Artist: Lennart Anderson (American, b. 1928) Title: President Vernon Lattin Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: 19″ x 18″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas board Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. © Lennart Anderson Description: Vernon E. Lattin was Brooklyn College’s seventh president, serving from 1992 to 2000. This portrait of Lattin was painted by renowned realist Lennart Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Art (now Emeritus) at Brooklyn College. Anderson’s sober but slightly off-center painting captures Lattin’s intellectual gravity as well as his innate approachability. President Lattin spearheaded the College’s building campaign, which began with the renovation and expansion of the Library, so it is fitting that his portrait adorns the Library’s Archives and Special Collections. Related Websites– Letter from President Vernon Lattin – Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective Suggested Readings– Anderson, Lennart. Lennart Anderson: Paintings, 1953-2002, 2002. Call Number: ND237 .A64245 A4x 2002– Anderson, Lennart. Lennart Anderson: Paintings, 1999. Call Number: ND237 .A527 A4x 1999
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Artist: Maria Hartmann Title: Skylight Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: 60″ x 90″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Oil on canvas Owner: On loan from artist. © Maria Hartmann Description:
Artist: Vik Muniz (American, b. Brazil, 1960) Title: Ad Reinhardt Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: 44″ x 66″ Location in Library: First floor Media: Cibachrome Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection. Purchased with Dormitory Authority of New York Art Acquisition Funds. © Vik Muniz Description: Muniz collected dust and detritus from the galleries and offices of the Whitney Museum of American Art and arranged these substances into a drawing based on a photograph from the Museum’s exhibition Collection in Context: Ad Reinhardt.* He then photographed the drawing and enlarged it, creating a representation of a representation. Muniz’s use of dust is in keeping with his practice of incorporating unusual materials, such as chocolate syrup, ashes, and wire, into his work. His use of these substances hints at his offbeat sense of humor. * The abstract artist Ad Reinhardt taught in the Brooklyn College Art Department from 1947 to 1967. Related Websites– Vik Muniz’s Website– Vik Muniz at P.S.1 MoMA– Vik Muniz on PBS Suggested Readings– Muniz, Vik. Vik Muniz: Seeing is Believing, 1998. Call Number: Folio TR654 .M8x 1998– Muniz, Vik. Reflex: A Vik Muniz Primer, 2005. Call Number: TR647 .M857x 2005– Sullivan, Edward J. Brazil: Body and Soul, 2001. Call […]
Artist: Doug Schwab Title: Gerard Siani and Greg Saucedo Audio: Date: 2000 Dimensions: Location in Library: Second floor Media: Platinum-palladium print Owner: On loan from artist. © Doug Schwab Description:
