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    Cantor Center for Visual Arts - Stanford

    October 15, 2008 - Ongoing

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    In addition to temporary exhibitions, works from the collection are on view in many of the Cantor Arts Center's 24 galleries plus sculpture gardens and terraces. The collection spans the history of art from ancient Egypt and China to the 21st century. The following are among the works on view: Auguste Rodin Collection, Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas, A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled, African Art in Context, and The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family.

    Auguste Rodin Collection - This is the largest collection of Rodin bronzes outside Paris, with 60 works in galleries dedicated to Rodin's work and 20 sculptures, including The Gates of Hell, in the Rodin Sculpture Garden. The Burghers of Calais are nearby on campus. A new second gallery installation, which exhibits in February 2009, will expand the display of Rodin's work and will divide them thematically by project or subject making smaller works immediately accessible to students.

    Contemporary Glass - At the end of the 19th century, Jane and Leland Stanford amassed a large collection of glass vessels by the Venetian firm of Salviati, a company still in existence today. This selection of contemporary glass, based on loans from local collectors, reflects the continuity of Venetian traditions. Included are works by Dale Chihuly, Toots Zynsky, Richard Marquis, and others.

    Living Traditions - Arts of the Americas - The new installation in two galleries integrates work from different Native American peoples and times and highlights the collection, including exciting commissions of new Northwest Coast art. The Precolumbian art display is enhanced by the addition of an important collection of Mesoamerican works.

    A New 19th Century - The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled - The 19th-century European and American collections are reconfigured to clarify the relationships between the various works and to introduce connections through international trade and travel. Two small gallery areas are established within the larger gallery: one where smaller paintings are grouped as they might have been in the salon of a collector; the other brings together changing selections of works on paper.

    African Art in Context - Field photographs and other didactic materials provide insight into the diverse art forms on display. The gallery features a section dedicated to the arts of southern Africa, including items of dress and body ornament from the Himba people of Namibia and beadwork by the Zulu and Ndebele people of South Africa.

    The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family - This installation examines the interests and accomplishments of the Stanford family, including material relating to the Central Pacific Railroad, the Palo Alto Stock Farm, the founding of Stanford University, and the early days of the Stanford Museum.

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      Dates:
      October 15, 2008 - Ongoing

      Times:
      Wed-Sun: 11am-5pm
      Thurs: 11am-8pm

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      Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University

      Lomita Drive & Museum Way Stanford, CA 94305-5060

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