Come, browse and feast your eyes on some the most exciting works by our gallery artists and selections from our collection. Those represented in the gallery are by Emma Amos, Paul Brach, Miriam Schapiro, Mira Lehr, Dina Recanati, Roger Shimomura, Jaune Quick-to-see Smith, Linda Stein, Neil Folberg and Rimma and Valeriy Gerlovin. Several works from the collection by Romare Bearden, Jean Dubuffet and Carrie Mae Weems will also be on view. Be sure to ask to see the works on view in the annex on the fifth floor. Pat Steir has a place of pride and other works by Faith Ringgold, Jacob Lawrence and Flo Oy Wong are ready to be seen.
Emma Amos was the only woman asked into the Spiral Group formed by Romare Bearden and Friends. She combines personal and societal ideas with intense color, and a great sense of rhythm.
Paul Brach, who died in 2007, was Dean of Cal Arts and under his guidance it became one of the finest art schools in America. He spent his life exploring the meaning of color, especially its relation to the cosmos.
Neil Folberg was recently awarded the Bronze Medal by Independent Publisher, Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry, for his photography in the book Van Gogh and the Impressionists (Abbeville Press, 2007).
The Gerlovins were founding members of the Underground Conceptual Movement in Russia. Works on view personify various stages of their psychological and philosophical ideas.
For Mira Lehr it is timely that Buckminster Fuller is honored currently at the Whitney Museum. Mira feels fortunate to have worked closely with him. He imbued in her a sense of self worth and belief in her creativity. Her art reflects her dialogue between the natural world, layers of color and geometry.
Dina Recanati’s books of bronze and wood veneer have a purity of design. They remind us that books record for posterity lives lived, memories, triumphs and vulnerabilities.
Dancing and dolls form strong points of reference for Miriam Schapiro. The dolls in her works reflect her interest in many cultures and her dancers embody her love of rhythm.
Roger Shimomura depicts snatches of memories from the years he was incarcerated in an internment camp. During World War II, all Japanese Americans were considered potential spies.
Jaune Quick-to-see Smith is a painter and printmaker that hardly requires introduction. She blends Native American and western culture with sensitivity, including pain and humor. Her interests are clearly the preservation of the planet and, as a result of our foray into Iraq, intolerance for war.
After September 11, Linda Stein sought solace in the creation of sculptures, namely “Women Warriors” to protect humanity.
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