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Order and Chaos: Balance in the Drawings of Jan J. Schoonhoven

January 27 - July 17, 2016
In Education Hallway

Order and Chaos: Balance in the Drawings of Jan J. Schoonhoven

January 27 - July 17, 2016
In Education Hallway

Rhythm and order were integral to the life and art of Jan J. Schoonhoven (1914-1994), who worked for the Dutch postal service throughout his life and never traveled beyond his native city of Delft. Each day after work, Schoonhoven had a daily drawing regimen in which he systematically explored variations on set themes, such as the pattern of a reed. Six drawings show the progression of Schoonhoven's work from highly structured compositions to ones dominated by fluid, gestural lines.

Curated by Curatorial Assistant Oidie Kuijpers '15

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Oidie Kuijpers '15

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