Cantor Arts Center & Anderson Collection Magazine | Fall - Winter 2023

As we prepare for a new academic year, I’m delighted to
welcome students back to campus and highlight exciting new
exhibitions at the Cantor this fall.
In August, we opened a terrific show, Más Allá | Beyond
Here: The Judy and Sidney Zuber Collection of Latin American
Photography, featuring 34 works by Latin American
photographers from 10 countries. The title, Más Allá | Beyond
Here, taken from a Mexican song, has many meanings and
captures what art can do—providing a lens into other cultures
and countries, allowing us to learn from lived experiences
that may connect and diverge in meaningful ways from
our own. The Zuber Collection is a promised gift that will
form the foundation of a growing collection of Latin American photography here. It is a
meaningful step in supporting the Cantor’s mission to better reflect diverse, international
perspectives in the art that we collect and display.
We believe that university museums can play a crucial role in helping students become
critical thinkers and global citizens, and we are delighted to also be hosting an intimate
show of photographs by South African artist, Sabelo Mlangeni, opening on September 27.
Our major fall exhibition, Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered, is also not to be missed. A
fascinating self-taught artist, Hirshfield took up painting late in life after a successful
career as a slipper manufacturer. Although he painted for only the last 7 years of his life,
during that time, The Museum of Modern Art in New York gave him a solo exhibition
and leading avant-garde artists like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian admired his work.
Curated by Stanford professor Richard Meyer, the show debuted at the American Folk Art
Museum to critical and popular acclaim. We are fortunate to be able to bring an expanded
presentation to the Cantor, highlighting Surrealist artists such as Joan Miró, Kay Sage,
and Leonora Carrington, whose works were exhibited alongside Hirshfield’s works in a
landmark 1942 Surrealism show. In addition, we have a section devoted to self-taught
artists including Hector Hippolyte and Grandma Moses.
We look forward to welcoming you to the museum this fall!
—Veronica Roberts, John and Jill Freidenrich Director, Cantor Arts Center
WELCOME
The Anderson Collection warmly welcomes the campus and
surrounding communities to a new academic year. Museum staff
have prepared the collection and galleries for an exciting fall,
and Stanford students have returned and are enlivening
the campus.
We are delighted to commemorate the centennial of Sam
Francis (1923–1994) with a solo exhibition from September to
March. San Mateo-born Francis was an artist of international
acclaim who returned to the Bay Area in the 1970s and
energized Palo Alto with his artistic output. Sam Francis
Centennial in the Wisch Family Gallery includes the artist’s
work across media, highlights his multifaceted relationship with the Anderson family, and
features the research and writing of a wonderful Stanford graduate student, Emily Chun.
During your visit to the museum, you will also encounter reinstalled collection galleries
accompanied by self-guided tours based on artist friendships, redefining feminism, and
spirituality. Undergraduate students developed and wrote the new tours during the
spring and summer quarters in collaboration with museum staff. Opportunities to attend
free public programs highlighting artists, authors, and contemporary ideas are scheduled
throughout the season, so please check our website for details.
Fostering community is key to our mission, and as members, I hope you feel the
Anderson Collection is your place. Whether a long-standing member or a first-time visitor,
I thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you in our galleries and at our
programs in the coming months.
—Jason Linetzky, Anderson Collection Director
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