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Anne Rowe
Thursday, January 29, 2 – 3 p.m.
Gifts at Sunnylands
The Treasures at Sunnylands: Selections
from the Gift Collection of Walter &
Leonore Annenberg
exhibition is featured
at Sunnylands Center & Gardens from
January 25, 2015 through January 17,
2016. Celebrating the range of items
receivedbytheAnnenbergs,thisexhibition
and accompanying volume document the
funny and serious gifts, small and large
objects, as well as ephemeral and long-
lasting exchanges. Whether given by
presidents, royalty, diplomats, business
leaders, entertainers, or family, these gifts
reflect the importance of the personal
relationships that the Annenbergs
cultivated throughout their lives.
Anne Rowe
joined Sunnylands in
2009 as the Director of Collections and
Exhibitions, overseeing the formation
of the archive and library as well as
the museum collections and exhibition
programs. Ms. Rowe currently serves
as the Chair of the Palm Springs Public
Arts Commission and on the Board of
Governors for the Western Museums
Association.
Stephen Wilkes
Tuesday, February 10, 2 – 3 p.m.
Visualizing Climate Change: A
Documentary Photographer’s
Journey to Inspire
In this lecture, fine arts photographer,
Stephen Wilkes,
focuses on the past
decade of his documentary work,
specifically concentrating on the rising
seas and the effects and aftermaths
of some of the greatest storms in the
last century. He started this series by
documenting Hurricane Katrina nine
years ago and shares that initial body
of work, along with his documentary
work of Hurricane Sandy for
Time
magazine. He also speaks about his
most recent work commissioned by
the Annenberg Space for Photography
for the “Sink or Swim” exhibition.
Photo description: The roller coaster
from the boardwalk in Seaside Heights,
New Jersey partially submerged in the
ocean after Hurricane Sandy © Stephen
Wilkes courtesy of Peter Fetterman
Gallery.
Presented by the Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation