Legacy: Selections from the Gillett G. Griffin Collection
Xochipala, Late Formative Period to Early Classic Period, 400 BCE–500 CE, Guerrero, upper Balsas region, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Standing female figurine. Ceramic with traces of polychrome slip-paint; 23.5 × 12.9 × 9 cm. Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin (2016-1222)
Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton, NJ 08544-1018USA
Legacy: Selections from the Gillett G. Griffin Collection celebrates the life and career of Gillett G. Griffin (1928–2016), highlighting a selection of artworks and artifacts from the thousands that he donated and bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum. Griffin was not only a respected curator, scholar, and collector but also a beloved teacher—and one of the most memorable figures in the history of the university and the Princeton community. Among the fifty-five pieces in the exhibition will be Greek, Roman, Egyptian, ancient Near Eastern, Islamic, African, Chinese, Japanese, and Pre-Columbian antiquities, as well as European and American prints, drawings, and sculptures, and a handful of paintings and drawings that attest to Griffin’s own talents as an artist.
Sponsor Credit
Legacy: Selections from the Gillett G. Griffin Collection is made possible with support from the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation; the Donna and Hans Sternberg, Class of 1957, Art Museum Program Fund; Alfred L. Bush; Michael Dawson and Robert P. Tomaselli; and the Partners and Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum.
