…17;s Cooley Landing Redwood City Sidewalk Stencils Draw Your Eyes to Your Feet But that’s changing, says chapter co-chair Kathy Kenyon. “I think it’s real exciting what they’re doing here with this whole arts section, with the Anderson Collection, and bringing over the art department so that it is directly connected with the museums here is a huge thing,” Kenyon says. And all of Stanford’s art collection is available to the public fo…

…hey were not knowledgeable about art then, but felt the pull of art’s wonder. Shortly thereafter they made the decision to become knowledgeable and ardent collectors of modern art. They sought to educate themselves, and forged personal relationships with scholars, curators and artists. They filled their home with masterpieces, welcoming each as a new family member. Living with art is a joy only collectors can appreciate. “When you get…

…else.” Common threads persist in this bicoastal conglomeration. The Andersons sought works that challenged them with new ideas, asking, “Have I seen it before?” and “Could I have thought of it?” They also favored sensitive craftsmanship, what Harry calls “art based on head and hand.” From Joan Mitchell’s loaded brushwork inBefore, Again IV (1985) to Wayne Thiebaud’s painting Candy Counter (196…

…hen compared with other genres, like paintings or bronzes. Artists in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly those in the California Clay Movement, worked to counter the perception and elevate the medium beyond craft to fine art. Now, a new generation of ceramicists is further innovating through inventive carving, firing and glazing techniques coupled with allusions to race, gender, politics, digital media and the environment. For example, Linetzky ex…

…y sourced materials.  Students register for four-hour residencies in the studio between March 2 and March 14. On Saturdays, March 5 and March 12, the studio will open from 12-3pm for drop in art-making activities for families of all ages! Under the direction of artist David Szlasa and assisted by Bob Lake, and Spencer Evans, renovated by Cary Tronson, Jerry Hearn, and Steve Gomez, Studio 2 is making its debut here at the Anderson Collection. Cori…

…en it arrives by heavy Freightliner on a mid-August morning, Anderson and his wife, Mary Margaret (Hunk and Moo, as they are known to just about everyone who has ever met them), come by to see its installation and note its symbolism as the last big artwork to take its place in the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. “Well, what do you think?” Hunk says, while getting his first look at the walls nearly covered in his art. In terms…