Permanent Exhibition · Hankin and Betz galleries
The Arts and Crafts and modernist studio craft movements in southeastern Pennsylvania produced
a diverse body of work, and makers of contemporary studio craft continue to explore fresh ideas
and new designs. Whether a mosaic tile, an abstract form in wood, a wall sculpture, or a ceramic
vessel, as nonverbal forms of human expression, these works not only reflect cultural values
but can function to transform the particulars of our everyday lives. The creative energy, broad
technical repertoire, and innovative designs of these artists are subjects of the Michener Art
Museum's new installation of work by studio craft artists of the Delaware Valley.
Intelligent Design, a new long-term installation opening February 3, will highlight
regional studio craft from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of expression today.
The exhibition features work from the studio shops of such makers and designers as Frederick
Harer, Wharton Esherick, George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima-Yarnall, Phillip Lloyd Powell, Paul Evans,
David Ellsworth, Mark Sfirri and Robert Dodge, Toshiko Takaezu, Robert Winokur, and
Matthias Pliessnig.
Images, left to right:
Paul Evans (1931-1987), Sculpted Steel Wall Collage, 1970.
Welded steel, colored pigments, gold leaf. James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation.
Michael Brolly, Dancing Tryclops, 1996.
Curly maple, dyed veneer. The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection. Donated by the artist.
RELATED EVENTS
- Special Exhibition Lecture: ''Intelligent Design'' Curator's Lecture (55 H)
Tuesday, May 1
- Artist Studio Tour: David Ellsworth (55 K)
Wednesday, May 23
- New Installation, ''Intelligent Design,'' Curator's Gallery Talk (55 J)
Tuesday, June 12
- New Installation, ''Intelligent Design,'' Artist lecture: Mark Sfirri (55 L)
Tuesday, June 26
- New installation, ''Intelligent Design'' Lecture: The Art of Wharton Esherick (55 M)
Tuesday, July 10
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