Curators’ Choice
April 30, 2021 to March 20, 2022 Jepson CenterThe exhibition Curators’ Choice based on the exciting, new publication Telfair Museums: Curators’ Choice (2021), is an opportunity to celebrate key pieces from the museum’s varied collection. These selected objects—such as the striking sugar basket created by the English female silversmith, Hester Bateman, or Frederick Carl Frieseke’s riotously colorful painting, The Garden Umbrella—shed light on the museum’s unique history and collecting practices.
You are the Curator!
Imagine you are collecting pieces of art for your museum collection. Consider the meaning the piece will have within your collection and to your audience. Select the piece of your choosing, and explain why you have decided to collect this piece.
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Hester Bateman (British, 1708–1794); "Sugar Basket," 1788; sterling silver and glass; 4 x 5 x 3 3/4 inches; gift of Frank A. Rizza, M.D. and family, 2012.15.24.a-b
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, The Garden Umbrella (before 1910)
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Oil on canvas , Canvas: 32 5/16 × 32 5/16 inches (82.1 × 82.1 cm)Framed: 38 1/4 × 38 3/8 × 3 inches (97.2 × 97.5 × 7.6 cm). -
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Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962); "Gwendolyn Knight," c. 1937; bronze; 17 5/16 × 8 1/2 × 8 inches; gift of The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art, 2003.18
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, Midnight, Bonaventure Cemetery (1993)
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gelatin silver print , Sight (Image): 17 7/8 × 12 1/4 inches (45.4 × 31.1 cm)Framed: 24 × 22 inches (61 × 55.9 cm).
Curators’ Choice is organized by Telfair Museums and curated by Anne-Solène Bayan, Assistant Curator.
Investment is provided by:
The City of Savannah, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and Terra Foundation for American Art
Additional support provided by:
Inge A. Brasseler
