Darren Waterston | Splendid Grief

SPLENDID GRIEF
Splendid Grief: Darren Waterston and the Afterlife of Leland Stanford, Jr.
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
Stanford, CA
April 15 - July 5, 2009
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From the press release:
"The death of Leland and Jane Stanford's son inspired the founding of Stanford University and serves as an example for San Francisco artist Darren Waterston, whose installation transforms the gallery into a mourning parlor, using works from the museum's collection and his own paintings." Read more




ELEGY FOR LELAND (FLORENTINE SKY), 2009
Oil on canvas
96 x 288 inches overall (4 panels, 96 x 72 inches each)
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Angel of Grief, 2009
Watercolor on rag paper
framed: 20 x 17.75 inches/
paper: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
$2,450



Mourning Study (Wings), 2008
Watercolor on rag paper
framed: 20.5 x 16 inches
paper: 11.25 x 7.5 inches
$2,450


Mourning Study No. 1, 2008
Watercolor on rag paper
14.5 x 12 framed;
11 x 8.75 paper
$2,350





Mourning Study No. 2, 2008
Watercolor on rag paper
framed: 14.5 x 13.5 inches/
paper: 11.5 x 10 inches
$2,350


TRANSMISSIONS STUDY, 2009
Watercolor on rag paper
13.5 x 9.5 inches
$2,750




Installation View 1



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Installation View 6