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Anderson Collection at Stanford University

Name: Anderson Collection at Stanford University
Address: 314 Lomita Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, US
Telephone: (650) 721-6055
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A museum of modern and contemporary American art on the campus of Stanford University. Free Admission | Open Thursday - Monday
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06/01/2026

🌻 June at the Anderson Collection

June is filled with color and creative adventure. Come to the Anderson Collection this month and explore.

🗓️ Museum Minis
June 15 at 11:15 AM

🗓️ 1,000 Ways to Hold | Curator Led Talk
June 15 at 1 PM

🗓️ Drop-In Drawing
Every 2nd and 4th Friday

From family-friendly story time to casual drawing for all levels, there’s something for every way you engage with art.

05/31/2026

Ellsworth catching sun on the roof of his Broad Street studio with "Black Ripe", his first painting featuring a curved form unbound by edges.

He said he knew Alexander Calder well then, who smoked a cigar called black ripe. The moment he finished the painting, the title came to him instantly-he exclaimed "Black Ripe!"

Via:

Images: 1. Ellsworth and Black Ripe, Broad Street Studio Roof, 1955

© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

The work is currently in our collection. Plan your visit and come see it in person.

Always free. All are welcome.

05/28/2026

Congratulations, Eamon Ore-Giron! 🏆

Eamon Ore-Giron (), whose work is a beloved part of our collection, recently unveiled a new installation for the Los Angeles Metro D Line extension at the Wilshire/La Brea station. 🚄💨

Titled “Infinite Landscape: Los Ángeles Para Siempre”, the work reflects on Los Angeles as a constantly evolving city while drawing inspiration from the historic art deco architecture of the Wilshire corridor. We are so proud of Eamon and thrilled to have his work represented in our collection. 🌆

🖼️Images courtesy of Metro Los Angeles

05/26/2026

Last chance to RSVP!🏃💨

🗓️Tomorrow, don’t miss the Burt and Deedee McMurtry Lecture with Curator Hamza Walker at Bing Concert Hall on May 27.

This year’s lecture features curator, writer, and educator Hamza Walker. Hamza Walker is Executive Director of The Brick (formerly LAXART) in Los Angeles, where he has led the institution’s evolution into one of the city’s most vital platforms for artist-centered work that engages the present with clarity and conviction. Since 2016, he has shaped a program that bridges contemporary and historical perspectives, advancing ambitious exhibitions and collaborations that foreground emerging and underrecognized artists. His curatorial work is widely recognized for its intellectual rigor, cultural insight, and its ability to reframe how art engages public life. Most recently, he co-curated the ground-breaking Monuments exhibition.

🖼️Hamza Walker, courtesy of Hamza Walker

🖼️Courtesy of The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles.

05/23/2026

The Meticulous Expressionist

Born on this day in 1910, Franz Kline was a titan of Abstract Expressionism, famous for his monumental black-and-white gestural paintings. Kline, a traditionally trained artist, shifted toward massive abstract motifs after his close friend, artist Willem de Kooning, introduced him to a Bell-Opticon projector. When Kline projected a small sketch of a rocking chair onto the wall, the enlarged black forms captivated him, helping shape the bold visual language that defined his breakthrough 1950 exhibition at the Charles Egan Gallery.

He worked to the very end of his life, producing massive, horizontally oriented “wall paintings” in the late 1950s. At the height of his career in 1962, Kline died in New York at age 51 from rheumatic heart disease. His legacy remains inseparable from the rise of the New York School.

As part of our Connecting Collections initiative, we have wall labels dedicated to artists represented in both Cantor’s and Anderson’s permanent collections. We have not one, but two Franz Klines on view. Visit both museums to experience these striking paintings in person.

05/22/2026

Back to Black ⚫

Please enjoy this selection of works from the Anderson Collection that personify the color black.

🖤Louise Nevelson, “Sky Garden,” 1959-1964, enamel on wood

🖤Vija Celmins, “Barrier,” 1985-1986, oil and wax on linen

🖤Martin Puryear, “Dumb Luck,” 1990, wire mesh, wood, and tar

🖤Donald Sultan, “Street Light, February 7, 1982,” 1982, oil, spackle, and tar on vinyl tile on masonite

🖤Nathan Oliveira, “Stage #2 With Bed,” 1967, oil on canvas

🖤Mark Rothko, “Untitled (Black and Gray),”1969, acrylic on canvas

05/21/2026

Drop in, settle down.

Drop-In Drawing is happening at the Anderson Collection on May 22.

This free, relaxed drawing session invites visitors of any experience level to experiment with pencils and paper while exploring the collection from a creative perspective.

📝Pencils, paper, and gallery stools provided

📍Meet in the museum lobby

🚫No registration required

♥️Always free. All are welcome.

05/20/2026

Art break this week? 🎨

Join us for guided tours at the Anderson Collection — whether you want a quick 15-minute deep dive or a full walkthrough of the galleries. As always, we are admission-free, and everyone is welcome. 📍 Meet at the top of the stairs
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Spotlight Tours

📅 Thursday, May 21
🕛 12:00 PM & 12:30 PM

Take a 15-minute spotlight tour focused on one object in the Anderson Collection. New works are featured each week.

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Highlights Tour

📅 Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕧 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM

Explore highlights from the Anderson Collection on a free guided tour of the galleries. No registration required.

05/19/2026

Each bowl in Erika Chong Shuch's “1,000 Ways to Hold” carries a story. 📖

Formed during a conversation between two people—often strangers—about what they’ve held, each bowl is embedded with a recorded fragment of that exchange.👥

In the gallery, you become part of the experience: Pick up a bowl, place it on the listening station, and hear it come to life.🎶

Watch the video to see how it works.📽️

05/18/2026

Do You Know Your Herstory?📚

Long overshadowed by the movement’s “macho male painters,” artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Jay DeFeo, Joan Mitchell, and Louise Nevelson were just as central to the development of Abstract Expressionism, bringing new techniques, materials, and ideas, helping redefine art history. Even today, their work still feels fresh, fearless, and powerful!

🎨Helen Frankenthaler, "Approach," 1962, oil on canvas.

🎨Louise Nevelson, "Sky Garden," 1959-1964, enamel on wood.

🎨Joan Mitchell, "Before, Again IV," 1985, oil on canvas.

🎨Jay DeFeo, "Summer Image (For My Mother)," 1983, oil and acrylic on paper.

Which artist are you looking forward to seeing at the Anderson? 👀

Address

314 Lomita Drive
Stanford, CA
94305

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

(650) 721-6055

Website

http://anderson.stanford.edu/, https://linktr.ee/andersoncollection

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