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FRAME|WORK: Sedna with Mask by Susie Silook

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on January 4, 2012

The New Year presents a much-needed opportunity for reflection and renewal. Looking towards the future, New Year’s resolutions often promise some variation of transformation as we aim to improve ourselves and our lives. Transformation is also the focus of this week’s FRAME|WORK, which features Susie Silook’s Sedna with Mask. This artwork is currently on display in the Art of the Americas gallery at the de Young.

Susie Silook (American, Siberian Yupik and Inupiaq, b. 1960). Sedna with Mask, 1999. Walrus tusk, sea mammal whiskers, baleen, whale bone, metal, pigment. Bequest of Thomas G. Fowler. 2007.21.389

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FRAME|WORK: A Woman's Evening Dress by Norman Norell

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on December 28, 2011

If you’re fretting over what frock to wear on New Year's Eve, this week’s FRAME|WORK provides some inspiration from the “Dean of American Fashion.” Sure to invite some resolution-worthy dance moves, Norman Norell’s Woman's Evening Dress is nothing if not celebratory. This dress is not currently on view, so we hope you enjoy this exclusive virtual viewing.

Norell Evening Dress

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Will Work for Art: Gregory Stock

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on December 22, 2011

"Will Work for Art" takes you behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Fine Arts Museums work. This week we meet museum educator and "Mr. Friday Night," Gregory Stock. Originally from Saint Louis, Missouri, Gregory just celebrated his one-year anniversary as a full-time employee at the Museums.

Gregory Stock

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FRAME|WORK: Candy Apples by Wayne Thiebaud

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on December 21, 2011

For many, the winter holidays are as much about eating as they are about gifting! Today’s FRAME|WORK features Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic Candy Apples, a delicious reminder to eat and love well this holiday season.

Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920). Candy Apples, 1987. Color woodcut on tosa kozo paper. Crown Point Press Archive, gift of Crown Point Press. 1992.167.270. © Wayne Thiebaud

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Artistic San Francisco Looks Good on Paper

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on December 20, 2011

Traditionally, exhibitions come with an associated publication, the requisite exhibition catalog. But in the case of Artistic San Francisco (on view at the Legion of Honor through January 22, 2012) this relationship was inverted, and in a surprising twist of fate, a book inspired an exhibition.

So how did this unusual chain of events come about? In early 2010, the Museums’ publications department approached Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts curator Jim Ganz and asked him to make a selection of Bay Area views for a small volume to be co-published with Pomegranate in the fall of 2011. Drawing from the vast holdings of the Legion of Honor and the de Young Museum, Ganz carefully chose a wide variety of artworks ranging in style, medium and time period to feature in the publication.

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FRAME|WORK: Virgin and Child with Putti by Andrea della Robbia

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on December 14, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. As we approach the Christmas holiday, it seems only appropriate to examine one of the many works in the European Decorative Arts and Sculpture department that deals with the subject of the Holy Family. This poignant Virgin and Child with Putti by Andrea della Robbia is currently on display in Gallery 4 at the Legion of Honor.

Virgin and Child with Putti

Andrea della Robbia (Italian, Florence, 1437–1525). Virgin and Child with Putti, ca. 1490–1495. Glazed terracotta. Museum purchase, Alfred S. Wilsey Memorial Fund. 2003.1

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