COLOPHON

MANUEL NERI

This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition Manuel Neri: Assertion of the Figure, Gifts from the Manuel Neri Trust presented by the Anderson Collection at Stanford University, September 14, 2017 — February 12, 2018. The Anderson Collection has organized this exhibition in celebration of an extraordinary gift of art from The Manuel Neri Trust. Additional works included in the exhibition are on loan from the Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson., The Manuel Neri Trust, and Hackett Mill, San Francisco. The Anderson Collection gratefully acknowledges support of the exhibition from Museum Members and the accompanying publication from The Manuel Neri Trust. Manuel Neri’s work is represented by Hackett Mill, San Francisco; Robischon Gallery, Denver; and Yares Art, New York, Palm Springs, and Santa Fe.

Copyright of artwork by Manuel Neri is held by The Manuel Neri Trust. Text copyrights published in the catalogue are held by their respective authors. Photography copyrights are held by their respective photographers or agencies. Unless otherwise noted, photographs are by M. Lee Fatherree Photography, Oakland, CA. No parts of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Copyright for this publication is held by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, 2017. All rights reserved. First published in 2017 by Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford, CA anderson.stanford.edu and Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA sup.org Cataloguing-in-Publication Data is available at the Library of Congress ISBN 978-1-5036-0548-0

Catalogue concept, research, and project coordination by Anne Kohs & Associates, Inc., Portola Valley, California. artistsforum.com

Designed by John Hubbard / EMKS, Finland Typeset in Gill Sans Standard Light by EMKS, Finland Color and print management by iocolor, LLP, Seattle, Washington Printed and bound by Artron Color Printing Company, China COVER, FRONT AND BACK Arcos de Geso I (Diptych), 1985 Plaster, water-based pigments, mixed media, steel armature 80 × 114 × 12½ in. 203.2 × 289.6 × 31.8 cm Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, Gift of The Manuel Neri Trust

FLY SHEET Arcos de Geso [La Figura/ Isla Negra Study No. 9], 1987 Charcoal, water-based pigments, graphite on paper 14 × 10½ in. 35.6 × 26.7 cm Private Collection