Jeff Jahn reviews In Passionate Pursuit: The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection and Legacyin a blog post on PORT. “In so many ways it is a crucial biography of art in Portland,” Jahn writes of the show, which includes over 2,000 pieces from the collection of Arlene Schnitzer and her late husband, Harold. “True collectors like Arlene and Harold Schnitzer share their lives with the objects they relentlessly acquire, creating an anthropological biography in a way that others can experience.”
In Passionate Pursuit is on view now through January 11th at the Portland Art Museum. The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation is the show’s presenting sponsor.
Read the full blog post.