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...
Object of the Week: Prosperity V by Caroline Cheng
Object of the Week: Prosperity V by Caroline Cheng Posted on: 2019-08-20 13:40:29 Share: Caroline Cheng (b. 1963) is a world-renowned ceramist, curator, and educator. Born in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, Cheng received her...
From the Archives: Arts and Crafts Show by Local Artists
From the Archives: Arts and Crafts Show by Local Artists Posted on: 2019-08-12 10:20:23 Share: In December of 1925, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (today the Everson Museum) opened Arts and Crafts Show by...
Object of the Week: Birch Bark Vase by Eric Serritella
Object of the Week: Birch Bark Vase by Eric Serritella Posted on: 2019-08-05 11:27:11 Share: Eric Serritella is a ceramist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After sixteen years of working in marketing, he began...
Object of the Week: The Bacchante by Arthur Van W. Eltinge
Object of the Week: The Bacchante by Arthur Van W. Eltinge Posted on: 2019-07-23 09:06:42 Share: Arthur Van Wagenen Eltinge (1872-1931) was born in Kingston, New York. He showed an early interest in music and...
From the Archives: Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik
From the Archives: Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik Posted on: 2019-07-15 09:35:10 Share: From January 18 through 23, 1972, cellist Charlotte Moorman and artist Nam June Paik performed Concerto for TV Cello and Videotape...
Object of the Week: Manchas by Juan Cruz
Object of the Week: Manchas by Juan Cruz Posted on: 2019-07-08 09:22:35 Share: Syracuse-based artist Juan Alberto Cruz (b. 1941, Puerto Rico) combines rich symbolism with a bold and colorful abstract style to create work...