Robert Kushner, "Quince," 2014; oil, acrylic, and gold leaf on linen; gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Daum at 20: Selections from the Collection

Name: The Daum at 20: Selections from the Collection
Start: 2022-09-30T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-12-18T23:59:59-06:00

September 30 - December 18, 2022 Admission

The Daum at 20 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the museum’s opening in 2002. The museum-wide exhibition will highlight the most significant acquisitions during this time period. Since the museum’s founding, based on the personal collection of the Daum’s primary benefactor, Dr. Harold F. Daum, the collection has increased from about 200 artworks to more than 2,000. The exhibition will be divided into media, with focuses on painting, ceramics, photography, prints, and a section devoted to the original works that were once installed in Dr. Daum’s home. Among the artists to be featured are Hung Liu, Robert Kushner, Akio Takamori, Ansel Adams, Linda Connor, Louise Bourgeois, Kara Walker, Helen Frankenthaler, and Gene Davis.

Exhibition Photos

Installation view of "The Daum at 20: Selections from the Collection."

Sergei Isupov, "Invisible Man," 2009; stained and glazed stoneware. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum.

Richard Notkin, "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," 2010; glazed earthenware. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum.

Louise Bourgeois, "Song of the Blacks and Blues," 1989-1996; lithograph, hand coloring, gouache, and oil stick. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.

Linda Connor (American, b. 1944), Untitled, 1976; Gold chloride-toned contact print; 8 x 9.875 in. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Drs. Antonio & Luz Racela.

Jack Earl (American, b. 1934), There is a Stone Story from Myth to Truth that Lives in the Soul of Man. It was Spoken Again by the King of Salem as He Laid His Hand on Abraham, 1987; hand-built earthenware and oil paint; 36 x 16 x 14 in. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Margaret Pennington.

Archie Scott Gobber, "The Audacity," 2009; enamel on canvas. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Chris John Haas, MD, and Pamela G. Johnson.

Helen Frankenthaler, "Trespass," 1974, acrylic on canvas. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.
Helen Frankenthaler, "Trespass," 1974; acrylic on canvas. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.

Peter Pincus (American, b. 1982), Trio of Vessels IV, 2016; colored porcelain with luster; 18 x 30 x 10 in. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, museum purchase.

Robert Kushner, "Quince," 2014; oil, acrylic, and gold leaf on linen; gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.

Kara Walker, "Exodus of Confederates from Atlanta," from the series "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War" (Annotated), 2005; offset lithography and silkscreen. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, partial gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum.

Richard Deon (American, b. 1956), "Pacific Mask," 1994-2003; acrylic on canvas; 102 1/2 x 80 1/2 in. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, museum purchase.
Richard Deon, "Pacific Mask," 1994-2003; acrylic on canvas. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, museum purchase.