Ellen DeGeneres Selects

 

This exhibition was on display from November 11, 2016 to May 21, 2017.

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Hi there! I don’t know if you know this, but I have always had an appreciation and strong passion for the history of design and architecture. During my travels I have had the opportunity to collect rare and unique objects from all parts of the world. I am inspired by each piece: its history and the story it has to tell. This room is filled with a selection of objects whose origins range from ancient Egypt and Peru to mid-20th-century Scandinavia and 21st-century Brooklyn. I hope you enjoy exploring and imagining the histories and stories behind the objects that I have chosen.

This installation is an intimate and personal look into my design aesthetic, my living space, and the special objects that I have come to love. A few of my pieces are dotted around the room! I like to mix a modern feel with a rustic, antique look. I like the juxtaposition. Here an African mask sits near a wall unit designed by George Nelson and plates by Pablo Picasso share a tabletop with a modern Austrian tea set.

The Selects exhibition represents all the qualities I love and cultivate in my home. My home is my canvas for inspiration, a place where I generate ideas and learn. I’m always on the search for new, beautiful and interesting objects. And I’m always moving things around and switching things out so I have something new to look at and appreciate.

  • Keyhole Plate Latch
  • wrought and gilded iron.
  • Museum purchase from Interest Account Fund.
  • 1909-14-6-a
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  • Key
  • cast bronze.
  • Gift of Charles W. Gould.
  • 1910-10-6
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  • Table Candlestand
  • wood, wrought iron.
  • Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 1941-98-80
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This object has not been digitized yet.
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • Ram Figure
  • molded earthenware, buff slip.
  • Gift of Fannie Moses.
  • 1960-225-2
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  • Vessel
  • earthenware.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Charles W. Gould.
  • 1962-219-2
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  • Whistle
  • incised earthenware.
  • Gift of Edward L. Kallop Jr..
  • 1964-41-4
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  • Mask
  • wood.
  • Gift of Bernard Richter.
  • 1965-55-30
  • Cup (Austria)
  • nickel-plated brass, wood.
  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
  • 1967-85-4-a
  • Teapot (Austria)
  • nickel-plated brass, wood.
  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
  • 1967-85-4-s
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  • Figure
  • terracotta.
  • Gift of Ruth Vollmer.
  • 1971-48-11
  • Pot (USA)
  • earthenware, slip and mineral decoration.
  • Gift of Mrs. Homer Kripke.
  • 1980-21-6
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  • ES 108 Sofa
  • aluminum, walnut, leather, epoxy, urethane foam, polyster fiber.
  • Gift of Herman Miller, Inc..
  • 1985-98-1
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  • Plate (USA)
  • hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
  • Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
  • 1988-44-1
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  • Plate (USA)
  • hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
  • Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
  • 1988-44-6
  • Lounge Chair (Denmark)
  • teak and wicker.
  • Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
  • 1990-141-1
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  • Bali Lamp
  • plastic, brass wire, walnut.
  • Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
  • 1991-47-1
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  • Usonian Side Chair
  • plywood, plain woven polyester.
  • Gift of Anonymous Donor.
  • 1997-90-1-a/c
  • Panel, #5
  • silk.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor.
  • 2005-16-2
  • This object is part of the Textiles collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
  • Plate (France)
  • glazed earthenware.
  • Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol.
  • 2007-4-1
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  • Plate (France)
  • glazed earthenware.
  • Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol.
  • 2007-4-2
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  • Tale Stool
  • painted wood, mahogany-veneered molded plywood.
  • The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
  • 2013-50-7
  • Tall Stool Stool
  • walnut.
  • The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
  • 2013-50-32
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  • ESU 400 Storage Unit
  • moulded birch plywood, lacquered masonite and wood, zinc-plated steel,....
  • Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
  • 2013-58-1-a/d
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  • Bengali Bowl
  • patinated bronze.
  • Gift of Garth Clark Gallery.
  • 1988-109-1
  • Drop Leaf Table
  • painted wood.
  • Loan courtesy of DIENST + DOTTER ANTIKVITETER.
  • 27.2016.1