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Current Press
FUNctional
WOOD SCULPTURE – 1965-2005
Vintage and Contemporary
Works
by PAMELA WEIR-QUITON
April-May, 2006
Philadelphia, PA (January
2006)...Still kickin' up sawdust, Pamela Weir-Quiton - one of the few female
wood artists to emerge in the mid-20th century studio craft movement - brings a
Show and Sale of some of her most iconic works to Philadelphia's Moderne Gallery
in spring 2006.
FUNctional WOOD SCULPTURE - 1965-2005, Vintage and Contemporary Works by
Pamela Weir-Quiton, will be on display from Saturday, April 1 through
Saturday, May 27, 2006 at Moderne Gallery, 111 N. Third Street, Philadelphia, PA
19106. 215-923-8536 or
www.modernegallery.com.
The exhibit is one of the opening events of Design Philadelphia, the
citywide design celebration taking place April 1-9, 2006.
The Moderne Gallery FUNctional Wood Sculpture Show and Sale gives an East
Coast audience the opportunity to enjoy the range of work of this ever-young
California wood artist, and to meet her in person at a "FUN" Opening
Reception on Saturday, April 1 - from 12 to 6 -- in the Gallery.
See
www.pamelaweir-quiton.com.
Featuring both animal and people figures, the FUNctional Wood Sculpture
1965-2005 exhibit captures the whimsical yet practical spirit for which
Pamela Weir-Quiton is so well-known. Ella the little elephant takes the form of
bookends. Another Ella is a file cabinet that opens when her ears are up. This
special piece, with maple body and purpleheart eyes, was shown at the Wharton
Esherick Museum in 2005.
Lambs and buffalos and rhinos also are crafted into sculptural storage boxes.
Dolls of various sizes and shapes are sometimes strictly tabletop artworks, but
sometimes chests of drawers. These include the polka-dot "Big Mama," "God-Us"
and "Ven-Us," and a Fashion Award doll. A highly polished rocking horse appeals
to adults as well as kids.
"Everything on display is sure to bring a smile, as well as admiration for the
artist's imagination and fine craftsmanship," said Robert Aibel, owner/director
of Moderne Gallery.
Known as a pioneering wood artist who was always interested in fabric, fashion
and beautiful form, Pamela Weir-Quiton brings a playful California outlook to
her superb craftsmanship. She works with colorful and fascinating combinations
of woods that include maple, Brazilian rosewood, walnut, ebony, wenge and
purpleheart, as well as a variety of other hardwoods.
Over the years Weir-Quiton has exhibited in galleries and museums, banks and
major department stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills and
Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. She has created commissions for architect
Frank Gehry at the Hollywood Bowl, for Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, and for
Philadelphia's Strawbridge & Clothier, among many others. Her life-size animal
playgrounds, with racing animals, cows, and tigers just perfect for climbing,
were enjoyed by children for over 25 years in California malls. She currently
maintains her professional studio in Venice, CA.
Moderne Gallery is internationally renowned for its high quality, vintage
20th century furniture, lighting and accessories. More than 16,000 square feet
on four floors of its historic "warehouse" building in the Old City section of
Philadelphia are filled with an extensive inventory - from French and American
Art Deco and French 1940's - 1950's to exclusive Wharton Esherick pieces and the
best selection of 1950's-1980's work of George Nakashima. The gallery is also
known for "discovering" and presenting fine studio craft artists of the 20th and
21st centuries.
Moderne Gallery is located at 111 N. Third Street, in Old City,
Philadelphia, PA. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm. Call
215-923-8536 or visit
www.modernegallery.com for further information.
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Images are available.
Interviews may be arranged through:
Phoebe Resnick, Resnick Communications, Inc.
610-872-2689 prres1@comcast.net
or cell: 215-206-1402.
Archival Press
(Click links below to read
articles - coming soon)
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Los Angeles Herald
Examiner, California Living; May 23, 1965
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New York World Telegram and
Sun; May 27, 1965
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New York World Telegram and
Sun; June 8, 1965
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Valley News; June 17, 1965
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Mademoiselle Magazine;
August 1965
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Home Furnishings Daily,
Front Page; April 21, 1966
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Los Angeles, Herald
Examiner; May 8, 1966
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Los Angeles Times, Home
Magazine; December 18, 1966
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Los Angeles Times, Home
Magazine; May 7, 1967
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Los Angeles Times; May 12,
1967
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Los Angeles Herald
Examiner, California Living; May 14, 1967
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Home Furnishings Daily;
December 14, 1967
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Seventeen Magazine, Cover;
March 1968
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California Design X
Catalogue; 1968
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L.A. Times, Home Magazine,
Cover; March 31, 1968
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California Stylist
Magazine; May 1968
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House Beautiful Magazine;
April 1968
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Sunset Magazine; April 1968
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California Stylist; July
1968
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Mademoiselle Magazine;
January 1968
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Los Angeles Times; March
19, 1969
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Los Angeles Herald
Examiner, California Living; July 20, 1969
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Women’s Wear Daily;
November 11, 1969
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Home Furnishings Daily;
November 18, 1969
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San Francisco Examiner;
November 21, 1969
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Independent Press Telegram;
December 7, 1969
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People Who Make Things,
Documentary by Churchill Films; 1969
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The Sunday Tribune, Home
Magazine; January 25, 1970
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Mademoiselle Magazine;
March 1970
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Hollywood Bowl Magazine;
1970
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Los Angeles Herald
Examiner; July 2, 1970
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Los Angeles Times; July 7,
1970
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Los Angeles Times, Home
Magazine; November 29, 1970
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The New York Times; January
11, 1971
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California Design XI
Catalogue; 1971
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Los Angeles Times, Home
Magazine; September 12, 1971
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Los Angeles Times, Home
Magazine; November 28, 1971
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South East News; April 21,
1972
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Cosmopolitan Magazine;
October 1974
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The Modesto Bee; June 11,
1977
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The Enterprise; November
30, 1979
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News-Chronicle; December 2,
1979
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Valley News; December 3,
1979
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Los Angeles Herald
Examiner; December 9, 1979
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Pacific Design Center News;
June 1985
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The Outlook; December 4,
1989
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Los Angeles Times; January
26, 1990
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Designers West; July 1990
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Architectural Digest;
August 1992
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Sotheby’s 7102 20th
Century Decorative Works of Art; March 13, 1998
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