Collections

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Indigo Arts is proud to represent artworks from a number of prestigious art collections.

The Jaled Muyaes and Estela Ogazón Collection of Mexican Masks

The Muyaes Ogazon collection of traditional Mexican masks was put together by Professor Estela Ogazon and the anthropologist Jaled Muyaes throughout more than 50 years. They dedicated their lives to the rescue of Mexican culture emphasizing their energy in the fascinating world of the Mexican dances and celebrations which use masks. The collection is composed by about 3000 masks all of which have been used in the celebrations which makes them unique pieces filled with a life of their own.

The Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks

This collection of Mexican Dance Masks was carefully assembled by the late Canadian artist Gordon Rayner and his wife, Kate Regan Rayner. The masks were acquired in Mexico City and Oaxaca, between 1990 and 2010. Many of the masks come from the distinguished collecion of Jaled Muyaes and Estela Ogazón, in Mexico City.

Notes from the website of the late Canadian artist, Gordon Rayner:

Jonathan W. Fisher Collection

Jonathan Waters Fisher (June 11, 1948 - October 24, 2022)

Dr. Jacques Bartoli Collection

Rudi Stern Collection

Indigo Arts is fortunate to represent a portion of the collection of the late multi-media artist and filmmaker Rudi Stern. The works shown here were collected during the six years that Stern lived in Haiti in the 1980s and 1990s. During that time Stern made 14 documentary films, including Haiti: Killing the Dream in 1992.

Rudi Stern (Rudolph George Stern 1936-2006)

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Nancy Josephson Collection

Nancy Josephson, a New York City native born in 1955, gave up a career as a musician to create art that embodies Haitian themes. A spiritual follower of Vodou, Josephson traveled to Haiti a dozen times in the past decade to prepare for her initiation as a Vodou priestess. LaSiren, who embodies the ocean's dual qualities of strength and serenity, is her "met tet," or "head" spirit.

Judy Hoffman - Art Creation Foundation for Children

Judy Hoffman founded the non-profit Art Creation Foundation for Children in Jacmel, Haiti in 1999. This year Judy has offered a collection of fine Haitian drapo (Vodou flags) and paintings for sale. A portion of the proceeds will be donated for the benefit of this inspiring foundation, which states its mission as "EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD THROUGH ART".

Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen

Mary Sue Rosen is a member of the Writing Program faculty of The New School in New York City and Paul Peter Rosen, MD is Emeritus Professor of Pathology at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. For many years, they have collaborated on collecting African art and writing numerous catalogs for exhibitions from their collection.

Jonathan Demme Collection

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme (1944-2017), known for directing the films The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004), was also a Haitian art curator and collector. He developed a particular appreciation for Haitian art and culture after acquiring a Haitian painting from a gallery in New York in the 1980s. It prompted him to visit the country, where he learned Creole and met local artists and musicians.

Collections

The Jaled Muyaes and Estela Ogazón Collection of Mexican Masks

Tigers, Devils and the Dance of Life: Masks of Mexico

Masks of Mexico: A Book of Postcards

Mask Arts of Mexico

Masks of the World

Mexican Masks and Puppets : Master Carvers of the Sierra de Puebla

The Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks

Tigers, Devils and the Dance of Life: Masks of Mexico

Masks of Mexico: A Book of Postcards