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Exhibitions 1960-1961
| Spanish Masters | Fifty Paintings By Thirty Seven Painters of the Los Angeles Area | Ten Painters From UCLA | German Expressionist Paintings From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May | French Masters: Rococo to Romanticism | Thonet 19th Century Furniture | "Bonne Fete" Monsieur Picasso From Southern California Collectiors |
January 25 - March 6, 1960
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Council
The Spanish Masters exhibition sponsored by the UCLA Art Council was on display from January 25 to March 6, 1960 in the UCLA Art Galleries’ Dickson Art Center. The exhibition was later on display at the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego from March 25 to May 1.
Prints and paintings from the most prominent Spanish artists were on display. The exhibition saw to showcase the impact and importance of Spanish art throughout history. In order to fully span the artistic merits of Spanish art, paintings and prints that best represented Spanish art and its influence on the art world at large were chosen.
The artists highlighted in this exhibition were: El Greco, Goya, Ribera, Murillo, Bermejo, Miro, Velasquez, Gris, Coello, Zurbaran, Picasso, Dali, and Cotan.
For more on the Art Council, please visit the Organizations, Committees, and Groups page.
Fifty Paintings by Thirty Seven Painters of the Los Angeles Area
March 21 - April 10, 1960
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Galleries
Art history graduate student Henry T. Hopkins assembled FiftyPaintings by Thirty Seven Painters with support from the UCLA Art Galleries. The exhibition was on display from March 21 to April 10, 1960. Hopkins wanted to best represent art of the Los Angeles area by presenting its “individuality, experimentation, and growth.” Researching contemporary art of the West Coast, Hopkins chose to spotlight art works that not only represented contemporary art of Los Angeles, but also chose to spotlight artistic diversity of Southern California. Understanding the individuality of Los Angeles area art, Hopkins’ only requirements were that the paintings be representative of contemporary “mainstream” art.
The vast individuality of these paintings made it difficult to precisely classify the art works, but Hopkins did believe that:
some larger classifications…exist: the Abstract Expressionists, the Abstract Classicists, and a group inspired by Rico Lebrun which has no official title.
The thirty seven painters showcased in this exhibition were:
Clinton Adams Jack Hooper Knud Merrild
John Altoon Robert Irwin William Millarc
Sam Amato James Jarvaise Edward Branco Moses
Ary Arlon Ynez Johnston Lee Mullican Ben Berlin John Paul Jones James McGarrell
Eugene Berman Craig Kauffman John McLaughlin
Billy Al Bensgton Edward Keinholz Richards Ruben
William Brice Peter Krasnow Eva Slater
Hans Burkhart Rico Lebrun Charles Tracy
Leornard Edmondson Linda Levi Peter Voulkos
Lorser Feitelson Helen Lundeberg Howard Warshaw
Keith Finch Dan Lutz Stanton Macdonald-Wright
For more on the UCLA Art Galleries, please visit the Organizations, Committees and Groups page.
October 31 - December 11, 1960
Ten Painters from UCLA was sponsored by the UCLA Art Galleries and the UCLA Department of Art. The exhibition was on display from October 31 to December 11, 1960. The art works chosen for this exhibition were created by UCLA art graduates who had by then gained recognition as professional artists. Selection of these graduates was made by the faculty of Pictorial Arts.
The main goal of this exhibition was to draw attention to the importance of professional training of the arts at the university level. There came to be an increased support for the professional training of all arts; before, there was just a theoretical approach and many began rejecting that single way of teaching art. This new approach sought to give talented youths the opportunity from which they could express themselves and extensively practice their craft in a higher education setting.
The ten UCLA painters whose art work was put on display were: Les Biller, Raymond Brown, Jo E. Carroll, Jack Hooper, Les Kerr, Louis Lunetta, James McGarrell, Harry Nadler, Roland Reiss, and Mike Todd.
German Expressionist Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May
January 8 - February 19, 1961
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Galleries
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Galleries, the German Expressionist Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May circulating exhibition was on view to the UCLA and Los Angeles community from January 8 to February 19, 1961. The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May included the artworks of 20 of the most important German expressionists. Not only was this collection extensive but it was one, if not the best representation of German expressionism. The exhibition was made up of 90 art works, 45 of which were paintings by Max Beckmann. The 90 art works showcased in this exhibition represented German expressionist art from 1905 to 1950.
The art works of the exhibition were classified into three groups. The first group represented Die Brücke, the second group showcased Der Blaue Reiter and other modern German painters, and the third group was made up of paintings by Max Beckmann.
Die Brücke Painters
Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Krichner, Otto Mueller, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Der Blaue Reiter and Other Modern German Painters
Heinrich Campendonk, Lovis Corinth, Lyonel Feininger, Konrad Felixmueller, Alexej von Jawlensky, Wassily Kandinsky, Anton Kerschbaumer, Paul Kleinschmidt, Oskar Kokoschka, August Macke, Franz Marc, Dr. Ludwig Meidner, and Christian Rohlfs
Paintings by Max Beckmann
French Masters: Rococo to Romanticism
March 5 - April 18, 1961
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Council
This exhibition of paintings, drawings, and prints of the French Masters from Rococo to Romanticism was sponsored by the UCLA Art Council and displayed at the UCLA Art Galleries. French Masters: Rococo to Romanticism was on display from March 5 to April 18, 1961. The 110 paintings, drawings, and prints spanned from the end of the 17th Century--what came to be known the Rococo art period in France-- until the middle of the 19th Century. The latter was classified as the Romantic age in France. During this historical period, France came to be the dominant cultural superpower. France’s cultural dominance was reflected in the art as was clearly represented by this exhibit. Artworks from artists such as Watteau, Delacroix, Fragonard, Coypel, Greuze, and Diaz de la Pena were on display.
Thonet 19th Century Bentwood Furniture
September 18 - October 15, 1961
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Galleries
The Thonet 19th Century Bentwood Furniture exhibition was on display from September 18 until October 15, 1961. Sponsored by the UCLA Art Galleries this exhibition showcased the furniture produced by the Thonet Industries.
Michael Thonet developed the process where steam is used to make wood pliable which results in the ability to use molds in furniture production. Thonet became the leader of this type of furniture--bentwood--and until his patent rights expired, he dominated much of the furniture industry. His big furniture piece was the Vienna bentwood chair. The Vienna bentwood chair was so successful that it was estimated that over 50 million chairs were produced, and bought before World War II.
The exhibition included: bent laminated chairs, Vienna chairs, arm chairs, settees, platform rocking chairs, rocking chairs, a rocking chaise lounge, a chaise lounge, bed, tables, dressing stands, a stool, hall trees, hat racks, umbrella stands, a shooting stick, a walking cane, and various pieces of children’s furniture.
“Bonne Fete” Monsieur Picasso from Southern California Collectors
October 25 - November 12, 1961
Sponsored by the UCLA Art Council
On October 25, 1881, Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. He came to be one of the most celebrated artistic minds of the 20th century. On October 25, 1961 Picasso celebrated his 80th birthday. The UCLA Art Council decided to celebrate Picasso’s birthday by assembling an exhibition of art works that spanned Picasso’s entire artistic career.
Frank Pearls, a friend of Picasso’s and a Beverly Hills art collector, originated the idea and approached members of the UCLA Art Council with his idea. The UCLA Art Council decided to sponsor this exhibition and set out to contact art collectors from throughout Southern California. The result became the exhibition, “Bonne Fete” Monsieur Picasso from Southern California Collectors. More than 250 art works--paintings, drawings, and prints--of Picasso were lent to the UCLA Art Council from 50 different Southern Californians.
Picasso himself was so impressed by the quality and quantity of art works that were gathered for the collection that he decided to create a lithograph for the event. He included 100 signed lithographs that were sold in support of the UCLA Art Council’s ventures--scholarships, fellowships, and other exhibitions.
The exhibition was on display from October 25 until November 12, 1961 and it broke attendance records at UCLA .