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Dr. J

Basketball superstar Julius “Dr. J” Erving became a household name after helping the New York Nets win the 1974 and 1976 ABA Championships. He was also a strong presence in the Philadelphia 76ers’ NBA championship win in 1983. By the time he retired in 1987, Erving had played over 800 games with an average of 22 points scored each one. His speed and theatrics captured audiences. With smooth spins, powerful jump shots, and picturesque slam dunks, Erving’s performance was a display of both athleticism and grace. His signature can be found on a basketball currently floating in Jeff Koons’s piece Two Ball 50/50 Tank (Spalding Dr. J Silver Series, Wilson Supershot), which is on display in the Schneider Museum of Art’s Entry gallery. Learn more about Julius Erving’s impressive career with the link below, and visit the SMA to see how his influence extends past sports and into the world of art.

https://www.biography.com/athletes/julius-erving

Mark Bradford

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Mark Bradford is an artist that experiments with many different forms. From painting to video installations, Bradford’s work centers around the “noise” of the city. He often uses collage elements in his work, layering materials on the canvas to create unique textures. Bradford’s piece The Less Common Royalness is deeply concerned with the effects of urbanization on marginalized communities, using square and rectangular shapes to mimic an urban development blueprint. Learn more about Bradford and his work with the link below, and find The Less Common Royalness In the Schneider Museum of Art’s Entry gallery.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/arts/design/mark-bradford-artist-hauser-wirth.html

Heidi Schwegler

Artist Heidi Schwegler considers herself “an urban archeologist”. With an attraction to discarded objects, much of her work gives these found objects new life and purpose. She is also the founder of the Yucca Valley Material Lab, a space in Yucca Valley, CA that strives to provide accessible and equitable arts education. Her piece Not Meant to Be Seen or Touched is made of pink quartzite and aluminum, two visually intense mediums that aren’t usually made for sensuous consumption. Learn more about Heidi Schwegler with the link below, and find Not Meant to Be Seen or Touched in the Entry gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.

The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

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Dr. J

Mark Bradford

Heidi Schwegler

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