Hernandez, Jo Farb

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San Jose State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksFaculty Publications Art and Art History & Design Departments1-1-2010Watts Towers ConservationJo Farb HernandezSan Jose State University, Jo.Hernandez@sjsu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/artdesign_pubPart of the Art and Design CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Art and Art History & Design Departments at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been acceptedfor inclusion in Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contactscholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationJo Farb Hernandez. "Watts Towers Conservation" Raw Vision (2010): 14.AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM Until September 25, 2011 AFAM is celebrating the 'Year of the Quilt', with two quilt exhibitions that showcase the masterworks in their collection. Super Stars: Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum are on show at the Lincoln Square branch of the American Folk Art Museum. AFAM will also be presenting a quilts at the Park Avenue Armory from March 25-30, 2011. There will be 6so quilts ... all red and white, and all from one collector. Until October 16, 2011 Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum. Until October 9. 2011: Eugene Von Bruenchenhein: Freelance Artist - Poet and Sculptor - Innovator- Arrow maker and Plant man - Bone artifacts constructor ­Photographer and Architect - Philosopher. American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square (Columbus Avenue at 66th St), New York, NY 10023-6214. t: 212 595 9533 WATTS TOWER CONSERVATION The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced a Galerie Bonheur will be exhibiting at 1-year partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs I the Outsider Art Fair in NYC in early of the City of Los Angeles for conservation of the Watts February. They are also launching two Towers, created by Italian immigrant Sabato (aka Simon new pages on their website, a or Sam) Rodia between 1921 and 1954. The partnership Designs and Gifts page and a began on November 1, 2010, with the ultimate goal being Publications page where new to preserve this National Historic Landmark for future catalogues on the following artists generations. Past, present and future conservation will be available: John Barton, Amos methods are being reviewed as well as repairs and Ferguson and Mary Whitfield. maintenance. This announcement took place in Galerie Bonheur International Folk Art, conjunction with the international Watts Towers Common 10046 Conway Road, St Louis, MO Ground Initiative: Art, Migrations conference held in Los 63124. t : 314 993 9B51 Angeles, October 22-24, 2010. jfh@cruzio.com www.galeriebonheur.com EDWARD HICKS JUDY SASLOW January 11- April 2, 2011 GALLERY Self-Taught Painters in America: Revisiting the Tradition January 7- February 25, 2011 includes works by Edward Hicks, Morris Hirshfield, John An exhibition from four organisations Kane, Grandma Moses, Ammi Phillips, Joseph Pickett, the (Project Onward, The Nathan and Prior-Hamblen School and others. Kiyoko Lerner Foundation, El Valor, Galerie St Etienne, 24 West 57th St, New York, NY 10019. and Esperanza) that provide t: 212 245 6734 www.gseart.com workshop environments to artists with developmental disabilities. February 10- 13, 2011 Works by Fran~ois Burland, Edmond Engel, Michel Nedjar and Christine Sefolosha at the New York Outsider Art Fair. March 4- April 9, 2011 Swiss outsider artist Edmond Engel will display new paintings alongside Gerard Cambon who creates clever sculptures from found materials. judy A Saslow Gallery, 300 West Superior, Chicago, IL 60654. t: 312 943 0530 [ l ,.., Until February 6, 2011 The Art and Craft of Dan Phillips: Paintings, drawings. February 20 -April 24, 2011 Paintings, drawings and environment pieces by Prophet Royal Robertson, with an opening reception on February ; 2oth, Sunday 3-7pm. Webb Gallery, 209 W. Franklin, Waxahachie, TX 75165. t: 972 93B BoBs www.webbartgallery.com Edward Hicks (detail) 

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