J U LY– OCTOBE R 2016
Edward Burtynsky, Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station, Baja, Mexico, 2012. Digital chromogenic print. Photo Š Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles.
LEONARDO DA VINCI ONCE SAID THAT WATER IS THE DRIVING FORCE OF ALL NATURE. FLEXIBLE AND YIELDING, WE THINK OF WATER AS SOFT, FLUID, INDEFINITE. BUT WHEN ALL THOSE TINY, SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT DROPS JOIN TO BECOME A RUSHING FORCE, THERE IS SIMPLY NO LIMIT TO ITS TRANSFORMATIVE POWER. IT’S A METAPHOR FOR A GREAT MANY THINGS IN THIS WORLD, FROM ELECTIONS TO THE WAVE AT A BALLGAME. AS HUMAN BEINGS, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, UNITED BY A SINGLE PURPOSE, INSPIRED BY A SHARED VISION. WE INVITE YOU TO COME HERE, TOGETHER, AND FIND YOUR INSPIRATION. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
Phoenix Art Museum Board of Trustees 2016 – 2017
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Mike Cohn
VICE CHAIRMAN Rose Papp
TREASURER Tony Astorga
SECRETARY Adam Singer
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CONTENTS. JULY – OCTOBER 2016
5 Letter from the Director
15 On View
6 The Checklist
16 Spotlight: Transformative Gift
8 Edward Burtynsky: Water
19 Palette
10 Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic
20 Acknowledgements Circles of Support Corporate Council
12 Horatio Zabala: Mapping the Monochrome
22 Why I Give
14 Ducks, Eggs, and Fish: Works by Martin Fan Cheng
24 The Museum Store
23 Planned Giving 26 Museum News
Images clockwise: 1. Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Shantavia Beale II (detail), 2012. Oil on canvas. Collection of Ana and Lenny Gravier. © Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Jason Wyche, courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York) 2. Horacio Zabala, Hacha. Reconstrucción (Axe, Reconstruction)(detail), 1972-1998, Iron ax, printed map, wood base. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria, New York and Buenos Aires, and Estudio Giménez-Duhau. 3. Image photographed in Phoenix Art Museum by Mark Peterman. 4. Image courtesy of Palette Restaurant at Phoenix Art Museum.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alvan Adams Tony Astorga Ryan Backlund Peter Banko Alice Bazlen Debbie Berge Michael Bill Matthew Boland John Bouma Donald Brandt Jo Brandt Drew Brown* Amy Clague* Mike Cohn Joan Cremin Denise Delgado Jacquie Dorrance* Eileen Elliott Mark Feldman Erin Gogolak Richard Goldsmith Michael Greenbaum* Paul Groves Meryl Haber, MD Diane Halle Nancy Hanley Lila Harnett* Jon Hulburd
Tim Jones Jane Jozoff Ellen Katz Ken Kendrick Joe Lampe Sharron Lewis David Lindner Judy Linhart Dennis Lyon* Garrett McKnight Patricia Nolan Doris Ong Rose Papp Jim Patterson Steve Rineberg* David Rousseau Deanna Salazar Jay Schlott Suzanne Selig Ann Siner Adam Singer Angela Singer Raymond Slomski Mark Tarbell Gary Tooker Meredith von Arentschildt Bill Way * Honorary Trustee
FROM THE DIRECTOR. D
ear Members and First-Time Visitors, The summer is upon us and, at Phoenix Art Museum, that means the end of the high season. Endings imply new beginnings, but it might be a good time to look back at our last “year” and salute ourselves for a great season. In no particular order, here are my highlights, inspired by the Academy Awards: 1. BEST FOREIGN: The Italians won, hands down. The Gianfranco Ferré show of his white shirts was spectacular and very popular with visitors of all ages and genders. The Michelangelo drawings show exceeded our attendance expectations and attracted even young couples on dates on Valentine’s Day. 2. BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT): The Ultimate Collection: Iconic Baseball Cards honored the US love of the game and documented the highlights of baseball history in a beautifully-designed display of small but exquisite morsels. 3. BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE): Phoenix Rising gave a peek at the gems in private collections in the Valley. Who knew we had a (maybe) Rembrandt, Cassatt, Monet, Degas, and other iconic artists in our neighborhood? This exhibition also gets the “sleeper hit” award. The After Hours closing party drew 1,300 visitors. 4. BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE: Fritz Scholder was the star of Super Indian with his masterful melding of the pop sensibility of Andy Warhol, the grotesquery of Francis Bacon, and a wit that was all his own.
5. BEST MIX OF OLD AND NEW: The Ai Wei Wei exhibition paired his bronze zodiac heads with ancient Chinese bronzes to explain the historical precedents of his work. Younger visitors loved taking selfies with their “sign.” 6. AUDIENCE AWARD: Discount Tire Free Family Sundays pushed our attendance from 500 to 3,100 at the inaugural event in January. From strollers to wheelchairs, we welcomed families of all kinds, and the Museum got loud with giggles and an army of happy volunteers.
“IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO LOOK BACK AT OUR LAST ‘YEAR’ AND SALUTE OURSELVES...” 7. AUDIENCE AWARD 2: A gorgeous display of Spanish colonial paintings celebrated an important new gift from Diane and Bruce Halle and the estate of Gerry S. Culpepper and attracted a loyal following. 8. BEST MARKETING: We celebrated Michelangelo’s 541st birthday with free cake and went through 1,000 slices in 45 minutes!
9. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: We celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Fashion Department and the Arizona Costume Institute with a fascinating survey show of the collection and the announcement of a new endowment gift to name the position of Dennita Sewell the “Jacquie Dorrance Fashion Design Curator.” Congratulations to Dennita, and a warm thanks to Jacquie! 10. BEST LEAD PERFORMANCES: All of you who made last year a triumph for the Museum’s fundraising efforts. All three events (White Night, Independent Women Luncheon, and Luncheon of Champions) substantially exceeded our goals. Your generous support and dedication to Phoenix Art Museum made this happen. See you at the Museum this summer! With gratitude, AMADA CRUZ The Sybil Harrington Director, Phoenix Art Museum
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
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(thə\chek-list\) 1. A list of artworks to be included in an exhibition or installation. 2. A guide to can’t-miss events and happenings at Phoenix Art Museum.
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Good Eats Ripe Awards Recognizing Chefs and Mixologists July 30 | 7 pm – 9:30 pm
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Dive In Edward Burtynsky: WATER Members’ Day July 9 | 10 am – 5 pm
Make a date with Edward Burtynsky, and see the world’s most abundant natural resource as you’ve never experienced it before at our exclusive Members’ Day. Enjoy a day filled with fun activities, including exhibition tours with a Museum Docent, beginning every half hour from 11 am – 2:30 pm. No reservations are required. This event is open to all Members, a guest, and their children under age 18. For details, contact the Museum Membership Office at 602.257.2124.
The Valley’s favorite edible awards event is back! The Ripe Culinary Awards, presented by SanTan Brewing Company, honor the rising stars of the Greater Phoenix food scene, including past honorees such as Justin Beckett, Charleen Badman, and Gio Osso. Now in its fourth year, the Ripe Awards recognizes cutting-edge chefs and bartenders from across the Valley who are expected to make a major culinary impact in the year to come. Winners are selected by representatives of Phoenix Art Museum and The Arizona Republic following an open-to-the-public nomination process. Ripe nominees are acknowledged for their unique contributions to the local culinary scene and their ability to best represent the essence of Phoenix through food. Attendees at the event can sample winners’ creations, sip on locally-made wines and celebrate the best and brightest of the Phoenix food scene. Tickets are priced at $65 per person and can be purchased at www.RipePHX.com.
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Free for All Discount Tire Free Family Second Sundays July 10, August 14, September 11, October 9 Join us on the second Sunday of each month for a whirlwind of great art and hands-on activities. Through the generosity of Discount Tire Company, the Museum opens free on the Second Sunday of each month, with exciting activities, scavenger hunts, live performances, story time, delicious treats, free tours, and more. Each Discount Tire Free Family Second Sunday features an opportunity to learn about and make art with a featured local Valley artist, from muralists to dancers and more. Open to the public from Noon to 5 pm each month. Museum Members can enjoy an exclusive preview hour beginning from 11 am, so stop on in!
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Have a Voice 2016 Annual Meeting September 29 | 9 am, Singer Hall Join us for the 2016 Annual Meeting and a chance to vote on the incoming Trustees that help shape the future of Phoenix Art Museum. For details, and to cast your ballot as a Museum Member, visit phxart.org/ annualmeeting2016.
World Summer Stay-cation Film Festival will broaden your scope of reality (and film) all in ONE DAY, without having to leave the city. Schedule: 11 am: Big Mountain, Diné Bikéyah 1 pm: Recommended by Enrique 3 pm: Persistence of Vision
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Tickets are $10 for all three films. Visit tickets.phxart.org today.
Ed Mell, Canyon Angles, 1992. Oil on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum. Gift of Edward Jacobson Revocable Trust.
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Family Matters Art and Legacy Planning Seminar: Can We Talk? October 18 | Noon – 2:00 pm or 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Your estate plan is in place…but is your family prepared? This seminar is designed to help you understand the discussions your family can have now to strengthen trust and communication for the future. The seminar is offered in two sessions: Lunch from Noon – 2 pm, or Happy Hour from 4 pm – 6 pm with hosted bar and appetizers, and can provide advice from experts on how best to prepare your loved ones for the future. Tickets are just $20 per person or $30 per couple and free to 21st Century Society members. All proceeds benefit Phoenix Art Museum. To purchase tickets, contact plannedgiving@phxart.org.
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Eyes on the World See the World Summer Stay-cation Film Festival July 16 | 11 am, Whiteman Hall The best summer getaway is right in your own backyard! This summer, explore the world through cinema, no road-trip or plane tickets needed. With a lineup of three independent films exploring themes of perspectives of social justice, political resistance and cultural identity (Big Mountain, Diné Bikéyah); mysticism, tradition, and the fantasy of celebrity (Recommended by Enrique); obsession, passion and the unrealized dream (Persistence of Vision), the See the
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Fake-Off Contemporary Forum Free Summer Film Series How to Steal a Million: July 20 6:30 pm Art and Craft: August 17 6:30 pm Whiteman Hall
Image from film How to Steal a Million courtesy of 20th Century Fox.
Join us for the Contemporary Forum Summer Film Series. This summer features two exciting films offered free and open to the public, both of which weave fascinating stories of art and forgery. How to Steal a Million is a romantic heist comedy featuring Audrey Hepburn as woman who must steal a statue from a museum to help conceal her father’s art forgeries. Hepburn enlists the services of “society burglar” Peter O’Toole to steal back the million-dollar statue before her father gets caught and sent to prison. Meanwhile, Art and Craft explores the life of prolific American art forger, Mark Landis. Landis’s body of work spans 30 years, and covers multiple styles and periods such as 15th-century icons, Pablo Picasso, and even Walt Disney. After donating his forgeries to museums across the country, Landis was caught in 2007 after duping a tenacious registrar at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, who sets out to expose Landis to the art world. This cat-and-mouse art caper is rooted in questions of authorship, authenticity, obsession, community and purpose. The CF Summer Film Festival is generously sponsored by Lisa Sette Gallery.
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Edward Burtynsky: WATER July 1 – September 16 Steele Gallery
work of Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky has Tandhelong focused on the intersection between nature human industry, the ways in which human activity has transformed the natural world, throughout history. “To make these ideas visible, I search for subjects that are rich in detail and scale yet open in their meaning,” Burtynsky explains. “Recycling yards, mine tailings, quarries and refineries are all places that are outside of our normal experience, yet we partake of their output on a daily basis.”
That intersection is no more evident than in the color prints of Edward Burtynsky: Water, as Burtynsky explores humanity’s increasingly stressed relationship with the world’s most vital natural resource. Between 2007 and 2012, the artist traveled the globe, from the Gulf of Mexico to the shores of the Ganges, crafting an ambitious representation of water’s increasingly fragmented lifecycle. In enormous, color prints Burtynsky’s aerial images trace the various roles that water plays in modern life—as a source of healthy ecosystems and energy, as a key element in cultural and religious rituals, and as a rapidly depleting resource. Sometimes elegant, sometimes haunting, the abstract pictures hover between the worlds of painting and photography, forming a compelling global portrait of water that functions as an open-ended question about humanity’s past, present, and future relationship with the natural world. Edward Burtynsky: Water was organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art. Its Phoenix premiere was made possible through the generous support of Contemporary Forum and INFOCUS, support organizations of Phoenix Art Museum.
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About Edward Burtynsky Edward Burtynsky is known as one of Canada’s most respected photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes are included in the collections of more than 60 major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Burtynsky was born in 1955 in St. Catharines, Ontario. He received his BAA in Photography/Media Studies from Ryerson University in 1982, and in 1985 founded Toronto Image Works, a darkroom rental facility, custom photo laboratory, digital imaging and new media computer-training center catering to all levels of Toronto’s art community.
Edward Burtynsky, Kumbh Mela #1, Haridwar, India, 2010. Digital chromogenic print. Photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles.
Early exposure to the sites and images of the General Motors plant in his hometown helped to formulate the development of his photographic work. His imagery explores the collective impact we as a species are having on the surface of the planet; it is an inspection of the human systems we’ve imposed onto natural landscapes. Courtesy of edwardburtynsky.com
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This page: Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Shantavia Beale II (detail), 2012. Oil on canvas. Collection of Ana and Lenny Gravier. © Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Jason Wyche, courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York)
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Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic
October 7, 2016 – January 8, 2017
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ehinde Wiley is one of the leading American artists to emerge in the last decade and has been ingeniously reworking European art’s grand portraiture traditions. Since ancient times, the portrait has been tied to the representation of power, and in European courts and churches, artists and their patrons developed a complex repository of postures and poses and refined a symbolic language. This language, woven into all aspects of a portrait, described the sitter’s influence and power, virtue and character, or profession. In his consideration of portrait traditions, Wiley has been especially drawn to the grand aristocratic portraits of the 18th century. The artist began his first series of portraits in the early 2000s during a residency at the Studio Museum in Harlem. He set out to photograph and recast assertive and self-empowered young men from the neighborhood in the style and manner of traditional history painting. Since then he has also painted rap and sports stars, but has focused his attention largely on ordinary men of color in their everyday clothes. Trained at Yale in the 1990s, Wiley was steeped in the discussions concerning identity politics during this decade and he
brings his personal insights and theoretical studies to his practice. Wiley’s portraits are highly stylized and staged, and draw attention to the dialectic between a history of aristocratic representation and the portrait as a statement of power and the individual’s sense of empowerment. The works presented in Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of representation. The exhibition includes an overview of the artist’s prolific 14 year career and features 60 paintings and sculptures. Through the process of “street casting,” Wiley invites individuals, often strangers he encounters on the street, to sit for portraits. In this collaborative process, the model chooses a reproduction of a painting from a book and reenacts the pose of the painting’s figure. By inviting the subjects to select a work of art, Wiley gives them a measure of control over the way they’re portrayed, allowing them to have a voice in the telling of their individual, unique story. Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic is organized by the Brooklyn Museum.Its Phoenix premiere is made possible by Contemporary Forum, with additional support provided by UMB Bank, Adam and Iris Singer, and Gail and Steve Rineberg.
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Special October First Friday with Kehinde Wiley October 7 | 6 pm – 10 pm First Fridays at the Museum are always a great night out, but this October, enjoy a First Friday like no other. Be among the first in the Valley to see the Arizona premiere of Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic. The internationallyacclaimed contemporary artist who transforms Renaissance style works with modern, young African-American men and women, will be in attendance, to celebrate the opening of his exhibition with YOU. Join us for pop-up performances by Arizona Opera and others, an engaging fashion and hair presentation by PALABRA, drink specials at the cash bar and more, at this once-in-a-lifetime night with one of the biggest names in contemporary art. Image above: Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Houdon Paul-Louis, 2011. Bronze with polished stone base. Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and A. Augustus Healy Fund, 2012.51. (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum)
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Horacio Zabala: Mapping the Monochrome
October 19, 2016 – March 12, 2017
CONTRAFor Argentine artist Horacio Zabala, it began with lines on a map.
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oracio Zabala is recognized as one of the most important conceptual artists to emerge in Argentina during the latter part of the 20th century. Educated as an architect but active as an artist since the late 1960s, he has long been fascinated by the means by which space is defined, be it architectural, cartographic, or narrative. In the early 1970s, Zabala produced a series of maps of Latin America that he graphically modified to reflect Argentina’s socio-political turmoil under repressive military dictatorships. He began this experimentation by obscuring maps of the region with monochromatic rectangles of black, blue, or red paint. To escape persecution, Zabala moved his family to Europe in 1976. He returned to Argentina in 1998 and took up where he left off, with the idea of mapping space, but now through a different idiom: monochromatic paintings arranged in sequences accompanied by mathematical signs or punctuation marks. The monochrome seen in his early maps has now become untethered from geography. Zabala titles these punctuated monochromes Hypotheses, suggesting that they constitute only one possible configuration among many others: these works present viewers with an invitation to visualize painting as inextricably linked to other systems of logic and reason, even beyond math and language.
“MY INTENTION, AND MY ATTENTION, IS NOT ONLY ORIENTED TOWARDS WHAT IS EFFECTIVELY SEEN, BUT ALSO TOWARDS WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE SEEN.” – HORACIO ZABALA
Featuring maps, monochromes, and sculptures, the exhibition Horacio Zabala: Mapping the Monochrome presents a cross-section of Zabala’s work, both historical and contemporary. It illustrates his continuous exploration of innovative ways to engage viewers with art objects that are immediately accessible because they are familiar to us, but altered to reflect deeper socio-political undercurrents or references to international art historical traditions.
This page from top to bottom: 1. Revisar/Censurar (Revise/Censor), 1974, Ed. EC. Ink and pencil on 5 printed maps. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria, New York and Buenos Aires. 2. Este papel es una carcel (This Paper is a Jail), 1972/2007, Ed. 8/10. Photograph. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria, New York and Buenos Aires. Page 12, from top to bottom: 1. Seis imágenes del fragmento 30 (Argentina) III (Six Images of the Fragment 30 (Argentina) III), 1973, Burnt printed maps and ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria, New York and Buenos Aires. 2. Hipótesis para cuatro monocromos, un signo de equivalencia y paréntesis (Hypothesis for Four Monochromes, an Equal Sign and Parenthesis), 2013. Acrylic on canvas, enamel on wood. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria, New York and Buenos Aires, and Estudio Giménez-Duhau. 3. Hacha. Reconstrucción (Axe, Reconstruction), 1972-1998, Iron ax, printed map, wood base. Courtesy of the artist and Henrique Faria, New York and Buenos Aires, and Estudio Giménez-Duhau.
Horacio Zabala: Mapping the Monochrome is organized by Phoenix Art Museum, and is accompanied by a bilingual catalogue produced in collaboration with the Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, Buenos Aires. It is made possible through the generous support of Shawn and Joe Lampe.
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Ducks, Eggs, and Fish: Works by Martin Fan Cheng
Through November 6 Art of Asia Gallery
Fish Story About the Artist
From top to bottom: 1. Martin Fan Cheng, Chinese Tea Eggs (detail), 1985-1986. Watercolor on paperboard. Lent by Martin Fan Cheng. 2. Martin Fan Cheng, Nanjing Saltwater Duck (detail), 2000. Watercolor on paperboard. Lent by Martin Fan Cheng.
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hroughout his career, contemporary ChineseAmerican artist Martin Fan Cheng has persisted in his quest to “to paint the real world as we see it.” Cheng’s work is influenced by fishing, one of his beloved hobbies, through which he became
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intrigued by the glistening presence of fish. More recently, he has produced a series showing fish in their natural habitat, reflecting the Chinese painting tradition of depicting the beauty of the natural world. Along with his interest in the natural world, his
work also alludes to the significance of food as a Chinese cultural obsession, and focuses on fish and other food in a life-size or larger format. Ducks, Eggs, and Fish is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generous support of donors to the Museum’s annual fund.
Martin Fan Cheng was born in 1931 in Anhui Province, China. His family then fled to Chongqing, Sichuan Province during the Sino-Japanese War. In 1949, he moved to Taiwan, where he received a degree in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University. In 1958, he came to the U.S., where he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, followed by a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the University of Kansas. In 1980, he completed a BFA degree from the same university, then an MFA degree from the University of Washington. Today he lives and paints in Lawrence, Kansas. Image above: Martin Fan Cheng, HundredYear-Old Egg. Watercolor on paperboard. Lent by Martin Fan Cheng.
ON VIEW DEFINING MOMENTS: 50 YEARS OF FASHION AT PHOENIX ART MUSEUM Through August 7 Lewis and Ellman Galleries
In 1966, the fashion design collection at Phoenix Art Museum was born. With the support of the Arizona Costume Institute, over the next 50 years, that collection would grow to nearly 8,000 objects from across the history of fashion, putting Phoenix Art Museum on the map as one of the few museums in the nation with a fashion collection of this caliber. Defining Moments: 50 Years of Fashion at Phoenix Art Museum celebrates that history, with more than 50 objects drawn from across the history of fashion, highlighting masterworks and milestones across the collection’s fascinating history. It includes works by acclaimed designers Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy and Chanel, alongside historical pieces dating as far back as 1650.
Image above photographed in Phoenix Art Museum by Mark Peterman. Right column: David Taylor, Border Monument No. 251 | Lat. 32°33.383’ Long. -116°51.948’ | San Ysidro Mountains, Overlooking Tijuana, 2010. Images courtesy of the artist.
HERE AND ABROAD: PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID TAYLOR Through October 16 Norton Family Photography Gallery
During a period of rapid change along the U.S.–Mexico border in 2007, Arizona-based artist David Taylor began photographing the 276 monuments that delineate the border between Mexico and the United States, documenting each of the obelisks installed by the International Boundary Commission following the Mexican/ American War. In the process of his work, and as tensions in the area grew as the zone became increasingly politicized, Taylor became familiar with the region, including the physical terrain, shifting politics, and human dynamics. Here and Abroad: Photographs by David Taylor includes the full portfolio of monument photographs, installed in numerical order, to form a grid. It will also feature recent photographs that complement and expand upon the artist’s documentation of the monuments. Many of these pictures—some of them quite large—were made in the last few years and enrich the story of Taylor’s experience photographing along the border. Primarily made in Tijuana, these new images are a succession of sketches guided by personal exploration and interaction. The photographs, a combination of expansive landscape views and images of people and interiors, are meant to reveal a space that is simultaneously foreign and familiar, much like the border itself.
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Phoenix Art Museum Receives $2 Million Endowment Benefiting Fashion Design
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hrough the generosity of Jacquie Dorrance, longtime Museum patron and member of Phoenix Art Museum’s Board of Trustees, the fashion design department at the Museum has received a transformative endowment of $2 million. One of the largest gifts in Museum history, the endowment commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Arizona Costume Institute and the 16-year tenure of Dennita Sewell, curator of fashion design. It has provided a permanent funding source for the curator of fashion design position which has been renamed the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design.
“I AM PLEASED NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT FASHION DESIGN...BUT ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS, LEADERSHIP AND UNPARALLELED COMMITMENT OF DENNITA SEWELL.” – JACQUIE DORRANCE “Jacquie Dorrance’s vision, leadership and profound generosity will have a transformative impact on the Museum’s ability not only to develop fashion exhibitions and programming, but to retain and invest in our curatorial talent for decades to come,” said Amada Cruz, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director. “At Phoenix Art Museum, we are truly humbled by the largesse of our donors, whose support enables us to make our most ambitious goals a reality.” Mrs. Dorrance and her husband, Bennett, have supported Phoenix Art Museum for nearly four decades, and Mrs. Dorrance has served as a member of the Museum’s Board of Trustees since 1999, also serving as chair of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary gala in 2009. Passionately committed to the arts in Arizona, Mrs. Dorrance has also been a longtime patron of the Arizona
Costume Institute (ACI). ACI was instrumental in the establishment of the fashion design collection in 1966, and has continued to raise funds that enabled the expansion of the collection, exhibitions, and programs. This endowment recognizes ACI’s lasting commitment and aids the continuation of their work by providing funding in perpetuity for the the curator of fashion design position. “I am pleased not only to support fashion design at Phoenix Art Museum and celebrate the contributions of Arizona Costume Institute, but also to recognize the exceptional talents, leadership and unparalleled commitment of Dennita Sewell, whose dedication has enabled the Museum to expand its collection and develop world-class exhibitions,” said Mrs. Dorrance. Sewell has held the curator of fashion design position at Phoenix Art Museum since 2000. She came to the Museum from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where she managed that august institution’s extensive costume collection. Over the nearly two decades at Phoenix Art Museum, she has organized and curated 40 exhibitions, including Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor, Chado Ralph Rucci, and most recently, The White Shirt According to Me. Gianfranco Ferré. Through her work both with donors and international fashion houses, Sewell has played a key role in the evolution of the fashion design collection, now numbering more than 8,000 objects, elevating its prestige and infusing the historical collection with contemporary objects from some of the most recognized names in couture. This gift, established in perpetuity, ensures that the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design will continue to lead research and scholarship in this collection area and to develop internationallyacclaimed exhibitions, presenting fashion in all of its complexity and nuance, and allowing visitors to find new connections between the past and the present everyday.
Image above: Dennita Sewell, pictured with donor Jacquie Dorrance.
About Dennita Sewell
The Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design Dennita Sewell has been Curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum since January 2000. She received her MFA in Design from the Yale School of Drama and BA in Textile and Apparel Management from the University of Missouri. Prior to Phoenix, Sewell was Collections Manager at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. At Phoenix Art Museum she has organized exhibitions on topics ranging from motorcycle jackets to contemporary designers drawn from the Museum’s comprehensive collection, international fashion houses and private collections. Her exhibition catalogues include Way Haute West, Garden of Eden, Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style and Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor.
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t Phoenix Art Museum, the art of food thrives in our in-house restaurant, Palette. More than just casual dining offering brunch, lunch and dinner menu items, Palette offers a unique approach to the dishes it crafts for Museum visitors. Local, fresh and sustainable aren’t just fashionable buzzwords. They are the guiding philosophy of its culinary approach, with a seasonal menu that features organic produce, housemade dressings, and local meats, cheeses and breads. “This season’s new menu was inspired by farming in the Southwest, featuring fare from sustainable purveyors in our state,” explains David Rivera, Palette’s onsite manager. “Whenever possible, we seek to support Arizona farmers and producers for their dedicated efforts and commitment to sustainable methods.” The food philosophy for Palette was inspired by its sister business, Santa Barbara Catering. The preferred caterer for the Museum, Santa Barbara’s thoughtful, intentional approach infuses organic and locally-sourced foods and sustainable practices into its catering
A F A R M S C A F É at Phoenix Art Museum
Sustainable, organic and fresh food is a part of the art at Palette
offerings. That philosophy has inspired unique menu items for its clients, including a handmade artisan salad with fresh berries and local cumintoasted pecan kale salad. At Palette, the upcoming season’s menu will feature vegetables, fruits, and honey from McClendon’s Select, a certifiedorganic farm in Peoria. Visitors can taste these certified organic items in the sonoran chop salad and farmer’s market sandwich, layered with grilled chicken, bacon, dates, lettuce, sliced apple and pesto mayo on prairie bread. The sandwich is accompanied by mixed greens, fresh fruit or our famous quinoa salad. Another local business that will be featured on the summer menu is The Meat Shop, the traditional-style butcher shop located in south-central Phoenix. Products from The Meat Shop will be featured in the new Cuban-press sandwich and slow-roasted pork tacos, which feature roasted pork, mango salsa, ancho aioli, and crisp cabbage. Stop in and cool off with fresh, delicious food, and take a bite out of summer.
Connect with us. Become a fan of Palette at Phoenix Art Museum on Facebook for First Friday and Discount Tire Free Family Sunday dining specials. Visit us Wednesday through Sunday and to view the full summer menu visit www.phxart.org/palette.
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THANK YOU.
The Museum gratefully acknowledges those whose annual Circles of Support and Corporate Council gifts support our exhibitions, educational programs, activities and services for the community.
Circles of Support Please note Directors Circle includes those who gave a donation between February 1, 2016 and June 1, 2016. BENEFACTORS CIRCLE $50,000+
*Mr. and Mrs. Drew M. Brown Lee and *Mike Cohn *The Dorrance Family Foundation Bud and Gerry Grout *The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation *Ellen and Howard C. Katz *Sue and Bud Selig *Adam and Iris Singer FOUNDERS CIRCLE $25,000+
°Roberta Aidem Dawn and *Jay Schlott *Gary and Diane Tooker Family Foundation
PRESIDENTS CIRCLE $10,000+
Anonymous Jett and Julia Anderson *Peter and Pari Banko *Debbie and Brent Berge Carol and Larry Clemmensen Andrew and Amy Cohn *Joan D. Cremin *Eileen Elliott and Frank Mauer Carter and Susan Emerson *Erin and John Gogolak Heather and *Michael D. Greenbaum *Dr. and Mrs. Meryl Haber *Mrs. Lee T. Hanley Irvin and Barbara Kessler Mr. and Mrs. Peter Larson Del and *Sharron Lewis Jan and Tom Lewis *K. David and Ann Lindner Sam and *Judy Linhart
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*Susan and Mark Mulzet James R. Parks Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reitman Pam and *Ray Slomski Jane Wallace Thorne Charles and *Meredith von Arentschildt *Mr. and Mrs. William G. Way TRUSTEES CIRCLE $5,000+
Anonymous Sara and *Alvan Adams Milena and *Tony Astorga Betty and Frank Barber Craig and Barbara Barrett *Alice and Jim Bazlen Uta Monique Behrens Allison and Robert Bertrand °John and Oonagh Boppart *John and Bonnie Bouma Ginger and *Don Brandt Richard and Ann Carr Mary Beth and Joe Cherskov *Denise and Bob Delgado Larry Donelson Mark and Diana Feldman *Richard and Susan Goldsmith Beverly N. Grossman Phil and Susan Hagenah Judith Hardes Ricki Dee and John Jennings Jones Wajahat Family Jane and Mal Jozoff Dr. and Mrs. Jamie Kapner °Margot and Dennis Knight Mark and Betsy Kogan Mr. and Mrs. *Joseph O. Lampe Vicki and Kent Logan Marianne and Sheldon B. Lubar Janis and *Dennis Lyon °Paul and Merle Marcus Cindy and *Don P. Martin Diane and Larry McComber Matthew and Mary Palenica Gail and *Stephen Rineberg Lois and John Rogers Barbara and Jeffrey G. Schlein Ms. Therese M. Shoumaker Julie and Barry Smooke Nancy Swanson
Patricia and Paul Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tratt Gilbert Waldman and Christy Vezolles Gina A. Warren °Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Weil III Dr. Judith G. Wolf CONNOISSEURS CIRCLE $2,500+
Anonymous James T. Bialac Sumner Brown and Lyn Bailey Katherine and Charles Case Marc and Mary Ann Cavness Gretchen M. Cherrill and *Bradley D. Wilde Maureen and John Chestnut *Amy Clague °Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace Clements Edie and James Cloonan *Bruce Covill and Lucia Renshaw Robert and Vanne Cowie Ted Cunningham Joann and Paul Delaney Betsy and Jim Donley Shelley Duane Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Fine George and Ann Fisher Dean and Taylor Griffin *Paul and Mary Beth Groves Jeanne and °Gary Herberger Bob and Karen Hodges Rachel and Jonathan Hoffer Doris and Martin Hoffman Family Foundation Mimi and David Horwitz Dr. Bill Howard and Iris Wigal Christine Hughes Nancy Husband °Dr. Eric Jungermann Ellen and Bob Kant Ravi and Sherrill Koopot James and Ina Kort °Carolyn R. Laflin °Richard and *Sally Lehmann Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Lorenzen Mrs. Herbert J. Louis *Mr. James Lundy and Dr. Michele Lundy Roger and Victoria Marce
Steve and Janice Marcus Sandra Matteucci Pat and Keith McKennon °John H. Morrell Michael and Jane Murray Fred and Linda Nachman Stuart and Carol Nierenberg Dr. and *Mrs. Hong-Kee Ong Carol Orloski Robert and Myra Page John J. Pappas Christopher H. Price and Edie Taylor Vincent and Janie Russo *Deanna and Randy Salazar Saltlick Family Trust John and Claudia Schauerman Jacqueline Schenkein and Michael Schwimmer Sheila Schwartz Charles and Rowena Simberg Diane and Jay Simons *Angela and Leonard Singer Beth Cummings Solem Barbara Steiner °Betsy and Bruce Stodola Joan and Roger Strand James and Barbara Sturdivant °Betty Lou Summers Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Turchi Mrs. Betty Van Denburgh Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Vecchione Joan and James von Germeten William C. Weese, M.D. Dr. Anthony T. and °Eileen Ong Yeung DIRECTORS CIRCLE $1,500+
Anonymous (3) Dr. Dan and Miriam Ailloni-Charas Bert and Jill Alanko Megan and John Anderson Judson C. and Nancy Sue Ball Linda and Jim Ballinger David and Susan Berman Marshall and Dale Block Mrs. Cerelle Bolon °Donna and Gus Boss Jo and Bill Brandt Robert Bulla
Jerry and Stefanie Cargill Iris Cashdan-Fishman Sandy Chamberlain and David Kest Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chauncey, II Anne and Fred Christensen Michael and Kathleen Christodolou Mr. and Mrs. F. Wesley Clelland III Libby and Joel Cohen Elaine and Sidney Cohen Deborah and Richard Cookson *Joyce Cooper Robert and Vanne Cowie JoAnne Doll Robin and Ric Donnelley Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ehret Maureen and Tom Eye Matthew and Michele Feeney Harve A. Ferrill °Jack Fields, III Amy Flood and Larry West Susie Fowls Dr. and Mrs. Jack A. Friedland Barbara Gant Allison Gee Paul Giancola and Carrie Lynn Richardson Sara and Marvin Goldberg Dr. David and Joan M. Goldfarb Alan and Elaine Goldman Frank and Betsy Goodyear Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Granberry Jr. Maxine Henig Linda M. Herold and Martin L. Bell Lori and Howard Hirsch Millicent Jones Lynn and Larry Kahn Donald Karner and Kathryn Forbes Draga S. Kellick Eleanor and Bruce Knappenberger Carolyn Refsnes Kniazzeh James and Debra Larson Ellen and Philip Leavitt °Gene and Cathie Lemon Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Levine Shirley and Jerry Lewis Marilyn and Dale Lillard Christine Lowery-Nunez and Rick Nunez Carol Ann and Harvey Mackay Ginnie Maes
Celia Maneri and Steve Godsey Lynda Martin and Joe Squatrito Philip and Susan Matos Janet and John Melamed James and Ana Melikian Doris and Eliot Minsker °Alice and Jesse Monongye Marita Muhr Gene and Connie Nicholas *Rose and Harry Papp Mr. and Mrs. * James S. Patterson, Jr. Jody Pelusi Helen J. Pierson Howard and Dilys Popper Blair and Lisa Portigal Sunnie Richer and Roger Brooks Lynn and Herb Rigberg Donn and Patricia Roberts Kim and Steve Robson Mrs. Constance T. Rodie Elaine Rose Paul Sakion and Ginger Cornell Stephen and Lois Savage Carol and Randy Schilling Fred and Arleen Schwartz Laurie and Matt Scott Mary and Stanley Seidler Don and Sandra Sherline Lynne Smith °Charles and Marron Snead Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snell Lou and Larry Stein Cita and Irwin Stelzer Mrs. Janice Tekofsky °Fred and Mary Tucker Gloria J. Wagner Janis S. and Paul F. Walsh Susan and Chuck Watts Mildred B. Williams Ruth Worden Norma and Conrad Wredberg Matt and Carlissa Wright Joyce R. Young °Judy Zuber CORPORATE BENEFACTORS LEVEL $50,000+
APS Arizona Commission on the Arts Contemporary Forum
Cox Communications Discount Tire Company The Dorrance Family Foundation The Flinn Foundation Friends of Mexican Art The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Men’s Arts Council National Endowment for the Arts Neiman Marcus PetSmart Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Salon Estique The Virginia M. Ullman Foundation CORPORATE FOUNDERS LEVEL $25,000+
Accelerent The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic/ azcentral.com Arizona Costume Institute AZ Lifestyle Magazine The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic/ azcentral.com BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona Cyberitas Enterprises, LLC Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation Harkins Theatres INFOCUS The J.M. Kaplan Fund Jane A. Lehman and Alan G. Lehman Foundation Margaret T. Morris Foundation The Phoenician Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Reel Men Rentals The Selz Foundation, Inc. SRP The Steele Foundation Tarbell’s Twiford Foundation UMB Bank Arizona
Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Private Bank CORPORATE PRESIDENTS LEVEL $10,000+
Arizona Taste Catering Asian Arts Council Bank of America BMO Harris Bank The Business Journal Capital Group Copper Square Kitchen Corporate Presentation Network David E. Adler, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Hensley Beverage Company J.P. Morgan Private Bank John Brooks, Inc. Lewis Roca Rothgerber Macy’s Maricopa Community Colleges MJM401K My Sister’s Closet Phoenix Art Museum League Saks Fifth Avenue Santa Barbara Catering Company Tempe Camera Repair Incorporated US Airways/American Airlines The Walton Family Foundation, Inc. Western Art Associates Women’s Metropolitan Arts Council CORPORATE TRUSTEES LEVEL $5,000+
Accenture Alliance Bank of Arizona Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Anonymous AZ Big Media Art Solutions & Installations, LLC Barnes & Noble Booksellers Bentley Gallery Bonhams Bruce Brown Catering Cambria Creations in Cuisine Catering Cullum Homes
Wilhelm\DOXA Edward Jones Investments Fabulous Food Gammage & Burnham, PLC Larsen Gallery Main Dish MJ Insurance National Bank of Arizona Northern Trust Bank, NA Pearson & Company Phoenix Suns Snell & Wilmer Sotheby’s Versant Capital Management WORKSBUREAU architecture CORPORATE CONNOISSEURS LEVEL $2,500+
Anonymous Alphagraphics #4 Arizona Humanities Council Buse Printing and Packaging Cardinals Charities Christie’s The De Falco Family Foundation, Inc. Dickinson Wright The Maurice R. and Meta G. Gross Foundation Linda M. Herold, Herold Enterprises John C. Lincoln Health Foundation M Catering by Michael’s Osborn Maledon, PA William L. and Ruth T. Pendleton Memorial Fund Practical Art, LLC Quarles & Brady, LLP The Red Book & azredbook.com Sacks Tierney P.A. Scottsdale League for the Arts Sun State Builders Total Wine & More
Calvin Charles Gallery Cole-Belin Education Foundation Collector’s Study Club Courier Graphics Corporation David Yurman Boutique Phoenix Art Museum Docents Fennemore Craig, PC Flader Wealth Consulting Group French Designer Jeweler Friends of European Art FUJIFILM Globe Foundation Goodmans Interior Structures J.W. Harris Inc. Jet Linx Scottsdale Kitchell Brusnighan Design Associates Lisa Sette Gallery P.S. Studios, Inc. Perkins Coie Foundation PHX Architecture Quench Fine Wines Russ Lyon | Sotheby’s International Realty Shamrock Foods Company Southwest Gas Corporation Southwest Rubber and Supply Co., Inc. Topete/Stonefield, Inc. Trends Publishing TumbleTees The Westin Phoenix Downtown SMALL BUSINESS LEVEL $750+
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CORPORATE DIRECTORS LEVEL $1,500+
Arizona Technology Council azarchitecture.com/ Jarson & Jarson
Arizona Five Arts Circle * Board Member °Past Board Member
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WHY I GIVE
June Olson
21ST CENTURY SOCIETY AND MUSEUM MEMBER SINCE 1998 For more than 40 years, Phoenix Art Museum has been one of the art anchors in my world. During that time, whether as a teacher of a high school American Studies class or exploring on my own, the Museum fed the need to draw the relationships between creativity and aesthetics and current society. When we stood before pieces in the American collection, connections between history, literature, and the arts became more focused and real as they bridged the gaps between times.
“THE ARTS ARE A WINDOW INTO ANOTHER WORLD BUT A MIRROR TO OUR OWN.� This museum fulfills its mission by peeling back the layers of art, making its nuances accessible to each person, no matter his or her interests or expertise. As I told my students, the arts are a window into another world but a mirror to our own. Now, I am grateful to be able to repay the Museum through its legacy program and the 21st Century Society so that future generations can likewise be so enriched.
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Stanton MacdonaldWright. Santa Monica Canyon (detail), 1919.Oil on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation in honor of Bill and Mary Kay Post and the Museum’s 50th Anniversary.
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stablish your giving tradition by gifting art or making a bequest to Phoenix Art Museum. Each gift can make a difference. Your Phoenix Art Museum depends on 21st Century members to provide the next generation with the opportunity to view and appreciate great art. You can name Phoenix Art Museum as a beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement plan or life insurance policy. Or,
consider a deferred gift or immediate gift annuity and you can provide yourself and/or another beneficiary with dependable income for life. You may also benefit from significant tax savings. Planned Giving initiatives are generously support by our sponsors: Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Bonhams, Morris, Hall & Kinghorn, Sacks Tierney P.A., and Versant Capital Management
LET US THANK YOU. If you have already included Phoenix Art Museum in your estate plans, please let us know. We would love an opportunity to thank you for your generosity, to make sure the purpose of your gift is fully understood and will be appropriately allocated, and to recognize you as a member of our 21st Century Society so that you can begin to enjoy those benefits immediately. Contact Kirsten Peterson Johansen, Deputy Director, Advancement, at 602.257.2106.
PLANNED GIVING
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The Museum Store is now an authorized Herman Miller retailer.
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egendary furniture company Herman Miller, Inc., has named The Museum Store at Phoenix Art Museum its newest authorized retailer. Working with design legends George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller pioneered modern furniture design in the mid-20th century. As the business grew, it added a research focus to its problem-solving design. Today, the spirit of innovation and collaboration continues to drive the global company forward. In addition to the enduring designs that form its foundation, Herman Miller also offers solutions from partners and top designers who share its values.
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STOP BY The Museum Store on your next visit for a sampling of the most iconic pieces and take your favorite home today, with your 10% Member discount. MAKE A DATE for a personal-shopping appointment. We’ll help you select the perfect piece for your home from the complete Herman Miller catalog. Call 602.307.2025. BROWSE hermanmiller.com, then place your special order at 602.307.2025 or store@phxart.org in order to save with your 10% Member discount.
1 EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR AND OTTOMAN (1956)
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$4935 NON-MEMBER $4441.50 MEMBER
$349 NON-MEMBER $314.10 MEMBER
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With what Charles and Ray Eames called the “warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman’s mitt,” this chair and ottoman feature an innovative amalgam of traditional design and the Eames’ experiments in molding wood, and are one of the most significant furniture designs of the 20th century.
2 EAMES MOLDED PLASTIC SHELL CHAIR (1950)
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Declared the “Best Design of the 20th Century” by Time magazine, this lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames is still crafted using the groundbreaking plywood molding techniques the duo invented in the early 1940s.
Equal parts seat and surface, this landmark design made with ebonized wooden legs emerged from George Nelson’s Fortune magazine office to join his first Herman Miller collection in 1946.
Designed by Ray Eames for the lobby of the Time & Life Building in New York City, this sculptural occasional piece crafted from solid-turned walnut functions as a stool, side table, or something in between.
8 NELSON™ LOTUS BALL TABLE LAMP (1952)
4 NELSON™ PLATFORM BENCH (1946) $1499 NON-MEMBER $1349.10 MEMBER
With their Hang-It-All, Charles and Ray Eames elevated the everyday coat rack into something inventive and fun. Crafted with multicolored hooks and a white wire frame.
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6 EAMES® HANG-IT-ALL (1953) $199 NON-MEMBER $179.10 MEMBER
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Exemplifying the designers’ mantra of “the best for the most for the least,” Charles and Ray Eames’ molded plastic shell chair is as stylish, efficient, and comfortable today as it was when first available in 1950.
Cleverly stripping away the ornamentation, pendants, and chains that define the look of the Black Forest cuckoo clock, Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa teamed with Magis to offer a clean, contemporary twist on tradition. Herman Miller is the exclusive distributor of Magis products in the U.S. and Canada.
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The Nelson Bubble Lamp adds a touch of softness and luminosity to any interior with its spherical silhouette. Designed by George Nelson in 1952, this elegant fixture is fashioned from a sturdy, lightweight steel frame yet has a delicate, floating quality.
THE MUSEUM STORE
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MUSEUM NEWS ARRIVALS
Phoenix Art Museum welcomes Margaree Bigler to the role of marketing and communications manager, in the marketing and communications department. In her role, Bigler will oversee the Museum’s social media and digital communications efforts, as well as locallyfocused media relations. Bigler earned a bachelor of arts in geography and regional development with a minor in Spanish from the University of Arizona.
The Museum is excited to welcome Carolyn Greene to the role of curatorial assistant. Greene will provide support to the area of Asian Art, and will assist in scholarship and the development of future exhibitions. Greene earned a bachelor of arts in Chinese art history,
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studied Chinese language at the University of Business and Economics in Beijing, and earned a master of arts in East Asian languages and civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania. Greene is currently a PhD candidate in art history at Arizona State University.
director, advancement. Rooks will provide administrative support within the advancement division. Rooks earned a bachelor of arts in theatre arts and communication from Otterbein University in Oxford, Ohio, where she graduated magna cum laude.
The Museum is pleased to welcome Erin Marley to the role of membership manager. Marley will oversee the Museum’s membership program. Marley earned a bachelor of science in family and human development from Arizona State University, and a mini MBA in nonprofit organizations from the University of St. Thomas, in Minneapolis.
The Museum welcomes Chris Rudolph to the role of corporate relations officer. In his role, Rudolph will oversee the Museum’s efforts to develop lasting partnerships with both locally- and nationallybased businesses that seek to support community access to arts and cultural activities. He brings to the role more than six years of experience in development and fundraising as well as significant experience in financial services. Rudolph earned an MBA from Oregon State University, and a bachelor of science in economics from the University of Wisconsin.
The Museum welcomes Cydney Rooks to the role of assistant to the deputy
The Museum is pleased to welcome Erika Wingfield to the role of assistant
registrar. In her role, Wingfield is responsible for the movement, care, and documentation of objects in the collection, as well as objects on loan for exhibitions. Wingfield earned a bachelor of arts and a master of arts in art history from the University of Arizona.
PROMOTIONS
We are happy to announce the promotion of Carolyne Levin to receptionist. Levin provides clerical and customer service support to the Museum’s administrative offices and visitor services. Levin first joined the Museum in 2014 as a visitor services associate, before ascending to her new role. She earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Arizona State University.
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Edward Burtynsky, Oil Spill #2, Discoverer Enterprise, Gulf of Mexico, USA (detail), 2010. Digital chromogenic print. Photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles.