CJ Morello
Design by Queeny Le

Unknown Indian/Rajput, 19th century
Tantric Image
Gouache on paper
6.75 x 3.5"
Anonymous gift
From the UC Davis Fine Arts Collection
Item: 2031405

Image information:
Top row from left to right: Wedding dress (aba), India, 19th century; Embroidered rank badge from a civil court robe, China, mid-19th century; Paste-resist dyed silk fragment, Japan, early 20th century; Loom-embroidery wall piece with human figures, Italy, 20th century; Silk-brocade priest’s stole (kesa), Japan, early 20th century; Tapestry panel from a dragon robe, China, 19th Century; Wedding dress (aba), India, 19th century; Silk Ikat sarong, Cambodia, 1930’s

Bottom row from left to right: Silk skirt panel, China, late 19th to early 20th century; Pieced, appliqued and embroidered wall piece, Iran, early 1900’s; Hand-woven ceremonial kente cloth, Ghana, 1970; Hand-painted leather cushion cover, Tunisia, 1970; Rectangular textile with reverse applique (mola), Panama, 20th century; Woman’s blouse (huipil) with brocade patterns, Guatemala, 20th century; Machine printed cotton scarf, India, 1990
Item: 2031440

Untitled, circa 1963
Ink on paper
12 x 17.25"
Gift of Maurine (Fay) Morse Nelson
Image courtesy of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection

Elaine de Kooning (March 12, 1918 – February 1, 1989) was an abstract expressionist, figurative expressionist painter in the post-World War II era and editorial associate for the Art News magazine. Born as Elaine Marie Fried in Brooklyn, New York, her artistic sensibility was encouraged by her mother, who took her to museums and taught her to draw what she saw. After graduating from the American Artists School in New York City, she held several teaching positions at universities across the country, and spent the 1963–64 year teaching at UC Davis. She was the wife of artist Willem de Kooning, who was a highly influential artist in the abstract expressionism movement.
Item: 2026371

Sleeping Dog, circa 20th century
Print
Etching on paper
n.d.
Gift of the artist
Image courtesy of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection

Kathan Brown (born 1935) is an American printmaker, writer, lecturer, and entrepreneur. Brown founded Crown Point Press, a fine art print shop specializing in etching, in 1962 and has owned and directed it since then. Crown Point Press is widely credited with sparking the revival of etching as a viable art medium. Brown was born in New York City and grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida. She received a B.A. from Antioch College in Ohio and an M.F.A. and an honorary doctorate from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland. In addition, she holds an honorary doctorate from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Item: 2026372

Untitled, Circa 1960
Oil on canvas
36 x 18 7/8"
Gift from the artist
Image courtesy of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection

Maurine (Fay) Nelson (1905-2000) was an artist and Davis resident. She received her M.F.A. from UC Berkeley. In 1930 she met and married Richard L. Nelson, founder of the Studio Art department at UC Davis. Her work is a good example of American Modernism, especially as seen between the World Wars of the 20th century. She tried out a variety of styles, trying to reconcile representational art with the avant garde developments abroad. It is a benefit of the Richard L. Nelson Fine Art Collection to possess works by this under-recognized artist.
Item: 2026370

Bird, Circa 1971
Drawing
Ink on paper
7 x 8.25” (image)
Gift of the artist
Image courtesy of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection

Wayne Thiebaud is a professor emeritus in fine art at UC Davis and one of America’s most renowned painters. Since the early 1960s, he has shaped a personal artistic vision that embraces different subjects and stylistic variations. Best known for his still life compositions of bakery goods and delicatessen counters with their distinctive brand of nostalgic Americana, he also has specialized in large-scale portraits, studies of Northern California landscape, and cityscapes featuring San Francisco’s nearly-vertical streets and sidewalks. He is a recipient of the UC Davis Prize for Teaching and Scholarly Achievement and the UC Davis Medal.
Item: 2026369