Xanti Schawinsky
Helen M. Post, “Xanti Schawinsky’s Spectodrama,” 1936-1937. Collection of Michael Reid. Xanti Schawinsky (b. 1904 Basel, Switzerland – d. 1979 Locarno, Switzerland) Alexander (Xanti) Schawinsky was born to Jewish parents in Switzerland. He was...Ati Gropius Forberg Johansen
Ati Gropius Johansen, “Untitled (Gondolier Boats).” Ink on pulp paper. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Ati Gropius Forberg Johansen (Student 1943-1946) (b.1926-d.2014) Ati Gropius Forberg Johansen was an educator,...Harrison Begay
Unknown photographer, “Harrison Begay sketching at Black Mountain College,” ca. 1940. Digital print from archival scan. Western Regional Archive, State Archives of NC. Harrison Begay (b. 1917 Whitecone, Arizona – d. 2012 Gilbert, Arizona) Harrison...Marguerite Wildenhain
Marguerite Wildenhain, “Untitled Tile.” Glazed stoneware. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Private Donor. Marguerite Wildenhain (b. 1896 Lyon, France; d. 1985 Guerneville, CA) Marguerite Wildenhain was a ceramic artist born in...Sōetsu Yanagi
William Watson, “Fall 1952 Pottery Seminar: Shōji Hamada (b. 1894 Tokyo, Japan – d. 1978 Mashiko, Tochigi, Japan), Bernard Leach (b. 1887 British Hong Kong – d. 1979 St. Ives, UK), Sōetsu Yanagi (b. 1889 Tokyo, Japan – d. 1961 Tokyo, Japan) and...Robert Bliss
Robert Bliss, “Lady Murasaki’s Fan Chair,” 1993. Teak, suede. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Robert Bliss (b. 1921 Seattle, WA – d. 2018 Salt Late City) Robert Bliss studied architecture at BMC with Lawrence...R. Buckminster Fuller
Hazel Larsen Archer, Buckminster Fuller in His Dome, Summer 1949. Hazel Larsen Archer, Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College, ca. 1948-1949. Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer. R. Buckminster Fuller (b. 1895 Milton, MA – d. 1983, Los Angeles, CA) R. (Richard)...Leo Krikorian
Leo Krikorian, “Untitled,” 1948. Oil on masonite. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Leo Krikorian (b. 1922 Fowler, CA, 2nd generation Armenian – d. 2005 Paris, France) Leo Krikorian was born in California and grew up...Ilya Bolotowsky
Ilya Bolotowsky, “Diamond III,” 1979. Silkscreen on paper, ed. 1881/225. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Robert F. Gold. Ilya Bolotowsky (b. 1907 St. Petersburg, Russia – d. 1981 New York, NY) Ilya Bolotowsky and his family...Cynthia Homire
Cynthia Homire, “Untitled (I got this idea from Philip Guston…years & years of struggle for a few moments of grace),” 1993. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Cynthia Homire (Student 1950-1953)...Lorrie Goulet
Sculptures on far left: Lorrie Goulet, Mother and Child; Torso. Photo credit: Michael Oppenheim. “In retrospect, I see how my experiences at BMC shaped my life. My marriage, my professional career in sculpture, my years of teaching all stemmed directly or...Hella Heyman Hammid
Portrait of Hella Heyman from her 1940 application to Black Mountain College. Courtesy of the Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina. Hella Hammid, Bathing, 1988, gelatin silver print. Private collection. Hella Heyman Hammid, (Student Fall 1940)...From the Vault: Recent Gifts to the Collection
September, 2020 – March 20, 2021
Jonathan Williams and the Jargon Society
September 16, 2020 – August 14, 2021
PERSPECTIVES – JOHN CAGE: A MYCOLOGICAL FORAY
November 18, 2020 | Streaming – A conversation with Atelier Éditions’ collaborative team and Laura Kuhn, Director of the John Cage Trust, about the newly published “John Cage: A Mycological Foray”
A Message to BMCM+AC Supporters
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TAYO: VIDEO + CONVERSATION WITH GRACE VILLAMIL
November 11, 2020 | Streaming – Tune in for a look at TAYO, a new installation from Grace Villamil, in collaboration with IONE and Lisa Kelley of the Ministry of Maåt. A new film about the October 24th activation of TAYO from cinematographer Sam Falconi and filmmaker Marina Katz will be followed by a discussion with Villamil.
PERSPECTIVES: DR. RUSSELL WILLIAMS, JR + JOSEPH BATHANTI – A CONVERSATION ABOUT ALMA STONE WILLIAMS
October 22, 2020 | Streaming – In the summer of 1944, a brave young woman from Athens, Georgia became the first African-American student to attend an all-white college in the Jim Crow South. Professors Russell Williams Jr., son of BMC alumna Alma Stone Williams, and Joseph Bathanti will discuss her extraordinary life and her place in the history of our country’s struggle for civil rights.
PERSPECTIVES: STEPH RICHARDS + ANDREW MUNSEY
October 14, 2020 | Streaming – Experimental trumpeter/composer Steph Richards and drummer/producer Andrew Munsey perform “homeostasis,” a new piece for sonic conversations with difficult objects.
