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JOHN HALEY BELLAMY (1836-1914)
Attributed to John Haley Bellamy, Kittery Point, Maine,ca: 1900,43" wide x 23" high, carved pine, painted and gilded. This superb eagle is identical to the illustration on the cover of the Index ofAmerican Design,Erwin 0.Christensen, Macmillan, 1950 and illustration #373. For further reference,see John Haley Bellamy, Carver ofEagles, Yvonne Brault Smith, Portsmouth Marine Society, 1982.
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William Hawkins, Acrobats, 1988, enamel and collage on Masonite, 72" x 48"
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IN SORROW AND HOPE: CREATIVE RESPONSES TO TRAGEDY Jenifer P. Borum and Lisa Ross
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A NEW MUSEUM BUILDING GOES UP IN NEW YORK Raul Barreneche
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AMERICAN RADIANCE: THE RALPH ESMERIAN GIFT Stacy C. Hollander
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THE HENRY DARGER COLLECTION AT THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM Brooke Davis Anderson
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DIRECTOR'S LETTER
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MINIATURES
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THE AMERICAN ANTIQUES SHOW AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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MUSEUM HOURS AND ADMISSIONS
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GIFT MEMBERSHIPS
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AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM'S NEW BOOKS
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THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BUILDING'S CONSTRUCTION CREWS
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UNCOMMON ARTISTS X SYMPOSIUM AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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OUTSIDER ART FAIR BENEFIT PREVIEW
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MUSEUM NEWS
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EDITOR'S
AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM
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ROSEMARY GABRIEL
y job in this column is to announce what is happening at our museum—and there are a great many wonderful joyous things happening here—and to offer, in a nutshell, what is in this issue of Folk Art. But it is very hard to capture the right note in light of the recent terrible events. Therefore,I am grateful to say that in his Director's Letter, Gerard C. Wertldn speaks for all of us here about the September 11 tragedy and about the indomitable spirit of the art community. We have also prepared a special tribute to the spontaneous artmaking that happened in the days immediately following the attack. Photographer Lisa Ross and Jenifer P. Borum(an author and art critic familiar to many of you)toured some of the art installations that sprang up all over town. Their photo essay, starting on page 16, documents a small part of these ephemeral expressions of sorrow and hope. By the time you read this, our new building at 45 West 53rd Street will be finished, two astonishing inaugural exhibitions will have been installed, and the doors opened. We bring O-.11 you "A New Museum Building Goes Up in New York," by Raul Barreneche, the former senior design editor at Architecture magazine. Barreneche captures the flow and excitement of this wonderful new space to a T. Because our pages are prepared so far ahead of the actual printing and mailing of the magazine, and because the setting up of OF TWO GIRLS IN RED SHORTS/ Henry Darger (1892-1973)/ five floors of art takes a STUDY Chicago / pencil, carbon tracing, and watercolor on paper /9 12" / Colbit of time and involves lection of the American Folk Art Museum P0-23 all kinds of parapherna- Image copyright Kiyoko Lerner lia, we were unable to include the beautiful installation photographs that I know you are anxious to see. We promise to share them with you next issue. We were able to include some wonderful details that will give you an idea of the materials and textures that architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien used to create this beautiful space. We are delighted to bring you a preview of the inaugural exhibitions "American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum," by Curator Stacy C. Hollander, and "Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum," by Curator Brooke Davis Anderson. Anderson's essay also includes a look at "Studies and Sketches: Henry Darger," a companion exhibition that will open at the museum's Eva and Morris Feld Gallery at Two Lincoln Square in January. The exhibition essays are illustrated with wonderful works that will give you a taste of what is in store. This issue also holds news of the upcoming American Antiques Show,the 2002 Outsider Art Fair, the reopening of the Eva and Morris Feld Gallery, and much more. I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to bringing out the next one.
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PUBLICATIONS/FOLK ART Rosemary Gabriel Director ofPublications/Editor and Publisher Tanya Heinrich Exhibition Catalog and Book Editor Sarah J. Munt Production Editor Benjamin J. Boyington Copy Editor Katharine Clark Assistant Editor Jeffrey Kibler, The Magazine Group,Inc. Design John Hood Advertising Sales Mel Novatt Advertising Sales Craftsmen Litho Printers Administration Gerard C. Werdcin Director Susan Conlon Assistant to the Director Riccardo Salmona Deputy Director Jane A. McIntosh Assistant Director ofthe Capital Campaign Stephen N. Roache ChiefFinancial Officer Irene ICreny Accountant Madhukar Balsara Assistant Controller Robert J. Saracena Facilities Manager Wendy Barbee Manager of Visitor Services Daniel Rodriguez Mailroom Beverly McCarthy Mail Order/Reception Collections & Exhibitions Stacy C. Hollander Senior Curator and Director ofExhibitions Brooke Davis Anderson Director and Curator of The Contemporary Center Celene Ryan Curatorial Assistant Ann-Marie Reilly Registrar Judith Gluck Steinberg Assistant Registrar/ Coordinator of Traveling Exhibitions Sue Macguire Assistant Registrar Dale Gregory Gallery Manager Misty Das Assistant Gallery Manager Kenneth R. Bing Security Gina Bianco Consulting Conservator Elizabeth V. Warren Consulting Curator Howard Lanser Consulting Exhibition Designer Education Diana Schlesinger Director ofEducation Lee Kogan Director, Folk Art Institute/Curator ofSpecial Projects for The Contemporary Center Dr. Marilynn Karp Director, New York University Master's and Ph.D. Program in Folk Art Studies Dr. Judith Reiter Weissman Coordinator, New York University Program Deparbnents Cheryl Aldridge Director ofDevelopment Diana DeJesus-Medina Director of Corporate Development Gina Talocco Development Associate Beth Bergin Membership Director Suzannah Schatt Membership Associate Sumner Andrews Membership Associate Danelsi De La Cruz Membership Assistant Wendy Barreto Membership Clerk Susan Flamm Public Relations Director Monique A. Brizz-Walker Director ofSpecial Events Katie Hush Special Events Coordinator Alice J. Hoffman Director ofLicensing/Executive Director of The American Antiques Show Marie S. DiManno Director ofMuseum Shops Richard Ho Manager ofInformation Systems, Retail Operations Janey Fire Director ofPhotographic Services James Mitchell Librarian Eugene P. Sheehy Volunteer Librarian Rita Keckeissen Volunteer Librarian Katya Ullman Library Assistant Edith C. Wise Consulting Librarian Museum Shop Staff Managers: Dorothy Gargiulo, Rita Pollitt, Marion Whitley; Security: Bienvenido Medina; Volunteers: Marie Anderson, Angela Clair, Sally Frank, Millie Gladstone, Arlene Luden, Nancy Mayer, Judy Rich, Frances Rojack, Phyllis Selnicic, Lola Silvergleid, Maxine Spiegel American Folk Art Museum Book and Gift Shops 45 West 53rd Street New York,NY 10019 212/265-1040 Two Lincoln Square(Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets) New York,NY 10023 212/595-9533, ext. 26 Administrative Offices American Folk Art Museum 555 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-2925 212/977-7170, Fax 212/977-8134, http://www.follcartrnuseum.org info@folkartmuseum.org
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Center Detail of Butternut-Dved Wool Wholecloth Quilt (Linsey-Woolsey) with Theorem Basket. See Bishop's American Oaks and Coverlets, p. 34, tbr a similar example in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum. 87" x 83".
Rare American Wool on Linen Hearth Rug. A Fine Folks' Theorem Basket, Banked by a man on the lake and a traditional castle image, bordered with a grape and vine motif. Professionally mounted. 64" x 32".
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DIRECTOR'S
LETTER
GERARD C. WERTKIN
lthough this issue of Folk Art comes to you in early nent collection. We begin with "American Radiance: The Ralph December,I cannot begin my remarks without acknowlEsmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum," which includes edging the incomprehensible loss that all of us as Amerimore than 400 promised gifts to the museum from its devoted Board cans sustained on September 11, 2001. On behalf of the Chairman Ralph Esmerian. To complement this magnificent array of museum's trustees and staff, I would like to offer my conartworks, most of which date from the 18th and 19th centuries, the dolences to those of our members and friends who have museum's Contemporary Center will present "Darger: The Henry been directly affected by the tragic events. Our thoughts Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum," featuring many continue to be with you. works and archival materials from the museum's highly acclaimed As a field of artistic expression, folk art often reflects significant collection. A companion exhibition,"Studies and Sketches: Henry moments in American life, tragic as well as triumphant. I saw this in Darger," will open on January 19, 2002 at the museum's Eva and the spontaneous, deeply moving displays of flowers, hand-drawn Morris Feld Gallery. All in all, these promise to be truly stunning presigns, photographs of fallen heroes, candles, and other offerings that sentations; I know that you will want to visit not once, but many times. were found in front of many New York City firehouses. I remember Following these exhibitions, there will be an opportunity to see watching as a group of women, adding flowers of their own,quietly other great treasures from the permanent collection in "American tended a shrinelike assemblage at a firehouse a few blocks from the Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum," which museum's administrative offices. That same spirit manifests itself in includes many new accessions and promised gifts spanning three centhe painted memorial walls that recall lives cut short by terror and in turies, and is also a true feast for the eyes. Each of these exhibitions is the quilt projects that have sprung up throughout the country to give voice to a collective grief. The museum's new building at 45 West 53rd Street is soon to open to the public. To be sure, the losses we suffered on September 11 diminish the joyous sense of fulfillment that we otherwise would experience with the completion of our new home. And yet this structure is evidence of our belief in the future of our city and country, and in a small but significant way, it constitutes an answer to the events of September 11. The very qualities that distinguish the American Folk Art Museum and the fields that it represents—respect for the individual and for individual achievement and aspiration, openness, and diversity—serve as a response to the adversaries of our nation. Our new building is simply extraordinary. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful all of us are to Tod Williams Billie Tsien and Associates, the gifted architectural team that translated our needs into a splendid ,1116. Detail: Center quilt block from BALTIMORE-STYLE ALBUM QUILT TOP / possibly Mary Heidenroder Simon / probably Baltimore, Maryland / reality. This is a structure that 1849-1853/ cotton and ink / 109 x 105" (full quilt top)/ American Folk Art Museum, gift of Mr. and Mrs. lames 0. Buses, 1984.41.1 respects the idea of craftsmanship and revels in the varying textures of natural materials. Planned as a accompanied by an exciting series of educational events—a fascinatseries ofjourneys through American folk art, the building is sure to ing progression of engaging opportunities for learning—and a wondersurprise and delight visitors now and in the years to come. ful catalog. These programs and publications are the most ambitious in How wonderfully fitting it is that the museum will open the doors the history of the museum, and I warmly invite your interest and parof its new home with a true celebration of America and the American ticipation. There never has been a more significant time to join the spirit. Under the overarching theme "American Anthem," the museum American Folk Art Museum.I look forward to welcoming you to our staff has organized a year of eloquent presentations from the permanew home.*
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It started simply, with pictures of the missing taped and pasted up on the walls at hospitals and triage centers. By nightfall, impromptu candlelight vigils gave birth to semipermanent altars at firehouses and police precincts, in city squares and parks, at highway on-ramps, in front of uptown bodegas and downtown coffee shops. Although each was unique, these shrines shared an aesthetic of abundance, an organic sensibility uniting flower bouquets, multicolored candles, the ubiquitous photographs of missing office workers, building staff, visitors and uniformed rescue workers, American flags, and especially drawings, paintings, collages, and poems. In the hours, days, and weeks immediately following the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, these collaborative works of art transformed and started to heal a wounded city.
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Collaborative "thumbprint" boards, Union Square. Left to right: the towers, the American flag, stars A Twin Tower memorial made of flowers and greenery laid out in the street, surrounded by candles and flags, Union Square
Yellow ribbons on a fence, 10th Street and the West Side Highway
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The majority of these anonymous, mixed-media works was commemorative in nature, communal expressions of mourning that can be linked to such diverse cultural traditions as Hindu shrines, trishaw altars of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santeria, and the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. They physically and spiritually attempted to replace that which was suddenly and painfully missing—the towers, the victims—affording gathering points for New Yorkers to share in a common grieving process. For a while, the boundary separating art and everyday city life was erased; suddenly everyone was invited to be an artist, to respond creatively to grief and fear. From a fence covered with yellow ribbons along the West Side Highway to a mural spray-painted on an East Village storefront, the diverse, spontaneous responses to the World Trade Center attack served as gestures not only of sorrow but of celebration and hope— celebration of the heroism of firemen, police and rescue workers, the spirit of New York City and of America. Nowhere was this combination more evident than at Union Square Park, which became a temporary headquarters of sorts for communal artistic responses. Nearly
every inch of this park was covered with artwork of some kind, as borders separating one work from another dissolved to create an unprecedented, sprawling jungle of wax, glitter paintings, scrawled poems, crosses, flags, and flowers. During the evenings following the attack, one could stumble across a well-known artist collaborating with a five-year-old on a sidewalk-chalk drawing, while revengeseekers debated with pacifists in the background, only to be drowned out by the familiar chanting of Hare Krishnas. Several artists created open-ended works that inspired shy observers to become creative participants; a series of celebratory, patriotic images, for example, were created by thousands of inked thumbprints supplied by passersby. The transformation of Union Square, which lasted a little more than two weeks, dramatically symbolized what the communal creative response to the events of September 11 was all about—a healing reclamation of New York City and a celebration of life. Although most of these anonymous works of art have since disappeared, they have been carefully documented in photographs that reflect their powerful, if fleeting, beauty.*
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Children's Clothes from Around the World An extraordinary exhibition, "Dressing Up: Children's Clothes from Around the World," is on display through Jan. 26, 2003, at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, N. Mex. (505/476-5105). The exhibition reveals how children's costumes define and communicate gender roles in various cultures. Through elaborate embroidery, exquisite woven designs, brightly colored fabrics, and mirrors, parents both
shield and honor their children. As the garments stress gender roles, they also help children establish distinct identities along the path to adulthood. All of the costumes in the exhibition come directly from the museum's permanent collection. The Museum of International Folk Art is part of the Museum of New Mexico. For additional information, please call or visit the museum's website at www.moifa.org.
Furniture from the Connecticut Valley "Valley Furniture, Valley Tools," an exhibition of latel8th- to early 19th-century furniture, is on display at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield, Mass.(413/263-6800, ext. 312)through March 31,2002. The show features approximately 35 objects from the museum's permanent collection,including drawers, tables, chairs, sideboards, desks, children's furniture, and a number of antique carpentry tools. All items in the exhibition were crafted in the Connecticut Valley. Especially noteworthy are a Windsor armchair made by an unknown joiner and many exquisite works by William Lloyd, the bestdocumented cabinetmaker of the 21 such craftsmen who were working in Springfield, Mass. in the early 19th century. Also
included in the exhibition is a large mercantile desk dating from approximately 1850 and owned by the abolitionist John Brown.
Treasures to Go The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington,D.C. (202/357-2700) presents "Treasures to Go," eight thematic traveling exhibitions of paintings and sculpture from the museum's permanent collection. Included in this series is "Contemporary Folk Art," a show featuring works by self-taught artists of the past four decades such as Thornton Dial, Howard Finster, and William Hawkins. With each exhibition, the museum offers illustrated souvenir books for sale. For information on these traveling shows,including the itinerary for "Contemporary Folk Art," please call or visit the museum's website at www.AmericanAnsi.edu.
MISS LIBERTY CELEBRATION / Malcah Zeldis / 1987 / oil on corrugated cardboard / 54½> 36/ 3 4"/ Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
The Pottery of Brother Thomas
SECRETARY DESK / Shop of William Lloyd / Springfield signatures of William Lloyd and Luther Bliss / 1804 / cherry and pine / Connecticut Valley Historical Museum Collection
A thirty-year retrospective of the self-taught artist Brother Thomas Bezanson is on view through Jan. 6, 2002 at the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, Mass.(413/263-6800, ext. 312)."Reflections from the Fire" includes 120 objects and features many tea bowls, platters, canteens, vases, and recent Millennial Eggs. Brother Thomas began making pottery in 1953 and spent many years afterward traveling and studying throughout Europe. In 1959, he encountered a man on a park bench who gave him a
small book about monasticism. Soon after this chance meeting, Thomas entered a monastery in Vermont. As a monk,Brother Thomas was encouraged to continue his artistic work. This exhibition reveals the evolution of his pottery from his days as a traveler to the present; currently, Brother Thomas is the artist-inresidence with the Benedictine Sisters at Mount Saint Benedict in Erie,Penn. For further information, call or visit the website at www.quadrangle.org.
Corrections Quilts and Coverlets An exquisite exhibition,"American Traditions: Quilts and Coverlets," is on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (713/6397300)through Feb. 17, 2002. Featuring 25 traditional quilts and coverlets dating from the 18th century through the 20th, the exhibition explores wholecloth, pieced, and surfaceappliquĂŠd quilts as well as album
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quilts, bedcovers, biederwand, and double-cloth woven coverlets. The gallery guide and exhibition labels include discussions of the artistic processes behind the works, their historical significance, and the importance of the various motifs and patterns. The show takes place in the Caroline Wiess Law Building.
Please note the following corrections to "Essays From The Clarion and Folic Art: Fall 1975 Through Summer 2001: A Subject Index" (summer 2001, vol. 26/ no. 2, pp. 59-72). Page 60: "Ruth Henshaw Bascom: A Youthful Viewpoint," by Lois S. Avigad, appeared in fall 1987, vol. 12/ no.4."Detective Work: The Studies of Four Folk Art Researchers," also by Lois S. Avigad,should have been
listed under the artist Ruth Henshaw Bascom;Ravel Coolidge Jr. was the subject. Page 64: Under Collecting, Karl Mendel's essay (winter 1979, vol. 4/no.4)was entitled "Collecting: It's More Than an Assemblage." Also,in the same issue in "The Museum at Forty: Four Decades of Achievement," the top caption on page 49 should have read 125 West 55th Street.
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curator for the Durst Organization; and Eleanor Bingham Miller, a quilt collector and patron of the arts—depicts a legacy of aesthetic exploration from Amish minimalism and utilitarianism to a conscious "back door" approach to high art. The exhibition displayed throughout midtown reflects the brilliant artistic accomplishment of American folk artists, particularly of women searching for alternative approaches to art.
Art Brut at Wake Forest The traveling exhibit, "Portraits et Personnages: Selected Works from the Collection de l'Art Brut's Neuve Invention," is on view at the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Gallery of Wake Forest
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*** American Pie *** Elaine Johansen 113 Dock Street • Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 251-2131•www.americanpieart.com ON BRICOLE, ON PEINT / Ignacio Cades-Tolra / 18/ 1 2 12"/ gouache, markers, and ballpoint pens on white paper / Collection de 'Art Brut
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University in Winston-Salem, N.C.(336/758-5585)from Feb. 8 to March 24,2002. The show is a collection of selected works from the internationally acclaimed Collection de l'Art Brut of Lausanne, Switzerland, established by French modem artist Jean Dubuffet in 1976. After compiling his primarily collection of art brut, Dubuffet established a second collection he called neuve invention or "fresh invention." Although Dubuffet truly defined and dictated the content of art brut, he continued to discover artworks outside the limits of his definition that challenged what he considered stagnant traditional work. These "revolutionary" works constitute the "Neuve Invention" collection. "Portraits et Personnages" showcases 50 portraits and human characterizations from Dubuffet's collection in Switzerland.
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Holiday Toys and Dolls Four special exhibitions of dolls and toys, dollhouses, toy soldiers, and decorated holiday mirrors are on view through Jan.6, 2002 at the four Springfield Museums(413/263-6800, ext. 12), all located at the Quadrangle in Springfield, Mass. These special exhibitions are part of the encompassing holiday show, "Holiday Enchantment." Early 19th-century to mid20th-century American folk dolls, ethnic dolls, milliners' dolls, novelty dolls, and character dolls depicting pop culture icons such as Uncle Sam,Shirley Temple, and Teddy Roosevelt, are on display at the Springfield Science Museum. The dolls are part of
the museum's permanent collection which includes the collections of Maude Brewer Lang and Harriet Laird and the recent donation of Virginia Quirico. Accompanying the dolls are many Sears & Roebuck 20thcentury cast iron toys. More than fifty miniature room boxes and dollhouses are on view at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. This exhibition includes a miniature 1897 New England village, a replica of an 1890 New York brownstone, and room boxes depicting holiday scenes including an American farmhouse Christmas, a Polish Christmas Eve vigil, and other Christmas,
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lection. The figures range from ancient Egyptian soldiers to Samurai warriors, from medieval knights to American soldiers in Vietnam. Many of the uniforms are historically accurate. The final museum in the show,the Museum of Fine Arts, features "Reflections in Art: Mirrors from the Community." More than 30 mirrors, decorated for the holidays by artists from the Connecticut Valley, are on display. For additional information on all four shows, call or visit the website at www.quadrangle.org.
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"Bongo and Pumpkins" by Peter Loose, acrylic on canvas, 73" x 17", 2001.
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IN THE COMPANY OF EXPERTS A Guided Walking Tour Thursday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 19 9:30-11:00 AM $25 General $20 Members, seniors, and students This program takes place at TAAS. Take a personal walk through the aisles in the company of experts. Tours will take place each day before TAAS opens to the public. Ticket includes admission to TAAS and a continental breakfast. IN THE COMPANY OF OBJECTS: WHAT IS IT WORTH? Friday, Jan. 18 8:30 -11:00 AM $30 General $25 Members, seniors, and students This program takes place at TAAS. Bring one folk art object and let an expert tell you whether it belongs in your attic or on display. Appraisals take place before TAAS opens to the public. Ticket includes admission to TAAS and a continental breakfast. LOCATING AMERICAN RADIANCE Sunday, Jan. 20 10:00-10:45 AM American Folk Art Museum 45 West 53rd Street New York City Brunch with the dealers at TAAS to follow $30 General $25 Members, seniors, and students Gerard C. Wertkin, director of the museum, and Stacy C. Hollander, senior curator, guide visitors to some of their personal favorites in the exhibition "American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum." Ticket includes admission to the American Folk Art Museum, TAAS, and brunch.
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LAURA FISHER ANTIQUE QUILTS & AMERICANA Gallery #84 Hours: Monday Saturday 1 1 AM -6PM
Tel: 212.838.2596 New York City's largest most exciting selection of Antique Quilts Hooked Rugs Coverlets, Paisley Shawls Beacon Blankets Vintage Accessories and American Folk Art
FOOD AND WINE TASTING AND TALK AMERICA EATS Thursday, Jan.17 6:30- 8:30 PM $75 General $65 Members, seniors, and students Join renowned chefs and food critics for a taste of American cuisine. Ticket includes admission to TAAS. AMERICA TOASTS Saturday, Jan. 19 5:00-6:30 PM $35 General $30 Members, seniors, and students Enjoy a tasting of some of America's best wines. Ticket includes admission to TAAS. Space for all programs is limited. For reservations, call 212/977-7170, or e-mail taas@folkartmuseum.org The museum's public programs are funded in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Ecal
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American Folk Art Museum premieres Allan Katz Americana, CT Primitive Gallery, NYC
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Childs Gallery, MA
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THE AMERICAN ANTIQUES SHOW (TAAS) TICKETS Inaugural Gala Benefit Preview
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Introducing the imaginary landscapes and fanciful characters of North Georgia artist,
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CONTEMPORARY FOLK ART Treasuresfrom the Smithsonian American Art Museum FEBRUARY 16—APRIL 13,2002 howcasing top self-taught artists from across the nation,this exhibition includes a wide array of inventive expressions including divinely inspired images by Finster and Scott, as well as patriotic paintings by Zeldis and McCarthy.This show features celebrated gems from two of our country's premiere collections, those of Bert Hemphill and Chuck and Jan Rosenak Relying on personal initiatives rather than established conventions,the artists in this exhibition convey exceptional ingenuity insight, and wit in works of art that are national treasures.
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Unidentified Artist, Amerkan Flag Whirligig, mid twentieth convoy. painted iron and wood, 285,,38 j2i 'I. Mchos, Smidoonian Ainerion Are Museum. Cifi of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase mark pousiblc by Ralph Cross Johnson. 1986.65371
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BOOK AND GIFT SHOPS AMERICAN RADIANCE: THE RALPH ESMERIAN GIFT TO THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM By Stacy C. Hollander American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Hardcover, 572 pages; 440 full-color illustrations $75 US/$115 CAN Showcasing more than 400 outstanding works that comprise the Ralph Esmerian gift to the American Folk Art Museum, this sumptuous volume celebrates traditional American folk art in all its vibrant diversity. Combining new research, never-beforepublished color photographs, and detailed entries on each artwork, American Radiance is indispensable to students, collectors, and folk art enthusiasts.
DARGER: THE HENRY DARGER COLLECTION AT THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM By Brooke Davis Anderson American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Hardcover, 128 pages; 114 full-color illustrations $29.95 US/$45 CAN Cataloging in full color the American Folk Art Museum's recent acquisition of 37 paintings, among other Darger works, this informative, yet affordable volume offers a general introduction to a controversial self-taught artist.
AMERICAN ANTHEM: MASTERWORKS FROM THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM By Stacy C. Hollander, Brooke Davis Anderson, and Gerard C. Wertkin American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Hardcover, 432 pages; 293 full-color illustrations $65 US/$95 CAN A song of praise to the nation, American Anthem celebrates the symbols of liberty, ingenuity, and refuge indelibly embedded in American folk art from colonial days through the present. This book, and the accompanying exhibition, mark the first time that such a comprehensive selection of folk art masterworks have been made available to the public.
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A New Museum Building Goes Up in New-York
By Raul Ban-eneche
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t's not often that a museum has the opportunity to build a brand-new home from the ground up. In Manhattan, a dearth of buildable land and the pressures of'a dizzyingly expensive real estate market make such opportunities even rarer. In fact, the last time an entirely new museum building went up in New York City was 1966, when the Whitney Museum of American Art opened the doors of its hulking, elegant Marcel Breuer—designed structure on Madison Avenue. So for the American Folk Art Museum, at the relatively young age of forty, to be unveiling its marvelous new $21 million home on West 53rd Street, in the heart of midtown Manhattan, is nothing short of a landmark event. Since the museum's board selected award-winning New York architects Tod Williams Billie Tsien and Associates to design the new building in 1997, the museum has been anticipating the many opportunities its new facility will provide. "Since its founding forty years ago, the museum has recognized the need for adequate space, but until recently this cherished goal eluded us," explains Director Gerard C. Wertkin. "Throughout its history, the museum has been housed in a variety of locations, all of which were 'found' spaces. Still, even these humble
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homes had the effect of touching people and turning them on to the beauty of folk art. But we always understood that the museum would not be able to present its programs adequately
without better space. Now, at last, we will be able to engage the public in a way we have never been able to before, because of the splendid new facilities."
There will be many public amenities in the 30,000-square-foot, five-story building that the museum has not been able to provide previously, or has provided in only limited ways: an auditorium where lectures and presentations can be held, a classroom, a research library, an expanded shop, and a café. There will also be new, state-of-the art, computermonitored climate-control systems to protect the art—Registrar Ann-Marie Reilly explained how necessary this is because many of the museum's holding are sensitive textiles and works on paper, all of which are very fragile. But perhaps most important will be the quadrupling of the museum's existing exhibition space, allowing a much greater number of artworks from its 4,000-piece collection to be exhibited, along with temporary shows. The increase in gallery space will allow the museum's newly founded Contemporary Center, headed by Curator Brooke Davis Anderson and dedicated to the work of twentieth- and twenty-first century self-taught artists, to better exhibit its holdings. The museum will maintain the Eva and Morris Feld Gallery across from Lincoln Center as a space for separate exhibitions, as well as for the presentation of more in-depth material related to shows at the new building. Such is the case with the inaugural exhibition of the work of Henry Darger.
Philip Ryan
The new museum, built on two parcels of land (45 and 47 West 53rd Street) that abut the Museum of Modern Art and which the American Folk Art Museum has owned since 1979, will be a significant addition to its neighborhood and indeed to the city's cultural life. It is fitting that the new museum is opening its doors on West 53rd Street, since it was on that block that the Museum of Early American Folk Arts, as it was then called, first opened its public galleries in 1963. Back then, the galleries consisted of just 1,000 square feet of space on the rented parlor floor of a vintage town house. The museum subsequently moved its exhibition spaces to a former carriage house on West 55th Street, and then to Two Lincoln Square, where it opened the Eva and Moths Feld Gallery. John D. Rockefeller Jr. once envisioned building a cultural and commercial enclave in the neighborhood near his family's mansion. But in the end, Rockefeller Center wound up focusing more on commerce and less on culture. Now, with the American Folk Art Museum joining MoMA and the American Craft Museum on West 53rd Street and the Museum of Television and Radio a block south, the philanthropist's unrealized dream becomes a reality. The nearby commercial galleries on 57th Street add even more life to this cultural and artistic district, bringing it on par with
Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile or the new gallery district in Chelsea. The numbers of visitors who flock to this area—along with the many workers who fill the surrounding office buildings each day—make this a highly trafficked, very highly visible location for the museum's new permanent home. The visibility should help draw new visitors, raising the profile of the institution and indeed of the entire field of folk art. The architectural world has been eagerly anticipating the museum's opening since the unveiling of Williams and Tsien's design in 1997, which, according to Riccardo Salmona, the museum's deputy director, had been selected from proposals from more than 30 prominent architects from around the world. Salmona, Wertkin, and Trustees Lucy C. Danziger, Samuel Farber, and Ralph Esmerian, who served on the Building Committee, made the recommendation to the full board to hire the architects. Salmona has played an important role in all phases of the project, from raising the funds to build the new facility to seeing it through its construction. Williams and Tsien have earned a loyal following in the design community for buildings that revel in a richness of craft, following in the footsteps of modern masters such as Louis I. Kahn, the architect of the hallowed Salk Institute in La Jolla,
Michael Moran
California, and the Italian modernist Carlo Scarpa. As Williams explains, "We appreciate common materials as well as uncommon materials. It's a visceral appreciation as well as an intellectual one." Their impressive portfolio includes the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, across the street from the Salk Institute; a major expansion of the Phoenix Art Museum; several buildings at the University of Virginia; and a town house on New York's Upper East Side for developer and art collector
Jerry Speyer. These buildings hold a strong appeal because they are powerful yet subtle, monumental but lovingly crafted. Williams and Tsien have also won a prestigious Chrysler Award in Design Innovation, handed out annually to the nation's top creative talents. Their test panels for the museum's metallic facade were displayed in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum "Design Triennial" exhibition last year and drawings of the new museum have been acquired
by Cooper-Hewitt for its permanent collection. The American Folk Art Museum is a particularly important commission for the architects because it marks their first large-scale public project in their hometown.(The commission to build an entirely new museum in any city would be sufficiently prestigious for any architect; it is even more rewarding to do so as hometown architects.) And as many critics would agree, the building is one of the best modern buildings, big or small, to be built in New York in recent years. By any measure, the new museum is not a large structure. Rising only five stories above the ground and measuring just 40 feet wide, the building has a relatively modest silhouette on the streetscape; and like many mid-block buildings along city streets, only the front of the building will be visible once the planned MoMA expansion rises on both sides of it. But what the museum building lacks in size, it more than makes up for in the subtle complexity of its principal facade. That facade is composed of gently angled panels of cast tombasil, a whitish-bronze alloy typically used to make boat propellers and other industrial objects, set between concrete side walls that will separate the American Folk Art Museum from the new MoMA wings on either side. Tsien refers to the metallic panels as a "mask" held between the concrete side walls. About two-thirds of the tombasil panels were poured in molds cast from smooth steel, and so have a smooth sheen; the remaining panels have a rougher texture, having been cast against molds taken of irregular concrete. The result, as Billie Tsien explains, is that the facade will catch the sun differently in different light. She says "It's a very moody material. Sometimes, when you see the sunlight on it, it seems very warm and almost glowing and golden. Other times, it's very subdued. We like how it will change during the course of the day, and that it's so mysterious." The tombasil panels, fabricated at the same foundry in Beacon, New York, where artists such as Claes Oldenberg and Frank Stella have their metalwork crafted, impart to the entire facade a handsome, handcrafted
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quality that harmonizes with the artworks on display beyond it. Bands of angled, floor-to-ceiling windows extending up the facade provide glimpses of the urban landscape from the various galleries and spaces behind the street wall. Both outside and in, the new building will be intimate and personal in scale and demeanor. Williams recalls that the American Folk Art Museum's Board of Trustees was particularly impressed with the Speyer house because it is virtually a small, domestic museum. He and Tsien capitalized on the analogy of making the museum a "house of folk art," designing a building that combines the comfortable scale of a home with the power, institutional polish, and functional necessities of a state-of-the-art museum. "The building may have
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that enters through a large skylight crowning the building. Daylight filters down into the lobby through a light well that extends down the entire height of the museum and provides carefully controlled amounts of natural light to the galleries on each floor. Immediately to the right of the reception desk is a spacious gift and bookshop that will have its own separate entrance from the street. At the rear of the ground floor is another tall, dramatic open space where selected pieces of art will be displayed in wall-mounted vitrines. From this point, visitors will decide how they want to proceed through the museum's galleries. They may take the elevator up to the fifth floor and wind down the various staircases, the architects have provided, somewhat like descending the spiraling ramp of the New York Guggenheim Museum, or they may ascend the grand concrete stair at the rear of the building. This marvelous staircase, highlighted with built-in wall niches in which a rotating roster of art objects from the museum's collection will be displayed, is the spiritual kin of Marcel Breuer's dark concrete stair at the Whitney Museum. The architects' focus was not on designing a precise circulation system, but on providing multiple paths to wander through the building, thus creating a surprisingly rich journey despite the building's relatively small size. "We made the building clear, so you don't more floors, but it's not that different get lost, but at the same time we made from a very large town house," says lots of different ways up and down, Tsien. "It's a small building, but in like an old town house with a smaller many ways it suits folk art well: it's private stair and a bigger public stair. small, made by individuals, and is We didn't want you to feel like once domestic in scale. We wanted to make you'd visited the museum you didn't need to go back," explains Tsien. the museum personal." In addition to the main stair, Stacy C. Hollander, the museum's senior curator and director of surrounded by railings of luminous exhibitions, agrees. "We didn't want pale green fiberglass, the architects the feeling of a historical society. We also designed a narrow wooden stairwanted a building in scale with and case along the building's southern sympathetic to the art. It was impor- wall, connecting galleries on the tant to provide an abstraction of how fourth and fifth floors. A third stairfolk art is made, used, and seen case at the center of the building connects the third- and fourth-floor within this scale." Visitors enter the ground floor galleries. Again, this variety of differof the museum through a pair of ently sized stairs reinforces the archidoors hidden from view on the tect's vision of the idea of the outside by a wall of tombasil and museum as a "house of folk art." In addition to the four levels immediately pass into a soaring, 23foot-tall lobby filled with natural light dedicated to gallery space, the
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ce the ground-breaking for its new building on Oct. 16, 999,the American Folk Art Museum—with growing itement—has dedicated a few pages of each issue of olk Art to the progress of construction. This issue will reach readers just prior to the opening to the public of this agnificent new home for the museum. The fact that the structure has been completed on time is to no small degree the result of the efforts of the museum's gifted deputy director, Riccardo Salmona. He was in the trenches day after day, through the entire course of the project's development, to assure its success. Salmona joined the staff of the museum in 1994. Ironically, it was not originally anticipated that the building project would fall under his aegis. He was charged with coordinating the $34.5 million Capital Campaign, and he worked closely with Capital Campaign Chair Lucy C. Danziger and other members of the Trustee leadership on the most important and challenging fund-raising effort in the history of the museum. Soon after he arrived, however, he accepted staff responsibility for the building project as well. I marvel at the way he juggled both efforts with such consistent excellence. As we reach the culmination of the building project and the Capital Campaign, I want to acknowledge with appreciation the outstanding efforts of my colleague Riccardo Salmona. Deeply committed to the museum's growth and development in all its many aspects, he is an especially effective problem-solver, demonstrating the highest levels of creativity, dedication, and tenacity in his approach to his work. Simply stated, his contributions to the museum have been enormous. Salmona earned the respect of all those working on the project, including the members of the Trustees' Building Committee, its chair, Samuel Farber, and the architectural team headed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. As Tsien recently commented,"Riccardo is a wonderful positive spirit, a magician who has perfected the art of cat herding. He has gotten the most individualistic, independent, and cantankerous bunch of people—i.e., folk art collectors and architects—to come together to create this amazing new home for the museum." As director of the museum,I am pleased to pay tribute to Riccardo Salmona's accomplishments and to thank him warmly on behalf of his friends on the professional staff and Board of Trustees for a job exceedingly well done. —Gerard C. Wertkin, Director, American Folk Art Museum
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museum features several areas offering public amenities. A mezzanine level houses a cafĂŠ where patrons can dine at counters overlooking the soaring lobby or with views of a small park next to the CBS building across 53rd Street. One level below the lobby is a classroom and auditorium where lectures and classes for the Folk Art Institute will be held, and where introductory videos on folk art for children or the general public will be viewed. There is also an alcove at the rear of the floor where school groups can gather before tours or educational programs. A skylight above the alcove ensures that daylight filters down into this subterranean level; a heavy glass floor beneath the alcove brings natural light even further underground, into a second basement level that houses offices and a conference room for some of the museum staff. At the front of this second underground floor is a library and rare book room that will be accessible to visiting scholars, students, collectors, and dealers. As one would expect in a building designed by Williams and Tsien, the mus6um's interiors feature a rich mix of bold but simple materials. Among the materials are pale green fiberglass panels; wooden and ground-concrete floors; sandblasted or hammered concrete walls, left exposed to reveal the building's "bones" and impart a sense of substance; and surfaces of pietra piesantina, a rough, brownish Italian stone that closely matches the hues of the roughly textured concrete. The combination of materials gives the building a warmth and a handcrafted feeling, and keeps the spaces from feeling cold and overly neutral, as happens in so many exhibition spaces and commercial galleries. Tsien says that the project's limited scale helped her and Williams focus very intensely on the detailing of materials. Carefully and very consciously integrated into the powerful architecture is what is at the heart of the museum: art. In this case, the architects worked closely with curators Hollander and Anderson to integrate pieces from the museum's collections beyond the galleries, to take full advantage of every square inch of space. The main stairwell at the rear
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of the building is filled with built-in niches that will display a changing selection of art, including painted tinware and wooden decoys. "In placing art in the stairwell," says Anderson, "we tried to marry all of the museum's interests, keeping it upbeat and whimsical. We tried to pick work that would make people smile." As soon as one enters the museum, one will be confronted with the art. Mounted on the west wall of the lobby space will be a monumental, eight-foot wide curlew weathervane (c. 1874). The installation plans include an eight-foot-tall wooden sculpture of the Empire State Building (c. 1931), mounted on the mezza-
nine level. Further back in the large atrium space one will encounter other signature pieces from the museum's holdings: a bicycle-shop trade sign by Amede T. Thibault (1865-1961), an indigo calimanco quilt (1800-1820), and the Thornton Dial canvas The Man Rode Past His Barn to Another New Day (1994-1995). Two artworks will be displayed on the landing to the mezzanine level: Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog, by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), and Tigress, by New Mexico artist Felipe Benito Archuleta. On a wall spanning the second and third floors, visible across the light well above the lobby, will be a series of metal weathervanes,
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including the iconic Angel Gabriel(c. 1840). Beyond simply filling blank wall space, these installations will act as visual cues that will help visitors orient themselves, even though the specific installations will change. Other design elements have been carefully integrated into the architecture. The highly regarded design firm Pentagram created the overall signage and the museum's new graphic identity, while the presentations for the opening exhibitions and installations of permanent artifacts were designed by the award-winning Ralph Appelbaum Associates, also responsible for exhibit design at many of the country's top institutions. One of the most innovative installations designed for the museum's inaugural exhibition is a 50-foot-long cross-shaped steel structure holding two-sided works by Henry Darger between double panes of Plexiglas. Visitors will be able to walk into the structure to see one side of the paintings, and walk around the outside to see the other. The new museum reveals much about the institution's present as well as its future. Director Gerard C. Wertkin summarizes what the facility represents,"The building is an indication that the museum is not stuck in the past, although it remains true to our founding vision. The building represents, a broadening of purview, a willingness to explore and to present new and challenging material to our audiences. The building is fresh, but has in its simplicity, in its respect for
materials, in its welcoming nature to the public, a sense of timelessness. It salutes the outside as well as the inside, and it speaks to craftsmanship, and gives one a sense of being enveloped in a timeless atmosphere. It will be as valid a structure 100 years from now as it is today."* Raul Barreneche,former senior design editor at Architecture magazine, is a contributing editor to Architecture, Metropolitan Home,and Travel + Leisure. He also writes about architecture and designfor Dwell, Wallpaper,Interior Design, and The New York Times, among other publications. Hisfirst book, House: American Houses for the Next Century, was published in November by Rizzoli/Universe.
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PAVARINI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Project Executives Michael Melanophy Gary Haglethorn Tim Allen Lou Miele Project Managers Dorothea Sepulveda Andrew Shea Superintendents James Augustyn Chris Steinmann Estimator Frank Librandi Labor Foreman Jerome Johnson Laborers Lenord Brown Preston Lyons Operating Engineer Joe Albani Elevator Constructor Walter Sadlo Expeditor Ralph Ferraioli SICILIANO CONSULTING ENGINEERS Rebar Detailing Neil Siciliano Gehard Henke Ben Christino Carl Thompson CIVETTA COUSINS FOUNDATION CONCRETE Company Principals Alan Rothenberg Pete Ciregna Project Managers John Leonard Nick Rosselli Union Tradesmen Gino Amato Battista Bonnello Alan Delladina Jack Dettra Anthony DiFiore Sean Gildeneu Peter Harlin Silvestro Montalto Kenneth Richards Vinnie Romano Vito Romano Gino Spatola
ROGERS & SONS CONCRETE Superintendent Manny Rodrigues Foremen Carlos Goncalves Stefan Sordyl Union Tradesmen Fransisco Alexandre Antonio Barros Manuel Barros Alfredo Concalves Fransisco Ferreira Jason Lacarino Arthur Lopes Phyllis McAllister Patrick Mullen Vitorino Portela Antonio J. Rodrigues Jose Paulo Rodrigues Stefan R. Sordyl Narciso Silva GLOBAL SERVICES GROUP ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE FINISHERS Principal Walter Licthman Project Managers David Licthman Nick Penetta Foremen Prabhudial Bharat Thomas Smith Marble Polishers Nestor Agudelo Felix Bernabe Saverio Demereurio Elvis Felix Jairam Hariram Rawle Hinds Orly Huacon Adam Indorf Victor Limardo Juliann掳 Lopez Steven Mazowiceki Alfonso Medina Nelson Mercedes Carlos Morales Mehendra Ram Rameshwar Ram Anthony Rivera Roger Serrano Alfredo Torres Miguel Torres Anthony Walsh
COMMODORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP MASONRY BLOCK & E.I.F.S Project Manager Seamus McNabb Project Super Peter Devlin Formen Gerry Huges Paul Levins Tradesmen Richard Bell Todd Berrios Jhonny Carney Clint Jones Mike Kenny Shane Lynch Liam Maguire Daniel Martinez Barry Mcnamee Edward Obradovic Hugh O'Neill Sudash Seecharan Danny Sullivan Juan Vargas Liam Vargas Scott Worthington POST ROAD IRON WORKS Project Manager Paul Kelly Foreman Manuel Goncalves Ironworkers John Bush Tim Medows Tony Padinha Bob Rollins OMG Project Manager Jeff Leibowitz Tyler Lozon Project Superintendent Tony Siffert Iron Workers Steve Broom John Buckley Amos Carnston Tom Guigliano Sr. Tom Guigliano Jr. Paul Sorvidio
NASTASI & ASSOCIATES (carpenters) Principal Thomas Nastasi Project Manager George Kenna Superintendent Pete Woessuer Foremen Christopher Bach Tom Cormely Walter Fitchel Phil Napoli Carpenters Jim Applegate Kevin Ball Noel Brandy Sixto Bazan Joe Campo Harry Cover Anthony Chorzeppa Mike Crean John Decker Joe Delgrosso Jack Diana Manauf Hussen Henderson Joseph Myles Joyce James Kelly Joe Laromtonno Bismark Luis Robert Mackun Pete McCarthy Ben Rigby Pat Rogers German Sepulveda Zoran Suric Stefan Swiecicki Angelo Tsongas Bill Zeleznn THYSSEN DOVER ELEVATORS Superintendent Al Gantz Foremen Matt DeGennaro Al Jennings CONSTRUCTION WATERPROOFERS Company Principal Gordon Baier Waterproofers Norman Thomas Keith Williams
HAYWOOD BERK WOOD FLOOR Principal Roger Berk Foreman Mike Dunn Carpenters Linden Bethune Patrick Colini Ladislao Romero Elliot Wengersky REACT MECHANICAL Project Managers Jim Casey George Friedman Earl Keisling Joe Matter Jeff Platinsky Marc Platinsky Richard Shaw TRIPLE S AIR Foreman Phil Lipman TinIcnockers Gary Mantione Willie Morales Theo Smith Tony Torreo ASHLAR MECHANICAL Superintendent Jim Burns Pipe Fitters Richie Jaklitsch Arthur Klansky Kevin Reilly BTG Mechanical Control Wiring Jason Bossick Maurice Delgado George Linitz Ken Sabatini W & M SPRINKLERS Pipe Fitters Robert O'Brien William Ramirez Arthur Stalzer Errol Webley
COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL Project Managers Monte Kalman Ciro Lupo Superintendent Arthur Loweth Foremen Frank Cundari Robert Policastro Hank Romeu Electricians (Local 3) Frank Bacchi Franklin Bosques Pedro Castro Frank Classi Brownette Cooke Joseph Cuffy John Fillyaw Glenn Gandarillas Willie Gerena Joe Harris Sonia Howell Omar Jimenez Carl Johnson Jean Lauturi Andrew Leinstein Patrick Loughran Cris Mahoney Jason McMullin Robert Ojeda Mike Olshansky Dino Perez Anthony Pizzarusso William Riedel Aubrey Saunders Helen Soltys Fitz Stone Nghia Tran William Trotter PARKVIEW PLUMBING Principals Chris Stmad Jay Lyons Foreman Michel Apuzzo Plumbers Peter Carter Paul Kovacik John Lyons Thomas Mancinelli Edward Rothwell
CUSTOM METALCRAFTERS & ERECTORS Principal Steve Rosner Project Manager Bob Lopez Foreman Robert Shevlin Iron Workers Michael Barrett Mohammed Diras Valentine Lopez PORT MORRIS STONE & TILE Superintendent Anthony Fugerilo Foreman Henry Borkowski Marble & Tile Setters Evans Augustine Rob Bonadonna Joseph Brocco Anthony Bussanich Victor Camaniti Daniel D'Amato Luis A Diaz William Dimartini Kevin Fitzell Kenneth Gemmell Ryan Grihm Kenneth Gonzalez Robert Gordon Frank Greco Matthew Guy Mark Harrington Domingo Mandaradoni Dave May Jimmy McPharland Sean Nolan Anthony Oliveri Jimmy Pena Douglas PoIle Matthew Powers Jose Luis Reyes Jimmy Roberts Donato Valenzano Timothy Wright
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American Radiance The By Stacy C. Hollander
MARIA REX ZIMMERMAN AND PETER ZIMMERMAN Jacob Maentel (1778-7) Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania c.1828 Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on paper 17 10/ 1 2" each P1.2001.14a, b
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Ralph Esmerian Gift As the American Folk Art Museum opens the doors of its new building at 45 West 53rd Street, it ushers in a new era in the museum's forty-year history. The inauguration of the museum's new home is clearly a milestone in the institution's history, and so is the unprecedented magnitude of the promised gift of the Ralph Esmerian Collection. As the former president and current chairman of the museum's Board of Trustees, Esmerian has long been an active advocate for expanded museum quarters. In 1979, he facilitated the purchase of the properties that now form the museum's permanent address. And in pledging almost 400 radiant works of art, Ralph Esmerian has, in a single stroke, confirmed the museum's collection of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American folk art as one of the finest in the world.
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CANE WITH FIST HOLDING SNAKE HANDLE Artist unidentified Nantucket, Massachusetts c. 1840 Whale ivory and whale skeletal bone with ebony, tortoiseshell, abalone shell, mother-of-pearl, and silver 35Vr 2" diam. P1.2001.318
COVERED 111R WITH STAR DECORATION Solomon Grimm (1787—TI Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania 1822 Glazed red earthenware 10 53/4"diam. P1.2001.95
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The quality of the Esmerian Collection is almost difficult to comprehend in today's terms. It is a compass that one tends to associate rather with those collections that were organized early in the history of the field of American folk art by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Electra Havermeyer Webb, Elie Nadelman, and Maxim Karolik, among others. Slowly, patiently, and over a period of about thirty years, Esmerian has assembled a gathering of rare and beautiful artworks that brook no compromise and yet is highly personal. Remarkably, the collection does not duplicate existing areas of strength within the museum's present collection, but instead brings depth and richness in new areas. It was after graduating from Princeton University, and traveling through the ancient villages that dot the Greek landscape, that Esmerian discovered the evocative power of pottery as a cultural signifier. When he returned to the United States, his first encounter with American folk art was a tiny Pennsylvania German child's plate with simple slip decoration that infused him with the same sense of history. Pottery became a springboard for a deeper visual investigation of Germanic culture in America that ultimately came to encompass fraktur, paintings, decorative arts, furniture, and textiles. Each area led to a more profound understanding of a way of life and provided a marvelous window on the past, gleaned through those elements that the participants themselves chose to reflect for posterity. When the first immigrants of Germanic heritage started arriving in Pennsylvania in 1683, at the behest of William Penn, they were fleeing intolerance and economic hardships and seeking hope and new opportunities. They brought with them deeply ingrained traditions, cultural patterns, and ideas. They also brought aspirations for freedom—to think, to believe, and to prosper—that they were not permitted in their diverse homelands throughout Europe. That they were successful is evident in their contribution to the national character that developed as the United States was formed and matured and in the wealth of colorful and joyous material from these communities that has survived into the present. It is these qualities of visual exuberance and cultural memory that first spoke to Ralph Esmerian and brought to life for him some of the roots of the America we know today. Esmerian further became intrigued by a comparison between the early immigrants to Pennsylvania and their counterparts throughout New England. A parallel assemblage of material elicited his similar response to the strong English heritage of early America and provided a fascinating contrast between these two powerful colonial cultural constituencies. This visual and intellectual analogy was begun in 1972 with the purchase of a pair of oil portraits by the colonial artist John Durand. Esmerian's reaction to the fresh faces of the young couple, probably newly married, sparked an idiosyncratic collection of portraits, "people" with whom he has felt some special kinship. The most well-known is the painting Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog, by Ammi Phillips, that Esmerian purchased in 1984 and immediately turned over to the custodianship of the American Folk Art Museum. The most recent additions are the portraits of James and Mary
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SCENIC OVERMANTEL Winthrop Chandler 11747-17901 Petersham, Worcester County Massachusetts c. 1780 Oil on pine panel with beveled edges 29/ 1 4 471 / 4 11 / 2" P1.2001.55
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TIN MAN David Goldsmith 11901-19801 Long Island City, Queens, New York c. 1930 Paint on galvanized sheet metal 72 x 25 / 11" P1.2001.355
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MRS. KEYSER Artist unidentified Baltimore c. 1834 Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on paper, in original frame covered with embossed paper with traces of gilt 223/4 / 18/ 1 4"(sight) 1347/. x 283/a x l'3/16" framed) P1.2001.37
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SARAH D. KELLOGG CENTER TABLE Sarah D. Kellogg 11822-18541 Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts c. 1841 Watercolor, ink, and pencil on maple 271 / 2 351 / 4" diam. P1.2001.277
century New England that Maentel had provided into Pennsylvania. In the ensuing years, Esmerian gathered a rich collection of manuscripts, love tokens, portraits, landscapes, genre scenes, and schoolgirl exercises. From schoolgirl watercolors, it was a natural leap to other mediums, such as extraordinary needleworks and painted furniture, and then to female arts produced for home use, including large textiles such as bed rugs and carpets. It was not until 1980 that the first sculptural work, the unique Statue ofLiberty Weathervane, entered the collection, followed by rare carved weathervane patterns attributed to Henry Leach, trade figures by Samuel Robb and others, and carousel animals by the famed Philadelphia company Dentzel. Tangential journeys took Esmerian's imagination to New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Nantucket, and the painstakingly and lovingly fashioned scrimshaw tokens made during years-long whaling voyages, as well as to spiritual Shaker communities and the received visions in New Lebanon, New York, and Hancock, Massachusetts, that were manifested in otherworldly drawings. As Ralph Esmerian has always been a very private collector, time has woven a mystique around the Esmerian Collection. The promised gift to the American Folk Art
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MAN FEEDING A BEAR AN EAR OF CORN Artist unidentified Probably Pennsylvania c. 1840 Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper 5% 71 / 2" P1.2001.252
Reynolds attributed to Connecticut artist Reuben Moulthrop, who may have been aware of Durand's work. Together, the Durand and Moulthrop paintings provide an absorbing illustration of some conventions of early portraiture in America and its different expressions within a narrow time frame, immediately preceding and following Independence. Numbers of works by artists including Jacob Maentel, J.H. Davis, Samuel Addison and Ruth Whittier Shute, and Sheldon Peck encourage an observation of artistic development and also serve to add a human dimension to the decorative arts—the furniture, boxes, and other oddments of daily life. Landscapes and interior architectural elements place these individuals in the larger context of the world around them. Works on paper form a significant component of the collection. Esmerian's affinity for this medium may derive in part from his early exposure to rare bindings, books, prints, and drawings through his father's collecting interests. His first acquisitions were portraits by Jacob Maentel, which personalized the Pennsylvania German decorative arts by providing detailed renderings of domestic interiors and putting faces on that community. In 1979, Esmerian purchased colorful watercolors by Joseph H. Davis that offered the same insight into nineteenth-
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Museum, and the resulting exhibition, "American Radiance," reveal its unexpected breadth for the first time. What becomes immediately apparent is that "radiant" is barely adequate to describe the glow of the artworks that Ralph Esmerian has gathered and lived with over the years. The promised gift includes many of the icons that emerged and endured during the century that effectively formed the field. They are Dapper Dan and Situation of America, Ruthy Rogers and Mrs. Keyser. They are weathervanes and samplers, painted furniture and scrimshaw. They were made by Sheldon Peck and Edward Hicks, Johannes Spitler and Wilhelm Schimmel. They are the work of sailors and schoolgirls, professionals and amateurs. Serious or whimsical, the objects are rich, tactile, decorative, and surprising, and they convey a contagious enjoyment of pattern, texture, form, and color. More importantly, they speak to a refreshing optimism and joy in life. And it is this optimism that, after all, may be at the heart of Esmerian's wonder and delight with American folk art.* Stacy C. Hollander is Senior Curator and Director of Exhibitions, American Folk Art Museum.
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PRESENTATION FRAKTUR OF A DOUBLE EAGLE David Kulp 11777-18341 Bucks County, Pennsylvania C. 1815 Watercolor and ink on paper 7%,6/ 1 4" P1.2001.222 Photo courtesy Christie's, New York
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HORSE TOY Artist unidentified Probably Cumberland County, Pennsylvania c. 1860-1890 Paint on poplar 113 / 4 ,.. 12s/a 3/ 1 2" P1.2001.159
The American Folk Art Museum presents "American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum," as part of"American Anthem," the inaugural series of exhibitions at the museum's new building on West 53rd Street. The exhibition is organized by the museum's senior curator, Stacy C. Hollander. Long recognized as the preeminent American folk art collection in private hands, the Esmerian Collection has recently been pledged to the museum. The largest and most important gift in the museum's history, it includes approximately 400 of the finest paintings, sculptures, pottery, needlework, fraktur, scrimshaw, and painted furniture from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, many of them celebrated icons of American folk art. This is the first and possibly the only time that the collection will be shown in its entirety. A full-color catalog by Hollander,featuring detailed discussions of each artwork by leading scholars in the field, is now available. Published in association with Harry N. Abrams, this 572-page book contains new research and 419 color photographs, many never before published. American Radiance is available at the American Folk Art Museum's Book and Gift Shops at 45 West 53rd Street and at Two Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets, and online at www.museumshop.com. See page 39 for more information. "American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum," presented as part of"American Anthem," the inaugural series of exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum,is sponsored by PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES
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By Brooke Davis Anderson In 2000, through a combination of gift and purchase, the American Folk Art Museum acquired a substantial group of paintings, writings and archival material by one of the most significant self-taught artists of our time: Henry Darger. In 2001, "Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum" will present a retrospective of this artist's paintings and writings, as well as his extenUNTITLED ("We will slam them with our wings"f Watercolor, pencil, carbon tracing, and collage on pieced paper 24 x 10614" 109A
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Darger on 53rd Street hicago artist Henry Darger (1892-1973) was a recluse who created and inhabited a vast imaginary world through his writing and painting. Darger's work was discovered by his neighbor and landlord, photographer Nathan Lerner, and was made public upon the artist's death. What Lerner found was a room full of unpublished manuscripts and bound piles of paintings. The magnitude of Darger's writings leaves one spellbound. His texts include a six-part weather journal kept daily for nearly ten years (from 1958 to 1967); several miscellaneous diaries; an autobiography, History of My Life, comprising more than 5,000 pages; and Further Adventures in Chicago: Crazy House, a sequel, numbering more than 10,000 pages; his masterful, illustrated epic,
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the 15,000-page The Story of the Vivian Girls in what is known as The Realms of the Unreal, or the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion. Darger created an astonishing body of artwork to accompany this manuscript; it is these fantastic mural-size watercolors, executed in lyrical, seductive, hues that are celebrated today. Begun when Darger was about nineteen years old, In the Realms of the Unreal, written first in longhand and later using a typewriter, is a fictional story of war and peace, good against evil. While it loosely follows many of the events of the American Civil War (1861-1865), the story focuses on the heroic efforts of a band of young girls—the Vivian Girls—to free enslaved children held captive by an army of
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adults, the Glandelineans. Throughout the tale, one confronts much death and destruction, but in the end the forces of good triumph. It is apparent that images were always part of the plan. Darger taught himself drawing and painting techniques in the privacy of his rented room. Over a span of perhaps several decades—the work remained undated. Scholars are still uncertain about the dates of Darger's amazing artistic career—he produced several hundred paintings, almost all in watercolor and many incorporating collage. And all of them, it is worth noting, are illustrations for In the Realms ofthe Unreal. As he became a competent painter and a confident colorist,
Darger's paintings grew in scale—his later, sophisticated compositions are often more than ten feet in length. In order to realize his aesthetic vision, the artist created inventive techniques involving collage and appropriation from popular media. He devised a clever system of enlarging images culled from coloring books and comic strips to achieve his desired scale; he traced parts of these images using carbon paper. Popular culture was transformed in his compositions. Using collage and painting, he placed his subjects sometimes in lush fantastical gardens, at other times against a backdrop of a menacing storm or
bloody background painted with dime-store watercolor sets. Darger's brilliance as an artist rests partially in his ability to make his drawings much more than tracings from borrowed images, an effect achieved through his complex process and sure hand. The American Folk Art Museum is working with Ralph Appelbaum and Associates on a unique presentation for "Darger." Because the majority of Darger's paintings are double-sided, the project team has designed an installation with furniture that not only fully presents both sides of the work but also suggests the
artist's religious foundation and his place in contemporary art. Fourteen of the twenty-six paintings will be displayed in a steel armature in a ciuciform shape that subtly references Darger's devotion to the Catholic Church and transforms the gallery into an alternate world, operating for the audience much like the creative process did for the artist. Through lighting of the metal display, the paintings will appear to float in space, enhancing the curatorial invention of a different universe. An aural component in the gallery will include an actor reading from In the
Realms of the Unreal, facilitating a marriage of the artist's text with his paintings. The exhibition, developed in the manner of a contemporary artist's installation, enables the visitor to fully enter Darger's astounding imaginary world and fully experience his fictional tale. Seven bound volumes of the thirteen-volume manuscript In the Realms ofthe Unreal will be on view in this exhibition for the first time. Hand-stitched and bound by Darger, the volumes are made of found paper, cardboard, and wallpaper. Inside each volume, the author provides the reader with a title page and synopsis
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of the war tale up to that point. Darger used any paper available to him and employed both sides in his storytelling. Each page is numbered, though it seems that Darger at some point rearranged the order of the pages, for they are no longer in sequence. Four of the seven volumes on display will be closed and three will be left open. During the course of the exhibition, the pages of the opened volumes will be turned regularly, inviting visitors to experience a different part of the narrative by reading a different portion of the tale on each visit. One artifact of particular interest is the spine from a disassembled book of paintings. It is believed that the artist originally bound his paintings into three volumes of illustrations. When found, the paintings were disassembled and removed from their book forms. In the future the remaining spine will be useful in determining the intended sequence of the paintings and perhaps for dating the artworks. In addition to the paintings and writings from the collection, materials from the Darger Archives will be available to aid in interpreting Henry Darger's process. These archives include his drawings and tracings, source material (including clippings from newspapers, maga-
zines, comic books, and coloring books), photographic negatives and enlargements, personal documents, and other ephemera. Displayed in a set of print drawers that visitors can access, these materials will illustrate each phase of Darger's composition and subject development. This presentation reveals the depth of Henry Darger's engagement in his rigorous creative process and the deliberation that went into his aesthetic decisions. While Darger worked in isolation and kept his project private, he was in no way cut off from his community and culture. The contents of the museum's collection illustrate that he was clearly rooted in the American experience.
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Brooke Davis Anderson is Director and Curator ofthe American Folk Art Museum's Contemporary Center.
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On view at the American Folk Art Museum 45 West 53rd Street, New York City Opens December 11, 2001
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Studies and Sketches: On view at the American Folk Art Museum Eva and Morris Feld Gallery at Two Lincoln Square Columbus Avenue, between 65th and 66th Streets, New York City Opens January 19, 2002
The American Folk Art Museum presents "Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum" at 45 West 53rd Street. A companion exhibition,"Studies and Sketches," is on view, starting Jan. 19, at the museum's Eva and Morris Feld Gallery at Two Lincoln Square. The exhibitions are organized by Brooke Davis Anderson, the director and curator of the museum's Contemporary Center, and are the first to make available to the public rarely seen paintings, drawings, original manuscripts, books, and sketches from the artist's archives. Because of a new initiative, the museum's Darger holdings now include 26 paintings—most of them doublesided—the artist's complete manuscripts, and hundreds of sketches, tracings, and maps, as well as much of his source material. The American Folk Art Museum owns the largest repository of works by Henry Darger in America. Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum, a fullcolor catalog by Anderson, with an essay by Michel'Thevoz, former director of Collection de l'Art Brut, Lausanne, Switzerland, is now available. Published in association with Harry N. Abrams, this striking 128-page book can be purchased at the American Folk Art Museum's Book and Gift Shops at 45 West 53rd Street and at Two Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets, or online at www.museumshop. corn. See page 39 for more information. "Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum," presented as part of"American Anthem," the inaugural series of exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum,is sponsored by PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES
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ANNOUNCEMENTS / UNCOMMON ARTISTS X: A SERIES OF CAMEO TALKS A symposium presented by the American Folk Art Museum's Contemporary Center and New York University Saturday, Jan. 26 10:00 Am—Noon New York University Barney Building, room 105 34 Stuyvesant Street (off 9th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) New York City $35 General $30 Members,seniors,and students
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INSIDE OUTSIDER ART IN NEW YORK An American Folk Art Musuem Explorers' Day Trip Thursday,Jan.24 10:00 AM-4:00 PM $70 Members only This annual tour begins at the American Folk Art Museum's Eva and Morris Feld Gallery on Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets. Brooke Davis Anderson, director and curator of the museum's Contemporary Center, will conduct a special tour of the exhibition
Kogan,director of the Folk Art Institute; and celebrated contemporary artists will guide visitors to some of their personal favorites in the exhibition "Darger: Sketches and Studies at the Eva and Morris Feld Gallery." The group will then travel to further explore the work of this renowned self-taught artist in the exhibition "Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum," at 45 West 53rd Street. Ticket price includes admission to the American Folk Art Museum.
Panel Discussion after the film Jessica Yu Academy Award—winningfilmmaker ofThe Living Museum
"Studies and Sketches: Henry Darger." The group will then board a motorcoach to visit artists and collections. Motorcoach transportation and lunch are included in the tour cost. Enrollment is limited. For reservations, call the membership office at 212/977-7170.
OUTSIDE THE FRAME: SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS ON FILM The Living Museum Friday, Jan. 11 3:00-5:00 PM Screening of short films on self-taught artists 6:00-8:30 PM Screening of The Living Museum and panel discussion $15 General $10 Members,seniors, and students An ongoing film series facilitated by the American Folk Art Museum. Screenings will include both feature length and short films about outsider and self-taught artists whose work is in the American Folk Art Museum collection.
This series is organized by Sanford L Smith & Associates and the American Folk Art Museum in celebration ofthe 10th anniversary ofthe Outsider Art Fair.
Dr. Janos Morton Director of The Living Museum at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center David Waldorf Artistfeatured in thefilm John Tursi Artistfeatured in thefilm
Greetings Dr. Judith Weissman Director ofFolk Art Studies, Associate Professor ofArt, New York University Gerard C. Wertkin Director, American Folk Art Museum Introduction Lee Kogan Director, Folk Art Institute/ Curator ofSpecial Projectsfor The Contemporary Center, American Folk Art Museum Joseph Yoakum Chicago's Douanier Mark Pascale Assistant Curator, Prints and Drawings, Chicago Art Institute Czech it Out: The Art of Anna Zeminkova Annie Carlano Curator, Museum ofInternational Folk Art, Santa Fe, N.M. Emanuel Navratil & Josef Karl Radler: Two Austrian Artists Jane Kallir Director, Galerie St. Etienne, NY Curtiss Cuffie & Anthony Domingues: Urban Artists NYC Tom Patterson Author For reservations, call the Folk Art Institute at 212/265-1040.
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THEORIES ON DARGER: A GUIDED TOUR Sunday,Jan. 27 9:00-9:45 AM at Eva and Morris Feld Gallery 10:15-11:00 AM at 45 West 53rd Street Refreshments to follow $25 General $20 Members,seniors, and students Brooke Davis Anderson, curator of the Contemporary Center; Lee
For more information, please call the education department at 212/2651040 or pick up the museum's Public Programs brochure. The museum's public programs are funded in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and EdaR
2002 Outsider Art Fair Benefit Preview
175 At Jennie Richee. Everything is allright though storm continues / Henry Darger (1892-1973)/ Chicago / watercolor, pencil, carbon tracing, and collage on pieced paper /24 108/ 1 4"/ Collection of the American Folk Art Museum image copyright0 Kiyoko Lerner
Thursday January 24, 2002 6:30 to 9:00 PM ([any admission at 5:30 Pm)
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$500 per person ($425 tax-deductible) Includes complimentary admission to Uncommon Artists X: A Series of Cameo Talks Ticket valid for unlimited readmission to the Fair
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cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a silent auction. The silent auction will benefit the American Folk Art Museum. The Outsider Art Fair is produced and managed by Sanford L. Smith & Associates, Ltd.
Specially priced for those under 40 years of age $100 per person ($40 tax-deductible) Ticket valid for one readmission to the Fair GENERAL ADMISSION to the Benefit Preview at 6:30 PM
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2002 looks like a very special QVC year. In February, the shopping channel and Elizabeth V. Warren, the museum's quilt expert, will take you on a tour of the museum's brand-new building, located at 45 West 53rd Street, New York, and will introduce new bedcovers too. * Denyse Schmidt Quilts Signup now... . Three of Denyse Schmidt's series of limited-edition quilts, inspired by works from the museum's collection, are now available. Only five each of Center Star, One Big Dog,and Single Girl will be created; all three designs will be retired after that. Don't delay; contact Denyse Schmidt Quilts today to place an order for one or all three of these quilt designs. * Fotofollo Too beautiful to send.... Postcard books and boxed note cards featuring icons of American folk art from the museum's permanent collection, American Women,American Children, American Radiance, and American Anthem are now available from the museum's Book and Gift Shops and in stores nationwide. Contact Fotofolio for a location nearest you. Dear Customer Your purchase of museumlicensed products directly benefits the exhibition and educational activities of the museum. Thank you for participating in the museum's continuing efforts to celebrate the style, craft, and tra-
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COMPILED BY KATHARINE CLARK Eva and Morris Feld Gallery Reopens he museum has reopened the Eva and Morris Feld Gallery, located at Two Lincoln Square, after completion of a renovation that blends the site's mission as public space with its focus as an exhibition gallery and museum shop. The museum will continue to present exhibitions in this space after the new building at 45 West 53rd Street opens on Dec. 11,2001. The new Lincoln Square facade is constructed of lightgauge painted steel and glass panes that create the impression of a diaphanous quilt. The muted colors of the various glass panes are derived from the Shaker tradition, as are the museum's interior design elements. The 5,075-square-foot space features a wide corridor with benches running from the entrance to the exhibition space. The corridor flows into the museum's Gift and Book Shop at the front entrance, as well as into the three exhibition galleries at the east end. Museum Director Gerard C. Wertkin stressed the importance of the Feld Gallery,"The renovated interior space further articulates our mission at Two Lincoln Square—to provide both a public amenity and a place to view great American folk art." The renovation, designed by David van Handel, of van Handel Architects, was made possible through the leadership of Museum Trustee Francis Sirota Martinson, Esq. In celebration of the spectacular renovation, Ms. Martinson held a reception for staff, trustees, the architects, and friends of the museum. As guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and wine, they admired the fantastic new facade, interior, and museum shop.
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CRAIG FARROW Cabinetmaker Contemporary Quilt Exhibition Opens n Sept. 24, the museum heralded the opening of "Quilted Constructions: the Spirit of Design." The 15 stunning contemporary quilts from the museum's quilt contest adorned the walls of the newly renovated Eva and Morris Feld Gallery. Museum staff and trustees enjoyed a wonderful reception, during which they had the opportunity to meet many of the quiltmakers, including Marta Amundson, who won the grand prize for her quilt Swedish Design Sampler #3, and runnersup Esterita Austin and Jenny Hearn. Several of the quilt artists traveled continents to attend the spectacular opening: Jenny Hearn came from Benmore, South Africa and Dirkje van der HorstBeetsma came from Tegelen, The Netherlands. "Quilted Constructions" was coordinated by Suzannah Schatt and Beth Bergin of the museum's
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membership department. The 15 winning quilts were selected by Brooke Davis Anderson, director and curator of the museum's Contemporary Center; Stacy C. Hollander, senior curator and director of exhibitions; Paula Nadelstern, noted quilt artist and author; and Elizabeth Warren, the museum's consulting curator. All were awed both by the Feld Gallery's handsome new facade and the marvelous exhibition. The show remains on view at the gallery through Jan. 13, 2002.
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Left to right: Quilt grand prizewinner Marta Amundson and runners-up Jenny Hearn and Esterita Austin
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Folk Art Explorers In Spain unny Spain welcomed 37 museum members on a Folk Art Explorers' tour. The group landed in Madrid on Sept.6 and then traveled to Bilboa,Zaragoza, and Barcelona, visiting cathedrals, museums, galleries, artists, and private collections. Quilt artist Marta Amundson and her husband, Larry, were the museum's guests of honor—Amundson won the grand prize in the museum's recent quilt contest,"Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design," and her prize was this Folk Art Explorers' tour to Spain. On Sunday, Sept. 9,the group was treated to an afternoon party at the beautiful home of collectors and longtime museum members Bernard and Therese Lauze. The Membership Department would like to thank the Lauzes for their help in planning the whole trip and itinerary, which included many visits to private homes and studios not usually
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accessible to tourists. Artists Almudena Armenta Deu and Cesar Fernandez Arias welcomed the Explorers to their home to see a collection of sculptures by Permuy, a little-known folk artist from northern Spain. The group also visited the home of artists Ignacio Carles-Tolra, in the northern coastal town of Santander, and Joan Mallofre-Vidal, in Torrenes de Foix near Barcelona. Textile artist Lola Fonseca welcomed the group to her studio, where she creates beautiful hand-painted scarves and shawls. Rosario Casanovas, a noted Spanish quiltmaker and teacher, opened her home, quilt shop, and studio in Girona to the group. Casanovas' husband, an antique dealer, showed them his extensive collection of Catalan printing blocks and other antiques from the area. On Sept. 11, after spending a beautiful morning at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, the
Folk Art Explorers stand in front of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
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group returned to its hotel to the shocking news of the terrorist attacks in the United States. With five days left before it could return home on its scheduled flight, the group spent the time finishing out the itinerary, albeit with sadness and distraction. Bilboa's city officials and hotel personnel, as well as the Spanish people everywhere expressed their deep sorrow and concern, and provided much appreciated comfort. On the last day, the group was treated to a reception and tour at the 13th-century family estate of artist Jesus de Vilallonga and his wife, Katherine Slusher. Their magnificent country home created a unique backdrop for Vilallonga's paintings and the couple's collection of American and Canadian antique quilts. The group returned safely home on Sunday, Sept. 16 with the desire to return to Spain someday in more peaceful and happier times.
Folk Art Explorers Tour Schwenkfelder Country n Sept. 25, 33 Folk Art Explorers traveled to Pennsylvania for a stimulating review of fraktur art by the Upper Montgomery County religious sect, the Schwenkfelders. The tour commenced at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center with introductory comments from Daniel W. Luz,executive director of the museum. The exhibition "Fraktur Treasures from the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center" included a selection of 80 pieces from a tremendous 116year-old collection of more than 1,000 fraktur works. Trustee Joan M.Johnson attended and generously shared her knowledge of the Schwenkfelder Library, the exhibit, and the fraktur tradition. The group also enjoyed the critical expertise of Dennis Moyer, author of Fraktur Writing and Folk Art Drawings ofthe Schwenkfelder Library Collection. The practice of fraktur, derived from the European medieval art of illuminated manuscripts, migrated to America with Protestant religious exiles, the Schwenlcfelders. Fraktur manuscript sheets, which are finely painted with vibrant watercolors, are commonly found in the form of bookplates, baptismal certificates, and commemorative religious texts. The fraktur in the Schwenkfelder exhibition featured rich stylistic differentiation with motifs ranging from uplifting avian and angelic imagery to more solemn portrayals of earthly toil. Moyer informed the group that women are as well represented as men within the tradition of fraktur, as the Schwenlcfelders valued education highly for both sexes.
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After surveying the show, the group was led by Moyer on an informative bus tour. He spoke of the community that Schwenlcfelder fraktur artists lived and worked in during their primary period of activity, between 1750 and 1850. Moyer pointed out well-preserved inns, taverns, and sprawling Mennonite and Schwenldelder farmsteads. The tour convened at the Kraussdale Meeting House, where Director Daniel W. Luz initiated a group dialogue about the Schwenkfelder faith, investigating its growth and development since its founding by Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig in the 16th century. The day concluded with a tour of a stunning private collection of local antiques, showcased in a historic Mennonite farmstead.
Barneys, Takishimaya, and Tiffany & Co. Salute the Museum nticipating the opening of on view on the store's second floor home and Tiffany's own architecthe museum's new buildfrom Sept. 17 through Oct. 14, was tural expansion. Several hundred ing on West 53rd Street, developed in conjunction with the guests gathered in Tiffany's flagseveral leaders in the New York longtime dealers and supporters of ship store at Fifth Avenue and 57th world of fashion and retail, and the the museum, Olde Hope Antiques, Street to preview the reopening of museum's new neighbors, graRicco/Maresca Gallery, and Allan the second floor, featuring all of ciously announced their welcome. Katz Americana. It featured a varitheir diamond jewelry. Tiffany & From Sept. 24 through Oct. 8, Bar- ety of folk art dating from the 19th Co. is a generous corporate sponneys' storefront window utilized and 20th centuries. Takashimaya's sor of the museum's opening gala some of the best-loved images of senior vice president, Corky Tyler, and first free day to the public. American folk art in their fabulous filled the front of the fashion display. Created by store with books, ornarenowned Bameys window ments, and colorful designer Simon Doonan and assishand-made objects tant Mark Vitulano, the display from the museum's featured 30 barbershop poles from shop. A portion of the the collection of the museum's proceeds from sales Board of Trustees President John during the exhibition Wilkerson and his wife, Barbara. was donated to the Included was signage heralding the museum. museum's opening at 45 West 53rd On Nov. 12, Street. Tiffany & Co. hosted Talcishimaya saluted the open"In the Spirit of Amering of the museum's new building ican Design," a cockwith a monthlong exhibition of tail party in honor of American folk art. This exhibition, the museum's new
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Phyllis Tepper 1930-2001 hyllis Tepper,former registrar of the museum's Folk Art Institute, died at her home in Belleair, Fla., Sept. 18,from complications developing from carcinoma of the lung. In 1976, Tepper began her long association with the American Folk Art Museum. She was in the first class of docents and served on the board of its Friends Committee. Among the first students to matriculate in the Folk Art Institute's Graduate Studies Department in 1985,she became a Fellow of the museum with a certificate in Folk Art Studies some years later. In 1986, Tepper organized the New York Quilt Project, during which forty-five Quilt Days were held over the course of only twentyone months—March 1988 to November 1989. More than 6,000 quilts were documented,registered, and photographed, and all geographical regions of the state were represented. Analysis and interpretation of the data uncovered during Quilts Days,and study of quilts from museums, historical societies, and private collections were the basis for selecting quilts for the 1992 exhibition,"New York Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State." Tepper was curator of the exhibition as well as author of the exhibition catalog with Jacqueline M. Atkins. She was a contributor to the museum's publications, The Clarion(now Folk Art), and the Quilt Connection. Tepper team-taught a course, "Quilts, Women,and History" in
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worked for a partner of the law firm, Rosenman, Colin, Freund, and Cohen. At the memorial service, Tepper's niece Barbara Bacari, spoke of her aunt's life, likening it to a quilt."She took the fabrics she had to work with, some grand, some scraps, and pieced them together to create a beautiful image. She approached life with optimism and faith," and I would add great enthusiasm. Tepper is survived by her husband, Irving, two sons, Robert and Brian; their wives, Sheryl and Susan; and five grandchildren, Jocelyn, Jessica, Joanna, Matthew, and Megan. Please send donations to the Phyllis Tepper Memorial Fund at the American Folk Art Museum. —Lee Kogan
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Mark your calendars for the following American Folk Art Museum exhibition when it travels to your area during the coming months: Nov. 11,2001—Feb. 10, 2002 ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, Wisconsin 920/458-6144
Dec. 12, 2002—March 10, 2003 ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut Mennello Museum of American Folk Art Orlando, Florida 407/246-4278
April 27—Aug. 3, 2002 ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries Atlanta 404/577-6940
April 26—June 29, 2003 ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut Chicago Cultural Center Chicago 312/744-6330
For further information, please contact Judith Gluck Steinberg, coordinator of traveling exhibitions, American Folk Art Museum,555 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-2925, 212/977-7170.
Create a Lasting Legacy ... With a planned gift to the AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM For forty years, the American Folk Art Museum has provided a home and a showcase for art that embodies the American spirit—strong, innovative, and enduring. You can play a major role in helping to preserve the nation's artistic heritage for years to come by establishing a planned gift to the museum. Your thoughtfulness will mean a lot to future generations that enjoy the museum's comprehensive collection and stellar programming. EPICAr
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Unless otherwise specified, all programs are held at the American Folk Art Museum/45 West 53rd Street, New York City. Programs are open to the public, and admission fees vary. For more information, please call the education department at 212/265-1040 or pick up the museum's Public Pro ams brochure. PROGRAM HIGHUGHTS ARTIST PRESENTATIONS A TASTE OF DARGER Friday, Dec. 21 6:30-7:30 PM Presentation 7:30-8:00 PM Reception and exhibition viewing $15 General $10 Members,seniors, and students Artist Paul Chan,composer Jefferson Friedman, actor Daniel Zippi, and curator Brooke Davis Anderson share their personal explorations into the work and life of artist Henry Darger. The evening features video art, original music, and dramatic readings of Darger's text In the Realms of the Unreal. , This evening is sponsored by the • American Folk Art Museum's ' Americus Group.
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FILM OUTSIDE THE FRAME: SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS ON FILM The Living Museum Friday, Jan. 11 3:00-5:00 PM Screening of short films on self-taught artists 6:00-8:30 PM Screening of The Living Museum and panel discussion with filmmaker $15 General $10 Members,seniors, and students After the screening of The Living Museum, Academy Award— winning filmmaker Jessica Yu will speak on a panel with Dr. Janos Morton, Director of the Living Museum at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center and two
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artists, David Waldorf and John Tursi, who are featured in the film. This event premiers an ongoing film series on outsider and self-taught artists. This series is co-organized by Sanford L. Smith & Associates and the American Folk Art Museum in celebration ofthe 10th anniversary ofthe Outsider Art Fair. LECTURES AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS ASPECTS OF AMERICAN REGIONAL FOLK ART For those who love to learn about folk art from experts in the field and by first-hand experience with traditional craft techniques. Lectures on Folk Art 6:30 PM Fridays: Jan. 4,Feb. 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, and June 7 $15 General $10 Members,seniors, and students Hands-On Craft Workshops 10:00-4:00 PM Fridays and Saturdays: Jan. 4, 5,Feb. 1, 2, March 1, 2, April 5,6, May 3,4, and June 7,8 $90* General $85* Members,seniors, and students * Workshopfee includes Friday evening lecture. Some workshops require an additional, but nominal, materialsfee to be paid in cash to the teacher on the day ofthe class. Seriesfees available upon request.
GUIDED TOURS IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK Mondays: Jan. 7, Feb.4, April 8, May 6,and June 3 6:30 PM Reception to follow $25 General $20 Members,seniors, and students Architects Billie Tsien and Tod Williams will give intimate tours of the museum's new building on the first Monday of every month when the museum is closed to the public. Visitors hear about the behind-the-scenes process and development of the first new art museum to be built from the ground up in New York City since 1966. There is a 12—person limit per tour.
IN THE COMPANY OF EXPERTS A Guided Walking Tour Thursday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 19 9:30-11:00 AM $25 General $20 Members,seniors, and students This program takes place at The American Antiques Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street. Take a personal walk through the aisles in the company of experts. Four tours will take place each day before the Antiques Show opens to the public. Tickets include admission to the show and a continental breakfast.
LOCATING AMERICAN RADIANCE Sunday, Jan. 20 10:00-10:45 AM $30 General $25 Members,seniors, and students Gerard C. Wertkin, director of the museum, and Senior Curator Stacy C. Hollander guide visitors to some of their personal favorites in the exhibition "American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum." Ticket price includes admission to The American Antiques Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, N.Y, and brunch.
FAMILY PROGRAMS ART WORKSHOPS Second and fourth Sundays of every month, beginning Jan. 13 $3 General Free to members and seniors PERFORMANCES First Sunday of every month, beginning Jan.6 Fees vary The museum's public programs are funded in part by the New York City Department of Culei tural Affairs and Ed 0
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he following recent titles are great gift-giving ideas for the holiday season. All titles are available at the American Folk Art Museum Book and Gift Shops at 45 West 53rd Street and Two Lincoln Square(Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets), New York City. To order, please call 212/595-9533. Museum members receive a ten percent discount.
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American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum, Stacy C. Hollander, Brooke Davis Anderson, and Gerard C. Wertldn, American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams,Inc., 2001,432 pages,$65 American Folk, Gerald W.R. Ward, Abigail Duda,Pamela A. Parmal, Sue Welsh Reed, Gilian Ford Shallcross, and Carol Troyen, MFA Publications, a division of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2001, 111 pages, $18.95 American Folk Art at the Shelburne Museum, Henry Joyce and Sloane Stephens, Shelburne Museum,Inc., 2001,91 pages, $19.95 American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, Stacy C. Hollander, American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams,Inc., 2001, 572 pages, $75 Darger: The Henry Darger Collection ofthe American Folk Art Museum, Brooke Davis Anderson, American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams 2001,Inc., 128 pages, $29.95
Decoys: North America's One Hundred Greatest, Loy S. Harrell Jr., Krause Publications, 2000, 208 pages, $49.95 Henry Darger:In the Realms of the Unreal, John McGregor, Delano Greenidge Editions, 2001,680 pages,$65 Home Sweet Home: The House in American Folk Art, Deborah Harding and Laura Fisher, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2001, 160 pages,$50 Long May She Wave: A Graphic History ofthe American Flag, Kit Hinrichs and Delphine Hirasana, Ten Speed Press, 2001, 223 pages,$60 Mississippi Quilts, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, University Press of Mississippi/Mississippi Quilt Association, 2001,224 pages, $30 A Piece ofMy Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans, Cuesta Benberry, University of Arkansas Press, 2000, 158 pages, $34.95 Ralph Fasanella's America, Paul S. D'Ambrosio, New York Historical Association, 2001, 176 pages, $39.95 Red & White: American Redwork Quilts and Patterns, Deborah Harding, Rizzoli, 2000,two volumes, 144 pages and 64 pages, boxed, $39.95 Snowflakes & Quilts, Paula Nadelstern, C & T Publishing, 2001, 112 pages, $24.95 Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art, Volume Two, Paul Arnett and William Arnett, eds., Tinwood Books, 2001,612 pages, $100
Rabuzin exhibited in international museums and galleries. In U.S.: Smithsonian Institution, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Scottsdale Center for the Arts,Chicago Public Library, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art, C.VV.Post Art Gallery/Long Island University. In Japan: Setegaya Art Museum Rabuzin is known for his unique cosmic and visionary expression,his primitive, instinctual simplicity and his sense of nature. Solar Energy streams forth from his exchange of Sun and Light,the basis of all nature. MODERN ART COLLECTORS Ltd Sandra B. Premrou By Appointment. 165W.66 Street,#3V, New York, NY 10023. 212.873.0162 www.modernartcollectors.com e-mail: preml@mindspring.com — please visit our website —
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Self-Taught Art The Culture and Aesthetics of American Vernacular Art Edited by Charles Russell Essays by Russell Bowman, Roger Cardinal, Arthur C. Danto, Ellen Dissanayake, Michael Owen Jones, Randall Morris, Sharon Patton, Charles Russell, Maude Southwell Wahlman, and Alison Weld
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Neo-Pagan Sacred Art and Altars Making Things Whole By Sabina Magliocco Mystic meanings behind the flourishing art of modem-day pagans and witches $40 unjacketed cloth, $18 paper Find at your favorite bookstore or order from the publisher at 1-800-737-7788.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Executive Committee Ralph 0. Esmerian Chairman ofthe Board L. John Wilkerson President Frances Sirota Martinson Esq. Executive Vice President and Chairman, Executive Committee Lucy C. Danziger Executive Vice President Joan M.Johnson Vice President Bonnie Strauss Vice President
Members Paul W.Caan Barbara Cate David L. Davies
Jonathan Green Susan Gutfreund Kristina Johnson Esq. David 'Crashes Nancy Mead George H. Meyer Esq. Cyril I. Nelson Laura Parsons J. Randall Plummer Julia T. Richie
Curtis F. Brown,Hayden Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Edward James Brown Gail Brown Marc Brown & I anrene ICrasny Brown J. Bruce Antiques Fred & Theresa Buchanan in Memory of Sybil Gibson Jim Burk Antique Shows Marcy L. Bums/American Indian Arts Joyce A. Bums Paul & Dana Cam Lewis P. Cabot Elinor B. Cahn Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell Bliss & Brigitte Carnochan Caterpillar Foundation John W.Castello,in Memory of Adele Earnest Donald N. Cavanaugh & Edward G. Blue Edward Lee Cave Virginia G. Cave Shari Cavin & Randall Morris Peter P. Cecere Sharon S. Cheeseman Christie's Richard & Teresa Ciccotelli Barbara L. Claster Lori Cohen Alexis & George Contos Mrs. Daniel Cowin Jeanne D. Creps Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M.Cullman Elissa F.& Edgar M.Cullman Jr. Joe & Joan Cullman Susan R. Cullman Catherine G. Curran Kendra & Allan Daniel David & Sheena Danziger Lucy & Mike Danziger Peggy & Richard M.Danziger David L. Davies Darwin/Carolinn Pocher & William Woody H. Richard Dietrich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.Diker Patricia McFadden Dombal Colette & Jim Donovan Doyle New York/Kathleen M.Doyle Deborah & Arnold Dunn Ray & Susan Egan Gloria Einbender David and Doris Walton Epner Joyce & Klaus Eppler Ralph 0.Esmerian Susan H. Evans In Memory of Heila D. Everard Sam & Betsey Farber Nancy Farmer and Everette James Deborah & Fishbein Mrs. Albert D. Freiberg Mike & Doris Feinsilber
Bequest of Eva & Morris Feld Elizabeth C. Feldmann M.Finkel & Daughter Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Alexander & Enid Fisher Laura Fisher/Antique Quilts & Americana Jacqueline Fowler Beverly Frank Gretchen Freeman & Alan Silverman Susan 0.Friedman Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, MD Furthermore,the publication program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund Galerie S. Etienne, Inc. Gallery of Graphic Arts, Ltd. Rebecca & Michael Gamzon Garth's Auctions, Inc. Sidney & Sandra Gecker Nancy Gerber Morad Ghadamian Sima Ghadannan James & Nancy Glazer Mr. and Mrs. Merle H. Glick Carla T. Goers Edith H. Golderg Russ & Karen Goldberger Mrs. Toni L. Goldfarb Tracy Goodnow Art & Antiques Ellin & Baron Gordon Howard Graff Jonathan Green Greene & Mays American Antiques Marion E. Greene Blanche Greenstein & Thomas Woodard William & Shirley E. Greenwald Peg & Judd Gregory Audrey Elkinson Griff Bonnie Grossman/The Ames Gallery Pat Guthman Alan and Elaine Haid Cordelia Hamilton Jeanne and Herbert Hansell Deborah Harding Marion Harris & Jerry Rosenfeld Harvey Art & Antiques Audrey Heckler Donald Heller, Heller/Washam Nina Hellman Jeffrey Henkel Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Herrup Ann 'Eckerson and Martha Hickerson Antonio Hidalgo The High Five Foundation Frederick D. Hill Pamela & Timothy Hill Kit Hinrichs The Hirschhorn Foundation, Robert & Marjorie Hirschhom, Carolyn Hirshhorn Schenker Historical Society of Early American Decoration
Barry D. Briskin Treasurer Jacqueline Fowler Secretary Anne Hill Blanchard Joyce B. Cowin Samuel Farber
Margaret Z. Robson Selig D.Sacks Esq. Nathaniel J. Sutton Trustees Emeriti Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Cordelia Hamilton George F. Shaslcan Jr.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS The American Folk Art Museum has announced a $34.5 million campaign to construct and endow a new home on West 53rd Street. As of September 17, 2001 the following donors have contributed $30,314,267: James & Gail Addiss Dr. and Mrs. Karl P. Adler Alconda-Owsley Foundation Judith Alexander George R. Allen/Gordon L. WyckoffRaccoon Creek Antiques American Capital Access American Folk Art Society Barbara Anderson Ingrid & Richard Anderson Mama Anderson Marie T. Annoual Aame Anton Barbara Ardizone Marion Armstrong R.R. Atkins Foundation Joan & Darwin Bailin Marcia Bain Lori Ann Baker, Baker & Co. Designs Ltd. Marianne E. Balazs Denny Beach Judy & Barry Beil in honor of Alice & Ron Hoffman Bankers Trust Company Barn Star Productions, Inc. Joyce & Ron Bassin/Bird In Hand Patricia Beatty Mary F. Beck Ellen Stone-Belic Philip & Leah Bell Laurine Hawkins Ben-Dov Mrs. Arthur M. Berger Julie M.Bemson Big Apple Wrecking & Construction Corporation Mrs. George P. Bissell Jr. Diana H. Bittel Edward V. Blanchard & M. Anne Hill Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund Lenore & Stephen Blank Bloomberg L.P. Booth Ferris Foundation Catherine & Chris Botta Marilyn W.Bottjer Edith S. & Barry D. Briskin/ Shirley K. Schlafer Foundation Susan Brodish Florence Brody Sheila & Auron Brog R. Scott Bromley The Brown Foundation,Inc. Houston.
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Arlene & Leonard Hochman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr. Carter G. Houck Sr. Evelyn Houlroyd Ellen E. Howe Mr. and Mrs. Philip Howlett Peter D. Hynson Antiques Paul Ingersoll In the Beginning Fabrics Thomas Isenberg In Memory of Laura N.Israel Johnson and Johnson Joan & Victor Johnson Kristina Johnson Esq. Louise & George Kaminow Julie & Sandy Palley and Samuel & Rebecca Kardon Foundation Allan & Penny Katz Edwin U. Keates, MD Richard Kemble & George Kom,Forager House Collection Mrs. David J. Kend Leigh Keno Amy Keys Jacqueline & Jonathan King Susan & Robert E. Klein Nancy Knudsen Nancy Kollisch & Jeffrey Pressman Greg K. Kramer David & Barbara !Crashes Dr. Robert and Arlene Kreisler Sherry & Mark Kronenfeld Robert A. Landau Bruno & Lindsey LaRocca Lawrence J. & Michelle Lasser William & Karen Lauder Wendy & Mel Lavitt The Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, Inc. John A. Levin & Co., Inc. Bertram Levinston MD Levy Charitable Trust Judy Lewis The Liman Foundation Lipman Family Foundation The 2000 Lipman Fellows In Memory of Zeke Liverant Nancy MacKay Nancy & Erwin Maddrey Maine Antique Digest Jolie Kelter & Michael Malce The Jane Marcher Foundation Harriet Marple Plehn Trust Paul Martinson, Frances Martinson & Howard Graff in memory of Burt Martinson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mayer In honor of Nancy Mayer Mrs. Myron Mayer Kerry McCarthy Milly McGehee (continued on page 92)
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Mr. and Mrs. Dana G. Mead Mary 0. Mecagni Robert and Meryl Meltzer Charles W. Merrels Evelyn S. Meyer George H. Meyer Mrs. E.J. Milano Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Miller Judith & James Milne Sandra Moers Keith & Lauren Morgan Lucia Cirino Murphy Drew Neisser Cyril Irwin Nelson New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Thurston Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Norris, Jr. Northeast Auctions, Ronald Bourgeault Sally W.O'Day Odd Fellows Antiques Bequest of Mattie Lou O'Kelley Olde Hope Antiques Cheryl Oppenheim & John Waters The Overbrook Foundation Patsy Palmer & Talbot D'Alemberte Virginia Parks The Parsons Family Foundation Eloise Paula Philip Morris Companies,Inc. Elizabeth A. Pile Harvey S. Shipley Miller & J. Randall Plummer Frank & Barbara Pollack Lucile & Maurice Pollak Fund Wayne Pratt, Inc. Fran Puccinelli Jackie Radwin Teresa Ranellone Christopher T. Rebello Antiques Ricco/Maresca Gallery Julia & Leroy Richie Jeanne Riger Marguerite Riordan John & Margaret Robson Foundation Le Rowell Miss Virginia Carolyn Rudd F. Russack Antiques & Books,Inc. Selig D.Sacks Judith Sagan Mary Sams-Ballyhack Antiques Jack and Mary-Lou Savitt Peter L. Schaffer Carol Peden Schatt Shirley K. Schlafer Memorial Fund Marilyn and Joseph Schwartz The Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia Phyllis & Al Selnick The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Jean S. and Frederic A. Shari In Honor of George Shaskan The George and Myra Shaskan Foundation, Inc. Roz & Steve Shaw Arthur & Suzanne Shawe Elle Shushan Jo Sibley John Sideli Eleanor R. Siegal Francisco F. Sierra Elizabeth Silverman Skinner, Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art
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Sanford L. Smith & Patricia Lynch Smith Sarah Barr Snook Elliott & Grace Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Solomon Sotheby's Maxine Spiegel The Splendid Peasant/Martin & Kitty Jacobs Nancy T. and Gary J. Stass Frederick Stecker Stella Show Mgmt. Co. Tamar Stone & Robert Eckstein Rachel & Donald Strauber Bonnie & Tom Strauss The R. David Sudarsky Charitable Foundation Nathaniel J. Sutton Leslie Sweedler John & Catherine Sweeney William Swislow Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Connie Tavel Richard & Maureen Taylor Nancy Thomas Jeffrey Tillou Antiques Peter Tillou Pamela P. Tisza Jean I. & Raymond S. Troubh Fund Tucker Station Antiques Karen Ulfers Joseph Del Valle Jacob & Ray Van Gelder Bob & Ellie Vermillion Joan and Clifford Vernick Joseph & Metyle Viener Robert E. Voelklg David & Jane Walentas Jennifer Walker Clifford A. Wallach Irene N. Walsh Don Walters & Mary Benisek Warburg Pincus The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Martha Watterson Weeden Brothers: Bill, Alan, Jack & Don Mr. and Mrs. Alan N. Weeden Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Frederick S. Weiser David M. Weiss Jay & Meryl Weiss Julia Weissman Ed Weissman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wells Ben Wertkin David Wheatcroft Harry Wicks John & Barbara Wilkerson Nelson M. Williams John Wilmerding Charles & Phyllis Wilson Robert & Anne Wilson Dr. Joseph M.& Janet H. Winston Susan Yecies J. Evelyn Yoder Valerie Young Shelly Zegart Antique Quilts Malcah Zeldis Bernadette Mary Zemenick Steven J. Zick Jon & Rebecca Zoler Anonymous
RECENT DONORS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND OPERATIONSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; as of September 2001 The American Folk Art Museum greatly appreciates the generous support of the following friends: $100,000 and above Samuel & Betsey Farber Two anonymous donors $99,999450,000 Lucy C. & Frederick M.Danzinger Jacqueline Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Mai National Financial Partners New York State Department of Parks & Recreation John & Margaret Robson Two anonymous donors $49,999-$20,000 The ACTUS Foundation Edward V. Blanchard & M. Anne Hill Edith S. & Barry D. Briskin Burnett Group Joseph F. Cullman 3rd David L. Davies & Jack Weeden Ralph 0.Esmerian Virginia S. Esmerian Mr.& Mrs. John H. Gutfreund Frances Sirota Martinson Esq. Joseph Martinson Memorial Fund Mr.& Mrs. Dana G. Mead George H. Meyer Esq. New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Mr.& Mrs. Richard D.Parsons Pfizer, Inc. Pheasant Hill Foundation The Ridgefield Foundation Selig D.Sacks Elizabeth & Geoffrey A. Stern Barbara & Thomas W.Strauss Fund The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. John & Barbara Wilkerson Robert N. Wilson Two anonymous donors $19,999-$10,000 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Brooklyn Digital Foundry Country Living magazine Mrs. Daniel Cowin William Doyle Galleries Douglas E. Ente in memory of Ellin Ente Furthermore, the publication program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund Joan M.& Victor L. Johnson Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Employee Matching Gifts Program Robert & Luise Kleinberg The Robert and Luise Kleinberg Fund at the Jewish Communal Fund Barbara & David Krashes Taryn & Mark Leavitt Leir Charitable Trusts The Lipman Family Foundation,Inc. Mr.& Mrs. Keith Morgan J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.
The Parsons Family Foundation The Pinkerton Foundation Dorothea & Leo Rabkin Julia T. & Leroy Richie The Judith Rothschild Foundation The Shirley Schlafer Foundation Schlumberger Foundation, Inc. Nathaniel J. Sutton Tenneco The Wilkerson Family Charitable Lead Trust One anonymous donor $9,999-$4,000 ABC,Inc. Amicus Foundation, Inc. AOL Time Warner,Inc. The Bay Fund Jessica & Natan Bibliowicz Edward J. & Margaret Brown The John R. and Dorothy D. Caples Fund Con Edison Deutsche Bank Steven Ente in memory of Ellin Ente Eric J. & Anne Gleacher Goldman,Sachs 8z Co. Mr.& Mrs. Richard Herbst Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Jerry & Susan Lauren The Magazine Group Marstrand Foundation Marvin Kagan,Inc. Mr. 8c Mrs. Gerald M.Lodge The Maine Lou O'Kelley Memorial Trust MBNA America, N.A. Neuberger Berman,LLC Philip Morris Companies Inc. Ricco/Maresca Gallery Robert and Dale Rosen Charitable Foundation The Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, Inc. Mr.& Mrs. Marvin Schwartz The William P. & Gertrude Schweitzer Foundation,Inc. Frederic A.& Jean S. Shari The George F. and Myra Shaskan Foundation, Inc. Bennett & Judie Weinstock Two anonymous donors $3,999-$2,000 Jeremy L. Banta Elizabeth C. Bogner Robert & Kathy Booth Richard & Marian Bott Colgate-Palmolive Company Mr.& Mrs. Edgar M.Cullman Charles E. Culpeper Fund Peggy & Richard M. Danziger Duane, Morris & Hecicscher T.J. Dermot Dunphy Mr.& Mrs. Alfred C. Eckert III Fastsigns Burton & Helaine Fendelman in memory of Ellin Ente Barry & Merle Ginsburg Vira Hladun Goldman Su-Ellyn Goldstein Jeffrey & Lisa Grand Krishna Johnson Esq. JoCarole & Ronald S. Lauder
Allan & Penny Katz Dan W.Lufkin & Silvia Kramer Anthony J. Petullo Foundation, Inc. Manoogian Simone Foundation The Mayer-Phillips Foundation Joan & Martin Messinger Gladys Nilsson & Jim Nutt J. Randall Plummer Mr.& Mrs. Mortimer Propp Cheryl Rivers & Steve Simons William D. Rondina Peter L. Schaffer Carol P. Schatt Jean S.& Frederic A. Sharf R. Scudder & Helen Smith Raymond & Linda Simon Richard & Stephanie Solar Mr. & Mrs. David Stein Donald & Rachel Strauber Barbara Trueman Don Walters & Mary Benisek Donald & Pat Weeden The Zankel Fund One anonymous donor
81,999-81,000 Ted Alfond Deborah & James Ash Didi & David Barrett Daniel Berman Mark C. Biderman Mrs. Peter Bing Mr.& Mrs. James A. Block Thomas Block & Marilyn Friedman Mr.& Mrs. Bernard Brennan IV Marvin & Lois P. Broder Brenda Brody Paul & Dana Cam Marjorie Chester Circuit City Foundation Citicorp Foundation Matching Gifts Program Liz Claiborne Foundation The Coach Dairy Goat Farm Susan R. Cullman William Cyr Allan & Kendra Daniel Aaron & Judy Daniels Michael Del Castello David & Sheena Danziger Gary Davenport Derrel B. DePasse Maureen D. Donovan Kathleen M.Doyle Nancy Druckman The Echo Foundation Gloria G. Einbender Janey Fire & John Kalymnios Laura Fisher/Antique Quilts & Americana Florian Papp,Inc. Charlotte Frank Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Jill Gallagher Daniel M.Gantt David A. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. James R. Gardner Roger L. Garrett Mr.& Mrs. Bruce Geismar Dr. Kurt A. Gitter & Ms. Alice Yelen Barbara Gordon & Steve Cannon Baron J. & Ellen Gordon Jonathan Green Studios, Inc. Susan Green Nancy & Ben Greenberg Fund Gayle Greenhill Cordelia Hamilton
Mr.& Mrs. James Harithas Terry B. Haled Thomas Isenberg Theodore J. Israel Mr.& Mrs. Thomas C. Israel Louise & George Kaminow Joel & Kate Kopp Robert A. Landau Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Lasser Naomi Leff Glorya & Fred Leighton Barbara S. Levinson Mr.& Mrs. Carl M. Lindberg Carl D.Lobell & Kate Stettner Macy's East Nancy B. Maddrey Jane Marcher Charitable Foundation Michael T. Martin C. Mattsson The Helen R.& Harold C. Mayer Foundation Mrs. Myron L. Mayer Judith & James Milne Donald & Cynthia Murphy Judith & Bernard Newman David O'Connor Philip V. Oppenheimer & Mary Close Mr.& Mrs. Francis C. Parson Jr. Mr.& Mrs. Daniel Pollack Lucile & Maurice Pollak Fund Polo Ralph Lauren Jack & Roberta E. Rabin Irene Reichert Mr.& Mrs. Keith Reinhard Paige Rense Betty Ring William D. Rondina Mr.& Mrs. Daniel Rose Mr.& Mrs. Jeff T. Rose Howard J. Rubenstein Stella Rubin Antiques Riccardo Salmona The San Diego Foundation Channaine & Maurice Kaplan Fund Mr.& Mrs. Henry B. Schacht Kerry Schuss Semlitz Glaser Foundation Harvey S. Shipley Miller Myron B. & Cecile B. Shure Hardwicke Sinunons Nell Singer Donna & Elliott Slade Mr.& Mrs. Richard Solomon Patricia & Robert Stempel Maryann Sudo Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Tarr David Teiger Dennis Thomas Mr.& Mrs. James S. Tisch Mr.& Mrs. Laurence Tisch Peter & Lynn Tishman Mr. & Mrs. Barry Tucker Ms. Karel F. Wahrsager Mr.& Mrs. David C. Walentas Clinton Walker Foundation Mr.& Mrs. Charles G. Ward III Irwin H.& Elizabeth V. Warren Alan N.& Barbara Weeden Mr.& Mrs. John L. Weinberg Gerard C. Wertkin Janis & William Wetsman G. Marc Whitehead Michael Willoughby & Associates, Ltd. Mrs. Joseph M. Winston
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John & Phyllis Wishnick Laurie Wolfe & Ann C.S. Benton Ms. Teri Wilford Wood and Mr. John Busey Wood Anonymous in honor of Gerard C. Wertkin Yale R. Burge Antiques Three anonymous donors
$999-$500 The Acorn Foundation A. Marshall Acuff, Jr. Joan H. Adler Alexander Gallery Ms. Mary Lou Alpert Richard C.& Ingrid Anderson Anton Haardt Foundation Mr.& Mrs. Al Bachman Frank & June Barsalona Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bell Charles Benenson Dena Block Leonard Block Jeffrey & Tina Bolton Marilyn & Orren Bradley Marc & Laurie Krasny Brown Deborah Bush Miriam Cahn Laurie Carmody Marcy Carsey Mr. & Mrs. Dick Cashin The Chase Manhattan Foundation Matching Gift Program Mr.& Mrs. Robert Cochran Maggie Cohen Mrs. Phyllis Collins Stephen H. Cooper & Prof. Karen Gross Country Floors, Inc. Judy Cowen Michael F. Coyne & Monica Longworth Karen L. Cramer Simon Critchell Mary G.Cullen Mr.& Mrs. Lewis Cullman Kathryn M. Curran Debevoise & Plimpton Don & Marion DeWitt Mr.& Mrs. Gerald T. DiManno Cynthia Drasner Louis Dreyfus Corporation Arnold & Debbie Dunn Edward Clifford Durrell III Shirley Durst Mr.& Mrs. James A. Edmonds, Jr. Raymond C. Egan Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Einbender Gloria Einbender Epstein Philanthropies Ross & Gladys Faires Robert & Bobbie Falk Burton & Helaine Fendelman Mr. & Mrs. Scott Fine Pamela J. Hoiles Firszt Annie Fisher Erin Flanagan Jane Fonda Evelyn Frank Ken & Brenda Fritz Denise Froelich Dale G. Frost Margaret A. Gilliam Elizabeth Gilmore Mrs. Bruce Gimbel William L. & Mildred Gladstone Kelly Gonda Baron J. & Ellin Gordon
Mrs. Terry S. Gottlieb Howard M.Graff Robert M.Greenberg Nanette & Irvin Greif Ronald & Susan L. Grudziecki Susan Rosenberg Gurman Irwin & Marjorie V. Guttag Foundation in memory of Ms. Frances Vogel Mr.& Mrs. William P. Hayes Audrey B. Heckler Mr.& Mrs. Tom Hess Stephen Hessler & Mary Ellen Vehlow Leonard & Arlene Hochman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hodes John & Laima Hood Mr.& Mrs. Fred Imberman Michael T. Incantalupo Mr.& Mrs. Ken Iscol Pepi & Vera Jelinek Betty Wold Johnson & Douglas F. Bushnell Brenda L. Johnson Guy Johnson Richard T. Kanter Maurice & Charmaine Kaplan Nancy Karlins-Thoman Sherry Kass & Scott Tracy Steven & Helen Kellogg Ms.Joan E. Kend Arthur & Sybil Kern Mary Kettaneh John J. Kirby, Jr. Barbara S. Klinger Sherry Kronenfeld Mr.& Mrs. Theodore A. Kurz Elizabeth Larson Laura Lauder Mr.& Mrs. Leonard A. Lauder Wendy & Mel Levitt Judith Lewis Robert A. Lewis Stanley A. Lewis Lewis Mittman, Inc. Sherwin & Shirley Lindenbaum Gloria & Patrick Lonergan Mr.& Mrs. Jonathan Marvel Al Marzorini Kelley McDowell Emily McMahon M.P. McNellis Grete Meilman Mr. 8c Mrs. Robert Meltzer Michael & Gad Mendelsohn Robert & Joyce Menschel Evelyn S. Meyer Frank J. Miele Timothy & Virginia Millhiser Joy Moos Kathy S. Moses Museums New York Leslie Muth Gallery Ann & Walter Nathan Cyril I. Nelson Mr.& Mrs. Bruce Newman Rachel B. Newman David Nichols Nancy Ann Oettinger Mr. & Mrs. John E. Oilman Robert & Stephanie Olmsted Paul L. & Nancy Oppenheimer David Passennan Bob Patton & Busser Howell Dr. Burton W.Pearl Janet S. Petry Mr. & Mrs. Laurence B. Pike
Mr.& Mrs. F.F. Randolph, Jr. Dr.& Mrs. Roger Rose Abbey Rosenwald Robert A. Roth Frank & Nancy Russell Johnes Ruta Merilyn Sandin-Zarlengo Mr.& Mrs. Robert T. Schaffner Jane A. Shallat Paul J. Schatt Margaret Schmidt Mr.& Mrs. Carl J. Schmitt Mr.& Mrs. Jospeh D. Shein Robert & Minda Shein Mr.& Mrs. Ronald Shelp Bruce B. Shelton Joel & Susan Simon Philanthropic Fund Michael Simon Arun & Barbara Singh Rita A. Sldar John & Stephanie Smither Theresa Snyder Karen Sobotka Peter J. Solomon
Kathryn Staley Mr.& Mrs. Victor Studer Jane Supino Barbara & Donald Tober Foundation Mr. Frank Tosto Dorothy C.Treisman Milton Trexler & Lisa Carling Mr.& Mrs. Raymond S. Troubh United Way of Dutchess County Angela Usrey Mr.& Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt Mr.& Mrs. Joseph Viener Robert & Ruth Vogele Jennifer Walker Herbert Well In honor of Bennett Weinstock from his Friends Margaret Wenstrup Susi Wuennenberg Tim & Nina Zagat Diana Zanganas Louis & Susan Zinterhofer Jon & Rebecca Zoler Two anonymous donors
JEAN UPMAN FELLOWS Jeremy L. Banta Mr. Ronald Bourgeault Mary Benisek & Don Walters Edith S. Briskin Edward & Margaret Brown Virginia G. Cave Marjorie Chester Nancy Druckman Andrew Edlin Gloria Einbender Su-Ellyn Goldstein Peter & Barbara Goodman Howard M.Graff Mr. Richard W.Herbst Harvey Kahn Susan Kleckner Susan & Jerry Lauren Mr.& Mrs. Gerald M. Lodge
Eric J. Maffei Anne & Jeff Miller Keith Morgan Wendy Nadler J. Randall Plummer Cheryl Rivers Luise Ross Carol Peden Schatt Donna & Marvin Schwartz Jean S. & Frederic A. Sharf Harvey S. Shipley Miller Linda & Ray Simon Mr.& Mrs. R. L. Solar Mr. William W.Stahl Jr. Donald & Rachel Strauber Tracy Goodnow Art & Antiques Dr. Siri von Reis Elizah, th V. Warren
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INDEX
21 Allan Katz Americana 9 America, Oh Yes! 26 American Pie 31 American Primitive Gallery 12 The Ames Gallery 81 Anton Haardt Gallery 86 At Home Gallery 79 b4rTIME,Inc. 93 Beverly Kaye 13 Carl Hammer Gallery 27 Cavin-Morris, Inc. 32 Charlton Bradsher American Antiques 33 Christie's 94 Christopher Gurshin 74 Classic Rug Collection Inc. 83 Craig Farrow 96 Epstein/Powell Fleisher/Oilman Outside Back Cover Gallery 75 Frank J. Miele Gallery 81 Galerie Bonheur 95 Garde Rail Gallery
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Ginger Young Gallery Good Hands Gallery Goodrich & Company Greg Kramer High Museum of Art Hill Gallery Indigo Arts J. Crist Gallery Jackie Radwin Jan Whitlock Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery John C. Hill Judy A. Saslow Gallery Keeling, Wainwright Associates Kimball Sterling Laura Fisher Antiques Lindsay Gallery Main Street Gallery Marcia Weber/Art Objects, Inc. Marion Harris Mennello Museum Modern Art Collectors
28 14 76 20 38 22 74 3 11 7 94 86 85 87 93 34 30 36 8 23 38 89
Museumshop.com
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Northeast Auctions
77
Odd Fellows Antiques
29
Raccoon Creek Antiques
10
Ricco/Maresca
Inside Front Cover,2
Robert Young Antiques
25
Sanford L. Smith & Associates
73
Sophie's Gallery
78
Sotheby's
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Southern Folk Pottery
78
Stella Show Management
95
Steve Miller
1
Steve Slotin
91
Thurston Nichols
32
Tops
78
University Press of Mississippi
89
Walters/Benisek
4 30
Webb Gallery Wilton Historical Society
80
Yard Dog Folk Art
81
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