DeCordova Collects:
Gifts from Stephen and Sybil Stone
James and Audrey Foster Galleries
September 13, 2003 – January 18, 2004
James Aponovich, Still Life with Black Vase, 1995, oil on linen, Gift of Stephen and Sybil Stone
As patrons and avid collectors of regional art for nearly sixty years, Stephen and Sybil Stone of Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts, amassed a sizeable collection of artwork by contemporary New England artists. This exhibition presents highlights from the 165 works that the Stones have generously given to DeCordova over the course of forty years.
Alfred Duca, The Catalyst, 1956, polymer tempera on board, Gift of Steven and Sybil Stone
DeCordova Collects: Gifts from Stephen and Sybil Stone includes paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures by prominent New England artists who practiced, or currently work, in the expressionist or realist traditions such as Laura Anderson, James Aponovich, David Aronson, Leonard Baskin, Hyman Bloom, Bernard Chaet, Alfred Duca, Nancy Hagin, Elizabeth Johansson, Jack Levine, Conger Metcalf, Peter Plamondon, Scott Prior, Henry Schwartz, William Shattuck, Mitchell Siporin, Barbara Swan, and Karl Zerbe. The show also includes works by Robert Eshoo, Gyorgy Kepes, Andrew Stevovich, and renowned American modernist Charles Sheeler.
This exhibition was organized by Francine Weiss, Curatorial Fellow, and will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.
Jack Levine, Store Front, 1950, oil on canvas, Gift of the Steven and Sybil Stone Foundation
