On 2/10/17 9:29 AM,
sperea@artisnaples.org wrote:
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Hello!
My name is Silvia Perea. I
am an architect, Ph. D,
and the curatorial
research associate of The
Baker Museum, in Naples,
Florida. We have a piece
by you in our collection
and I'd like to complete
your biographical
information. Could you
please tell me your
country of origin and date
of birth?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Silvia Perea
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Greetings Silvia,
It is always nice be in another museum's collection.
Can you send me a picture of the piece and some
information about how it ended up in your collection?
It has been a busy year form me installing two large
bronze sculptures in public spaces on Manhattan and on
Martha's Vineyard.
Here is a link to a nice article in the Martha's Vineyard
Times about the VIA57 Swinging Jenny:
http://www.mvtimes.com/2017/02/07/local-sculpture-swings-way-new-york-city/
Here are links about installing the
Swordfish Harpooner in Menemsha on Martha's Vineyard:
https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/02/02/swordfish-harpooner-returns-menemsha
https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/01/04/swordfish-harpooner-ready-return-stronger-ever
I will get back to you soon with the info you have
requested.
Best Regards and thanks,
Jay
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On 2/10/17 10:11 AM, Silvia Perea
wrote:
Hi
Jay,
Thanks
for your prompt response and for sending the info on your
current work. Congratulations on the installation of the
Swordifsh Harpooner! It’s a very powerful piece.
The
sculpture we have in our collection is
Lying Woman (1991). Olga Hirshhorn donated this work
to the museum in 2013.
At
your earliest convenience, could you please send us your
date of birth and country of origin?
With
appreciation,
Silvia
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Greetings Silvia,
That's wonderful. Olga was one of my earliest supporters.
If I am thinking of the right piece, that "Lying Lady", as I call
it was the first piece I ever sold out of a gallery. I got to
know Olga and we had coffee at her house in Vineyard Haven. She
showed me her collection. It was very eclectic and lots of fun
for me. It was simply what she liked when she saw it. No
recognizable names, at least to me, just what she enjoyed having
in her house.
In 2013 I made a large version of the Lying Lady for Zack
Schiller, a movie producer.
Here are 3 of them at his Beverly Hills residence.
The next year I showed it at the Academy Art Museum in
Easton, Maryland.
Yours is made from casting black magnetite sand that occasionally
washed up on the south beaches of Martha's Vineyard mixed with
resin.
I was born in New York City on June 14, 1944.
Regards,
Jay
PS Do you have a picture of Olga's piece? I would love to have
it for my records.
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Dear Mr. Jay John Lagemann,
Silvia
Perea forwarded on your contact information and your request for an
image of the permanent collection object that we have of yours. Attached
to this email you
will find a JPG of the below work:
Jay John Lagemann (American, born 1944)
Lying Lady, 1991
Casted black magnetite sand mixed with resin
1 x 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2013.1.118. Gift of Olga Hirshhorn.
Please let me know if you need anything else or have any questions.
All the best,
Carla Kohl
Associate Registrar
The Baker Museum
239-254-2622
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