50/fifty: 50 Gifts for the Next Fifty Years May 6, 2009

In celebration of a half century of generosity the Monterey Museum of Art presents 50/fifty, an exhibition of recent gifts to the collection.

The exhibition encompasses paintings, works on paper and ceramics. Extraordinary examples of early California painting (including works by John O’Shea, William F. Ritschel, Thaddeus Welch and Sidney Yard), modern photography (including works by Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, Imogen Cunningham and W. Eugene Smith), modern and contemporary art (including Joan Savo, Kenjilo Nanao, Johnny Apodaca and Barry Masteller), and exquisite examples of contemporary Japanese pottery are highlights of the exhibition.

Supported in part by a Grant in Memory of Louise Bougie Beland from the John H. Marble Endowment Fund Administered by the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the James Irvine Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Stephen Bechtel Fund. Sponsored by Rita and Shelby Steele, Alvarez Technology Group, Inc., Jane Dart, First National Bank of Central California, Dr. Darnell M. Whitt II, Pam and John Wilkinson, Mary Cary and Gary Coughlan, Gail and Jim Griggs, William E. Heyler, Carole and Andy Hunter, Jane Dart Tucker, Patricia Work, Jim Lauderdale and Kevin Philips and Nanci Markey. Community Day is sponsored by a grant from the City of Monterey Cultural Arts Commission. Media sponsorship provided by Monterey County Weekly.

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