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, 18th century
- wrought and gilded iron.
- Museum purchase from Interest Account Fund.
- 1909-14-6-a
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Key
- cast bronze.
- Gift of Charles W. Gould.
- 1910-10-6
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Table Candlestand
- wood, wrought iron.
- Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1941-98-80
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Ratcheted Candlestand
- oak, maple, and iron.
- Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair.
- 1942-81-4
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Print, Abstraction (Angel), 1935–45
- lithograph and linoleum cut on white wove paper.
- Gift of Cooper Union Art School Library.
- 1952-124-9
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Textile (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
- raffia.
- Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
- 1957-110-4
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Ram Figure
- molded earthenware, buff slip.
- Gift of Fannie Moses.
- 1960-225-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Vessel
- earthenware.
- Museum purchase through gift of Charles W. Gould.
- 1962-219-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Whistle, 1964
- incised earthenware.
- Gift of Edward L. Kallop Jr..
- 1964-41-4
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Mask
- wood.
- Gift of Bernard Richter.
- 1965-55-30
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Metamorphic Library Table-steps (England)
- mahogany, brass, felt.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1967-45-28
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Cup (Austria)
- nickel-plated brass, wood.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
- 1967-85-4-a
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Teapot (Austria)
- nickel-plated brass, wood.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
- 1967-85-4-s
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Model 3316 Easy Chair with Ottoman Chair And Ottoman
- steel, fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane foam shell, latex foam rubber,....
- Gift of Fritz Hansen, Inc..
- 1971-17-2-a/c
- This object was made by Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 9 images of this object.
- Figure
- terracotta.
- Gift of Ruth Vollmer.
- 1971-48-11
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Pot (USA)
- earthenware, slip and mineral decoration.
- Gift of Mrs. Homer Kripke.
- 1980-21-6
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Mouton Rothschild Decanter, Stopper, And Stand, ca. 1984
- glass, chased and polished silver-gilt.
- Gift of Daum Cristallerie de Nancy.
- 1985-95-1-a/c
- This object was made by Daum.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- ES 108 Sofa
- aluminum, walnut, leather, epoxy, urethane foam, polyster fiber.
- Gift of Herman Miller, Inc..
- 1985-98-1
- This object was made by Herman Miller Furniture Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Plate (USA)
- hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
- Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
- 1988-44-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Plate (USA)
- hand-thrown and glazed earthenware.
- Bequest of James H. Stubblebine.
- 1988-44-6
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Lounge Chair (Denmark)
- teak and wicker.
- Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
- 1990-141-1
- This object was made by Ludvig Pontoppidan.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Bali Lamp
- plastic, brass wire, walnut.
- Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
- 1991-47-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Palisander Large Serving Fork
- 18/8 stainless steel, rosewood.
- Gift of David and Gregory Wallance.
- 1991-81-484
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Palisander Serving Spoon
- 18/8 stainless steel, rosewood.
- Gift of David and Gregory Wallance.
- 1991-81-485
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Usonian Side Chair
- plywood, plain woven polyester.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1997-90-1-a/c
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Plate (France)
- glazed earthenware.
- Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol.
- 2007-4-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Plate (France)
- glazed earthenware.
- Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol.
- 2007-4-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Comprehensive Storage System (CSS) Wall Unit
- teak, brushed stainless steel, chromed metal, iron, painted metal, plastic....
- Gift of Susan Kasakove.
- 2013-41-1-a/r
- This object was made by Herman Miller Furniture Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Tale Stool
- painted wood, mahogany-veneered molded plywood.
- The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
- 2013-50-7
- This object was made by Asko Oy.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Tall Stool Stool
- walnut.
- The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
- 2013-50-32
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 10 images of this object.
- Stool For Les Arcs Ski Resort (France)
- pine.
- The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
- 2013-50-37
- This object was made by BCB.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- 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
- This object was made by Herman Miller Furniture Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Bengali Bowl, ca. 1988
- patinated bronze.
- Gift of Garth Clark Gallery.
- 1988-109-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Drop Leaf Table
- painted wood.
- Loan courtesy of DIENST + DOTTER ANTIKVITETER.
- 27.2016.1
- There are 5 images of this object.
