Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art (California) explained
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art is an art gallery on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.[1] The museum was founded in 1992 with a $1.5 million gift from Frederick R. Weisman, a noted art collector and philanthropist.[2] The museum exhibits art from around the world, but focuses on art from California.
History
Frederick R. Weisman endowed the museum in 1992 with a gift of $1.5 million. Along with his gift, Weisman loaned the museum roughly $3 million of contemporary art from his personal collection.[3] Weisman made his fortune as president of Hunt Foods and as a distributor for Toyota, and he donated to many artistic organizations and charities, including the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles and the Weisman Art Museum at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.[4] [5] [6]
The founding director of the museum was Nora Halpern, who had previously worked as the curator of Weisman's private collection.[7] Following a disagreement with the administration concerning censorship of an exhibit at the museum, Halpern left the university in 1994.[8] In 1995, Michael Zakian was named the new director of the museum,[9] and served the Pepperdine art community for over 25 years before his death on January 14, 2020.[10]
Notable exhibits
The museum has hosted a number of notable exhibits, including Rodin's Obsession: The Gates of Hell in 2001, which featured 30 sculptures by Auguste Rodin;[11] [12] Chuck Close: Face Forward in 2015, a retrospective that featured over 70 prints by Close;[13] and Andy Warhol: Life and Legends in 2016, which featured some of Warhol's most famous works.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art . Pepperdine University . 22 August 2019.
- News: Muchnic . Suzanne . $1.5 Million Is Given to Pepperdine : Art: Gift from L.A. industrialist-art collector will benefit year-old space at the university. . 22 August 2019 . Los Angeles Times . 14 August 1992.
- News: Muchnic . Suzanne . Weisman: Hometown Boy Makes Very Good : L.A.'s Patron Saint of Art Considers His Philanthropy as He Travels Home to See New Museum . 22 August 2019 . Los Angeles Times . 28 July 1993.
- News: Muchnic . Suzanne . Art Collector and Philanthropist Weisman Dies . 22 August 2019 . Los Angeles Times . 13 September 1994.
- News: Smith . Roberta . Frederick Weisman, 82, Leader In the Business and Art Worlds . 22 August 2019 . The New York Times . 13 September 1994.
- News: Reinhold . Robert . Art Collector, Old and Sick, Is Using Time That's Left to Aid the Homeless . 22 August 2019 . The New York Times . 16 August 1993.
- News: Godbey . Christina . Targeting Enjoyable Art . Los Angeles Times . 23 June 1994.
- Book: Baird . David . Quest for distinction : Pepperdine University in the 20th century . 2016 . Pepperdine University Press . Malibu, California . 9780997700404 . 953636067 . 525.
- Web site: Pippin . Carly . The Making of a Museum . newsroom.pepperdine.edu . 27 August 2019.
- Web site: Sullivan . Lindsey . Pepperdine Celebrates the Life of Michael Zakian . pepperdine-graphic.com . 31 August 2020.
- News: Rodin sculptures showcased . 27 August 2019 . The Acorn . 25 January 2001.
- Museums: Openings . Los Angeles Magazine . February 2001 . 142 . 27 August 2019 . Emmis Communications . en.
- Web site: Caldwell . Ellen C. . "Chuck Close: Face Forward" at Weisman Art Museum . JSTOR Daily . 27 August 2019 . 11 March 2015.
- News: Giacobbe . Katie . Behind the Silkscreen: Exploring the Art of Pepperdine's Warhol Exhibit . 27 August 2019 . Malibu Times . 14 January 2016 . en.
