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Anderson Collection at Stanford University to be displayed in an elegant new home
Part of the Anderson Collection at Stanford University: David Park, ‘Four Women,’ 1959, oil on canvas, 57 x 75 3/8 in., courtesy Hackett | Mill, San Francisco The Anderson Collection at Stanford University has reached another on-schedule milestone in the trek toward beginning construction this summer and opening its doors in 2014. The Stanford Board of Trustees approved Ennead Architects‘ building design at their meeting this…
Ceremonial turning of the soil delights the Anderson family and guests
Earlier this week, at a groundbreaking ceremony on the north side of the Cantor Arts Center, more than 200 invited guests looked on as Hunk, Moo and Putter Anderson put golden shovels in the dirt to commemorate the official start of construction on the building to house the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Putter Anderson Pence, along with her parents, Hunk and Moo Anderson, each spoke at the groundbreaking. Provost John Etchemendy t…
A private art collection becomes a Stanford collection on Sunday, Sept. 21
Mary Margaret ‘Moo’ Anderson speaks with technicians during the hanging of the collection. – Ā©L.A. Cicero This weekend Stanford will officially become home to āØthe core of the Anderson Collection, one of the world’s most outstanding private assemblies of postāWorld War II American art. The collection is a gift from Harry W. “Hunk” and Mary Margaret “Moo” Anderson and their daughter, Mary Patrici…
Anderson Collection has a new home
Stanford University’s riches keep accumulating but, this time around, rather than an announcement of a staggering increase in their endowment or the construction of a sports arena worthy of a prince, they’ve receivedĀ the core of whatĀ many consider one of the finest privately-held collections of 20th-century post-war art. The Anderson family, who liveĀ in an affluent neighborhoodĀ near the university,Ā has givenĀ Stanford 121Ā primo works…
Stanford Opens a Museum Highlighting American Art
…llection. Now the Andersons have replaced their masterpiecesāestimated to be valued at hundreds of millionsāwith works on paper. “I used to describe the dining room as a room you could have a feast in without having a meal,” says Mr. Anderson, referring to the art that once hung there. How did they become Hunk and Moo? Mr. Anderson, now 91, got his nickname when assistant football coach Heartley “Hunk” Anderson replaced Kn…
A New Museum for Stanfordāand a New Neighbor for Us!
On September 21, theĀ Anderson Collection buildingĀ opened at the Palo Alto campus of Stanford Universityāour frequent partner-in-crime when it comes to celebrating the West. Designed by the same team that created Stanfordās stellar Bing Concert Hall, the structure housesĀ 121 works of modern and contemporary American art, all donated by Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson. Of course, weāre most excited about the pieces that have a Western flavor:…
āAnimating the Inanimateā: Redefining an art form
This past Friday, the Anderson Collection hosted a talk entitled āAnimating the Inanimate,ā during which artist Basil Twist spoke about his abstract experiments in puppetry and visual arts. Twist is a San Francisco-born, New York-based puppeteer brought in by the Stanford Arts Institute as part of the Mohr Visiting Artist Program. HeĀ is acclaimed for performance pieces, including āSymphonie Fantastiqueā and āThe Rite of Spring,ā which is a balle…
Best of San Francisco 2015: Culture
Arty Reason to Visit Palo Alto: The Anderson Collection Stanford University is now home to a prized assemblage of 20th Century American art thanks to generous Palo Alto collectors Harry and Mary Margaret Anderson and their daughter, Mary Patricia Anderson Pence. Doing the only thing a grateful beneficiary could do in the face of such an important endowment, which includes works by such blue chip artists as Jackson Pollock, Wayne Thiebaud, and El…
Stanfordās Anderson Collection wins prestigious architecture award
The Anderson Collection at Stanford UniversityĀ has won a 2015 Award of Excellence,Ā the highest level of honor, from the American Institute of Architects, New York State (AIANY). Designed by RICHARD OLCOTT/Ennead Architects, the building housing the collection is located in the heart of Stanfordās arts district. The Anderson Collection at Stanford University celebrates its first anniversary this month. The collection, a gift from Harry W. and Mar…
Suit Yourself
…e Anderson Collection at Stanford University, first encountered Nick Caveās famed āSoundsuits.ā āI was struck by how present the works were, the material choices and how Caveās assemblage brought up memories and assigned new meaning,ā he recalls. āThey make us look, examine, question what we are seeing.ā In September, the Anderson Collection opened an exhibition, N ic k Cave, that includes eight āSoundsuits.ā The life-size sculptures can be worn…