From the Archives: John Mason’s Sliding Cube
From the Archives: John Mason’s Sliding Cube Posted on: 2019-12-20 15:44:31 Share: Founded in 1932, the Everson’s Ceramic National exhibitions ultimately sparked a major national interest in ceramic art and paved the way for museums...
The First Festival of Trees
From the Archives: Festival of Trees Posted on: 2019-12-09 16:50:16 Share: On December 4, 1985, the Festival of Trees debuted at the Everson. Organized by the Everson Members’ Council, a dedicated group of museum volunteers,...
Object of the Week: Diagonal Weave by Dee Shapiro
Object of the Week: Diagonal Weave by Dee Shapiro Posted on: 2019-11-25 12:23:43 Share: Dee Shapiro (b. 1936) creates paintings, prints, and mixed media works that explore the intersections of pattern, geometry, nature, and craft....
Object of the Week: Sunrise, Grand Canal, Venice by John C. Johansen
Object of the Week: Sunrise, Grand Canal, Venice by John C. Johansen Posted on: 2019-11-20 11:50:06 Share: John C. Johansen (1876-1964) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and moved to Chicago with his parents when he...
Object of the Week: Vase by Rick Dillingham
Object of the Week: Vase by Rick Dillingham Posted on: 2019-11-05 17:14:20 Share: Rick Dillingham (1952-1994) was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, and moved to California as a child, where he attended high school and...
From the Archives: The Everson Opens in October 1968
From the Archives: The Everson Opens in October 1968 Posted on: 2019-10-28 10:17:56 Share: Fifty-one years ago, on October 27, 1968, the Everson Museum of Art officially opened to the public after two and a...
From the Archives: Jack Nelson at the Everson in 1971
From the Archives: Jack Nelson at the Everson in 1971 Posted on: 2019-10-11 08:39:57 Share: On December 21, 1971, Jack Nelson opened at the Everson Museum of Art. The exhibition featured fifty-seven assemblage and mixed...
Object of the Week: Bamboo and Blossoms by Steven Young Lee
Object of the Week: Bamboo and Blossoms by Steven Young Lee Posted on: 2019-10-07 09:43:11 Share: Steven Young Lee (b. 1975) grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and his...
Object of the Week: Whiplash! by Richard Shaw
Object of the Week: Whiplash! by Richard Shaw Posted on: 2019-09-24 16:39:01 Share: Ceramist Richard Shaw (b. 1941) began working with clay in the 1960s at the San Francisco Art Institute. Shaw’s parents were both...
Object of the Week: Teapot by Warren MacKenzie
Object of the Week: Teapot by Warren MacKenzie Posted on: 2019-09-16 14:25:53 Share: Warren MacKenzie (1924-2018) began working with clay as an undergraduate student at the Art Institute of Chicago. Unsatisfied with the teaching provided...
From the Archives: Anna Olmsted Writes to First Lady
From the Archives: Anna Olmsted Writes to First Lady Posted on: 2019-09-10 09:08:24 Share: On May 3, 1938, Anna Olmsted, the Director of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (today the Everson Museum), wrote a...
Object of the Week: Cinerary Urn by Adelaide Alsop Robineau
Object of the Week: Cinerary Urn by Adelaide Alsop Robineau Posted on: 2019-09-30 16:20:01 Share: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, today considered one of America’s preeminent studio potters, began her ceramics career as a china painter, painting...