Maryhill
Museum of Art
News
Release
June 13,
2008
Media
Contact: Leslie Wetherell
35 Maryhill Museum
Drive
Goldendale, WA
98620
509-773-3733
leslie@maryhillmuseum.org
Andy Warhol & Other Famous
Faces
Comes to Maryhill Museum of
Art
-- Iconic Warhol
Images and Works by Other Artists from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer
and his Family Foundation - Shown July 19 through November 15, 2008 --
Goldendale,
Washington
-- American Andy Warhol
(1928-1987), one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century, is coming
to Maryhill Museum of Art in the spectacular Columbia River Gorge for a
four-month exhibit in the form of his famous prints from the Collections of
Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation.
During the 1960s Warhol began to explore the iconic status of everyday objects
such as his images of Campbell's
soup cans and his portraits of such notable personalities as Marilyn Monroe and
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The work he produced established Warhol as the
rising star in what was to become known as the Pop Movement. In the 1970s
his fascination with portraiture grew and he began producing dozens of vibrant
portraits that had a lasting effect on popular culture and art.
"Andy Warhol bridged the gap between popular and high culture and made it
easier for succeeding generations to participate in fine art," said Maryhill
Museum Curator Lee Musgrave. "His approach shattered earlier conventions
of portraiture and other artist shared his enthusiasm for this new art."
Opening on Saturday, July 19, the Andy
Warhol & Other Famous Faces exhibit includes portraits by Warhol of The
Beatles, Sitting Bull, General Custer, Geronimo, Queen Elizabeth II, Jimmy
Carter, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the
emblematic Campbell's
Soup Can (Tomato), and others.
Also shown are portraits by artists Jennifer Bartlett, Chuck Close, Osvaldo
Salas Freire, Red Grooms, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Mel
Ramos, Robert Rauschenberg, and Tom Wesselman. They portray Elvis Presley,
Charlie Chaplin, Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway, John and Robert Kennedy,
Elizabeth Taylor, Mona Lisa, and others.
On July 24, at 7 p.m., noted art critic Sue Taylor will present Andy Warhol, Postmodern Persona in a
public lecture that will highlight Warhol's impact on pop culture. The talk is
free with museum admission.
All work in the exhibit is on loan from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer
and his Family Foundation. Schnitzer began collecting art at the age of
fourteen and it has become his lifelong pursuit. He is a connoisseur whose
contemporary print collection exceeds 5,000 works.
On Saturday, August 2, at 3 p.m., the public is invited to meet Jordan
Schnitzer and hear him talk about his collections. The talk will be followed by
a walk with Lee Musgrave through the exhibit. From 1 to 4 p.m., visitors will be
encouraged to join the museum's education staff to create a free self-portrait
using Andy Warhol's "blotted line technique". For those with a
serious interest in printmaking, noted master printer Frank Janzen will lead a
mono-print workshop, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost of the workshop is $60 and
advance registration is required.
Andy Warhol & Other Famous Faces
marks the third exhibition of works loaned by Jordan Schnitzer that Maryhill
Museum of Art has organized. The exhibit and related programs are sponsored in
part by Puget Sound Energy, the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation, Bill and
Cathy Dickson, Diane Plumridge and Art Dodd, and Windy Point Partners LLC.
Related
Events: Mono-Print Workshop with Frank Janzen:
Mono-printing is a
painterly method of printmaking that is essentially a printed painting where no
two prints are alike, and the beauty of it is in its spontaneity. This in-depth
workshop is taught by master-printmaker Frank Janzen from Crow's Shadow's
Institute for the Arts. Crow's Shadow's first full-time resident master
printer, Frank, is an artist in his own right, working mainly in printmaking
and painting, and has collaborated with numerous artists of note throughout the
United States, Canada and South Africa to create limited edition lithographs.
Founded by artist James Lavadour and a group of supporters in 1992, Crow's
Shadow's Institute for the Arts is a non-profit art facility designed to bring
technology, instruction and cultural exchange to artists on the Umatilla Indian
Reservation in Eastern Oregon. The workshop is
Saturday, August 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations are required and the cost
is $50 plus a $10 materials fee.
Maryhill
After Hours -- Picnic on the Grounds, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Maryhill Museum of Art will be open after hours until 7 p.m. on August 2.
Picnic on the grounds! Bring your favorite picnic foods and something for the
peacocks too! Enjoy the spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge.
Experience the Enchantment of Maryhill
Museum of Art: Founded by Sam Hill, one of the most colorful and
influential figures of the early American West, Maryhill Museum of Art was
dedicated by Queen Marie of Romania in 1926 and opened to the public in 1940.
Located just 90 miles east of Portland and set
in a castle-like chateau on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River Gorge,
Maryhill is one of the Pacific Northwest's
cultural jewels. The museum contains world-class collections ranging from early
20th century European works to Native American artifacts and the second largest
collection of original Auguste Rodin on the West Coast. A visit may include lunch,
espresso and desserts available at Café Maryhill. Four miles east of the
museum, is the museum's full-scale replica of England's famous Neolithic
Stonehenge. Maryhill Museum of Art is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March
15 to November 15. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $2 for
children age 6-16. Children five and under are free. The American Association
of Museums accredits Maryhill Museum of Art. Visit www.maryhillmuseum.org for
more information.
Photography After Andy Warhol, Marilyn
(Announcement), 1981, screenprint.
From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation. © Andy
Warhol Foundation.
For a 300
dpi resolution photo click
here.
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