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Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature & Culture

Stephen Goddard, curator

October 30, 2010–January 2, 2011

Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Trees and other Ramifications offers an open-ended look at some of the many ways that trees are meaningful to humanity and important in the natural world.

Works of art

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, Ansel Adams (1902–1984) — Ansel Adams (1902–1984)

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, circa 1960

Sterculia snowII Lesquereux (type) (fossil leaf) — Sterculia snowII Lesquereux (type) (fossil leaf), Cretaceous period, collected mid to late 1800s

Eryngium Bourgatii Mannetreau, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) — Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)

Eryngium Bourgatii Mannetreau, circa 1926–1928

Among Branches, Mildred Bryant Brooks (1903–1995) — Mildred Bryant Brooks (1903–1995)

Among Branches, 1941

Old Cedars and Spanish Peaks, George Elbert Burr (1859–1939) — George Elbert Burr (1859–1939)

Old Cedars and Spanish Peaks, 1922

Being There, David Byrne (born 1952) — David Byrne (born 1952)

Being There, 2004

The Evolution of Category, David Byrne (born 1952) — David Byrne (born 1952)

The Evolution of Category, 2003

Winnebago Trainspotters in the Universe, David Byrne (born 1952) — David Byrne (born 1952)

Winnebago Trainspotters in the Universe, 2002

Mountain Cottonwoods, Charles Merrick Capps (1898–1981) — Charles Merrick Capps (1898–1981)

Mountain Cottonwoods, 1957

Edge of the Forest, Charles Chaplin (1907–1987) — Charles Chaplin (1907–1987)

Edge of the Forest, 1965

In the New Forest Glade, Charles Chaplin (1907–1987) — Charles Chaplin (1907–1987)

In the New Forest Glade, 1962

Western Courtyard, Ta Prohm, Cambodia, Linda Connor (born 1944) — Linda Connor (born 1944)

Western Courtyard, Ta Prohm, Cambodia, 2003

Wind in the Elms, Howard Norton Cook (1901–1980) — Howard Norton Cook (1901–1980)

Wind in the Elms, 1926

untitled (resting men and dogs under a large tree), Wiliam Alfred Delamotte (1775–1863) — Wiliam Alfred Delamotte (1775–1863)

untitled (resting men and dogs under a large tree), 1802

White of the Eye, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) — Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990)

White of the Eye, 1979

untitled (tree), Xu Bing (born 1955); Sophia Gakii (born 1998) — Xu Bing (born 1955); Sophia Gakii (born 1998)

untitled (tree), 2008

Der Lebensbaum (The Tree of Life), George Grosz (1893–1959) — George Grosz (1893–1959)

Der Lebensbaum (The Tree of Life), 1928

Arbre de la Vierge, pres du Caire (Tree of the Virgin, near Cairo), Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (active 1850-1869) — Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (active 1850-1869)

Arbre de la Vierge, pres du Caire (Tree of the Virgin, near Cairo), circa 1860

Copper Beech, Jacques Hnizdovsky — Jacques Hnizdovsky

Copper Beech, 1985

Abecedaire, Francois Houtin — Francois Houtin

Abecedaire, 2004

Plant Trees Avert Nuclear Peril, Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928–2000) — Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928–2000)

Plant Trees Avert Nuclear Peril, 1980

Oak with Man in Hammock, David Johnson (1827–1908) — David Johnson (1827–1908)

Oak with Man in Hammock, 1883

Bringing Home the Christmas Tree, Rockwell Kent (1882–1971) — Rockwell Kent (1882–1971)

Bringing Home the Christmas Tree, 1928

Man and a Small Boy in a Wood, Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the elder (1759–1835) — Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the elder (1759–1835)

Man and a Small Boy in a Wood, 1789

Tree Farm, Zibo, Shantung Province, China, Pok Chi Lau (born 1950) — Pok Chi Lau (born 1950)

Tree Farm, Zibo, Shantung Province, China, 2004

title unknown (tree planting), Pok Chi Lau (born 1950) — Pok Chi Lau (born 1950)

title unknown (tree planting), 2005

Lone Lychee Tree, Shenzhen, China, Pok Chi Lau (born 1950) — Pok Chi Lau (born 1950)

Lone Lychee Tree, Shenzhen, China, 1994

Birches, Mark Leithauser (born 1950) — Mark Leithauser (born 1950)

Birches, 1980

The Little Pigeon, Mark Leithauser (born 1950) — Mark Leithauser (born 1950)

The Little Pigeon, 1981

Programmable Do-Gooders, Valerie Lueth (born 1979) — Valerie Lueth (born 1979)

Programmable Do-Gooders, 2004

Sketch Club Feed, F. O. Marvin (1852–1915) — F. O. Marvin (1852–1915)

Sketch Club Feed, 1888

Native Oak, Roger Medearis (1920–2001) — Roger Medearis (1920–2001)

Native Oak, 1979

The 'Home Sweet Home' of John Payne, East Hampton, Mary Nimmo Moran (1842–1899) — Mary Nimmo Moran (1842–1899)

The 'Home Sweet Home' of John Payne, East Hampton, 1885

Trimming, Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017) — Kenji Nakahashi (1947–2017)

Trimming, 1987

untitled (after Edward Hicks), Joan Nelson (born 1958); Cirrus Editions Ltd. (founded 1970) — Joan Nelson (born 1958); Cirrus Editions Ltd. (founded 1970)

untitled (after Edward Hicks), 1993

How to Look at Modern Art in America, Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967); Thomas B. Hess; Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf — Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967); Thomas B. Hess; Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf

How to Look at Modern Art in America, 1946

Shoreline, Donald Resnick (1928–2008) — Donald Resnick (1928–2008)

Shoreline, circa 1997

Woods/Morning, Donald Resnick (1928–2008) — Donald Resnick (1928–2008)

Woods/Morning, 1998

Giant Cedars, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Giant Cedars, 1922

Brook with Cottonwood Trees, Birger Sandzén (1871–1954) — Birger Sandzén (1871–1954)

Brook with Cottonwood Trees, 1934

untitled (under side of a leaf), William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865) — William Sharp (1803–1875); John Fisk Allen (1785–1865)

untitled (under side of a leaf), 1854

Und neues Leben blüht aus den Ruinen (And new Life blossoms from the ruins), Klaus Staeck (born 1938) — Klaus Staeck (born 1938)

Und neues Leben blüht aus den Ruinen (And new Life blossoms from the ruins), 1979

Structure of Thought 15, Doug Starn (born 1961); Mike Starn (born 1961) — Doug Starn (born 1961); Mike Starn (born 1961)

Structure of Thought 15, 2001–2005

Trees #3, Tanaka Ryōhei (1933–1999) — Tanaka Ryōhei (1933–1999)

Trees #3, 1974, Showa period (1926–1989)

untitled, Shigeki Tomura — Shigeki Tomura

untitled, 1979

Dorpshuizen or De Dode Boom (Village Houses or The Dead Tree), Jan Toorop (1858–1928) — Jan Toorop (1858–1928)

Dorpshuizen or De Dode Boom (Village Houses or The Dead Tree), 1897

Apocalypse II, Jerry Norman Uelsmann (1934–2022) — Jerry Norman Uelsmann (1934–2022)

Apocalypse II, 1967

Village Street, Hieronymus Cock (circa 1510–1570); Jan and/or Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554–1580); Master of the Small Landscapes (active mid 1500s) — Hieronymus Cock (circa 1510–1570); Jan and/or Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554–1580); Master of the Small Landscapes (active mid 1500s)

Village Street, 1559–1561

The Cottage on the Hill, Jacob van Ruisdael (1628 or 1629–1682) — Jacob van Ruisdael (1628 or 1629–1682)

The Cottage on the Hill, 1650s

Forellenweiher (Trout Pond), Franz von Stuck (1863–1928) — Franz von Stuck (1863–1928)

Forellenweiher (Trout Pond), circa 1890

Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Carleton Emmons Watkins (1829–1916) — Carleton Emmons Watkins (1829–1916)

Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, circa 1859

Tree Planting Group, George Charles Miller (1894–1965); Grant Wood (1891–1942); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000) — George Charles Miller (1894–1965); Grant Wood (1891–1942); Associated American Artists (active 1934–2000)

Tree Planting Group, 1937

dessert fork, Württemberg Metal Factory (founded 1853) — Württemberg Metal Factory (founded 1853)

dessert fork, circa 1905

bower, Yellow-Breasted Bowerbird — Yellow-Breasted Bowerbird

bower, date unknown

Trees sheltering tombs, Shenzhen, China, Pok Chi Lau (born 1950) — Pok Chi Lau (born 1950)

Trees sheltering tombs, Shenzhen, China, 1994