…e result of a mutually beneficial relationship between the local couple and the university, the Anderson holds a world-renowned collection of post-World War II American art that once graced the halls of the Saga Corporation, (Harry Anderson was one of the founders) and later, the Quadrus office complex on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. For those who are unfamiliar with the background of this collection and how it came to Stanford, it’s worth…

…derson, and their daughter, Mary Patricia “Putter” Anderson Pence, pledged the core of the family’s 20th-century American art collection to Stanford University. The original collection of 121 works by 86 artists housed in an award-winning building designed by Ennead Architects in Stanford’s arts district opened to the public in 2014 as the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Some of the foremost examples of post-World War II American art…

By Robin Wander Wendy Red Star: American Progress on view at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University is a solo exhibition of works by the artist Wendy Red Star, who was raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana. With historical research, Stanford student collaborations, large-scale installations, and images of sovereignty, Red Star asks viewers to grapple with the layered complexity of American history. On view on the first…

…ns. A professor I had in college shared that clay can be three things: a pot, trompe l’oeil, and clay. So when I am heading into the studio or I am materializing thoughts around what I am desiring to make, the possibilities are endless. There are material constraints, of course, but there are avenues of making today that are so exciting. Given your work exploring what it means to be an American, how are you thinking about this moment of uncertain…

…nearthing (2016) in which I buried myself in a mound of dirt, glitter, and effluvia illustrates this point. As I rubbed soil into my skin, I improvised words exploring my identity’s rejection of normativity. This process helped me understand dirt as a metaphor for my shifting sense of self, particularly through natural processes of growth, transformation, and decay. LB It’s fascinating how you play with dirt’s positive and negative meanings. KW I…

Full House What does a family with one of the most spectacular private collections of postwar American art do when they run out of space? Give some of it away. June 12, 2014 9:30 AM | by Pilar Viladas There are people who live with art, and then there are Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson. Better known as Hunk and Moo, the Andersons, who are 91 and 87, respectively, share their comfortable, unpretentious ranch house in Atherton, California,…

About Wendy Red Star: American Progress on view at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University is a solo exhibition of works by the artist Wendy Red Star, who was raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana. With historical research, Stanford student collaborations, large-scale installations, and images of sovereignty, Red Star asks viewers to grapple with the layered complexity of American history. SF/Arts Curator Insight Wendy…