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Marcel Duchamp’s World in a Box: Fixing a Famous Valise

Posted by Debbie and Victor... on July 21, 2012

Museum visitors currently have the opportunity to look inside a rare treasure normally kept locked in dark storage. Marcel Duchamp: The Book and the Box, currently on view in the Logan Gallery at the Legion of Honor, features Duchamp’s iconic artwork, Boîte en Valise, which was made in the late 1930s.

Victoria and the box

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Love Letters from the Harlem Renaissance Through the Generations

Posted by Andrea Martin on July 20, 2012

Love Letters from the Harlem Renaissance tells the story of the relationship between Alta Sawyer Douglas and her husband, Harlem Renaissance painter Aaron Douglas. Catch Me Bird’s C. Derrick Jones, the great nephew of this seminal American painter, shares his family’s story with guest blogger Elspeth Michaels. Tonight at Friday Nights at the de Young Jones will speak about the factors that propelled his great uncle to establish himself as one of the 20th century's visionary artists. This fall Catch Me Bird, in collaboration with Artist Fellow Sarah Wilson, will premiere a brand new production inspired by the art of Douglas entitled Off the Walls. The performance combines music, aerials, and dance as an expression of Douglas's painting Aspiration, which is currently on view in Wilsey Court.

Aspiration

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979). Aspiration, 1936. Oil on canvas. 1997.84

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The Power of Painting at the de Young Summer Art Camp

Posted by Eileen Lew Morris on July 18, 2012

Week four of the de Young Summer Art Camp featured the theme The Power of Painting. Guest blogger Alida Jekabson visited the studios in the tower to report on the young artists’ emerging talents.

Splatter painting

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Totally Totems Take Over the de Young Summer Art Camp

Posted by Eileen Lew Morris on July 12, 2012

Guest-blogger Ashley Harris takes us into the world of "Totally Totems," the theme of week three at the de Young Summer Art Camp.

Group

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Drawn to Drawing at the de Young Summer Art Camp

Posted by Eileen Lew Morris on July 5, 2012

Week two of the de Young’s Summer Art Camp featured the theme Drawn to Drawing. Guest blogger Kelsey Linton draws us into the exciting world of lines, shapes, and shading as we catch up with the campers hard at work.

Drawing

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Mixed Media Madness at the de Young Summer Art Camp

Posted by Eileen Lew Morris on June 28, 2012

The de Young’s annual Summer Art Camp has begun! Each week throughout the summer, we’ll be sharing posts about the amazing activities and artworks our creative campers are doing. Here’s the scoop from week one, submitted by guest blogger Ashley Harris.

Summer Camp Week 1

Summer Art Camp season at the de Young had an inspired beginning last week as young artists explored the theme of “Mixed-Media Madness.” Campers were able to experience art making as a tool for experimentation and connection-building as they created their own artworks inspired by pieces on view at the museum.

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