Preservation
How do I protect this?
This process has been incredible to say the least. It’s also been the single most difficult aspect of my life yet. There’s more involved in this process than you can imagine and what I can predict at this time.
I’ve dedicated my life’s work to the successful completion of this project. There’s not much more I can do now without funds. At the end of the day, nearly everything has stopped. All I’m trying to do is keep the temperature down in the attic with no AC, inside a 123-year-old home with a leaky roof.
The stress I’ve been exhibiting is contagious to say the least. I know how special and important these objects are to people throughout the world, even though they have no clue it even exists.
It’s not that I’m unable to continue the project due to planning, organizational skills, ethics, or circumstantial situations. It's simply due to lack of money, something I know that’s easily fixed.
Finding Funds.
Everything exists because Dell consciously chose not to sell anything. The body needs to remain intact for as long as possible. The removal of any one piece could jeopardize the sustainability and raw authenticity of the work as a whole.
In response, I have chosen 3 collections for private offering. They each come with a major impact, story, and larger connection to Dell than anything else I can offer. I have not chosen lightly; I have chosen the single best collections I can offer ethically without disarraying or destroying the body.
In addition, I am offering two different archival books. These books are signed, limited, numbered, and hold photos that will never be available at any other time or anywhere else throughout the project. These books are special.
Nothing is arbitrary. Everything I’ve done has meaning and purpose, as it always will. The works I’ve chosen at the prices I’ve set create the sustainable long-term achievement of the overall goal. Each offering represents the accomplishment of a specific target within the project.
What’s the plan, Stan?
Simple. Show the world. Have the stories be told and the legacy preserved. Then, let the work stand on its own. None of this I can do on my own-
Once funds have been collected, I’ll first focus on the completion of the documentation process and safe storage of the collection. Within the next two years, we will have accomplished three very large milestones.
The first will be the completion and successful release of a documentary within the professional theatrical community. From there, it will be offered to a large streaming service for viewing by global communities. This documentary is already in production with a 5x Emmy award-winning producer.
Following, I will have the unveiling of the Kinyon traveling exhibit. This will be a very unique show, something that will be unlike anything else. Technically, it will be two separate shows side by side, one to the left and one to the right. Completely different.
One will be Dell’s art in the truest form I can show and display. This will NOT be a white wall exhibit. This will be The Great Kinyon’s exhibit. The other will be the photography of Shane Hunstman, where photos will be displayed in the finest of fashions within the white walls. You’ll feel like you're immersed within the home and can experience its special energy on a different level.
This will be a limited-time exhibit with only a handful of opportunities given throughout the world. It will be shown within only a few locations. Once the exhibit has passed, the show shall never return, and the works will be dispersed.
Finally, within the home, we will create a replication of the body of work. Its walls shall always remain full. All associated original collections that are still available will be incorporated and maintained therein. Viewings of the home and the works will be open to the public.
At the end, a foundation will be created for the sustainability of Dell’s greatest mission throughout life and death. It’s one of a teacher who never wanted to stop teaching. Dell affected thousands of people in his lifetime. He will affect millions after his death. The foundation is where we will create endless possibilities for others in the future. It’s truly remarkable.
Private Offerings
This is how it begins.
This is how we show the world.
This is how we tell the stories.
This is how we preserve a legacy.
The First Record
The very first book! Over 100 pages and 150 images are found inside. This is a limited edition with only 100 available for offering.
The Archive
This is something very special! Over 200 pages and 350 images from the project. Includes a personal tour of the home and a curated artifact just for you. Only 5 available for offering.
The Ruins
Oil on Canvas 1998-99
The Ruins occupies a unique place within the body. This is a standalone oil painting on canvas that was hand stretched and framed by the Maker. It tells a very intense intimate story that took place only ever here, within this moment.
Blossoming
Turquoise in Smithed Silver 1988-2016
More than twenty-eight years in the making, The Blossoming *collection represents one of the most ambitious pursuits of Dell's lifetime. He pulled these stones from the earth himself. He then cut, carved, inlayed, every one of them and smithed the beads connecting it all.
The Blood of Kings
Water Color on Paper- 2001
This collection represents the principle of Dell’s obsession and personal life-lasting relationship to color. It is the pinnacle of available offerings and honestly one of the finest collections in the body of work.
