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Detail of Ascent, 1961Mildred K. Walker (1915-1995)Sepia conte crayon on yellow paper; 23 x 35 in.37214Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Macaray Ebb of Hallowtide Though Halloween is now in the rear view, today’s Bowers Blog post is published in the slightly belated spirit of October’s spookiest day. Here we look at a small selection of prints and...
Detail of Snow at Nezu Shrine, 1934Tsuchiya Koitsu (Japanese, 1870-1949Woodblock print on paper; 18 x 13 in.98.17.5BGift of Ms. Alice Marshall Ready to Print This past Saturday, Bowers Museum opens its doors to Beyond the Great Wave: Works by Hokusai from the British Museum. As an exhibition of works by one of the most influential artists of all ti...
Autumn Evening, 1921Dwight W. Tryon (1849-1925)Oil on canvas; 11 x 16 in.F7692Martha C. Stevens Memorial Collection Trees Beyond Trees Though the weather seems to be fluctuating between mildly warm and quite warm rather than downshifting into the crispness that is generally characteristic of the autumn season, we are now a good way into fall. Conti...
Detail of Two Girls Carrying Children, c. 1899Kusakabe Kimbei (Japanese; 1841–1934); JapanPhotographic printF76.41.53Gift of Herb Hansen Interiors Coming Soon This Saturday the Bowers Museum opens its doors to The Power of Photography, an exhibition curated by the expert collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman. The show closely studies the way in w...
Crop of Autumnal Tints, 1909John Francis Murphy (American, 1853-1921)Oil on canvas; 16 x 22 in.F7663Martha C. Stevens Memorial Art Collection 24 Corot Gold As of last Friday, we have officially entered fall. Temperatures are at least hypothetically beginning to drop, area foliage is strongly considering a change to yellow, orange, or red—or quittin...
The Mayas, c.1999Raúl Anguiano (Mexican, 1915-2006)Oil on canvas99.63.2Gift of Bowers Museum Collectors Council National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Hispanic Americans. This year, the Bowers Blog looks at Raúl Anguiano (Mexican, 1915-2006) an...
Ladle, early to mid 19th CenturyUnrecorded artist; Raivavae or Tubuai, Austral Islands, French Polynesia, PolynesiaWood; 28 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.2006.7.2Jordan Community Trust Purchase South Seas Islands Situated in the southernmost region of French Polynesia, the five inhabited Austral Islands are famous for their distinctive wood carvings. Perh...
Coverlet, c. 1845Unrecorded American artist; KansasCotton; 82 × 90 in.31045Gift of Daisy F. Brown Woven Stories Coverlets, single-layered bedcoverings, are distinct from quilts but share in a lot of aspects of their creation and use. In the 19th century, coverlets were in many cases one of the few artforms made by American women, who had been denie...
Helmet "Firespitter" Mask (Kponyugu), early to mid 20th centuryUnrecorded artist, Senufo culture; probably Côte d'IvoireWood; 40 x 15 x 14 1/2 in.2022.8.11Gift of Diane M. Conn in Memory of Mace Neufeld Passing On Cultures from around the world have found many different answers to the question of what happens when we die. In some versions of the be...
Bowers Museum's display at South Coast Plaza's Jewel Court, image from Bowers' Exhibit Design Department Trip to the Mall The Bowers Museum is very excited to be collaborating with South Coast Plaza on a temporary display in their Jewel Court that both promotes our upcoming Fall/Winter exhibitions and includes five cases of highlights from the Bowe...