Nasher Museum Annual Report 2014 | Acquisitions
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Acquisitions to the Collection

Painting

Deborah Grant

Born in Toronto, Canada, 1968

In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King from the series By the Skin of Our Teeth, 2007

Oil, archival ink, paper, Flashe paint, and enamel on five birch panels

72 x 180 x 2 inches overall (182.9 x 457.2 x 5.1 cm).

Museum purchase with additional funds provided by JoAnn and Ronald Busuttil.

2013.13.1

RIGHT: Barkley L. Hendricks

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1945

Take All the Time You Need (Adrienne Hawkins), 1975

Oil on linen canvas. 72 × 72 inches (182.9 × 182.9 cm)

Gift of Kelsey and David Lamond

2014.6.1

David Salle

Born in Norman, Oklahoma, 1952

The Monotonous Language, 1981

Acrylic on canvas. 72 x 96 inches overall (182.9 x 243.8 cm).

50th Reunion Gift of Tom (T’66) and Charlotte Newby

2013.20.1

Barkley Hendricks

Photography

Ross Bleckner, Chuck Close, Eric Fischl, Ralph Gibson, April Gornik, Lyle Ashton Harris, Sally Mann, Vik Muniz, Lou Reed, David Salle, Andres Serrano, Laurie Simmons, and Bill Viola

America: Now and Here, 2009

Portfolio of chromogenic prints by 13 artists

Edition 94/100. 20 × 24 inches each (50.8 × 61 cm)

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Francesco

2013.15.1.1-.13

LaToya Ruby Frazier

Born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, 1982

Self Portrait in Gramps’ Bedroom (227 Holland Avenue) from the series Notion of Family, 2009

Gelatin silver print mounted on museum board

Edition 1/3. 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

Museum purchase with funds provided by Marjorie and Michael Levine (T’84, P’15)

2013.6.1

Nisirin

ABOVE: Hassan Hajjaj

Born in Larache, Morocco, 1961

Nisrin, 2010/1431

Metallic Lambda Print on 3mm white Dibond, painted wood, and aluminum cans

Edition 3/7

53 ½ x 36 ¾ inches (135.9 x 93.4 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.1.1

Frazier

ABOVE: LaToya Ruby Frazier

Born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, 1982

Grandma Ruby and me, 2005.

Gelatin silver print mounted on museum board

Artist’s proof 1/2

20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

Museum with funds provided by Marjorie and Michael Levine (T’84, P’15)

2013.6.2

Venice

LEFT: Susan Harbage Page

Born in Greenville, Ohio, 1959

Recurrence, Venice, Italy from the series Involuntary Memory, 2002

Sepia-toned gelatin silver print from Polaroid 655 negative

18 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (47 x 44.5 cm)

Gift of Emily Kass and Charles Weinraub

2013.17.1

Susan Harbage Page

Born in Greenville, Ohio, 1959.

Involuntary Memory III, Provence, France, 2002.

Sepia-toned gelatin silver print from Polaroid 655 negative.

17 1/2 x 18 3/4 inches (44.5 x 47.6 cm).

Gift of Emily Kass and Charles Weinraub.

2013.17.2

Susan Harbage Page

Born in Greenville, Ohio, 1959

Trail with Black Plastic Bags, Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, Texas from the U.S.-Mexico Border Project, 2007

Archival pigmented print

42 x 42 inches (106.7 x 106.7 cm)

Gift of the artist in honor of Emily Kass

2014.8.3

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Pomegranate, 1974

Unique print on Kodak Azo (silver chloride) paper

4 7/8 × 3 7/8 inches (12.4 × 9.8 cm)

Gift of the artist

2014.5.1

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Night Blooming Cereus, 2013

Archival pigment print

12 15⁄16 × 17 inches (32.9 × 43.2 cm)

Gift of the artist

2014.5.4

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Sunflower, 1993

Platinum print

6 7⁄8 × 9 9⁄16 inches (17.5 × 24.3 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.5.7

Susan Harbage Page

Born in Greenville, Ohio, 1959

Argyle Sock, Brownsville, Texas from the U.S.-Mexico Border Project, 2007

Archival pigmented print

42 x 42 inches (106.7 x 106.7 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.8.1

Adam Putnam

Born in New York, New York, 1973

Untitled, Pinhole 1, 2005

Unique chromogenic print mounted on Sintra

30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Gift from the Collection of Dr. Carlos Garcia-Velez and Dr. W. Kent Davis in memory of Dennis Swearrengin

2013.7.1

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Woodwind Quartet, 2013

Archival pigment print

12 × 17 inches (30.5 × 43.2 cm)

Gift of the artist

2014.5.2

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Oxford Farm (Father and White Chicken, Granville Farm), 1977

Gelatin silver print

7 5⁄8 × 9 11⁄16 inches (19.4 × 24.6 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.5.5

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Eskimo Spirit, Mammal Breath, Truro, Nova Scotia, 1975

Gelatin silver print

8 × 10 3⁄16 inches (20.3 × 25.9 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.5.8

Susan Harbage Page

Born in Greenville, Ohio, 1959

Homemade Flotation Device, Brownsville, Texas from the U.S.-Mexico Border Project, 2008

Archival pigmented print

42 x 42 inches (106.7 x 106.7 cm)

Gift of the artist in honor of Kimberly Jenkins, (T’76, G’77, G’80)

2014.8.2

Orit Raff

Born in Jerusalem, Israel, 1970

Untitled from the series White, 1997-1999

Gelatin silver print

47 x 37 inches (119.4 x 94 cm)

Gift of Allen Thomas, Jr

2013.16.1

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Duet, 2013

Archival pigment print

12 7/8 × 17 inches (32.7 × 43.2 cm)

Gift of the artist

2014.5.3

Caroline Hickman Vaughan

Born in Durham, North Carolina, 1949

Son Vaughan, News Ferry, Virginia, 1982

Platinum print

7 3⁄4 × 9 7⁄16 inches (19.7 × 24 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.5.6

Carrie Mae Weems

ABOVE: Carrie Mae Weems

Born in Portland, Oregon, 1953

I Looked and Looked to See What so Terrified You from Louisiana Project, 2003

Chromogenic prints

Edition 4/5

35 3⁄4 × 23 3⁄4 inches each (90.8 × 60.3 cm)

Museum purchase

2014.3.1

Mixed Media

Bruce Conner

Born in McPherson, Kansas, 1933-2008

PRINTS, 1974

Steel lockbox, paper envelopes with type-written text, photocopies on paper, black-and-white photographs with typewritten text, metal keys, plastic bags, clear plastic folders with plastic binding clips, paper folders, fingerprint form, and ink fingerprints

Edition 19/20

2 3⁄8 x 16 x 10 1⁄2 inches closed (6 x 40.6 x 26.7 cm)

Gift of Kristine Stiles in honor of Kimerly Rorschach

2013.14.1

RIGHT: Charles Gaines

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, 1944

Faces: Women, Face #2, Janay Montgomery, 1978

Ink on paper and gelatin silver print

23 ½ x 19 ½ inches each (59.7 × 49.5 cm)

Gift of Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger in honor of Peter Lange

2014.4.1

Gaines

Textiles

Silvia Heyden

Born in Basel, Switzerland, 1927

Translucent, 2011

High warp linen tapestry

48 x 43 inches (121.9 x 109.2 cm).

Museum purchase with funds provided by J. Horst Meyer in memory of Ruth Mary Meyer

2014.2.1

Ceramics

Susumu Ikuta

Born in Kyoto, Japan, 1934

Hexagonal Covered Box, 1984

Under-glaze brush painting of copper and iron oxides on North Carolina porcelaneous clay

2 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (7 x 36.2 x 36.2 cm)

Museum purchase with funds provided Thomas S. Keenan III

2014.10.1

Sculpture

Ry Rocklen

Born in Los Angeles, California, 1978

Untitled (Norton Christmas Project), 2013

Paint on wood, cast plastic, marble, brass, electrical wiring, and light bulb

11 1/2 × 9 1⁄8 × 6 inches (29.2 × 23.2 × 15.2 cm).

Gift of the Peter Norton Family

2013.19.1

 

Mel Kendrick

ABOVE: Mel Kendrick Born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1949. Large Poplar, 1984. Poplar and tar. 89 1⁄2 x 26 x 20 inches (227.3 x 66 x 50.8 cm). Gift of Margo Leavin and Wendy Brandow in honor of Blake Byrne, T’57. 2013.8.1.

Works on Paper

Hurvin Anderson

Born in Birmingham, England, 1965

Untitled, 2009

Woodblock and woodcut print on paper

Edition 11/40

28 5⁄8 × 21 15⁄16 inches (72.7 × 55.7 cm)

Gift of Marjorie and Michael Levine (T’84, P’15)

2013.18.1

Pedro Sánchez Ruiz

Born in Madrid, Spain, 1954

Etching and aquatint on paper, edition P/A

Image/plate: 15 1⁄2 x 12 7⁄8 in. (39.4 x 32.7 cm) Sheet: 29 15⁄16 x 23 3⁄8 in. (76 x 59.4 cm).

Gift of Kathy Silbiger

2014.11.1

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Marilyn Monroe, 1967

Screenprint on paper

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

36 x 36 1⁄6 inches (91.4 x 91.6 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2013.9.2

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Muhammad Ali, 1978

Screenprint on paper

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

40 1⁄16 x 30 1⁄8 inches (101.8 x 76.5 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2013.9.5

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Goethe, 1982

Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

38 × 38 inches (96.5 × 96.5 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2014.7.2

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Space Fruit: Still-Lifes (Cantaloupes 1), 1979

Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

30 x 40 inches (76.2 × 101.6 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2014.7.4

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

Flanerie par le dégel…. (A stroll in the thaw) from the series Émotions Parisiennes (Parisian Emotions), 1841 (published 1842)

Lithograph on paper

9 7⁄16 x 7 5⁄8 inches (23.9 x 19.4 cm)

Gift of Susan Schulman in honor of Dr. Sarah Schroth’s appointment to Director of the Nasher Museum of Art

2013.11.1

Gary Simmons

Born in New York, New York, 1964

High Life, 2013

Enamel and charcoal on paper

49 1⁄8 x 42 1⁄2 inches (124.8 x 108 cm)

Gift of Blake Byrne, T’57

2013.10.1

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987.

Campbell’s Soup I (Tomato), 1968

Screenprint on paper

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

31 15⁄16 x 18 3⁄4 inches (81.1 x 47.6 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2013.9.3

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Joseph Beuys, 1980/83

Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

40 x 31 7⁄8 inches (101.6 x 81 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2013.9.6

RIGHT: Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Sitting Bull, 1986

Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

36 × 36 inches (91.4 × 91.4 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2014.7.3

Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier

French, 1815-1891

Untitled (Seated sleeping or inebriated man), 1867

Watercolor and gouache on artist’s board

8 1⁄8 x 5 7⁄16 inches (20.6 x 13.8 cm)

Bequest of Mr. George Bennett Werk

2013.5.1

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Jacqueline Kennedy I (Jackie I), 1966

Screenprint on paper

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

20 3⁄4 x 17 1⁄8 inches (52.7 x 43.5 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2013.9.1

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Ladies and Gentlemen, 1975

Screenprint on paper

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

33 5⁄8 x 26 inches (85.4 x 66 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2013.9.4

Andy Warhol

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1987

Flowers, 1970

Screenprint on paper

Extra, out of the edition. Designated for research and educational purposes only

36 × 36 inches (91.4 × 91.4 cm)

Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

2014.7.1

Warhol - Sitting Bull

Video

Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst

Born in Syracuse, New York, 1983, and born in Pomona, California, 1982

SHE GONE ROGUE, 2012

Video (color, sound) 23:00 minute loop

Edition 2/5

Museum purchase

2014.9.1

Wangechi Mutu

ABOVE: Wangechi Mutu

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, 1972

The End of eating Everything, 2013

Animated video (color, sound) 8:00 minute loop

Edition 1/6

Museum purchas. Commissioned by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

2013.12.1