That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family - Grounds For Sculpture

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That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family

On View
May 7, 2017 — December 31, 2020
Location
Cecelia Joyce and Seward Johnson Gallery

1.©2017 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc., Photo: Isometric Studio

2.Seward Johnson, Stainless Girl, styrofoam, 15 x 30 x 40 inches, ©1969 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc. ©2017 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc., Photo: Ken Ek

3.Seward Johnson, My Sixteen-Year-Old Jazz Dreams, cast bronze, 72 x 252 x 168 inches, ©2016 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc. ©2017 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc., Photo: Ken Ek

4.Seward Johnson, Study for Einstein on a Bike, plastilene, 24 x 19.5 x 31 inches, ©2013 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc. Seward Johnson, Midnight Snack Art, acrylic painted on trays, ©Seward Johnson ©2017 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc., Photo: Isometric Studio

5.©2017 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc., Photo: Isometric Studio

This exhibition focuses on the Johnson family’s passions, their belief in the spirit of innovation and the power of community, and how the founder’s vision for The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture shaped Grounds For Sculpture’s early years.

Curated by Lynn DeClemente Losavio, Collection Manager of The Seward Johnson Atelier.

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