Cafesjian Center for the Arts

Collection

Painting Glass

Sculpture Prints and Drawings

About the Collection

The majority of exhibitions presented by the Cafesjian Center for the Arts are derived from the private collection of its main benefactor, Mr. Gerard L. Cafesjian. This collection of more than 5,000 works includes one of the most comprehensive glass collections in the world. It is particularly rich in the work of the Czech couple Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, whose work revolutionized the use of glass as an artistic medium. Other important glass artists in the collection include Dale Chihuly, Bohumil Elias, Pavel Hlava, Jaromír Rybák, Ivana Šrámkova, Bertil Vallien, Lino Tagliapietra, Mark Peiser, and Hiroshi Yamano. The collection also has substantial holdings in drawing, painting and sculpture by such influential artists as Fernando Botero, Arshile Gorky, Jennifer Bartlett, and Andy Warhol.

	John Altoon John Altoon (1925-1969) was one of the remarkable characters in the southern California art scene in the 1950’s and 60’s. His first paintings were created in an Abstract-Expressionist mode, later ... [view more]
	Jennifer Bartlett Jennifer Bartlett (b. 1941) is a recognized American painter, printmaker and sculptor. Throughout her career, Bartlett has created works in series, exploring similar subjects... [view more]
	Arshile Gorky An Armenian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1920 at the age of 15, Arshile Gorky was once called a “hero of Abstract Expressionism.” Unlike his contemporaries, Gorky possessed ... [view more]
	Marc Chagall Mark Chagall (1887-1985), Russian-born French painter of Jewish origin, occupies a unique place in the world of art. After studying painting in St. Petersburg, he moved to Paris... [view more]