Gather up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection
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Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
—John 6:12, King James Version
Gather up the Fragments tells the story of the first and most avid collectors of the Shaker art, Faith and Edward Deming Andrews. This exhibition of more than 200 objects—several iconic Shaker Gift drawings, craft, and household objects such as textiles, baskets, kitchen implements, and furniture—is the most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials ever assembled, providing insight into the Andrews’s complex role as pioneers in the field of Shaker studies.
Organized by the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, this exhibition examines the full scope of the Andrews’s involvement with Shakerism–as scholars, collectors, and dealers. From the 1920s through the 1960s, the Andrews actively pursued Shaker objects, collecting mainly from the Shakers themselves. Through careful documentation and scholarship the Andrewses illuminated these materials, and their collection has bequeathed to future generations the most comprehensive body of evidence on the culture of the United States of Believers.
Specifications:
| Number of Works: | Approximately 201 objects including furniture, textiles, household objects, and drawings |
| Curator: | Christian Goodwillie, former curator of Hancock Shaker Village |
| Organized by: | Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA |
| Approximate size: | 3500 square feet |
| Security: | Moderate security |
| Fee: | $75,000 |
Reduced Fee |
$10,000 plus outgoing shipping For 5 weeks, May 2012 to June 2012 |
| Shipping: | IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing shipping costs within the contiguous US |
| Booking Time: | 12 weeks |
| Tour: | February 2011 - January 2013 |
| Publication: | Companion book of same title features entire Andrews collection published by Yale University Press |
| Availability: | May 2012 - June 2012;
possible 2013 extension, please inquire |
| Contact: | Beth Pacentrilli |
Tour Schedule:
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT
February 3, 2011 - April 23, 2011
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
May 20, 2011 - August 21, 2011
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
October 27, 2011 - February 5, 2012
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College
March 2, 2012 - April 19, 2012
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellingham, WA
July 3, 2012 - October 28, 2012
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
November 17, 2012 - January 20, 2013
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