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File ID: 2023-00920 8/8/2023 Consent Item 13.
Deaccession of Artwork from the Crocker Art Museum Collection File ID: 2023-00920
Location: Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, District 4, Represented by Councilmember Valenzuela Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the deaccessioning of 62 artworks from the Crocker Art Museum’s collection.
Contact: Caitlin Schwarz, Art Museum Registrar, (916) 808-8675, [email protected]; Scott Shields, Associate Director/Chief Curator, (916) 808-5313, [email protected], Crocker Art Museum
Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-List of Artworks to Deaccession 2023
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Crocker Art Museum’s Chief Curator, Executive Director, the Collection and Acquisitions Committee, and the Crocker Art Museum Co-Trustees propose to deaccession 62 works of art identified in Attachment 2. The Crocker Art Museum (“Museum”) has more than 25,000 objects in its collection. Deaccessioning is a process that the Museum conducts every few years, or as needed. Per Section 11 of the Museum’s Collections Management Policy, City Council approval is required for deaccessioning. If deaccessioning is approved, the artworks will be sold at auction or through a reputable dealer, or may be donated, transferred, or exchanged with another museum or institution, pursuant to Section 11 of the Museum’s Collections Management Policy.
Policy Considerations: The action recommended in this report is consistent with the Museum’s Collections Management Policy which has been approved by City Council.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The deaccessioning constitutes continuing administrative activities, which are not considered a project under CEQA and
File ID: 2023-00920 8/8/2023 Consent Item 13.
are therefore exempt from CEQA review [CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2)].
Sustainability: Not Applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: The deaccession process is initiated by the Museum’s Chief Curator and Executive Director, who evaluate and recommend artworks for deaccessioning to the Collection and Acquisitions Committee. The Collections and Acquisitions Committee passed a motion on April 27, 2023, recommending deaccession of the 62 artworks listed in Attachment 2. The Co- Trustees of the Crocker Art Museum then passed a motion recommending deaccession of the 62 artworks listed in Attachment 2 on May 25, 2023.
Rationale for Recommendation: Each artwork from the attached list should be deaccessioned because it meets one or more of the following criteria set forth in Section 11.2 of the Museum’s Collection Management Policy. Criteria for each piece of artwork is listed in Attachment 2. a) The item is inconsistent with the mission of the Museum or is unrelated to the collecting areas. b) The item lacks historical, art historical, and/or artistic merit. c) It has been established that the item is inauthentic or has failed to retain its identity. d) The item is redundant.
e) The Museum lacks the ability or resources to properly care for, conserve, store and/or exhibit the item.
f) The Museum is repatriating the item or returning the item to its rightful owner(s). g) The Museum is returning the item to the donor, or the donor's heirs or assigns, to fulfill donor restrictions related to the item that the Museum can no longer satisfy. h) The item presents a hazard to people or other collection items; or i) The item has been lost or stolen and has not been recovered after three consecutive inventories.
Financial Considerations: All proceeds from the sale of artworks are deposited into a restricted account of the Crocker Art Museum Association, to be used solely for the purchase of art and are not deposited with the City, consistent with Section 11.D.2 of the Museum’s Collections Management Policy.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Number Accession Image Artist Name/Title Date made Materials / Material
Dimension NotesReason for
Deaccession
Proposed Method
of Disposal
1 1984.41 Unknown makerDan Tribal
Mask
n.d. Wood,
Wood, metal,
hide and hair
(monkey skin),
cord
13 in. x 6 in.
(33.02 cm x
15.24 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
2 2005.69 Unknown makerMilk Container
(Gorfa)
n.d. Fiber, leather,
cowrie shells,
giraffe hair and
resin,
Fiber
13 in. (33.02 cm)Have other
examples
Auction
3 2008.67 Unknown makerJanus Nomoli
Carving
2014 - 1599 8 in. (20 cm) Have other
examples
Auction
4 2009.98 Joan Brown Portrait of a
Chinese Horse
1979 90 in. x 78 in.
(228.6 cm x
198.12 cm)
Have multiple other
examples
Auction
5 2012.104 Unknown makerCassowary Clan
Figure
n.d. Painted bark
cloth, cane,
feathers
38 in. x 47 in. x
17 in. (96.52 cm x
119.38 cm x
43.18 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
6 2016.18 Allan Houser Abstract
Mother and
Child
1983 7 x 4 1/2 x 3 in.
(18 x 11 x 8 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
7 2018.7 Emil BisttramHolocaust 1959 48 x 42 in. (122 x 107 cm)
Similar to another
work in the
collection
Auction
8 2019.28 Rick Bartow Jump Center 2014 Similar to another work in the
collection
Auction
9 1974.53.2 Unknown maker Gelede Society
Mask
n.d. Wood 8 in. x 12 in. (20.3
cm x 30.5 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
10 1974.53.4 Unknown maker Egungun
Helmet
n.d. 9 in. (22.8 cm) Have other
examples
Auction
11 1974.53.8 Unknown maker Ancestor Figure n.d. Wood Have other examples
Auction
12 1987.8.1 Mande : Bozo African Cow
Mask
circa 1940 Wood,
Brass,
Cloth
33 1/2 in. x 5 1/2
in. x 4 3/4 in.
(85.09 cm x
13.97 cm x 12.07
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
13 1992.5.1.a-.b
(2 parts)
Unknown maker Male Figure
Seated on Stool
circa 1960 Mixed media,
Ceramic,
Shells,
Pigment,
Feathers,
Eggshells
21 1/4 in. x 8 3/4
in. x 10 1/2 in.
Have other
examples
Auction
14 2004.37.2 David Gilhooly Ducks
Descending a
Staircase
1994 38 in. x 26 in. x
17 3/4 in. (96.52
cm x 66.04 cm x
45.09 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
15 2007.61.2 Unknown maker
(aka Asmat)
Fiber Body
Mask/ Body
Costume
circa 1990 -
2000
72 in. (182.88
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
16 2007.61.4 Unknown maker
(aka Asmat)
Fiber Body
Mask/ Body
Costume
circa 1990 -
2000
60 in. (152.4 cm) Have other
examples
Auction
17 2009.26.8 Unknown maker
(aka Asmat)
Totemic Bis
Pole (Tree of
Life)
circa 1990 -
2000
Wood approx. 110
inches
Have other
examples
Auction
18 2009.130.3 Unknown maker"Hunter" shirt
with amulets
and animal
teeth
2019 - 1966 55 1/2 in. x 38 in.
(140.97 cm x
96.52 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
19 2009.134.1 Unknown makerWar Shield 1930Wood with
white lime and
traces of
charcoal and
red ochre
59 in. x 14 1/2 in.
x 1 in. (149.86 cm
x 36.83 cm x 2.54
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
20 2009.134.2 Unknown makerWar Shield 1930Wood with
traces of
pigment
78 in. x 18 in. x 1
in. (198.12 cm x
45.72 cm x 2.54
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
21 2011.80.1 Unknown makerAkua'mma
Figure
10 1/2 in. x 4 1/2
in. x 1 1/2 in.
(26.67 cm x
11.43 cm x 3.81
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
22 2011.80.2 Abelam,
Arapesh
Ancestor figure
with hooks
Wood Have other
examples
Auction
23 2011.80.3 Unknown makerSeated Figure350 BCE - 250
CE
5 1/2 in. x 2 1/2
in. x 6 in. (13.97
cm x 6.35 cm x
15.24 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
24 2011.80.4.a Male Figure 250 BCE - 250
CE
21 1/4 in. x 11 in.
x 8 in. (53.98 cm
x 27.94 cm x
20.32 cm)
Similar to other
works in the
collection
Auction
25 2011.80.4.b Female Figure250 BCE - 250
CE
21 1/2 in. x 12 in.
x 8 in. (54.61 cm
x 30.48 cm x
20.32 cm)
Similar to other
works in the
collection
Auction
26 2013.74.6 Unknown makerStool 1867 - 1932Wood 14 in. x 18 1/4 in. x 10 1/2 in.
(35.56 cm x
46.36 cm x 26.67
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
27 2013.88.2 Unknown makerVessel 1933 - 1999Clay, with
natural
pigments
10 in. x 13 in.
(25.4 cm x 33.02
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
28 2014.121.4 Unknown makerSeated Figure1867 - 1932Wood 19 1/4 in. x 5 in. x 9 in. (48.9 cm x
12.7 cm x 22.86
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
29 2014.83.1 Unknown makerFemale Figure1867 - 1932Wood 41 1/2 in. x 10 in. x 8 in. (105.41 cm
x 25.4 cm x 20.32
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
30 2015.22.1 John Marshall
Gamble
Untitled n.d. 13 in. x 9 1/8 in.
(33.02 cm x
23.18 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
31 2015.22.2 John Marshall
Gamble
Spring Flowers,
Grimes Canyon
n.d. 12 1/4 in. x 18
1/4 in. (31.12 cm
x 46.36 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
32 2015.39.1 Somali people
(aka Somalian
people)
Wafti (comb)1900 - 1932Wood 4 1/4 in. x 12 3/4
in. (10.8 cm x
32.39 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
33 2015.39.2 Somali people
(aka Somalian
people)
Wafti (comb)1900 - 1932Wood 4 1/4 in. x 12 3/4
in. (10.8 cm x
32.39 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
34 2015.71.108 Allan Houser Taos Man 1978 13 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 in. x 11 in.
(34.29 cm x
29.21 cm x 27.94
cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
35 2017.11 Millard SheetsThe Hansen's
Dairy
1929Oil on canvas24 x 28 in. (61 x
71 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
36 2017.110.6 Allan Houser Apache Family 1980 Have other examples
Auction
37 2017.72.3 Birger SandzenColorado
Landscape
n.d. 18 x 24 in. (46 x
61 cm)
Similar to another
work in the
collection
Auction
38 2017.110.4 Beatrice
Mandelman
Ribak
Dawn Diptychcirca 1980 Acrylic on
canvas
24 x 40 inchesOutside of core
collection area
Auction
39 2018.121.12 Nepalese artist
(aka Nepalese
maker)
Mask n.d. Wood 10 x 7 1/2 x 3 in.
(25 x 19 x 8 cm)
Have other
examples
Auction
40 2018.64.1 Native American
: Yokuts
Serving Basketcirca 1910 -
1920
Sedge,
Redbud,
Bracken fern
root,
Grass
7 x 16 3/4 (diam.)
in. (18 x 43 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
41 2018.64.2 Tootsie Dick
Sam
Basket
(degikup)
n.d. Willow root,
Redbud,
Bracken fern
root
4 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
(11 x 22 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
42 2018.64.3 Native American
: Pomo
Work Basketn.d. Hazel shoots,
Sedge,
Bracken fern
root
9 x 21 in. (23 x 53
cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
43 2018.64.4 Native American
: Pomo
Gift Basket n.d. Feathers,
Clam shell,
Mother of
Pearl,
Sedge
1 x 6 in. (3 x 15
cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
44 2018.64.5 Native American
: Maidu
Bowl n.d. Rosebud 5 1/2 x 8 in. (14 x
20 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
45 2018.79.1 Native American
: Maidu
Feast Basketcirca 1910 a 3-rod
foundation,
Sedge, willow
and bracken
fern root coiled
on a 3-rod
foundation,
Sedge, willow
17 x 27 in. (43 x
69 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
46 2018.79.2 Native American
: Hupa
Storage basketcirca 1930 Twined bear
grass and
conifer root
13 x 12 in. (33 x
30 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
47 2018.79.3 Native American
: Yokuts
Bottleneck jarcirca 1920 a grass
foundation,
Sedge, redbud
and bracken
fern root coiled
on a grass
foundation,
Sedge, redbud
4 1/2 x 8 (diam.)
in. (11 x 20 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
48 2018.79.4 Native American
: Pomo
Storage or
cooking basket
circa 1930 Twined willow,
sedge, and
redbud
8 x 10 1/2 (diam.)
in. (20 x 27 cm)
Have other
examples
Offer to
Gatekeeper's
Museum or Sell
49 2015.71.20 Christina
Naranjo
Vase 1955-1964 Earthenware14 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
50 2015.71.97 Helen Naha (aka
Feather
Woman)
Vessel n.d. Earthenware5 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
51 2015.71.29 Lonnie Vigil Vessel 2000Earthenware9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.Have other examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
52 2015.71.51 Robert Vigil Vessel 2014Earthenware6 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.Have other examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
53 2015.71.63 Christine
Nofchissey
McHorse
Wedding Vase 1990Earthenware10 x 7 in. Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
54 2014.1.13 Paqua Naha (aka
1st Frog
Woman)
Vessel n.d. Earthenware4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
55 2014.134.9 Daryl
Whitegeese
Vessel n.d. Earthenware5 1/2 x 7 in. Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
56 2011.61.3 Priscilla
Namingha
Nampeyo
Bowl with
Traditional
Migration
Pattern
circa 1975 Earthenware5 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
57 2014.1.25 Dextra
Quotskuyva
Nampeyo
Seed Jar 2012Earthenware4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
58 2015.71.16 Hisi NampeyoBowl 1995Earthenware3 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.Have other examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
59 2008.127.20 Unknown makerPictorial
Storage Jar
circa 1925-
1935
Ceramic 10 1/2 x 10 in.Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
60 2005.70.6 Maria Martinez
Santana
Black Pottert
Plate
1943-1956 Ceramic 1 x 4 1/4 in. Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
61 2014.134.2 Susie Clark Wedding Jarn.d. Earthenware6 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.Have other examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery
62 2014.134.3 Rose Chino
Garcia
Seed Jar n.d. Earthenware1 1/2 x 5 in. Have other
examples
Andrea Fisher
Gallery