Carlos Museum_Member Enewsletter_Fall 2008 by Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum

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Director’sletter Wondrous things are happening at the Michael C. Carlos Museum this fall! Over the summer the Museum’s permanent galleries of Egyptian art were renovated to update the installations and almost 100 new objects were inserted. The Museum’s new website was launched and a new Egyptian section in Odyssey Online was developed thanks to a generous gift from Joanne and Charles Ackerman. A new Family Guide for the Egyptian collection was created and is now ready to accompany you through the galleries. And very soon, two fabulous exhibitions of Egyptian art will open. In November, the Museum will present the U.S. premiere of Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta Civic Center and Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun on our own campus. These two landmark exhibitions speak volumes of the extraordinary efforts of Emory University to build an Egyptian program, which began in 1919 with the work of Professor William Shelton. Over 88 years, an Egyptian collection was established and continues to be developed, Egyptologists were hired for the Art History department and the Museum, and a rich array of offerings from exhibitions, courses, and lectures to catalogues and the summer Camp Carlos, have been created toward furthering an understanding of ancient Egypt and the impact of its art and culture on contemporary society.

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This fall is a perfect time to celebrate Egypt at Emory. To enhance the experience of the Tutankhamun and Harry Burton Photographs exhibitions, as well as highlight our permanent collection of Egyptian art, the Museum will be collaborating with a number of cultural institutions around the city to present special events and programs. You will find further information about the exhibitions and related programs in the pages of this newsletter, but please visit our website often for updates. You will not want to miss even one event!

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Harry Burton (British 1879–1940) Outer Coffin of Tutankhamun, detail of the face of the king The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colossal Statue of Tutankhamun Quartzite New Kingdoms, Dynasty 18 Thebes, Medinet Habu, Temple of Ay and Horemheb

The Carlos Museum was selected by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to receive a gift of 150 photographs by this very important artist. We are very honored by this gift. On page 6 you will learn more about this contribution.

It is a wonderful time to be involved with the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, and as always, I look forward to seeing you in the galleries.

Tutankhamun’s Funerary Sandals Gold

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Our Education Department has been busy developing a new program for young children, as well as an African outreach program; both will premier this fall.

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Aegis of Hathor Greek Dynasty 25–26 ca. 760– 526 BC bc Bronze with inlay 2007.20.1 Gift of Joop Bollen

Visitorinformation Hours: Tuesday through Saturday: 10 am–5 pm; Sunday: Noon–5 pm; Closed Mondays and University holidays, including Christmas, December 25, and New Year’s Day, January 1 Caffè Antico: Monday–Saturday: 11 am–4 pm; Sunday: Noon–4 pm. Admission: $7 suggested donation. Free for Emory University faculty, staff, and students, and Museum members. Public Transportation: marta bus line 6 Emory from Inman Park/ Reynoldstown & Lindbergh stations or 36 North Decatur from Avondale and Arts Center stations. Handicapped Parking: Reserved handicapped parking spaces at Plaza level entrance on South Kilgo Circle. For special accommodations owing to a disability or chronic medical condition, contact the Disability Services Office at 404-727-9877 (voice) or 404-712-2049 (tdd) for assistance.

Tours: Advanced booking required for weekday or weekend groups of ten or more. For reservations call 404-727-0519. Docent-led tours: Sundays at 2:30 pm during the Emory academic year. Audio Tour: $3. Free for Museum members.

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Parking: Paid visitor parking in the visitor sections of the Fishburne and Peavine parking decks. Shuttle “D” runs from Peavine deck weekdays every 10 minutes. Parking is free on weekends.

Museum Information: 404-727-4282. World Wide Web Access: carlos.emory.edu

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OnView

Welcoming the Golden King to Atlanta

eginning November 15, the Michael C. Carlos Museum will host the American premier of the exhibition, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta Civic Center. This extraordinary exhibition contains more than 130 masterpieces, most never before seen in the United States. This exhibition has as its centerpiece more than 50 treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun and places them in the context of Egyptian history, bracketing them with examples of the finest art to survive from the Old Kingdom (ca. 2600 bc) to the Late Period (ca. 600 bc). A number of themes regarding the roles and status of the pharaoh will also be explored in the exhibition. The greatest rulers throughout the ages will be represented in magnificent sculptures, such as the alabaster statue of Chephren, builder of the Great Sphinx and Second Pyramid at Giza, a statue of Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh, a portrait head of Amenhotep iii, known as “Amenhotep the Magnificent,” the “heretic pharaoh” Akhenaten, and Ramesses the Great, along with a colossal statue of Tutankhamun himself, from his funeral temple. The intimate life of the pharaoh and his family will be illustrated by objects ranging from a beautifully painted palace floor to the world’s oldest toilet seat! The court of the king and the officials who helped rule the land, record its history, and teach the royal children, will also be a focus of the exhibition. The role of the king as a living god in the Egyptian pantheon and its complex religion will be another aspect explored in the display. The extraordinary wealth of the empire will be highlighted in a section on Pharaoh’s gold with sumptuous jewels including the treasures of Tanis, the only other intact kings’ tombs to be found in Egypt, as well as the solid gold mummy mask of King Psussenes.

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Tutankhamun Canopic Coffinette Tutankhamun’s gold carnelian and colored glass coffinette

The final sections will cover the tomb of Tutankhamun itself and the treasures found in it including his childhood miniature throne, his bed, his toys, and an abundance of ornaments that decorated his mummy, including his gold finger, toe caps, and sandals. Along with these are an intricately jeweled Canopic coffinette, a miniature version of the king’s coffin that held the king’s stomach and was placed in an alabaster chest decorated with heads carved in the likeness of the king. The exhibition ends with the most recent scientific research done on the mummy to discover the cause of his mysterious death. Tutankhamun, which runs through May 25, 2009, will be complemented by a companion exhibition, Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun at the Michael C. Carlos Museum.

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Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art. ©The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

As a companion to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the Atlanta Civic Center, the Carlos Museum will mount an exhibition from November 15, 2008, to May 25, 2009, of more than 60 photographs taken by Harry Burton during the excavation of the pharaoh’s tomb. These photographs not only bring to life the excitement of the discovery and excavation of the tomb, but also highlight Burton’s artistic genius as he captured some of the most evocative images ever put on film while he worked with the most primitive of equipment, under very challenging circumstances. Visitors will see how the photographs were taken, the way in which they were used, and how they captured the imagination of the world. The exhibition will not only put into context the objects shown at the Atlanta Civic Center, but it will also detail the history of the discovery of the tomb and the people who found it. In addition to the photographs, there will also be artifacts related to the discovery of the tomb and the work of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in the Valley of the Kings.

Mummies and more Visitors to the Carlos Museum will see the spectacular galleries of ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art, featuring more than 800 works of art and artifacts on display. Recently renovated to accommodate the addition of nearly 100 outstanding new works, this permanent exhibition presents the South’s finest collection of ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art in dramatic style. Highlights include the magnificent relief of Mentuemhet, sculptures of Tutankhamun, the coffin of Tanakhtnettahat, and a magical underworld papyrus. The Carlos Museum is home to the largest collection of Egyptian mummies and funerary art in the Southeast. Spanning nearly 3,000 years, the collection includes the oldest Egyptian mummy in the Americas, dating back to the Old Kingdom, and the mummy of Ta Asat. The most famous Carlos Museum mummy, believed to be Ramesses i, was returned to Egypt and is now on display in the Luxor Museum in Egypt acknowledged as a gift from the people of Atlanta to the people of Egypt.

Harry Burton (British 1879–1940) Howard Carter, brush in hand, detaches fragments from a coffin.

Enjoy member benefits to both Tutankhamun and Wonderful Things.

Carlos Museum members at the $150 level and above will receive two free tickets to Tutankhamun, an invitation to a members-only preview reception, and much more. Discounted adult tickets for members are $18. Details are available at carlos.emory.edu/join m i c hael c . c a r lo s m u seu m . emo ry u n i ver sity 5

The Ancient Egyptian funerary court at the Carlos Museum

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Andy Warhol Dorothy Hamill, 1977 Polacolor Type 108 2008.17.1 Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Andy Warhol Alphanso Panell, 1974 Polacolor Type 108 2008.17.96 Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Big Shots: Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Portraits Actors, athletes, socialites, and the mother of a U.S. President are among the subjects of the exhibition Big Shots: Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Portraits, on view in the John Howett Works on Paper Gallery from August 30 through December 14. Thirty-four photographs from the 1970s and 1980s by Andy Warhol (1928–1987) will be displayed. In addition, a screenprint portrait of “Miss Lillian” Carter, lent by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and The Carter Center, will also be included in the exhibition. As a pioneer of 1960s Pop Art, Warhol introduced images (taken from publicity stills and newspapers) of Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Elizabeth Taylor into the realm of high culture. While initially attracted to these subjects because of their personal tragedies, Warhol also celebrated their fame and glamour, and these two elements would drive the artist’s portrait production in the following decades. Around 1970, however, the starting point for his portraits changed with the purchase of a Polaroid Big Shot camera. Warhol referred to the camera as his “pencil and paper” producing the “sketches” that were the basis of silkscreened paintings and print series. Big Shots: Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Portraits will feature photographs of famous figures such as Dorothy Hamill, Sylvester Stallone, and Mrs. Carter along with lesser-known subjects such as Alphanso Panell, the latter a study for Warhol’s 1975 series Ladies and Gentlemen. Commissioned portraits, which sustained the artist’s late career, are represented by Polaroids of several New York socialites such as Lynn Revson, former wife of the founder of Revlon Cosmetics. Curator Margaret Shufeldt and Andrew W. Mellon Intern Joe Madura selected the portraits in the exhibition from the 151 photographs recently donated to the Michael C. Carlos Museum by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Museum is grateful to be a beneficiary of the foundation’s Photographic Legacy Program, which has distributed approximately 28,000 photographs to 183 institutions over the past year.

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Acquisitionsandloans

Egyptian acquisitions

Statuette of the God Amun Egyptian Dynasty 25 Bronze L2008.14.1 Anonymous loan

The second phase of the Egyptian gallery renovations was undertaken over the summer and many new acquisitions, gifts, and loans from generous collectors were added. The Carlos Museum is particularly grateful to Terry Zuwa, Joseph and Sofi Lewis, Lewis M. Dubroff, Pyush Patel, Robin Beningson and Joseph Coplin, Marc Bishara and Ron Nasser for their generosity. The Egyptian galleries are now graced by the addition of a number of exquisite new pieces, particularly from the New Kingdom and the reign of Tutankhamun. Included in this collection is a head of the “boy king” as the state god, Amun. Visitors will also enjoy a wonderful portrait of an important official, believed to be Senenmut, the architect and companion to Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh. These, along with bronze sculptures, gold jewelry, and exquisite examples of painting and relief carving, have dramatically enhanced the experience in the Egyptian galleries. From the Predynastic to Roman period Egypt, there are many new pieces to enjoy and hopefully these additions will heighten the richness of ancient Egyptian art that will grace Atlanta this year.

Silver Statuette of Aphrodite ca. 1st–2nd c. ad 2008.18.1 Carlos Collection of Ancient Art

Roman acquisitions

Through the legendary generosity of Mrs. Thalia Carlos, the Museum was fortunate enough to acquire a pelike (a vase for storing oil or wine) made in Athens that depicts an actor in bird costume. This startling image, one of only a handful of bird-men actors known, is all the more remarkable because it pre-dates the Aristophanic comedy by 10 or 20 years. It thus provides thrilling new evidence for an otherwise undocumented tradition of actors dressed as birds from which Aristophanes drew inspiration.

all Photos Bruce M. White

In the spring of 414 bc, the Athenian dramatist Aristophanes produced The Birds at the festival of Dionysos in Athens. The comedy described the attempt of two Athenians, discouraged by the ravages of the protracted Peloponnesian War, to enlist the help of Tereus, a mythical king of Athens who had been turned into a hoopoe in order to start a fresh city in the sky, Cloudcuckooland. A chorus of birds participates in this enterprise, giving the protagonists feathers and wings.

The pelike is just one of several significant additions to the Carlos Collection of Ancient Art, each of which enriches the Museum’s holdings. The earliest, a marble palette for grinding cosmetic pigment, was made in the Greek Cycladic islands in the late fourth millennium bc. The latest, of the first or second century ad, is a statuette of Aphrodite, partly naked. This sensitive sculpture in silver will be a wonderful foil for the life-size marble acquired two years ago. Between these come two works from archaic Greece: a bronze statuette of a rider and a black-figure neck-amphora with a very rare representation of Herakles playing a kithara (lyre); and a panel of colored marble tiles from the floor of a Roman mansion.

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Attic RedFigured Pelike, with a Birdman Actor ca. 430–420 bc 2008.4.1 Carlos Collection of Ancient Art

Educationnews

Mondays at the Museum for young children

Egypt, Eternally in Atlanta

When ancient art, great stories, and inquisitive children are brought together something exciting happens and young imaginations flourish! Beginning this fall, the Carlos Museum will be offering a new program for children three to five years old accompanied by a parent or other adult. Once a month on select Mondays, children will be able to sit in the galleries surrounded by works of art and hear stories of ancient Greece, Egypt, and the Americas read by Emory faculty and Museum curators and staff. After the story, children and their companions will move to the Tate Room to create works of art based on the story and the cultures represented in our collections. This fall, stories of King Tut, the Maya ballgame, and the ancient Greek story of Pandora will be featured. Please see calendar, opposite, for details.

This fall, the Carlos Museum presents an engaging array of programs to prepare for the arrival of Tutankhamum: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs. From lively discussions to an in-depth course on the ways kingship shaped Egyptian history, the Carlos Museum will draw on the expertise of Emory faculty and Museum curators to offer exceptional learning opportunities.

Royal Class: New outreach program for schools The Carlos Museum introduces a new outreach program that brings the majesty of Ghana to the classroom. The program supports the new 7th grade Georgia curriculum in which students study the history of the Asante people and the creation of Ghana. Developed by Dr. Jessica Stephenson, Associate Curator of African Art; Andrew W. Mellon Intern Jessica Gerschultz; and Julie Green in the Office of Educational Programs, the interactive presentation includes images of works of art like the beautiful gold weights in the African galleries, field photographs of Asante people, and an exploration of the meaning and process of weaving Kente cloth. Students learn about the roles of the Asante king and his attendants, and about the elaborate clothing, jewelry and accoutrements of kingship. The program culminates in a durbar procession, with students beating Ghanaian drums and draped in kente cloth and regalia from the Museum’s education collection. Royal Class: Kente, Gold Trade, and the Asante Kingdom will debut in classrooms this fall.

Girl Scouts and the Carlos Museum In April, more than 100 girl scouts received their ceramics badge by coming to the Carlos to work with guest artists Rick Berman, Dana Burrell, Sue Trowbridge, Ana Vizurraga and members of the Carlos Museum Docent Guild to create slab, coiled, pinched, and incised ceramics.

Docents Lorraine Cary and Christel Fichtmuller help with Girl Scouts Day

Girl Scouts with ceramic artist, Dana Burrell.

Start your weekend with a tutorial. On selected Friday nights, enjoy tutinis, a delicious concoction made with Egyptian hibiscus flowers, as Emory Egyptologists discuss the exhibition’s compelling objects and themes in an informal setting. In January 2009, the Atlanta Opera presents Philip Glass’ opera Akhnaten as part of Emory University’s Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series. Single tickets go on sale September 25. The opera explores the great “heretic” pharaoh who attempted to subvert the traditional religion of Egypt and institute the worship of one god, the Aten. His short lived religious revolution was replaced by the traditional religion under Tutankhamun. Emory Professor Shalom Goldman worked with Glass on the libretto and will speak with Mr. Glass in a public conversation in January at Glenn Memorial Auditorium. The Carlos Museum and Emory’s Center for Lifelong Learning offer courses on the art and archeology of ancient Egypt with two of the nation’s most respected Egyptologists. Dr. Robins will offer a six-week course exploring the concept of kingship and how it shaped pharaohnic Egypt from the Old Kingdom to the time of Tutankhamun. Archaeology enthusiasts will delight in hearing Dr. Lacovara, who has excavated in Egypt for more than 30 years, discussing objects from the Tutankhamun exhibition. In addition, Drs. Robins and Lacovara will discuss the contents and decoration of the tomb of Tutankhamun in public lectures in December. For complete event details, see the calendar section, page 10.

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Familyprograms September

Monday, 10:30–11:30 am, Ancient American Galleries, Level One

Mondays at the Museum

No rain has fallen for a year in this story of a boy who challenges the rain god, Chac, to a ball game, the outcome of which will determine his community’s future. In the setting of the Ancient American galleries a story about the Maya civilization will be read by Dr. Rebecca Stone from Rain Player. After visiting some of the same animals in the galleries that we see in the book, we will make images of creatures and gods based on the traditional paper cutouts of Mesoamerica. Ages 3 to 5 years, and an adult. $8 for Museum member child/adult pairs; $10 for non-member child/adult pairs. Pre-registration required, call 404-727-0519.

Sunday, 4 pm, Reception Hall

Belly Full of Sweets Indian Storytelling for Families with Kirin Narayan

Kirin Narayan, folklorist, author and storyteller, will share tales of gods, goddesses, and humans who remind us of inner wealth. Enjoy the story of the man who invents the penance of eating nothing but sweets, and is granted three wishes thanks to kind-hearted Goddess Parvati; the religious storyteller who only accepts money earned by honest work, and finds it hard to fill his belly; and more. Fill your own belly with a luscious mango lassi while you listen to these tales from India.

October

Sunday, 12–5 pm Girl Scout Ceramics Badge Day Girl Scouts in the NW Georgia Council are invited to complete the requirements for the Ceramics Badge at the Carlos Museum. A scavenger hunt will guide scouts through the galleries looking for ceramics styles and techniques from Egypt, the ancient Americas, Greece, and sub-Saharan Africa. Artists will demonstrate wheel throwing and hand-building techniques, and scouts may try many of these techniques themselves! To register contact Jeanne Andres at psmetro3@girlscoutsnwga.org or 404-527-7449. Registration ends September 19.

Sunday, 4 pm, Reception Hall Family Concert The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta presents Music of Many Lands featuring a wonderful variety of music from India, China, Africa, and the Middle East. Family concerts are free to Carlos Museum members. Tickets for non-members are $4 and available at the Arts at Emory Box Office, 404-727-5050 or at the door.

Monday, 10:30–11:30 am, Greek and Roman galleries and Tate Room

Mondays at the Museum

Hear Robert Burleigh’s telling of the ancient Greek story of Pandora, a young woman who could not contain her curiosity about a mysterious jar and its contents. Dr. Peter Bing will read this story in the Greek galleries near a mysterious large jar. After the story we will shape clay and press patterns onto the surface of containers we create. Ages 3 to 5 years, and an adult. $8 for Museum member child/adult pairs; $10 for non-member child/ adult pairs. Pre-registration required, call 404-727-0519.

Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Adult programs can be found on page 10.

Friday, 7 pm, On the Quad Mummies and Milkshakes on the Quadrangle!

Mummies and Milkshakes moves outdoors! The Carlos Museum and Jake’s Ice Cream present the fourth annual Mummies and Milkshakes, this year outside on the beautiful quadrangle of Emory University. Visit the mummies in the Egyptian galleries, get your favorite Jake’s Ice Cream milkshake, and watch the 1955 classic film Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy. Milkshakes for sale at 6:30 pm, vintage mummy cartoons at 7 pm, film begins at 7:45 pm. Free to Museum members; $5 for non-members. Bring blankets and chairs to sit on. Costumes encouraged! Milkshakes sold separately. In case of inclement weather, this event will take place in the Reception Hall. Please rsvp by Thursday, October 23 by calling 404 727-0519.

November

Enamored with Egypt and Enameling

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Sunday, 2–4 pm, Tate Room.

Among the treasures in the Tutankhamun exhibition are beautiful pieces of gold jewelry inlaid with vibrant colors in glass and stone. Alan Bremer of the Georgia Goldsmith’s Association will demonstrate the inlay and enamel processes used by the ancient Egyptians and work with children to make an Egyptian-inspired enameled piece of wearable art. Ages 8–17 years and accompanying adult. $12 for Museum member child/ adult pairs; $15 for non-Museum child/adult pairs. Pre-registration required, call 404-727-0519. Monday, 10:30–11:30 am, Egyptian galleries

Mondays at the Museum

Curator of Egyptian Art Dr. Peter Lacovara has been fascinated by ancient Egypt since he was a child. Join him in the Egyptian galleries for a reading of Robert Sabuda’s book Tutankhamun’s Gift, the story of the young boy who at age ten became a pharaoh in ancient Egypt. Explore a few Egyptian works of art and take part in an art activity with papyrus, the paper of ancient Egypt. Ages 3 to 5 years, and an adult. $8 for Museum member child/adult pairs; $10 for non-member child/adult pairs. Pre-registration required, call 404-727-0519.

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NOTE: To reduce paper consumption, the Museum’s education department will be switching to email communications regarding family programs. If you are not subscribed, send an email to carlos membership@ emory.edu

Eventscalendar September

Thursday, 7 pm, Reception Hall

Thursday, 7 pm, Reception Hall Lecture

Dr. Monica Juneja, Visiting Professor of South Asian Tasting the Teas of India Studies gives a lecture titled Beyond Likeness: Moments From the Darjeeling region in the foothills of the of Self-Portraiture in the Visual Practice of North Indian Himalayas to the southern hills of the Nilgri, India is Courts. This program is co-sponsored by Emory’s one of the world’s largest growers of tea. Atlanta organic Program in South Asian Studies. food expert Renu Reed will introduce participants to the estate grown teas of India, from First Flush Darjeeling Friday,Noon, Reception Hall to Chai Masala. Star Provisions will provide traditional Concert Indian tea cookies and cakes. Space is limited and Pianist Jonathan Shames joins the Vega Quartet for registration is required by calling 404-727-4280. Brahms’ great “Quintet in F Minor.”

Tuesday, Noon, Reception Hall Food for Thought Lecture† In the 1970s, Andy Warhol began using a Polaroid Big Shot camera to create photographic “sketches” for his portraits and other work. Joe Madura, a graduate student in Emory’s art history department and Andrew W. Mellon intern at the Carlos Museum, will discuss the relationship between these “sketches” and the final portraits of such glamorous big shots as Lillian Carter, Alphanso Panell, Sylvester Stallone, and Dorothy Hamill.

Friday, 7 pm TUTorial

Get ready for Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs with monthly tutorials, fun and informal explorations of objects and themes in the exhibition led by Emory Egyptologists. Enjoy tutinis or nonalcoholic karkaday tea, the Egyptian national drink of welcome, as Dr. Gay Robins introduces the “boy king” and explores the fascinating questions surrounding his parentage, marriage, and circle of advisors. $10 admission fee includes complimentary tutinis and karkaday tea. $8 for Carlos Museum members.

Thursday, 5–7 pm, Tate Room and Galleries

Workshop for Teachers: Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs

Join graduate student Flora Anthony for an in-depth look at the beautiful objects coming to the Civic Center including a 10 foot sculpture of Tutankhamun; his golden sandals; a colossal statue of Akhenaten; and a red granite sculpture of Queen Hatshepsut, the ruler who declared herself pharaoh. Teachers will also explore educational materials created by the Carlos Museum for the national tour of this exhibition.

Sunday, 7:30 pm, Reception Hall Indian Storytelling with Kirin Narayan:

The Girl who Becomes a Flowering Tree and Other Stories of Creating

Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Family programs can be found on page 9.

† Alon’s offers gourmet boxed lunches at a cost for all Food for Thought programs or participants may bring their own.

Anthropologist and storyteller, Kirin Narayan from the University of Wisconsin, shares Indian stories that shed light on the creative process: the girl who focused inward to become a magnificent tree; the temple builders who inaugurated their own goddess temple after being incapacitated by a cruel king; and others. This program is sponsored by the Religion, Society, and Arts Initiative at Emory University.

October

02,16,23,Nov. 6,13,20 Thursdays, 7 pm, Reception Hall

(No class on Oct. 9 or Oct. 30)

Public Course

The Carlos Museum and the Center for Lifelong Learning will offer exceptional opportunities to study ancient Egypt with two of the nation’s most respected Egyptologists. Dr. Gay Robins, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Art History at Emory and faculty consultant for Egyptian Art at the Carlos Museum, will offer a new six-week course designed to explore the ideas of kingship that shaped pharaonic Egypt from the Old Kingdom to the time of King Tutankhamun by examining the visual materials from tombs, temples, and palaces. Fee: $160. $134 for Museum members. To register, visit http://cl.emory.edu. As part of the new Emory Quest course offerings, individuals may register for the six-week course on Kingship in ancient Egypt and add a second part on the history of Egyptian archaeology. In part two of the course, Dr. Peter Lacovara will teach two intensive two-hour sessions on the history of Egyptian archaeology. On Sundays, Nov. 9 and 16 at 2 p.m., Dr. Lacovara, who has worked in Egypt for more than 30 years, will discuss objects from the great international archaeological expeditions of the 19th and 20th centuries that form the Tutankhamun exhibition. Fee: $350. To register, visit EmoryQuest.org (Part Two is not available as a single course). septembe r –n o vembe r 2 0 0 8 10

AntiquiTEA

TUTorial

Thursday, 4 pm, Reception Hall

Enjoy tea and scones as Dr. James Meyer, Winship Distinguished Associate Professor of Art History, discusses a new acquisition in the Works on Paper collection, a preparatory drawing by Robert Smithson for Meandering Jetty, an unrealized work. Smithson was a pioneer in the Land Art movement and the creator of Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Friday, 7 pm, Reception Hall

Enjoy a tutini or non-alcoholic karkaday tea, the Egyptian national drink of welcome, as Flora Anthony, graduate student in Egyptian art history discusses a royal pectoral of gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and other semiprecious stones that belonged to Princess Mereret, daughter of Middle Kingdom Pharaoh Senwosret iii. $10 admission fee includes complimentary tutinis or karkaday tea. $8 for Carlos Museum members.

Saturday, 2:30 pm Tour of Atlanta’s new Hindu Temple

November

Tuesday, Noon, Reception Hall Food for Thought Lecture† Jessica Gershultz, Ph.D candidate in the Art History Department, discusses a Dyula mask in the Museum’s galleries of African art. Made of imported European pewter, these cast metal masks are extremely rare. Ms. Gershultz explores the transformation of the Do Society, the creators of the mask, from a warriors’ secret society to an Islamized society that stages public festivals on Muslim holidays.

Thursday, 5–7pm, Tate Room and Galleries Workshop for Teachers:

The Greeks Every Third Grader Should Know

Dr. Jasper Gaunt and Educational Programs staff from the Carlos Museum will introduce a new thematic tour of the Greek collection, designed for elementary age students. This project is supported by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly.

Due to popular demand, the Carlos offers a third tour of Atlanta’s new Hindu Temple. Dr. Joyce Flueckiger, Professor of Religion at Emory, leads a tour of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn. Made of Turkish limestone, Italian Carrara marble, and pink Indian sandstone, each piece was hand-carved in India, numbered, and sent to Atlanta, where it was assembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Participants will board a bus at the Carlos at 2:30 pm. Fee: $15 for members; $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is required by calling 404-727-4280. Space is limited.

TUTorial

Zahi Hawass Lecture and Book Signing

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Evening for Educators with King Tut

Chamber Music Concert

Friday, 7 pm, and Saturday, 10 am Ceramic Artist Talk and Studio Tour The Carlos Museum partners with The Signature Shop & Gallery for a two-day event with four of Georgia’s best practicing ceramic artists! Join Rick Berman, Ron Meyers, Ted Saupe, and Sunkoo Yuh in the Museum galleries on Friday evening as they discuss objects in the Carlos collections that inspire them. On Saturday morning a bus tour will take you to the artists’ studios to experience their work and perhaps take home your favorite piece! Lunch will be provided on location. $40 for members; $50 for non-members. Pre-registration is required by calling 404 727-4280.

Friday, Noon, Reception Hall

Friday, 7 pm, Reception Hall

Archaeologist, Dr. Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art, will enliven the traditional story of Howard Carter’s discovery of Tut’s tomb with insider information not found in textbooks! $10 admission fee includes complimentary tutinis and karkaday tea. $8 for Carlos Museum members. Tuesday, 7 pm, Glenn Memorial Auditorium

Tuesday, 7–9 pm, Atlanta Civic Center

Join us at the Civic Center for a special evening just for teachers at Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres and see some of the most extraordinary works of ancient Egyptian art. Free and open to all teachers. RSVP required to 404-727-4280. Friday, Noon, Reception Hall

The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta presents Ransom Notes with Kate Ransom, violin, and William Ransom, piano.

Concert

Emory’s Young Artists” features some of the most gifted students from Emory’s Department of Music. This concert is free.

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@theCarlos

The Great Pharaohs’ arrival, Tutankhamun revealed

Conservation student is named 2008 Luce Scholar

At the much-awaited April 2 announcement, champagne glasses were raised to the unfurled 24-foot banner announcing the November arrival of King Tutankhamun and the great pharaohs of Egypt to Atlanta. Carlos Museum friends and Emory community, along with media from all four major broadcast networks, paused to celebrate in the Reception Hall. Mayor Shirley Franklyn commended the Carlos Museum and Emory for the positive cultural impact an exhibition of this caliber would have on the city of Atlanta saying, “Those of us who live in Atlanta have access to the wonders of the world’s civilizations right in our backyard.”

Anne Marie Gan ’08 is one of 18 American students to receive the Luce Scholarship sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation to promote interaction with Asia. The highly competitive program provides internships and stipends for scholars to gain work experience within a variety of professional fields while living and collaborating with Asian counterparts. Beginning in September 2008, Anne Marie will spend one year working at the Preah Norodom Sihanouk Angkor Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Museum opened in late 2007 and houses sculptures from the 12–13th century Banteay Kdei temple site. Anne Marie’s principle assignments will be to assist with the creation of a collection database and to participate in ongoing archaeological excavations and preservation efforts.

One of the most significant coups for a small university museum to date, the breaking news of Tutankhamun’s arrival underscored the reputation of Carlos Museum’s Senior Curator of Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art, Dr. Peter Lacovara, and the outstanding quality of the Carlos Museum’s Egyptian collection. The exhibition is organized by National Geographic, Arts and Exhibitions International and AEG Exhibitions, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Northern Trust is the presenting sponsor of the tour in partnership with the Michael C. Carlos Museum, and American Airlines is the official airline.

Anne Marie credits her varied experiences at the Michael C. Carlos Museum with shaping her scholarship proposal and preparing her for the upcoming activities in Cambodia. While fulfilling her undergraduate majors in art history and Italian, Anne Marie undertook coursework, internships, and research projects at the Carlos Museum. She also served as a student docent. During her sophomore year, Anne Marie enrolled in “Issues in the Conservation of Art and Cultural Property” taught by staff conservator Renée Stein. She then completed a semester-long practical internship in the Parsons Conservation Laboratory. Following her studies abroad in Italy, Anne Marie took “Investigating Art with Physics” and compiled a technical study of several Islamic ceramics in the Carlos Museum collection. This research was co-authored with a fellow student and published in the Emory Undergraduate Research Journal. The Luce Scholarship recognizes Anne Marie’s tremendous capacity for interdisciplinary scholarship and collaborative work, as well as her potential as a leader. Her interest in conservation and museum practice is the direct result of her exposure and opportunities at the Carlos. Marie observed, “Without my time at the Carlos, I would never have been able to go to Cambodia and actively learn about and contribute to the conservation of their art. I look forward to my time in Siem Reap but already miss the supportive and nurturing people that surrounded me at the Carlos.”

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James B. Miller, Jr., Chairman, Fidelity Bank and Michael C. Carlos Museum Board Member Bonnie Speed, Director, Michael C. Carlos Museum Mrs. Michael C. Carlos, Michael C. Carlos Museum Board Member

Anne Marie Gan at work in the Parsons Conservation Laboratory

Kathryn Keane, Director of Traveling Exhibitions Development, National Geographic John Norman, President, Arts and Exhibitions International (AEI) Mark Lach, Senior Vice President, AEI & Creative Director of Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator, Michael C. Carlos Museum Earl Lewis, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of Emory University Bob Meier, President and CEO, Northern Trust–Georgia Charlie Ackerman, Chairman, Michael C. Carlos Museum septembe r –n o vember 2 0 0 8 12

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Emory professors honored for Cradle of Christianity success On June 17, the Carlos Museum celebrated the recipients of the Woolford B. Baker Service Award at the Lullwater residence of Emory University President, James W. Wagner. Dr. Michael Berger, Dr. Carl Holladay, Dr. Carol Newsom, and Dr. Richard Valantasis were presented the award in appreciation for their roles on the Cradle of Christianity: Jewish and Christian Treasures from the Holy Land exhibition. The four Baker Service Award recipients helped shape the educational programs created in conjunction with the exhibition. They developed teaching university seminars and public courses, edited all the wall texts and label copy for the exhibition, lent their expertise and their voices to the exhibition audio guide as well as a documentary that aired on WPBA-30, raised funds and sought outreach opportunities to faith-based congregations. The Baker award, established in 2000, is named in honor of Dr. Woolford B. Baker, the director of the former Emory University Museum, from 1953 to 1982, and is made possible through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Gladden. Dr. Woolford B. Baker was known for initiating education and community partnerships with schoolchildren and teachers and included Emory students and faculty in outreach and community-based programming.

Celebrating the Baker Award recipients: Director of the Carlos Museum, Bonnie Speed, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Gladden, Dr. Carl Holladay, Dr. Richard Valantasis, Dr. Carol Newsom, Dr. Michael Berger.

1 Dr. Bill Torres, Museum Board Member and Veneralia Patron Chair; Bonnie Speed, Director, Carlos Museum; Dudley Stevens; Dr. Elaine Levin, Board Member; Jack Sawyer, Veneralia Patron Chair

Veneralia 2008, a night of splendor Close on the heels of the Tutankhamun exhibition announcement, the Carlos Museum celebrated at its annual gala fundraiser, Veneralia: A Night in Nubia, on April 6. The fundraising event, held at the Fox Theater, was a tribute to the exhibition Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which ended on August 31, 2008. The evening began with cocktails in the Grand Salon, followed by dinner created by Chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene and an ambience orchestrated by Tony Conway of A Legendary Event in the Egyptian Ball Room. The artistic dĂŠcor was created by Robert Long. Chaired by Annette Joseph and Kent Alexander, Veneralia drew 300 guests, including Carlos Museum honorees, Ben and Ann Johnson. Special thanks to our Platinum sponsors, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Cartier, Inc., and to our Gold Sponsors National Distributing Company, Publix Supermarkets Charities, and Resurgens Orthopaedics. 4 Veneralia honorees Ben Johnson, Chairman Emory Board of Trustees, and Ann Johnson

2 Charlie Ackerman, Chairman, Carlos Museum Board; Arthur Ferdinand; Joanne Ackerman; Betty Ferdinand; Ferdinand Seefried

3 Maria Doiranlis; Mary Norris; Jasper Gaunt, Curator of Greek and Roman Art; Thalia Carlos, Museum Board Member

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Zahi Hawass: Lecture

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Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and honorary member of the Carlos Museum’s Advisory Board, will bring his unique perspective on Tutankhamun to Atlanta in a lecture titled Tutankhamun: Magic and Mystery. Dr. Hawass will speak on Tuesday, November 11, in Emory’s Glenn Memorial Auditorium at 7 p.m. Known for his devotion and untiring efforts to promote and protect Egypt’s cultural and archaeological heritage, Dr. Hawass will shed light on the life and times of the “boy king” who ruled the Nile. Prior to the lecture, from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Dr. Hawass will be available for book signing. Books will be offered for sale at the event. Carlos Museum members can purchase heavily discounted tickets to the lecture. Members at the Corinthian level and above receive two free tickets to a private reception after the lecture. To find out more about membership benefits and to rsvp for the reception, go to carlos.emory.edu or call 404-727-2623. Special thanks to Arts and Exhibitions International for sponsoring Dr. Hawass’ visit.

Save the date Bacchanal 2008: Welcoming Tutankhamun Bacchanal 2008 is an opportunity to welcome the “boy king” and other significant pharaohs to Atlanta. On November 14, the evening before the grand opening of Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, revelers will kick off a “blockbuster” fall exhibition calendar for the Carlos Museum with a fundraiser at the Atlanta Civic Center. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact Aimee Bowles Nix at 404-727-2115 or email acbowle@emory.edu.

The Return of Zahi Hawass The Museum Bookshop will be selling many of Dr. Hawass’ books, including his recently published King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb (hardcover, $80). Lavishly illustrated with 324 color illustrations, including 26 foldouts, Dr. Hawass uses carefully selected objects to illustrate the entire ten years of painstaking excavation carried out by Howard Carter and his team within Tut’s tomb. Organized to follow the chambers of the tomb in the order in which they were excavated, it illuminates the site’s most magnificent artifacts. note: Throughout the exhibition of Tutankhamun, the Museum Bookshop will expand its selection of books and gifts on ancient Egypt, with newly imported Egyptian statuary, jewelry, painted papyrus, and more.

New Museum Handbook One of the most popular items in the Museum Bookshop over the last decade has been our general handbook to the Carlos Museum, an affordable illustrated overview of the collections for visitors and students. Now a new and updated version is being produced, scheduled to appear sometime in the fall of 2008. This edition will include some of the many new objects acquired by the Museum since the first edition was published in 1996. Also planned for publication this fall: a separate guide to the ancient Egyptian & Nubian collections, produced under the direction of Dr. Peter Lacovara. Come by the shop to see these wonderful new additions to the Museum experience! Museum members receive a discount on all purchases. To contact the Museum Bookshop, call 404-727-0509 or email us at mburell@emory.edu. See our ever-expanding website at carlos.emory.edu/bookshop.

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hank you very much to all of those who have become new members or those who have renewed between January 1 and June 30, 2008. We greatly appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at the Museum for years to come. Partner

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Mrs. Martha Norton Caldwell Mr. Robert Long Mr. and Mrs. John Terracino Dr. William E. Torres and Mr. Jack Sawyer Mr. F. Glenn Verrill Collector’s Council

Ms. Carol Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Crawley Mr. and Mrs. R. David Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rosenberg Curator’s Council

Dr. Diane Z. Alexander and Mr. Kent B. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Miles J. Alexander Ms. Jean Avent Mrs. Janis G. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Crum Dr. and Mrs. William H. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Gladden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gray Mrs. Louise Staton Gunn Mr. Theodore M. Hutcheson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Jones Mr. Avery V. Kastin Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Kight Mr. and Ms. Lawrence P. Klamon Ms. Margie A. Koenig Drs. Jeffrey P. Koplan and Carol R.B. Koplan Dr. and Mrs. John Laszlo Mr. and Mrs. Harmon B. Miller iii Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mobley, Jr. Ms. Bianca Quantrell and Mr. Henry F. Mullins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Ridley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robison Ms. Louise Sams Mr. and Mrs. Shouky A. Shaheen Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Shufeldt Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Snow, Jr. Ms. Isabel D. Thomson

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For more information on how to support the Carlos Museum, please call 404-727-2115. Patron level ($150) members and higher are recognized in our newsletter. All gifts are greatly needed and deeply appreciated.

Thankyou Ms. Stephanie Flint Ms. Cecile Forman Mrs. Laleah S. Furniss Mr. and Mrs. Carl I. Gable, Jr. Ms. Pamela N. Game Mr. and Ms. Clark M. Goodwin Dr. and Mrs. John B. Hardman Mr. Alexander S. Hawes and Ms. Margaret Smith Mr. James E. Honkisz and Ms. Catherine Binns Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kokoszka Mr. Stephen C. Kolderup and Ms. Janice Hiland Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Kurth Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lemley Ms. Lucinda Boss Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Dan Macaluso Mr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Malone, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Martin Mr. Philip R. Mertz Ms. Martha J. Mills Ms. Elizabeth Ann Morgan Mr. and Mrs. John St. David Tanner Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Perling Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Popielski Dr. Henry C. Ricks, Jr. Ms. April Rogers Mr. D’Juro Villaran Rokovich Ms. Sharon Roy Dr. Robert J. Samuels and Ms. Patricia Stone Dr. and Mrs. Rein Saral Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schnapper Mr. and Mrs. Michael Selph Dr. and Mrs. Warren Walter Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Herb Weiser, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Wise Ms. Ruth W. Woodling Mr. David J. Worley and Ms. Bernadette M. Drankoski Ms. Marion T. Yearley

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Comingup August 30 – December 14, 2008

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Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs November 15, 2008–May 25, 2009

Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Emory University drama students, dressed as Egyptian “royal guards,” reveal a banner announcing the Tutankhamun exhibition dedicated to the great pharaohs and 2000 years of ancient Egypt on April 2, 2008, at the Michael C. Carlos Museum.

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