Ghanaian Movie Posters in Guggenheim Gallery
This summer, Chapman’s Guggenheim Gallery will feature works from the Escalette Collection of Art in its exhibit, “Knock Off: Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.” Click here to view the official press release. On view May 19, 2014 – August 15, 2014. The gallery’s summer hours are Monday –
An Afternoon of Contemporary Art with the Friends of the Escalette Collection
At 9:30 a.m. a luxury bus picked up the Friends of the Escalette Collection and headed south to San Diego County for a day full of art and good company. After a few hours of lively conversation we arrived in La Jolla. The first stop on the tour was Quint Gallery.
Benjamen Chinn: Paris 1950-1951
BENJAMEN CHINN: PARIS 1950-1951 On view in the Doy and Dee Henley Galleria, Argyros Forum February 2 – May 30, 2014 Benjamen Chinn was a native California photographer, born in 1921 in San Francisco’s Chinatown, who became known as a key member of the “Golden Decade” group at the California School
Buddhism: Stories and Symbols
BUDDHISM: Stories & Symbols Curated by Edward Fosmire On view in the Doy and Dee Henley Galleria, Argyros Forum February 2 – May 30, 2014 This exhibition, drawn from local private collections, provides an overview of popular Buddhist iconography and iconology from a variety of Asian cultures and time periods. Works from China,
Stalin's Russia: Visions of Happiness, Omens of Terror
STALIN’S RUSSIA: Visions of Happiness, Omens of Terror Co-curated by Wendy Salmond and Mark Konecny On view in the Doy and Dee Henley Galleria, Argyros Forum February 2 – July 31, 2014 This exhibition, drawn from the Ferris Russian Collection, the Institute of Modern Russian Culture at USC, and the Wende Museum in Culver
Siemon & Salazar studio visit
Friends of the Escalette Collection – Siemon & Salazar studio visit, November 2013 Before the holidays, the Friends of the Escalette Collection were invited to a special tour of Siemon & Salazar glassblowing studios in Costa Mesa. For more information on the Siemon & Salazar studio, please visit their website: siemon & salazar All
Tony DeLap
Born in Oakland, California in 1927, artist Tony DeLap is a key pioneer in both the West Coast Minimalist and Op Art movements. Known for his illusionistic sculptures, DeLap has been a fixture in the Southern California art scene which he has helped shape. From 1949 to 1950, DeLap attended
Edith Baumann
In 1993, I first experienced the magic of the Pantheon in Rome. It was inspiring, AWEsome. This experience has continued to impact everything I paint. I’m trying to tap into something that is larger than me but includes me: wholeness within wholeness. Pattern gets repeated in nature and
David Michael Lee
David Michael Lee is an Orange County-based artist, curator, professor, arts advocate, master storyteller; his work is a unique facet to the collection at Chapman. Equal parts collage, painting, and spatial construction, Lee’s canvases often begin as fabric scraps sewn together on his grandmother’s sewing machine: a heavy-duty 1968 Singer. Driven by large blocks
Joel D. Levinson
The Escalette Collection of Art at Chapman University received prints of Joel D. Levinson’s California flea market series as a gift in 2011 from Gary and Eileen Levinson. Amongst the political scandals, wars and new technology of the 1970’s, photographer Joel D. Levinson turned to the