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Walton Ford
Birds and Beasts of the Studio
Through October 20, 2024
Morgan Library & Museum, New York
www.themorgan.org
This exhibition celebrates the gift by Walton Ford of sixty-three studies to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. The works include detailed renderings made from observation in zoos and museums of natural history, quick compositional sketches, and small watercolors in which Ford establishes his color scheme. Birds and Beasts of the Studio also features animal drawings selected by Ford from the museum’s collection, including works by Peter Paul Rubens, Dorothea Maria Gsell, Eugène Delacroix, Antoine-Louis Barye, and John James Audubon.
Walton Ford, Study for Flucht, 2018, Morgan Library & Museum, New York © Walton Ford. Photo: Janny Chiu
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Walton Ford in
Symbiosis: Part 1
June 10–July 24, 2022
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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Aiming to aesthetically incorporate artworks into the Berkshire Botanical Garden, Symbiosis sites works both outdoors within in the landscape and indoors in the Leonhardt Galleries. The exhibition focuses on the interaction between two organisms that mutually benefit each other, while also speaking in a greater sense about the interconnectivity of all living things. Work by Walton Ford is included.
Walton Ford, Study for Distinguished Stranger, 2022 © Walton Ford
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Book of Beasts
The Bestiary in the Medieval World
May 14–August 18, 2019
Getty Center, Los Angeles
www.getty.edu
This exhibition is inspired by The Bestiary, a popular medieval book that describes the beasts of the world with vibrant and fascinating images. With over one hundred works on display, this major loan exhibition transports visitors into the world of the medieval bestiary. Work by Walton Ford and Damien Hirst is included.
Walton Ford, Grifo de California, 2017 © Walton Ford. Photo: Christopher Burke