Sculpture Collection 

介绍(2008)

的 sculpture collection on campus was not built with an iron-focused philosophy in mind; it exists primarily because of the kindness of others 和 so reflects a broad range of interests 和 influences. two early pieces by Claire Falkenstein 和 Bernard Rosenthal were funded in the 1960s as part of construction costs for the campus gymnasium 和 the Visual Arts Center. 的 艺术联盟 raised funds to purchase 柠檬水 杰伊·威利斯; Homage to David Smith by Michael Todd, 和 鹦鹉螺 里科·伊士曼. 观景廊 和 加倍Wallpath wre funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places program. Asociated 学生 commissioned Solstice by alumnus Stephen Metzger 和 then donated the sculpture to the university. 在'Direction, a collaboration between artists Jason Chakravarty 和 Derek Parker, was funded by the Emeriti of 十大靠谱网赌平台. Donors or individual artists gifted the remaining 雕塑 to the university.

的 collection grew significantly in the 1990s with gifts from the Newquist Collection. Richard 和 Louise Newquist began their noted contemporary art collection in 1970. Focused on reductive sculpture, the collection grew to over 90 paintings, 雕塑, 在纸上工作, including a dozen outdoor 雕塑. In the 1990s, the Newquists donated four works to Cal State Fullerton. 的se were installed in locations throughout the campus. In 1995, shortly after Richard's death, Louise sold their home to Thomas W. Knaup. 1998年秋天, Knaup donated six outdoor 雕塑 和 three other works from the house to 十大靠谱网赌平台. Made possible by the Knaup gift, a sculpture court was created in the Visual Arts Center that reflects the Newquists' dedicated efforts to collect 和 preserve contemporary art.

Common to virtually all the scupltors in the collection is a fresh grappling with formal 和 thematic ideas 和 a receptivity to  the possiblities opened by new materials 和 processes. 两个雕塑, 出现 作者:Eric Goulder和 乞求 by Stanislav Szukalski were specifically solicited through the help of Greg Escalante to reflect the art department's continuing commitment to the human form in art.

Through the years many individuals have contributed significantly to the expansion of the collection: John Olsen for the inclusion of sculpture funding in building projects; Dextra Frankel for securing National Endowment for the Arts support; Mike McGee for securing the Thomas Knaup gift, 纽奎斯特的礼物, the Earl 和 Camilla McGrath gift, 和 the Archives Szukalski 和 Decker Studios gift.

Finally, the collection would not be a reality without the enthusiastic support of the 艺术联盟. This organization has continually provided funds for special acquisitions 和 for the often-substantial costs related to the installation of most of the 雕塑 in the collection.

Jerry Samuelson (1933–2012)
Professor 和 Dean Emeritus, 艺术学院