Zimmerli Art Museum Offers First Look at Newly-Acquired Jersey City Museum Collection
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Luis Cruz Azaceta, "Lotto: The American Dream," 1992, serigraph. © Luis Cruz Azaceta, courtesy George Adams Gallery, New York.
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick is showcasing its newly-acquired American art collection from the former Jersey City Museum for the first time. "American Stories: Gifts from the Jersey City Museum Collection” shares Jersey City history through work from artists like Chakaia Booker, May Stevens, Shelia Pepe, Melvin Edwards, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
Host Maddie Orton spoke with Zimmerli Chief Curator Donna Gustafson about what we can look forward to seeing.
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the museum will host “SparkNight,” an opening celebration and dance party for the exhibit.
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The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick
American Stories: Gifts from the Jersey City Museum Collection
SparkNight
Podcast transcript
May Stevens, "Big Daddy Draped," 1971. Courtesy of the estate of the artist and Ryan Lee Gallery, New York
