Philbrook Museum of Art presents Patrick Gordon’s first museum retrospective, which features over fifty paintings that span a career of more than fifty years. The exhibition includes paintings from his earliest experiments in watercolor to his recent huge, saturated florals. These hang alongside stirring, sensitive portraits, still lifes that highlight Gordon’s deep commitment to the Tulsa community, and a selection of his lesser-known politically engaged works.
His paintings explore ideas of identity and the notion that what we choose to surround ourselves with—a favorite flower, a special souvenir, or a carefully designed room—can say a lot about who we are. Gordon helps us see how art, decoration, and everyday objects can tell powerful stories—sometimes quietly, sometimes boldly—about feeling seen, being at home, and celebrating who we are.
Presenting Sponsor:
Susan and Bill Thomas
Contributing Sponsors:
Susannah and Jim Adelson Family Foundation
The Mervin Bovaird Foundation
Barbara and Stephen Heyman
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Supporting Sponsors:
City of Tulsa | Vision Tulsa | Arts Commission of the City of Tulsa
Julie and Brad Carson
Laura and Keith Colgan
Fayenelle and Jay Helm
Oklahoma Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts
Ann & David Reinecke
Kathy Taylor
Jill & Robert Thomas
Sponsors:
Anchor Stone Company
Liz & Bob Austin
The Broadhurst Foundation
Connie & Jeff Cope
W.K. Dunbar
D&L Oil Tools
The Boncilla Klein Trust
Chris Murphy & Ben Stewart
Paul Nelson
Leigh & John Reaves
Scott Vaughn
Patrons:
Melinda & Mitch Adwon
Sharon Bell & Gregory Gray
Diana & Jim Benien
Nancy & Paul Bizjack
Paul & Kevin Coman
Anonymous
Toni Garner
The Gordon Farrell Family
Sharon & William Grimm
Betsy & Gerald Jackson
Roxana & Robert Lorton
Shannon & Eric Richards
Mr. John Stava & Mrs. Elizabeth Abbate
Ruskin Art Club
Friends:
Julie & Phil Allen
Stephanie & Jack Allen
SueAnn & Sean Alexander
Bost-Sturdivant
Dan Burnstein & Martin Martinez
Pam & Terry Carter
Sheri & Bob Curry
Robert Doenges
M.A. Doran Gallery
Alex & Diane Eaton – World Travel
Molly Erker & James Mann
Jean Ann & Tom Fausser
Debbie and John Favell
Shonda & Curtis Fisher
Ginny Mueller Graham & John Briceland
Kirsten & Mark Graham
Dathel Golden
Jeni Ellis Halliday
James Hardwick
Evelyn Hatfield
Susie & Dave Hentschel
Barbara Hess & Michael McCollam
Anne & Bruce Jones
Lynn Jones & James Medill
Amanda & Kenneth Lawrence
Sandra Langenkamp
Marilyn & Larry Lee
Marian & Jim McCarthy
Mary McMahon
Sandy & Ed Moore
Dennis Neill & John Southard
Anonymous
Amy & Eric Newton
Oklahomans for Equality
Betty Pirnat
Leslie & Bob Pritchard
Alan Ratzlaff & Ronald Painter
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Reavis
Kevin Stewart
Tulsa CARES
Carole Whitehill & Ross Swimmer
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Educational programming support for this exhibition is generously supported in part by Burnstein Family Foundation.
Patrick (p.s.) Gordon (American, b. 1953). Fried Green Tomatoes, 1993. Watercolor on paper, 69 3/4 x 48 3/4 x 2 ½”. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gift of friends of P.S. Gordon in honor of his 40th birthday, 1993.18. © p.s. gordon
