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John Dirks, Sculptor Elegant Terns (detail), John Dirks, La Mesa, California, U.S.A., Wood. Collection, Dr. and Mrs. Page Crouch. Photo courtesy of John Dirks Estate. L50-03-001 exhibitions

John Dirks, Sculptor

Nov 11, 2006 - May 6, 2007 At Mingei International Museum

Of Gold and Grass Winged Horses, unidentified maker, 5th-4th Century BCE, Issyck, Kazakhstan, Gold. Collection, Museum of Gold and Precious Metals. L46-GMZ KP 889 exhibitions

Of Gold and Grass

Oct 21, 2006 - May 6, 2007 At Mingei International Museum

Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico Funerary Vessel, Jalisco, Western Shaft Tomb, 400 BCE - 200 CE, Jalisco or Nayarit, Mexico, clay. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift from the Living Trust of Donald B. Robertson. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 2017-06-001. 2005-T44-001 exhibitions

Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico

Aug 29, 2006 - Jan 15, 2007 At Escondido (Mingei Satellite)

Folk Art of Mexico Candelabra - Tree of Life, 20th Century, Mexico, clay. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of Tom and Alma Pirazzini. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 1986-13-002. exhibitions

Folk Art of Mexico

Jul 31, 2006 - Jan 14, 2007 At Escondido (Mingei Satellite)

Carnaval! Installation view of the Carnaval exhibition. Photo by Anthony Scoggins. exhibitions

Carnaval!

May 21 - Sep 17, 2006 At Mingei International Museum

Martha Longenecker: Designer Craftsman Bottle Form, Martha Longenecker, c. 1977, Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, stoneware. Collection of the Estate of Martha Longenecker. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. L48-01-046 exhibitions

Martha Longenecker: Designer Craftsman

Apr 23 - Oct 29, 2006 At Mingei International Museum

Symbols of Identity Headdress Ornament, Teke 1900-1910, Afghanistan, silver, gold wash, carnelian. Collection Mingei International Museum. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 2001-03-011. exhibitions

Symbols of Identity

Apr 23, 2006 - Sep 23, 2007 At Mingei International Museum

Sam Maloof - Dean of American Furniture Makers Rocking Chair, Sam Maloof, 1996, Alta Loma, California, U.S.A., walnut, ebony. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts and the Herb Hafif Family Foundation. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 1996-92-001. exhibitions

Sam Maloof - Dean of American Furniture Makers

Apr 23 - Oct 29, 2006 At Mingei International Museum

The Art of Vivika and Otto Heino Bowl, Vivika and Otto Heino, 20th Century, U.S.A., clay. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of Roy Leeper and Gaylord Hall. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 1996-32-009. exhibitions

The Art of Vivika and Otto Heino

Nov 20, 2005 - Mar 19, 2006 At Mingei International Museum

Norway Necklace -Agnus Dei, c. 1850, Hardanger, Norway, silver. Private Collection. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. L42-09-012 exhibitions

Norway

Oct 23, 2005 - Apr 4, 2006 At Mingei International Museum

Timeless Glass Chandelier - Enlightenment, Dale Chihuly, 2005, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., glass, steel. Collection Mingei International Museum. A GIFT OF MINGEI INTERNATIONAL CONNOISSEURS WITH A LEAD GIFT BY THEIR HONORARY CHAIRMAN CHARMAINE AND MAURICE KAPLAN Patricia C. Dwinnell Butler, Mary Clark, Lois Sherr Dubin, Sue K. and Charles C. Edwards, M.D., Audrey Geisel, Jean Hahn Hardy and John I. Hardy, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, James P. Kemp, M.D., Maureen and Charles King, Helen W. Korman, Barbara Joy Marriott Wilcox, Christa McReynolds, Betty-Jo Petersen, Jack and Caroline Raymond, David Rinehart, Ron and Mary Taylor, Christy Walton, Joanne C. and Frank R. Warren, Frances Hamilton White.Additional Donors: Florence Covel and The Golden Door. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 2005-42-001. exhibitions

Timeless Glass

Sep 20, 2005 - Jul 2, 2006 At Escondido (Mingei Satellite)

Arctic Transformations Belt - Five Arctic Shamans with Spirit Helpers in The Act of Transformation (detail), Denise Wallace, Chugach Eskimo-Aleut 1988, Alaska, U.S.A. Sterling silver, 14-karat gold, ivory (fossil and walrus), lapis lazuli. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of The Theodore Dubin Foundation, Connie Golden, Jean Hahn Hardy and Frances Hamilton White. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 2000-65-001. exhibitions

Arctic Transformations

Jul 31 - Oct 16, 2005 At Mingei International Museum

Ningyô – The Art of the Japanese Doll Dolls- Yoshitsune, Japan, Collection of Judy and Joel Rosen. L40-05-013A-B exhibitions

Ningyô – The Art of the Japanese Doll

Jun 18, 2005 - Jan 8, 2006 At Mingei International Museum

Kazuo Kadonaga Installation view of the Kazuo Kadonaga exhibition. Photo by Lynton Gardiner exhibitions

Kazuo Kadonaga

May 21 - Oct 2, 2005 At Mingei International Museum

In the Grain Hollow Form, Mike Jackofsky, 2001, Harmony Grove, California, U.S.A., black cherry burl. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of the Artist. Photo by Anthony Scoggins. 2003-53-001. exhibitions

In the Grain

May 21 - Jul 10, 2005

First Collections Carousel Goat, 19th Century, Spain, wood. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of Barbara Beretich. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 2003-21-001. exhibitions

First Collections

Nov 20, 2004 - Jun 15, 2005 At Mingei International Museum

JoAnn Tanzer Wall Panel - Of Songs and Poems, JoAnn Tanzer, c. 1987, La Jolla, California, U.S.A., vitreous enamel on steel. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of Jules Tanzer in memory of JoAnn Tanzer. Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 2005-45-002. exhibitions

JoAnn Tanzer

Aug 24, 2004 - Sep 1, 2005 At Escondido (Mingei Satellite)

The Beaded Universe Globe, Rosendo Carrillo de la Rosa, Huichol January 22 - February 9, 1997, Santa Catarina, Jalisco, Mexico, glass beads, beeswax. Collection Mingei International Museum. . Photo by Lynton Gardiner. 1996-94-001. exhibitions

The Beaded Universe

Aug 24, 2004 - Sep 21, 2005 At Mingei International Museum