Work in Process #1 (Untitled)
c. 2000s
Welded Steel and Hand Blown Glass
7 x 12 x 7 in (17.78 x 30.48 x 17.78 cm)
Thank you to the Sperry Family for the generous donation of this work.
Work In Process #2 (Untitled)
c. 2000s
Welded Steel and Hand Blown Glass
5 x 6 x 11 in (12.7 x 15.24 x 27.94 cm)
Thank you to the Sperry Family for the generous donation of this work.
Work In Process #3 (Untitled)
c. 2000s
Glass and Metal Fragments
3.5 x 3.5 x 10 in (8.89 x 8.89 x 25.4 cm)
Thank you to the Sperry Family for the generous donation of this work.
Work In Process #4 (Untitled)
c. 2000s
Steel Wire and Hand Blown Glass
6 x 12 x 7 in (15.24 x 30.48 x 17.78 cm)
Thank you to the Sperry Family for the generous donation of this work.
Ann Sperry (1934 - 2008)
These are pieces Ann Sperry was working on at the time of her death. If you were making a sculpture with these pieces, what would you do next?
If you'd like to see large-scale sculptures by Ann Sperry, the Rutgers University libraries have six huge welded steel sculptures that are so heavy they had to be installed with a crane.
The Hudson County Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Sperry Family for the generous donation of this work.
Silver Necklace with Large Green Stone
Silver and Semi-Precious Stones
16 x 3.5 x 0.125 in (40.64 x 8.89 x 0.32 cm)
Silver Necklace with Two Pink Stones
Silver and Semi-Precious Stones
4 x 4 x 0.125 in (10.16 x 10.16 x 0.32 cm)
Sister Mary of the Compassion, O.P.
(1908-1977) also known as Constance Mary Rowe
Handmade Silver Necklace and Brooch with Semi-Precious Stones
ca. 1970s
Sister Mary of the Compassion learned silver smithing late in life to make jewelry to sell to support the convent where she lived as a cloistered nun. For more information, see to profile of her, "Creating Jewelry in a Cloister," The New York Times, March 14, 1972.
From the collection of James A. Burns, Music Director of the Blue Chapel, Through Clifford J. Brooks to the HCCC Foundation Acquisition Program.
Brown Draped Lady
c. 1995
Sculpture
14 x 6 x 7.5 in (35.56 x 15.24 x 19.05 cm)
The Hudson County Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Ben and Evelyn Wilson Foundation for the generous donation of this work.
Krito and Timarista
c. 1995
Sculpture
11 x 9 x 6 in (27.94 x 22.86 x 15.24 cm)
The Hudson County Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Ben and Evelyn Wilson Foundation for the generous donation of this work.
Seated Blue Lady
c. 1995
Sculpture
10 x 6 x 11 in (25.4 x 15.24 x 27.94 cm)
Thank you to the Ben and Evelyn Wilson Foundation for the generous donation of this work.
Trio
c. 1995
Sculpture
17 x 12 x 7 in (43.18 x 30.48 x 17.78 cm)
The Hudson County Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Ben and Evelyn Wilson Foundation for the generous donation of this work.
Evelyn Wilson said of her work, "I create an idealized world. My figures, often in groupings, relate to each compassion other intimately, expressing love, nurturing, compassion, and serenity- the qualities I value most.” Wilson was both a successful executive in the cosmetics industry and a frequently exhibiting sculptor. She showed her sculpture for over 45 years. Until the 1990s, her work was abstract. After retiring, she started making people out of clay and continued to be "amazingly creative" until her 90th birthday. She was a longtime resident of Blairstown New Jersey, where she lived with her husband, the artist Ben Wilson. Since 2006, when Evelyn Wilson passed, her daughter, Joanne Jaffe, has donated her mother's sculptures to over 65 museums and colleges in the United States.
Self Portrait
1938
Carved Wood
10.5 x 3 x 3 in (26.67 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm)
Some are surprised to find out this is a sculpture of a woman. During the period it was made, a style in art made women look strong and powerful. Sometimes, Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals from that era, which you might still see in local post offices, depict women this strong. Can you see a relationship between this kind of art and what was happening in world history in 1938? Genevieve Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art from 1926-1943. She later taught in both New York and Vermont. She was primarily a sculptor.
Given by the Adler Jarach Fund of Equity Foundation through the HCCC Foundation Acquisition Program.
c. 1960s - 1980s
1.5 x 4 x 4 in (3.81 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
3 x 11 x 8 in (7.62 x 27.94 x 20.32 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
5 x 3.5 x 3.5 in (12.7 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
6 x 6.5 x 4 in (15.24 x 16.51 x 10.16 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
6 x 10.5 x 5.5 in (15.24 x 26.67 x 13.97 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
7.5 x 11 x 9.5 in (19.05 x 27.94 x 24.13 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c.a. 1960s - 1980s
7.25 x 6.5 x 6 in (18.42 x 16.51 x 15.24 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
7 x 6 x 6 in (17.78 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
7 x 9.5 x 2 in (17.78 x 24.13 x 5.08 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
8.5 x 6 x 6 in (21.59 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
9 x 4.75 x 4.75 in (22.86 x 12.07 x 12.07 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
9 x 4 x 4 in (22.86 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
12.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (31.75 x 13.97 x 13.97 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
c. 1960s - 1980s
13 x 15 x 3 in (33.02 x 38.1 x 7.62 cm)
Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III for the generous donation of this work.
American "folk art" or "craft" pottery -- like the matte white work you see here -- originally was created because the late 19th and 20th Century architects and builders faced a serious problem. A major construction material then was clay, specifically architectural terracotta, which was used to make facades, roof tile, sculptures, and friezes that adorned many buildings. However, most building occurs in the summer. The pottery industry emerged to provide winter jobs that allowed manufacturers to keep their skilled and artistic laborers employed through the cold winter months. Many of these pots were made by Stangl, a major potter, which started in 1814 making drain pipes in Flemington, New Jersey. Manufacturing also occurred in Trenton from 1926 until 1978, when the company closed. These ceramics were made during the mid-20th Century.
The Hudson County Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges Benjamin J. Dineen for his generous donation of these works.
c. 1960s - 1980s
13.5 x 9.5 in (34.29 x 24.13 cm)
Before we were manufacturing art pottery in New Jersey, we were manufacturing whiskey jugs. This one probably dates from the 19th Century. Many have remarked regretfully on the absence of its original contents.
The Hudson County Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges Benjamin J. Dineen for his generous donation of this work.
