BASKETS: A CASE FOR ART EXHIBIT TO SHOW STYLE OF AGES.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Baskets - from Native American cradleboards to contemporary art - go on display Saturday at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. The exhibit will include baskets from the collections of Lloyd E. Cotsen, former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Neutrogena Corp.; the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Indian Museum The Indian Museum was founded by Dr Nathaniel Wallich a Danish botanist at Serampore (originally called Frederischnagore) near Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814. It is a multi-disciplinary institution of national standing and is one of oldest museums in the world. ; and the San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. Museum, plus individuals including Indian Museum curator Edra Moore, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. professor Roger Robinson Roger Robinson (born April 22, 1982) is an American football running back who was signed by the Arizona Cardinals and allocated to NFL Europe in 2006. Playing for the Frankfurt Galaxy, Robinson helped lead his team to victory in the 2006 World Bowl (despite leaving the game , Beryl Amspoker, David Earle, Marty Hayden and Leah Levitt. The exhibit ``Weaving Cultures - Featuring Contemporary, International and Native American Basketry'' opens with a free public reception from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. At 2 p.m., Moore will speak on basketry basketry, art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows, bamboo splits, cane or rattan, raffia, grasses, straw, and crepe paper. through the ages. The lecture will be followed at 3 p.m. with a demonstration by Marty Meeden of basket-making in the style of Great Basin peoples. The exhibit will highlight several contemporary baskets from Cotsen, whose collection includes works considered to be on the leading edge of contemporary basketry, gallery officials said. The gallery is located at 44801 Sierra Highway. Admission is free. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. A special late-night viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 23, during the gallery's ``Late Friday Poetry Night.'' For more information call (661) 723-6250. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- color in AV edition only) Jessica Parker, left, and Darlene Harr prepare baskets for the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery exhibit opening Saturday. (2 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) A contemporary basket by artist Chunghi Choo will be on display at the museum. (3 -- 4 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery's exhibit will feature work by contemporary artists, like small baskets by Marty Hayden, left, and traditional pieces from Alaska's Tlingit tribe, right. (5 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) Museum aide Darlene Harr admires a display of baskets and other woven art at the Lancaster gallery. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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