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
California Visual Music
CALIFORNIA VISUAL MUSIC – THE ART OF COLLECTING ART LECTURE Friday, June 7, 2013 – 7-9PM CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, GUGGENHEIM GALLERY This past Friday, members of the Escalette Collection of Art were invited to a private lecture on “The Art of Collecting Art”. An intimate group of collectors, artists, enthusiasts, and friends gathered in the