Featured Acquisition

Chihuly Persian Chandelier

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25–220 AD
Model of a Watch Tower
ceramic, n.d.
51 x 22 x 18 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn and Benjamin Shepps, 2008.359

Beginning in 1994, Ben Shepps gave the Flint Institute of Arts more than 60 works of Chinese ceramic art. Sadly, Mr. Shepps passed away in 2004. However, the Shepps family continues to generously donate important Chinese ceramics to the FIA’s permanent collection, the most recent being a large scale model of a watch tower.

This impressive work was created during the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). The tower is comprised of several different elements, including a courtyard with a gate, and several tiered stories embellished with detailed brackets and other architectural elements carved into the clay. The large scale and high quality of this work indicate that it was likely created for the tomb of an important family. Models like this one were often created and placed in the tombs of the deceased. The Chinese believed in an afterlife and would place many different models of things from everyday life in their tombs that would be useful including animals, buildings, food and furniture.

Recent Acquisitions

Dale Chihuly
American, b. 1941
Flint Institute of Arts Persian Chandelier
blown glass, 2009
dimensions vary
FIA Commission with funds donated by Claire and William S. White, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Isabel Foundation, 2009.51

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Han Dynasty
Round Han Tower
ceramic, n.d.
22 x 14 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn and Benjamin Shepps, 2009.1

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Tang Dynasty
Large Camel
ceramic, n.d.
14 x 12 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn Shepps, 2009.2

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Tang Dynasty
Small Camel
ceramic, n.d.
11 x 9 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn Shepps, 2009.3

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Sui Dynasty
Warrior Figure
ceramic, n.d.
28 x 7 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn and Benjamin Shepps, 2009.4

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Sui Dynasty
Warrior Figure
ceramic, n.d.
28 x 7 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn and Benjamin Shepps, 2009.5

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Sui Dynasty
Warrior Figure
ceramic, n.d.
28 x 7 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Howard Shepps, 2009.6

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Han Dynasty
Hu
ceramic, n.d.
20 x 16 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn Shepps, 2009.7

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Han Dynasty
Hu
ceramic, n.d.
20 x 16 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn and Benjamin Shepps, 2009.8

Artist Unknown
Chinese, Han Dynasty
Hu
ceramic, n.d.
20 x 16 inches
Gift of Gerald Shepps in memory of Roslyn and Benjamin Shepps, 2009.9

April Gornik
American, b. 1953
Untitled (Couples)
softground with aquatint, 1994
16 1/2 x 19 inches
Gift of Bennett and Silvia Engelman, 2009.10

Kate Shepherd
American, b. 1961
Imagined Evening Day, Blue Brick Stage
silkscreen, 2004
32 3/4 x 41 1/2 inches
Gift of Bennett and Silvia Engelman, 2009.11

Truman Lowe
American, b. 1944
Wa’na na’pt
mixed media, 2002
22 x 30 inches
Gift of Bennett and Silvia Engelman, 2009.12

Hilda Morris
American, 1911–1991
LR87-15
sumi-e ink on paper, 1987
26 x 30 1/4 inches
Gift of Bennett and Silvia Engelman, 2009.13

Richard Anuskiewicz
American, b. 1930
Untitled
color serigraph on paper, n.d.
15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches
Gift of the Estate of Herbert J. Booth, 2009.14

Raoul Dufy
French, 1877–1953
Untitled
color lithograph, n.d.
9 x 11 1/2 inches
Gift of the Estate of Herbert J. Booth, 2009.15

Fredric Myers
American, n.d.
Hera II
silkscreen on paper, 1971
19 x 13 inches
Gift of the Estate of Herbert J. Booth, 2009.16

Douglas Warner
American, b. 1930
Untitled (from the Land Sign Series)
pen and ink on paper, 1963
7 x 8 3/4 inches
Gift of the Estate of Herbert J. Booth, 2009.17

Felrath Hines
American, 1913–1993
Rock Flower
oil on canvas, 1960
50 x 50 inches
Gift of Dorothy Fisher, 2009.18

Felrath Hines
American, 1913–1993
Flag
oil on canvas, 1960
50 x 50 inches
Gift of Dorothy Fisher, 2009.19

Felrath Hines
American, 1913–1993
Untitled
oil on canvas, 1951
30 x 18 inches
Gift of Dorothy Fisher, 2009.20

Katherine Bowling
American, b. 1955
Quotidian Notebook #8
monotype, 2006
30 x 22 inches
Gift of Sue Scott Gallery, 2009.21

Tom McGrath
American, b. 1978
Scenic Route Obstructed #9
monotype, 2006
22 x 30 inches
Gift of Sue Scott Gallery, 2009.22

Kristopher Benedict
American, b. 1978
Ring the Changes #26
monotype, 2007
30 x 22 inches
Gift of Sue Scott Gallery, 2009.23

Brian Montuori
American, b. 1977
Minus 40
monotype, 2009
23 x 22 1/2 inches
Gift of Sue Scott Gallery, 2009.24

Hubert Massey
American, b. 1958
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water (a collection of 13 preliminary drawings)
mixed media on paper, n.d.
Dimensions vary
Gift of Hubert Massey, 2009.25–2009.37

Hubert Massey
American, b. 1958
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water (drawing of mural)
pencil on paper, n.d.
12 x 48 inches
Gift of Hubert Massey, 2009.38

John Davies
American, n.d.
Dawn
oil on panel, n.d.
25 3/4 x 34 1/4 inches
Gift of Geraldine Blankinship, 2009.39

James Anthony
American, 1920–1999
Hyatt-Begole House
silkscreen on paper, 1961
10 x 13 1/2 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.40

James Anthony
American, 1920–1999
Stone Theater
silkscreen on paper, 1961
10 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.41

Stefan Davidek
American, b. 1924
Oak Grove
silkscreen on paper, 1961
9 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.42

Stefan Davidek
American, b. 1924
Central Fire Station
silkscreen on paper, 1961
9 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.43

John Davies
American, n.d.
Burroughs Mill
silkscreen on paper, 1961
10 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.44

John Davies
American, n.d.
Depot
silkscreen on paper, 1961
10 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.45

Robert Knapman
American, n.d.
Old City Hall
silkscreen on paper, 1961
10 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.46

Robert Knapman
American, n.d.
Old High School
silkscreen on paper, 1961
10 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
Gift of Susan McClean and Lynne Duffey in memory of Doris Edwina Orr, 2009.47

Ed Fraga
American, b. 1956
Aliens Ponder Death Too
color pencil on paper, 2006
22 1/2 x 26 inches
Gift of Ed Fraga, 2009.48

Ed Fraga
American, b. 1956
Diagnosis Glass
oil pastel, painted glass on wood, 1983
26 x 26 inches
Gift of H. David Zucca, 2009.49

Hubert Massey
American, b. 1958
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water
fresco, 2006–2009
201 x 1045 3/8 inches
FIA Commission with funds from the Ruth Mott Foundation, 2009.50

Dale Chihuly
American, b. 1941
Flint Institute of Arts Persian Chandelier
blown glass, 2009
dimensions vary
FIA Commission with funds donated by Claire and William S. White, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Isabel Foundation, 2009.51

Marjorie Kreilick
American, n.d.
Sunrise
bronze, ca. 1970s
35 x 35 x 14 inches
Purchased with funds donated by Grayce Scholt, 2009.52

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