme au chapeau bleu (Young Woman in a Blue Hat), 1908
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Reign, Teapot with Appliqué Landscape known as “Lovers’ Bridge”, circa 1700–1710
Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929), Orientale, circa 1915
Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976), Branded Head, 2003
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988), On Such a Night as This, 1975
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926), Head of Sara in Bonnet Looking Left, circa 1901
Snuff Bottles, 1800s to early 2000s
David Hammons (American, born 1943), Basketball and Bricks, 2006 (Installation at the Norton Museum of Art)
Miles Coolidge (Canadian, born 1963), Coal Seam, Bergwerk Prosper-Haniel #3, 2013
Organized by the Norton Museum of Art. This exhibition was made possible by the generosity of Phillips. additional support was provided by the Milton and Sheila Fine Endowment for Contemporary Art and the Dr. Henry and Lois Foster Endowment for the Exhibition of Contemporary Art.
