![]() ![]() “Maybe it’s a coincidence that both of the areas that have been changed most dramatically-the gardens and the Asian galleries-feature sculpture, but sculpture was one of his great loves. Four Modern prints-”Tahiti,” “Kathedrale” and “Chapel in the Woods” by German American artist Lyonel Feininger and “Vue de Louveciennes” by French artist Maurice de Vlaminck from the collection of the late Grace Waser, a Pasadena resident and admirer of the museum-were donated by Waser’s family.Īnd what would Norton Simon make of his museum’s new look? “I think he would love it,” Campbell said. Dozens of Indian and Southeast Asian pieces have been donated to the museum by various collectors who have been encouraged by Pratapaditya Pal, a renowned scholar who supervised the new installation of the Asian holdings and is cataloging that portion of the collection.Īnother new addition, “Flowers in a Vase,” a watercolor by German Expressionist Emil Nolde, came from local collectors E. In addition, Campbell hopes to publish a book on the new gardens, as a guide to the sculpture and plants, and to trace the history of the site.Īn unexpected bonus of the renovation is that the museum is beginning to receive gifts of art from collectors, Campbell said. Paul Getty Trust’s Education Institute to produce an elementary school curriculum package on the Simon’s collection that will be available on the Internet early next year. Meanwhile, the gallery that currently features works by Peter Paul Rubens probably will be changed every year or so to spotlight other artists.Īmong other projects, the museum’s staff is working with the J. It won’t happen soon because such a show would require rehanging much of the recently reinstalled collection, but it would also reveal one of the little-known strengths of the collection, she said. Williams also hopes to organize an exhibition of still lifes that would cover a vast sweep of history and geography. ![]() She and Williams are thinking of a thematic approach, perhaps focusing on primitivism, narratives or other themes that pertain to works in the museum’s collection. ![]() “We hope this will lead to a film series, since we will have facilities for that,” Campbell said. The film includes campaign footage and television coverage of a notorious 1965 London auction, when Simon purchased Rembrandt’s portrait of his son Titus-after the painting was sold to another bidder. Narrated by actor Gregory Peck, the film was produced by Charles Guggenheim, who has won four Academy Awards for his documentaries and met Simon in 1970, when the late industrialist and collector was campaigning for a seat in the U.S. The auditorium also will be used to screen a new 30-minute film on Norton Simon, Campbell said. “We have a substantial collection of Picasso’s graphics, one of the most substantial in the country, after the Museum of Modern Art in New York,” Williams said. ![]() Those who see the show may be surprised that the Simon has so many Picasso prints, but it’s only a sampling of the museum’s 710-piece holding. Although Simon ran an active program of traveling exhibitions from his collection in the early 1970s, “Picasso” is the first show circulated by the museum. The exhibition is a first for the museum, as well. 16) before its April 13 opening in Pasadena. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University last spring and will appear at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio (Nov. The first event probably will be a series of lectures on “Picasso: Graphic Magician,” an exhibition of 120 prints from the Norton Simon Museum’s collection that inaugurated the Iris and B. “We can’t compete with the extensive programs of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, but we can do something distinctive that makes sense in terms of our collection,” Williams said. She and curator Gloria Williams plan to use the refurbished auditorium for lectures, films and concerts related to the museum’s collection. ![]()
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