Anderson Collection at Stanford University: Groundbreaking Ceremony Keepsake Book, 2012 Oct 9

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Summary

Title:
Anderson Collection at Stanford University: Groundbreaking Ceremony keepsake book
Dates:
2012 Oct 9
Abstract:
Bound keepsake volume from the Anderson Collection groundbreaking ceremony held October 9, 2012 at Stanford University.
Extent:
0.02 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Anderson Collection at Stanford University: Groundbreaking Ceremony keepsake book (SCM0434). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Bound keepsake volume includes photographs from the Anderson Collection groundbreaking ceremony held October 9, 2012 at Stanford University. Also included are quotations from speakers John W. Etchemendy, Alex Nemerov, and Roberta Denning. Cover is a computer-generated depiction of the Anderson Collection building.

Biographical / historical:

On October 9, 2012 Stanford University broke ground on the Anderson Collection building, which will house the private art collection of Harry W. Anderson, Mary Margaret Anderson, and Mary Patricia Anderson Pence. The Anderson Collection building is adjacent to the Cantor Arts Center and the McMurtry Building for Art and Art History. The Anderson Gallery is anticipated to open in late 2014.

The Anderson Collection at Stanford will contain 121 works by 86 artists, including some of the foremost examples of post-World War II American art in public and private hands. The collection is anchored in the work of the New York School and key modern and contemporary artists collected in depth, across media. Major movements represented include Abstract Expressionism, Color Field Painting, Post-Minimalism, California Funk Art, Bay Area Figurative Art, Light and Space and contemporary painting and sculpture.

Some of the Anderson Collection works being donated to Stanford include:

Willem de Kooning: Woman Standing – Pink (1954-55) and Untitled (1986) Richard Diebenkorn: Ocean Park #60 (1973) Sam Francis: Red in Red (1955) Philip Guston: The Coat II (1977) and The Tale (1961) Ellsworth Kelly: Black Ripe (1955) Franz Kline: Figure 8 (1952) Morris Louis: #64 (1958) John McLaughlin: #13 (1962) Joan Mitchell: "Before, Again IV (1985) David Park: Four Women (1959) Jackson Pollock: Lucifer (1947) Ad Reinhardt: Abstract Painting (1966) Mark Rothko: Untitled - Black on Gray (1969) and Pink and White over Red (1957) David Smith: Timeless Clock (1957) Frank Stella: Zeltweg (1981) Clyfford Still: 1957-J No. 1 (1947) Wayne Thiebaud: Candy Counter (1962)

Text Excerpted from http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/june/cantor-anderson-collection-061411.html

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to Stanford University, Special Collections in 2013.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-25 10:56:33 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Anderson Collection at Stanford University: Groundbreaking Ceremony keepsake book (SCM0434). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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