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 200 objects including furniture, textiles, household objects, and drawings |
| Curator: | Christian Goodwillie |
| Organized by: | Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA |
| Approximate size: | 3500 square feet |
| Security: | Moderate security |
| Fee: | $75,000 |
| Reduced Fee: | $28,000 plus outgoing shipping For 8 weeks, January 2012 to February 2012 $42,000 plus outgoing shipping (40% off) For 12 weeks, May 2012 to December 2012 |
| Shipping: | IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing shipping costs within the contiguous US |
| Booking Time: | 12 weeks |
| Tour: | February 2011 - December 2012 |
| Publication: | Companion book of same title features entire Andrews collection published by Yale University Press |
| Availability: | January 2012 - December 2012;
possible extension, please inquire |
| Contact: | Nicole Forrest |
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
September 2011 - December 2011
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College
March 9, 2012 - April 20, 2012
Summary | Specifications | Tour Schedule | Images | Installations | Press
