Berkeley, No. 52
Berkeley, No. 52 by Richard Diebenkorn
I suppose this isn’t such big news as the Nobel prize (?!), but the Obamas are updating the art at the White House, and I noticed that “Berkeley, No. 52″ by one of my favorite California landscape painters, Richard Diebenkorn, is among the works of art that they chose. Apparently, presidents get to pick from almost the entire Smithsonian collection. That would make for a fun museum visit.
Poppies by Richard Diebenkorn
RichardDiebenkorn.net has images of other Diebenkorn paintings, including others from the Berkeley series, a number from his Ocean Park series, and a nice representation of our state flower, the poppy. I find his abstract landscapes to be very recognizably California.
Marin Landscape by Richard Diebenkorn
I think I'll... by Ed Ruscha
The New York Time has a slideshow of other paintings chosen by the Obamas. “I think I’ll…” by Ed Ruscha, seems like an offering of low-hanging fruit to political bloggers.
Tags: diebenkorn, poppy
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October 11th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Diebenkorn AND Ed Ruscha…looks like California is well represented in the White House! It’s encouraging to have work that might be a little more adventurous than in White Houses past. I didn’t know of Alma Thomas’ work until I looked at the article. The “Sky Light” piece is really gorgeous.
October 12th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Yup, California represent, represent. It makes me wonder at my regionalism when my favorites from a list are so often the California ones. I’m not sure I got that “Sky Light” piece, I probably need to see it in person, but I liked her other one. I saw the full list and liked most of the art, really. Rather strange to be agreeing with a president and first lady’s taste.