Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art (California)
Established | 1992 |
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Location | Malibu, California |
Coordinates | 34°02′21″N 118°42′28″W / 34.039266°N 118.707914°W |
Type | Art museum |
Website | arts |
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.
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]
References
- ^ "Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art". Pepperdine University. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (14 August 1992). "$1.5 Million Is Given to Pepperdine : Art: Gift from L.A. industrialist-art collector will benefit year-old space at the university". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (28 July 1993). "Weisman: Hometown Boy Makes Very Good : L.A.'s Patron Saint of Art Considers His Philanthropy as He Travels Home to See New Museum". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (13 September 1994). "Art Collector and Philanthropist Weisman Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (13 September 1994). "Frederick Weisman, 82, Leader In the Business and Art Worlds". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Reinhold, Robert (16 August 1993). "Art Collector, Old and Sick, Is Using Time That's Left to Aid the Homeless". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Godbey, Christina (23 June 1994). "Targeting Enjoyable Art". Los Angeles Times.
- OCLC 953636067.
- ^ Pippin, Carly. "The Making of a Museum". newsroom.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Lindsey. "Pepperdine Celebrates the Life of Michael Zakian". pepperdine-graphic.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Rodin sculptures showcased". The Acorn. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Museums: Openings". Los Angeles Magazine. Emmis Communications: 142. February 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Caldwell, Ellen C. (11 March 2015). ""Chuck Close: Face Forward" at Weisman Art Museum". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Giacobbe, Katie (14 January 2016). "Behind the Silkscreen: Exploring the Art of Pepperdine's Warhol Exhibit". Malibu Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.