Fact Sheet, Museums, Art Brian Hendershot Fact Sheet, Museums, Art Brian Hendershot

Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings

The artist does not see himself as a Pop artist. Nor does he think the identification is reflective of his true concerns. He states: “I didn’t think of myself as a Pop artist. So, I continued to explore what I thought were, pretty much, formal realist problems from my perspective, even though they were things which were common objects.”

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Blog Post, Museums, Art, Video Games Brian Hendershot Blog Post, Museums, Art, Video Games Brian Hendershot

Animal Crossing x Crocker

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is having a bit of a moment. For those of you who don’t know, Animal Crossing is a game about collecting bugs for a terrified owl, fishing for a rare fish that just won’t spawn, low-key flexing on your friends, and about once a week, meticulously analyzing famous artworks so you don’t get hoodwinked by a fox who definitely does not…

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Blog Post, Museums, Music Brian Hendershot Blog Post, Museums, Music Brian Hendershot

Local Bands Take Over Galleries

In the late 2000s, a new type of music dropped into the YouTube playlists of students everywhere: Chillwave. The dreamy, retro pop sound is often accompanied by a lo-fi aesthetic, mellow vocals, and an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. Fashionista Boyfriend, the brainchild of Casey Groat, is no exception. His debut album, Last Night, oozes atmosphere from a bygone era — be it a fuzzy summer memory or a momentary microgenre.

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Blog Post, Museums, History Brian Hendershot Blog Post, Museums, History Brian Hendershot

E. B. Crocker: The Fifth Associate

Leland Stanford stood over what soon be the First Transcontinental Railroad, hemmed in by a crowd of jubilant workers, railroad officials, and two imposing locomotives. A telegraph wire ran from the silver maul in his hands to a single railroad spike. Millions of dollars, almost two decades of work, and an inconceivable amount of human suffering had led to this moment. Stanford grasped the maul and swung…

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Newsletter Article, Museums, Branding Brian Hendershot Newsletter Article, Museums, Branding Brian Hendershot

New building. New logo. New possibilities.

It’s been 44 years since the Museum opened. In those four decades, it’s expanded from a small, brick building to the largest cultural institution within a 150-mile radius. Its collection has grown from 1,000 items — mostly from the Americas — to over 30,000 objects from six different continents. However, the Museum isn’t just a passive, cultural repository. On average, 3,000 people connect with the Museum through its programs each year…

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