Personal Views: Regarding Private Collections in San Diego

Monday, 25 September 2006 09:10

San Diego, CA - Culminating a year-long celebration of the Museum's 80th anniversary, SDMA's curatorial staff will highlight the outstanding object resources in the region's private collections.  This diverse display will feature roughly 25 of the most interesting private collections to be found in this area.  On exhibit October 21, 2006-January 7, 2007.

A wide range of artistic practices will be represented, including high-quality examples of African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, South Asian, Ancient Mediterranean, Old Masters, European modernism, American, and Latin American art, as well as an international selection of contemporary photography and sculpture.  An accompanying illustrated catalogue will include an overview of the history of art collecting in San Diego by the Museum's executive director, Derrick R. Cartwright, a short essay on "Things" by Bill Brown, Ph.D., The George M. Pullman Professor of English at the University of Chicago, and mini-essays on each of the collections in the show written by SDMA's curatorial staff.

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