The House Imaginary, April 20, 2018 – August 19, 2018, Second Floor North, Second Floor Central Skylight, and Third Floor South Galleries, San José Museum of Art.

Variations on a Theme, May 23, 2009 - February 7, 2010, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight Gallery, San José Museum of Art. (Included in Part II: August 1, 2009-February 7, 2010.)

Inside Out: Selections from the Permanent Collection, November 20, 2004 - July 9, 2006, New Wing, Second Floor, South Metro A and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.

The House Imaginary (2018)

Mildred Howard uses an everyday household item, a bottle, to construct a house where memories are treasured and relationships built. The title of the work intertwines the Spanish word for “family” with the English “familiar,” describing a sacred space in which inheritance is nurtured and protected in the very walls. Adobe: Sanctuary for the Familia(r) creates an environment for reflection and contemplation.


Inside Out: Selections of the Permanent Collection (2004-2005)

Mildred Howard uses everyday household items in order to emphasize that the ordinary objects of our lives should be treasured and protected like our familial and cultural memories and histories. The title of the work reinforces this idea by intertwining the Spanish word for “family,” familia, with the word “familiar.” As suggested by the title, the building resembles a home—a place where relationships are built and memories are collected—and a sanctuary, an environment for reflection and contemplation. Adobe: Sanctuary for the Familia(r) therefore becomes a sacred space in which visitors are compelled to reconcile their cultural history with their collective and individual memories.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Variations on a Theme San Jose Museum of Art , 5/23/2009 - 2/7/2010

• Sculpture Dimensions: in. (cm)

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 2004
  Page Number: 118-119
• Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists 2001/2002. Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists 2001/2002 Flintridge Foundation. Pasadena, CA, 2002
  Page Number: 38, Figure Number: 3
• Delphine Sims. Blood Sweat and Time: Emerging Perspectives on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell. Blood Sweat and Time: Emerging Perspectives on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell ICA San José and Sming Sming Books. CA
  Page Number: 20

This object is a member of the following portfolios: