Jan/Feb 2010
“Abstract Art in America,” By Amy Lifson
Read the Humanities Magazine article written in conjunction with the exhibition Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction.
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11/2009
“See It!” by Mark Ormond
Review of the exhibition Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction at the Naples Art Museum, October 1-December 29, 2009.
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10/01/2009
Exhibition Announcement:
Long Island Moderns: Artists on the North Shore from Edward Steichen to Cindy Sherman
An exhibition at the Heckscher Museum of Art that features two works by Esphyr Slobodkina. October 3, 2009-January 29, 2010.
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6/25/2009
“Russian-born Artist’s Works on Display at Harn,” By David Hacket
Read the Gainesville Sun review of the exhibition Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction.
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06/15/2009
“Plan Your Week,” by Bill Dean
An article in the Gainesville Sun for Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction at the Samuel P. Harn Art Museum.
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06/11/2009
“New & Notable: Artist of the Abstract”
A short announcement in the Gainesville Sun for Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction at the Samuel P. Harn Art Museum.
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01/23/2009
“A Woman’s Realm of Abstract Art Revisited,” by Benjamin Genocchio
Read the New York Times review of the exhibition Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction.
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9/09/2008
American Library Association Members: Celebrate the Caps for Sale Author’s 100th Birthday With Us!
The Slobodkina Foundation announces a a series of art exhibitions and public programs in honor of Esphyr Slobodkina’s centennial.
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11/2008
“Comparisons in Abstraction,” By Pat Rogers
Read the Pulse Magazine review of Ilya Bolotowsky and Esphyr Slobodkina: Advocates of Abstract Art, an exhibition at the Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, September 8- November 22, 2008.
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09/01/2008
Exhibition Announcement:
Ilya Bolotowsky and Esphyr Slobodkina: Advocates of Abstract Art
An exhibition at the Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University opening September 8, 2008 and running through November 22, 2008.
American Abstract Artists: Tribute to Esphyr Slobodkina
An exhibition honoring Esphyr Slobodkina’s 100th birthday is opening at the Painting Center in New York City on September 2, 2008. > Read the press release.
Kraushaar Galleries Presents First Catalogue of Works on Paper
New York, NY – April 18, 2007
Kraushaar Galleries presents Black + White: A Selection of 20th Century Drawings and Prints, a 15-page catalogue of works on paper, that includes Esphyr Slobodkina’s Inner Works (collage, c.1960, 5 3/4 x 4 ½”). The publication begins with a rare Sloan drawing for The Masses, continues the modernism of Hartley and Kuniyoshi, the developments in American abstraction of Dehner and Slobodkina and concludes with a quiet Heliker wash drawing from the 1960s.
For more information, contact Kraushaar Galleries at 212-288-2558.
Two University of Hartford Events to Feature Caps for Sale
Hartford, CT – April 18, 2007
The University of Hartford in Connecticut will be hosting a pen pal get together on May 1-6, 2007 where students will read the Big Book version of Caps for Sale to celebrate writing together. In addition, Educational Main Street (EMS) will be hosting Read Alouds. Students from six partner schools will be bused to the Esphyr Slobodkina Urquhart Children’s Reading Room where President Harrison and others will read from Caps for Sale, other Slobodkina literature, and selected children’s literature of their choice.
For more information, Contact: Ann M. Courtney Ed.D. Associate Professor 860-768-5336, courtney@hartford.edu.
Centennial Retrospective Announced for 2008
Glen Head, NY – April 18, 2007
On the occasion of Esphyr Slobodkina’s 100th birthday, the Slobodkina Foundation will be launching “Esphyr Slobodkina: The Centennial Retrospective,” a traveling exhibition that will commemorate the life and work of this prolific artist. > Read more.
2007 Family Day Schedule Released
Glen Head, NY – April 18, 2007
Family Day is a two hour story-time and cultural event that gives children an opportunity to interact with musical performances and to participate in a question and answer tour of the Slobodkina House Museum. It is designed to appeal to little ones and big ones alike. For more information, including the 2007 schedule, please click here.
Caps for Sale CD Now Available
Glen Head, NY – April 18, 2007
The Caps for Sale musical audio-book was released on CD through Harper Collins Publishers in early 2007. Great for card rides, nap time, bed times or anytime, the musical narrative of Caps For Sale will have children listening, reading and singing along again and again. The story is filled with wonderful background sounds, mischievous monkey music and splendid arrangements. Recording artist Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer and producer Ron Pronovost bring Esphyr Slobodkina’s story to life in a new and memorable way. > Purchase the CD.
Now On View at the Slobodkina House Museum: “Esphyr Slobodkina, A Retrospective: Art and Arts”
Glen Head, NY – April 18, 2007
This exhibition offers a chronological look at Esphyr’s art on two floors of the Slobodkina House Museum. Beginning with some of Esphyr’s early school drawings and advertisement illustrations, the show follows her development and experimentation in a variety of media. The 175 works are hung salon style. The show will run through April 2008.
