Framing Bonnard
with Phillips Educator Kelly Richman-Abdou
Frames have a prominent place in the display of paintings. So why do conversations often end at the edge of the canvas? Step into the salon with Phillips Educator Kelly Richman-Abdou for a talk on these overlooked objects. Pay a visit to Bonnard exhibitor Bernheim Jeune—a Parisian art gallery founded by a family of frame manufacturers—and dive into primary source documents that reveal Duncan Phillips’s desire to custom frame The Palm, a painting he praised as “one of Bonnard’s most important canvases.”
IMAGE: Pierre Bonnard’s The Palm, 1926, on view in the Phillips House Dining Room, c. 1940
Bonnard Salon
Created for Bonnard’s Worlds, the Bonnard Salon is an intimate space where guests can more deeply engage with artist Pierre Bonnard. Materials from The Phillips Collection’s Library and Archives showcase the museum’s special relationship with Bonnard over several decades and give insight into how his paintings were acquired and exhibited.