Vitra Wooden Doll Number 6… in Melrose
"Yes we can, and I firmly believe we should, preserve evidence of the past, not as a pattern for sentimental imitation, but as nourishment for the creative spirit of the present, so that we too may evolve customs and shape objects of equivalent value in our own way, in our own time, taking advantage of the many new methods and materials at our disposal."
— Girard, Alexander. The Magic of a People/ Folk Art and Toys from the Collection of the Girard Foundation. New York. Viking Press. 1968.
"To me, nothing could be worse than an exhibition in which a number of objects are just lined up in cases. I believe that if you put objects into a world which is ostensibly their own, the whole thing begins to breathe. It’s creating a slice of life in a way. Then the exhibition becomes alive; it becomes theatre."
— Alexander Girard in an interview with Charlene Cerny, taken from Nestor, Sarah. Multiple visions, a common bond - The Girard Foundation Collection. Santa Fe. Museum of Internat. Folk Art. 1983
