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Fowler At Fifty

Fowler At Fifty Anniversary Exhibitions

fall 2013–fall 2014

The Fowler Museum at UCLA honored its 50th anniversary with a suite of special exhibitions and programs from fall 2013–fall 2014. The exhibitions in the fall of 2013 filled the Fowler's Getty Trust and Lucas Family galleries with nearly 1,000 objects from the Fowler’s vast, acclaimed, and diverse permanent collections. The Fowler At Fifty consisted of nine shows opening at once paired with two artist installations and 150 ft timeline info graphic of the Fowler's vibrant history.

In the J. Paul Getty Gallery:

  • From the Sepik River to Los Angeles: Art in Migration

  • Double Fortune, Double Trouble: Art for Twins among the Yorùbá

  • Powerful Bodies: Zulu Arts of Personal Adornment

  • Māori Cloaks, Māori Voices

  • From X to Why: A Museum Takes Shape

In the Lucas Family Gallery:

  • The Peruvian Four-Selvaged Cloth: Ancient Threads/New Directions

  • New World Wunderkammer: A Project by Amalia Mesa-Bains

  • Chupícuaro: The Natalie Wood Gift of Ancient Mexican Ceramics

In the Fowler Courtyard:

  • Fowler at Fifty: Walk among Worlds, an installation by Máximo González

Marla Berns, Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director
Sebastian Clough, Director of Exhibitions
Lynne Kostman, Managing Editor
C. Joey Mann, Identity Design
Justin Scoltock, Exhibition Production Manager
Mary Smudde, Art Direction and Exhibition Graphics
Betsy Quick, Director of Education and Curatorial Affairs

Documentation: Joshua White