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tal decoration through necessity to cover inferior hardware fi nish, 1963Ꭱ喑Leiber๘ྒྷ␬ᜤԎᔢ喑ޢᐧγJudith Leiber
illustrate both their dedication and their ingenuity. The processes
ڙथ喑⩞Gersonᢹノੳẚθࠆȡ䕇䕻ږϧ⮱̺ᛵߗ
of labor and planning are fully masked by creativity, as the fi nal
product appears to be a joyful burst of whimsy. Much like the col- ߈喑ڙथ⢟ᓄẢ๔᜽ߌȡᰡᰶנ㖋Gerson⩇㜠ᰫ㋀
orful famille-rose and famille-verte works in the collection, the 㻗㜗䊝㶄͟ጤ喑ౕᔆⶹ⮱㈽㈱㶄䖀͚䖋䔮Leiber᝸᣽
brilliant creation does not exhibit the challenges of the artisan. ࠲ȡJudith Leiber ৮❹➦ᰶ⮱Ⅱᮣ㸊丫ᰭᬖ㷘⩕ҳ䖛
Judith drew inspiration for many of her minaudières from Chi- 㧸ᬖ᱌᝸᣽࠲䛾ᆙใ⃩⶙У̷⮱⦂⫢喑䕆Ը๴ᕊໆᘠ
nese ceramics, a perhaps unexpected muse for a handbag, and this
̺ײ܊㖇γLeiberᄺ᝸࠲⮱ᄵ∕ത㦄喑䕍ᅞγLeiber
inventiveness refl ects her boundless creativity and imagination.
᝸࠲ρᒖ㎪㉈喑䋐ঠ⯻♣⮱৮❹⢕ޢᕔ喑ह᭯ࣵጔໆ
In truth the Leibers drew inspiration for their works from many
sources, including books, exhibitions, conversations, and places. ᣖ㧸γ᝸࠲㸪҉হ㽚㼵䕻⼸⪆̸⮱⶙У㑧䮤ȡ䕆㜴
As they grappled with, and conquered unpredictable obstacles in Leiber㫼৮͚㞟ᒖ᪾᫂⮱ㆶᒖ⨤হρᒖ⨤⣺৮㬷㫼γ
life, they interpreted their surroundings and expressed their ex-
ጒࡍԾ㼐↧ᆑᆑឭ㶀ᠾ᝝Ⱑݝ㇫৮ܧ✽⮱ࡍᓰᰶ㦄⪝
periences in their art as only they could. The culmination of their
lifetime of creating and collecting together is now the Leiber Col- ᰟहጒ͸ໆȡ
lection. The East Hampton museum’s permanent collection con-
Judithᓋ͚స⨤க͚॥ᩣγ๔䛼⮱㽚㼵䱵ᙌ喑ᄴږԸ
sists of visual art by Mr. Leiber, minaudières and handbags by Mrs.
Leiber, and a gallery of their Chinese works of art, acquired over ⰸѩ℘̺Ⱕ᎟⮱㬊㶀䶋ݒႹ㒻㲺व喑㲺ᰰ䇘䕇͚స
six decades. This extraordinary couple have created and collected ⨤க⮱㇫倀᫩᭯㸊丫৮͚喑倁⤫γ຦⾮ⵡᵳ᳣᲌㍈⮱
so many fi ne works and objects, and armed with grit and imagina-
ޢ᫝ᘼ䂅ȡθᄓ̷喑Leiber๘ྒྷᓋᐐ∈θ➖͚॥ः䱵
tion, overcame diffi cult circumstances; the Leiber Collection is a
ᙌ喑Ҹຯᰥㅺ喑ᆂ㻪喑ᄺ㾞হ᝭ݝ䖁ᣏ㽗⮱೻ጯϧ
most apt testament to their life’s work and accoplishments.
᪴ȡЃԾౕ⽺Ảᛶᄺऱ⽛⩌≨ᠾ᝝⮱ह᭯喑䕇䕻⢕➦
⮱㬊㶀ޢ҉হ㽚㼵㿋㼭ҳ㼐䂭হ䔝㿗㜗ጞ⮱ক䖚ධ
ABOVE OPPOSITE
䕴喑⩉䚥㠓䓐ȡږϧ㉯⩌⮱ޢ䕍হᩣ㫼᜽ᅞγ⤫ౕ⮱
Installation view of Antique The Leiber Collection Museum, East
Chinese Porcelains from Eight Hampton, New York Photograph © Leiber⣺㫼ȡౕѺ᫩Პ⑏ᮛ䵀⮱Leiberࢇ➖乕㸎䮠݄
Dynasties (206 BCE to 1912), 2008, Wil Weiss. Courtesy of The Leiber
㦄Judith㽚㼵⮱᝸࠲喑Gerson⮱㬊㶀҉৮喑Вࣷږϧ
at The Leiber Collection Museum. Collection
Photograph © Gary Mamay.
ᄺ䴮 ښ࡮Ꭱҳڞहᩣ㫼⮱̭㈨݄͚స⨤கÿÿ䕆ψ㫼৮ឬ
Courtesy of The Leiber Collection
Leiber ᩣ㫼ࢇ➖乕喑Პ⑏ᮛ䵀喑㈽㈱ 䐶㦄㫼უ⮱♎䭽ߴ⅐㜴ᘠ׼߈喑㋀₤γϧ⩌⮫ᙸ喑ρ
̷
⚔❴ҳ⎽: Wil Weiss
ᆂ㻪ᄓృ喑ȨAntique Chinese Leiber ᩣ㫼 ঠ䰉䮠⮱₤㌡喑㺸䁶γ䕆ᄺ䲋܎๘ྒྷ⮱נ๴ϧ⩌ȡ
Porcelains from Eight Dynasties
(206 BCE to 1912)ȩ, 2008Ꭱ,
Leiber ᩣ㫼ࢇ➖乕
⚔❴ҳ⎽: Gary Mamay
Leiber ᩣ㫼
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