December 2011
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Pick of the Month
Continuing Exhibitions
In the Galleries
Events
Membership Benefits

PICK OF THE MONTH
Style and Process: Japonisme on Paper
Opens December 21
In the 1860s, Japanese art and goods flooded into Paris. This set off a craze for all things Japanese, particularly Ukiyo-e prints. It also sparked Japonisme, the movement explored in this installation of changing works on paper in the Robert Mondavi Family Gallery. Subsequently, European and American artists appropriated and responded to Japanese subjects, techniques, and graphic style.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
The Legend of Rex Slinkard
Through February 26
Cantor Arts Center is the primary repository of works by southern California artist Rex Slinkard (1887–1918). This selection of oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and pen-and-watercolor sketches conveys the breadth and strength of Slinkard's short-lived artistic development. Catalogue available.

Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation 1876–1936
Through January 1
Auguste Rodin, the most famous sculptor of his day, not only appealed to American collectors but also had a profound influence on American artists. This exhibition is the first to examine the scope of this influence on artists such as Malvina Hoffman, Edward Steichen, Georgia O'Keeffe, and others.Learn more: fact sheet and catalogue.

Rodin and the Dancing Body
Through January 1
Footage of Rodin’s friend and muse Isadora Duncan and student performances explore the connections between Rodin and dance. See related program below.

Expanding Views of Africa
Ongoing
The newly expanded African art galleries present more than 200 objects and new ways of considering African art and culture. This presentation offers historical depth, geographic breadth, and chronological representation ranging from ancient Egypt to the 21st century.

IN THE GALLERIES
Early Modern Economies: Labor, Merchandise, Services, and Shopping
Opens December 21
Artists in 17th- and 18th-century Europe increasingly depicted merchants, commodities, and commercial activity as essential parts of public life. The works on paper in this installation feature a range of workers, from the idealized shepherd and elegant artist to the lowly butcher, as well as the tools of their trades.

Anatomy Lessons: Art and the Male Body
Opens December 21
During the 16th to 18th centuries, physicians and artists increasingly studied human anatomy at first hand, rather than by looking at illustrated books. The prints and drawings in this installation explore ways artists depicted the male body during this time of change—as symbols of raw power and idealized beauty, as the subject of scientific exploration, and in academic drawings.

EVENTS:
All events are free and are held in the auditorium unless otherwise noted.
Accepting Donations for Treasure Market 2013
Donations made by the end of this year can be counted as a 2011 tax deduction.
The warehouse accepts donations of art work, jewelry, silver, furniture, decorative items, china, linens, and collectibles on Wednesdays, 9:30 to noon, 933 Hamilton Avenue, Menlo Park, or call 650-326-4533.

Thursday, December 1, 6–8 pm
Dance performance: Rodin and the Dancing Body. Dance artist and LINES Contemporary Ballet Director Alonzo King will join Muriel Maffre, lecturer in the Dance Division of the Drama Department and her students for a series of open rehearsals. During these sessions, museum visitors are welcome to observe and to sketch.

Saturday, December 3, 2–4 pm
Final showcase: Rodin and the Dancing Body. Join Muriel Maffre and her students for the final dance performance. Roble Gym, 375 Santa Teresa Street on the Stanford campus.

Friday, December 9, 2 pm
Spotlight on Art
Graduate students in the Department of Art and Art History give gallery talks on selected works of art over the academic year.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Bookshop annual holiday sale: Friday–Sunday, December 2–4, members get 20% discount on all regularly priced merchandise.
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Images, top to bottom:
Félix Hilaire Buhot, Japanese Baptism (Baptême Japonais), 1887. Etching with drypoint and aquatint, printed from a single plate. Robert E. and Mary B. P. Gross Fund, 2008.12.
Rex Slinkard, Young Rivers (detail), c. 1915-1916. Oil on canvas. Bequest of Florence Williams, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 1955.1027.
Hugo Robus, Blackbottom (detail), 1925. Bronze. Courtesy Forum Gallery.
Auguste Rodin, Cambodian Dancer, 1911.  Colored collotype. From Camera Work, April/July, 1911. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Carl Zigrosser, 1966, 1966-205-34(7).  Image © Philadelphia Museum of Art/Art Resource, NY.
Artist unknown. Kuba peoples, Bushoong group, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mukenga mukyeem mask, 20th century. Fabric, raffia, hide, cowrie shells, beads, and wood. Given in memory of Paul J.F. Schumacher by Marietta C. Schumacher, 1999.180.
Artist Unknown, Austria, 18th century, Coffee Vendor (detail). Pen and ink with watercolor on paper. Cantor Arts Center, Museum Purchase Fund, 1969.200.
Juan Conchillos Falcó, Male Nude, 1702. Charcoal with blue and white chalk on paper. Mortimer C. Leventritt Fund, 1976.95.
Dragon vase from Treasure Market 2011.
Student in the gallery.
Muriel Maffre, Lecturer Dance Division, Stanford University.
Cantor Arts Center Bookshop.

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