Member Magazine fall/winter 2018
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In This Issue
1–0 12 Calendar Highlights
Calling All Nightowls
Past Present
PAG E 4 – 5
PAG E 6
PAG E 8
Celebrating 20 Years of TWO x TWO PAG E 1 0
A Fragile Beauty
The Other O’Keeffe
Take a Spin on the Color Wheel
An Enduring Legacy
PAG E 1 1
PAG E 1 2
PAG E 1 5
PAG E 1 6
Artifacts is published by the Dallas Museum of Art especially for its members and is a benefit of membership. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generosity of DMA Members and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
for information call 214-922-1200 or visit DMA.org. cover: Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, Still Life (Still Life with Fruit) (detail), 1926, oil on canvas, Peters Family Art Foundation page 2: Charles Sheeler, Yankee Clipper (detail), 1939, oil on canvas, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Jessie Metcalfe Fund and Mary B. Jackson Fund, 41.006; Olafur Eliasson, The outside of inside, 2008, projectors, spotlights, color glass gels, stainless steel, and control unit, Dallas Museum of Art, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Fund, 2009.1.a–aa, © Olafur Eliasson; Günther Förg, Untitled (detail), 2005, acrylic on canvas, Collection of Dr. Ramiro del Amo, © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse; Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, Star Gazing in Texas (detail), 1938, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, General Acquisitions Fund and Janet Kendall Forsythe Fund in honor of Janet Kendall Forsythe on behalf of the Earl A. Forsythe family, 2017.36; Edgar Degas, Dancer with a Fan (detail), c. 1879, pastel on paper, Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc. page 4: Günther Förg, Stairwell, Munich, 1984/1998, color photograph, Deutsche Bank Collection, © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse; Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, Star Gazing in Texas (detail) page 7: Charles Demuth, Buildings, 1930–31, tempera and plumbago on composition board, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Art Association Purchase Fund, Deaccession Funds/City of Dallas (by exchange) in honor of Dr. Steven A. Nash, 1988.21; Runo Lagomarsino, Crucero del Norte (detail), 1976–2012, 24 exposed photographic papers, Collection Lena and Per Josefsson, Stockholm, © Runo Lagomarsino, Photo: Erling Lykke Jeppesen; Günther Förg, Untitled (detail), 2007, acrylic and oil on canvas, courtesy of Matthew B. Gorson, © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse; Gerhard Richter, Betty, 1991, offset lithograph, plastic panel, white card, and nitro varnish, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art League Fund, Roberta Coke Camp Fund, General Acquisitions Fund, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Fund, and the Contemporary Gift Fund: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Faulconer, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant M. Hanley, Jr., Marguerite and Robert K. Hoffman, Howard E. Rachofsky, Deedie and Rusty Rose, Gayle and Paul Stoffel, and two anonymous donors, 1999.265, © Gerhard Richter, Cologne, Germany; Fernand Léger, Man in the City, from the series The City, 1959, lithograph, Dallas Museum of Art, bequest of Bill Booziotis, 2016.66.2, © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Katie Stout, Shelfish shelf, 2017, paper pulp and metal, Dallas Museum of Art, Discretionary Decorative Arts Fund; Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, Peach-Blown Vase, 1927, oil on canvas, Peters Family Art Foundation; Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun, Portrait of Natalia Zakharovna Kolycheva, née Hitrovo, 1799, oil on canvas, lent by the Michael L. Rosenberg Foundation; Guerrilla Girls, Guerrilla Girls Review the Whitney, 1987, poster, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Kaleta A. Doolin, 2017.54.15; Unknown German artist, David and the Ark of the Covenant (detail), page from the Cologne Bible, late 15th century, hand-colored woodcut on paper, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Dallas Print Society. 1937.18; Michael Kabotie (Lomawywesa) and Delbridge Honanie (Coochsiwukioma), Journey of the Human Spirit – The Emergence (detail), 2001, acrylic on canvas, Museum of Northern Arizona; Paul Signac, Mont St. Michel, Setting Sun (detail), 1897, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc. page 8: Charles Sheeler, Suspended Power (detail), 1939, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Edmund J. Kahn, 1985.143 page 10: Olafur Eliasson The outside of inside page 11: Günther Förg, Ika, 1990, framed gelatin silver print and framed mirror, Greene Naftali, New York, and Estate Günther Förg, Suisse, © Estate Günther Förg, Suisse page 12–14: Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, Variation on a Lighthouse Theme VII (detail), c. 1931–32, oil on canvas, The Buck Collection at the UCI Institute and Museum for California Art; Alfred Stieglitz, Ida O’Keeffe (detail), 1924, gelatin silver print, Collection of Michael Stipe, image courtesy of Michael Stipe and David Belisle page 17: Claude Monet, The Water Lily Pond (Clouds), 1903, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., in honor of Nancy Hamon; André Derain, Fishing Boats at L’Estaque (detail), 1906, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.; Edvard Munch, Thuringian Forest, 1904, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
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fall 2018 Artifacts director’s letter
Just off the heels of another fiscal year—during which we grew over last year to welcome nearly 830,000 visitors, increased membership by 12 percent, and created off-site art experiences for more than 22,000 people—it’s an exciting moment in time for the DMA. I’m inspired by how much we’ve grown while staying true to our longstanding tradition of bringing fresh talent and diverse perspectives to our community through rich, thought-provoking exhibitions and programming. We kick off the fall season with Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art, which explores America’s fascination with technology in the early 20th century. Next we’ll present a survey of the work of a prolific German contemporary artist in Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty, while also marking 20 extraordinary years of support for the DMA’s contemporary program from the TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art annual benefit gala and auction. A number of shows in this season’s lineup highlight our commitment to women artists across eras and mediums. A stunning display of newly commissioned pieces will shine in Women + Design: New Works, while Women Artists in Europe from the Monarchy to Modernism examines the challenges women artists faced when options for their artistic pursuits were limited. And, if you’ve kept up with the many headlines, you must be eagerly anticipating Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow, a New York Times “not-to-miss.” We hope that you enjoy what’s in store this season and help spread the love of art by bringing a friend—or two! Warmly,
Agustín Arteaga the eugene mcdermott director
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Calendar Highlights For a full schedule of events, visit DMA.org.
october
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Gallery Talk: Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty Wednesday, October 17, 12:15 p.m. DMA Circle Reception and Preview: Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty Wednesday, October 17, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Open to members at the Contributor level and above
DMA Member Preview: Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty Thursday, October 18, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Friday, October 19, 11:00 a.m.–midnight Open to all DMA Members
DMA Members-Only Talk: Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty Thursday, October 18, 7:00–8:00 p.m. Open to all DMA Members
Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art Friday, October 19, 6:00 p.m.–midnight Late Night Talk: Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders Friday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. DMA Members Preview: Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty Saturday, October 20, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Open to all DMA Members
Make & Take: Pastels on Paper Thursday, October 25, 5:30–8:30 p.m. DMA Members Book Talk Sunday, October 28, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
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november
Annual Fête: Celebrating French Art of the 18th Century Thursday, November 1, 5:00–9:00 p.m. Rosenberg Lecture: Knowing Their Place? Women Artists in 18th Century France Thursday, November 1, 7:00 p.m. Arts & Letters Live: Jesmyn Ward Thursday, November 1, 7:30 p.m. Exhibition Talk: Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 p.m. Second Thursdays with a Twist: Exterminate! Thursday, November 8, 5:00–9:00 p.m. DMA Members Kids Club at the Crow Collection of Asian Art Saturday, November 10, 9:00–11:00 a.m. Open to all Kids Club members
Bancroft Family Concert Saturday, November 10, 3:00 p.m. Arts & Letters Live: Elaine Pagels Sunday, November 11, 2:30 p.m. DMA Circle Reception and Preview: Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow Tuesday, November 13, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Open to members at the Contributor level and above
Arts & Letters Live: Ina Garten Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m.
Open to all DMA Book Talk members
Arts & Letters Live: Fatima Farheen and Tommy Orange Monday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. DMA Circle Reception: Women + Design: New Works Tuesday, October 30, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
DMA Member Preview: Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow Thursday, November 15, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Friday, November 16, 11:00 a.m.–midnight Saturday, November 17, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Open to all DMA Members
Open to members at the Associate level and above
Late Night at the Dallas Museum of Art Friday, November 16, 6:00 p.m.–midnight Late Night Talk: Escaping Georgia's Shadow Friday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. Arts & Letters Live: David Grann Monday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. Arts & Letters Live: Mark Lamster Tuesday, November 27, 7:30 p.m. Make & Take: Monotype Moment Thursday, November 29, 5:30–8:30 p.m. State of the Arts: LGBTQ+ Equity in the Arts Thursday, November 29, 7:00 p.m. 4 | CALENDAR
Calendar Highlights For a full schedule of events, visit DMA.org.
december
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First Tuesday: One Winter’s Day Tuesday, December 4, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
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Arturo’s Art & Me: Swirl by Swirl December 5, 6, or 8, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Gallery Talk: Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow Wednesday, December 5, 12:15 p.m.
Don't forget! As a DMA
Toddler Art: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles December 7, 11, or 14, 11:00 a.m.–noon
Member, you receive free
Family Workshop: Nature’s Symmetry Saturday, December 8, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
to most programs and
Art Babies: Nature Shapes Monday, December 10, 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or noon Boshell Lecture and Dinner: Dining with the Romans Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 p.m. Homeschool Class for Families: Nature’s Symmetry December 13 or 14, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Second Thursdays with a Twist: Smiling’s My Favorite Thursday, December 13, 5:00–9:00 p.m. Meaningful Moments: Precisionism Tuesday, December 18, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
or discounted admission events. Members enjoy special benefits like free parking and tickets to special exhibitions. Members also have the chance to have meaningful, often behind-thescenes, interactions with our special exhibitions, visiting experts, and more.
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CALLING ALL
Nightowls stacey lizotte DMA League Director of Adult Programs
It all started with one question: how should the DMA, first formed in 1903 as the Dallas Art Association, celebrate its 100th birthday? The answer was to stay open for 100 continuous hours in January 2003, starting at 10:00 a.m. on a Wednesday morning. We offered a variety of programs, including insomniac tours and yoga and meditation in the galleries, and kicked off each day with a performance by a local high school band. By the time we closed the doors at 5:00 p.m. that Sunday, 45,000 visitors had come to the Museum. We saw people at all hours—looking at art at 3:00 a.m., attending a performance at 10:00 p.m.—and we knew that we wanted to keep that energy going by offering an opportunity for the community to visit
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the Museum outside of our normal business hours. Throughout the rest of 2003, we experimented with a few different evening programs, and this led to Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art. Late Nights launched in January 2004 and 15 years later the DMA is still open on the third Friday of every month (except December) until midnight! | #DMAnights
As a DMA Member, you receive special benefits at Late Nights: you and a guest don’t have to pay the admission fee, you can take a members-only tour each month that explores our collection or a new exhibition, and you can relax in a members-only bar, where you also get discounts on drinks!
PROGRAMS |
Fall/Winter Exhibitions
Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art September 16, 2018– January 6, 2019
Modernity and the City October 27, 2018– April 7, 2019
Guerrilla Girls Through September 30, 2018
Concentrations 61: Runo Lagomarsino, EntreMundos September 30, 2018– February 17, 2019
Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty October 21, 2018– January 27, 2019
Women + Design: New Works
Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow
October 28, 2018– February 17, 2019
November 18, 2018– February 24, 2019
Word and Image: Works on Paper from the 15th Through 20th Centuries
Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit
Through October 21, 2018
Through December 2, 2018
From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection October 21, 2018– January 27, 2019
Women Artists in Europe from the Monarchy to Modernism December 22, 2018– June 9, 2019
An Enduring Legacy: The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Collection of Impressionist and Modern Art
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PAST PRESENT
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dr. emily schiller
SHOP
Head of Interpretation at the DMA
Cult of the Machine in the DMA Store
isitors to Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art may have more in common with the works’ original audiences than they realize. A century after artists such as Charles Sheeler, Paul Strand, Louis Lozowick, Edmund Lewandowski, and Charles Demuth depicted industrial scenes, American society continues to debate the benefits and consequences of mechanical innovations. The artists associated with Precisionism used a highly stylized approach to realism. Geometry and clear outlines provided the basic tools for their nationalistic expressions of a thriving economy and engineering feats. At the same time, the absence of figures amidst the factories and buildings allows us to recognize and empathize with the period’s anxieties over a dehumanized world. Efficiency was a core value during the Machine Age (c. 1880– 1945), and the term continues to dominate discussions about energy, organizational structures, and urban design. Just as 1920s Americans worried that moving assembly lines transformed workers into mechanical systems, we fret about the impact of automation. Some of today’s factories hold an eerie resemblance to the Precisionists’ unpopulated settings. Both then and now, machines offer tremendous opportunities to enhance productivity. In the arenas of transportation and communication, we continue to build on foundations laid in the Machine Age. Whereas the first half of the 20th century witnessed the expansion of roadways, telephone lines, air travel, and radio broadcasts, our access to the wider world comes through a digital web linking innumerable smart devices. In 1922, theater-goers in New York could see Karel Y Capek’s Czech play R.U.R., which introduced the word “robots” and pointed to machines as the cause of human extinction. This now familiar plot continues to evolve and grow more complicated. As society relies increasingly on a variety of digital networks, we are experiencing both the optimism and uneasiness that characterized Precisionist art. | #CultoftheMachine
Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art
on view | september 16, 2018–january 6, 2019
DMA Members receive a 10% discount in the DMA Store.
Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Air transportation provided by American Airlines.
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Celebrating 20 Years of
TWO xTWO This year marks the 20th anniversary of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art, an annual benefit gala, dinner, and art auction that jointly supports the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Hosted each year by Cindy and Howard Rachofsky, this event has become an important happening for both the Dallas community and the international art world. More than $75 million has been raised for AIDS and art over the last two decades. TWO x TWO has had a transformative effect on the DMA, allowing us to significantly enhance our holdings in contemporary art. More than 600 objects have been added to the Museum’s collection, representing emerging artists, mid-career professionals, and giants of art history. In addition, TWO x TWO has provided vital support for exhibitions and programs related to contemporary art. TWO x TWO also serves a key function of introducing collectors to artists they might not otherwise encounter. The event has served as an entrée to the art world for many who now comprise some of the country’s top collectors.
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In recognition of this auspicious anniversary, we are proud to announce TWO x TWO x TWENTY: Two Decades Supporting Contemporary Art at the DMA, a publication that celebrates 20 years of TWO x TWO and its impact on the DMA. Edited by Anna Katherine Brodbeck, the DMA’s Nancy and Tim Hanley Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, the book catalogs the impressive acquisitions, exhibitions, and other projects made possible by proceeds from TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art.
TWO x TWO x TWENTY will be available in the DMA Store in October. DMA Members receive a 10% discount in the DMA Store.
For more information about TWO x TWO, please visit TWOxTWO.org.
In the DMA’s 1992 Encounters exhibition, featuring German artist Günther Förg (1952–2013), the artist hung eleven of his renowned Lead Paintings around the central nave of the DMA’s Barrel Vault. At the time, Claes Oldenburg’s Stake Hitch was still firmly anchored from the ceiling—a fixed object that influenced the architectural space and, thus, affected Förg’s selection of 11 works in order to strike an appropriate balance. As the artist was highly attuned to matters of site, viewing Förg’s work is optimal in larger installations, where the multidisciplinary media he worked in—painting, sculpture, photography—is contextualized within a broader decorative scheme. In the upcoming exhibition Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty, 60 works will be presented in the Hoffman Galleries, placed to emphasize the works’ formal relationships with one another. In one room, a larger-thanlife-size portrait is displayed alongside a framed mirror of equal scale to reflect the work and visitors within the surrounding gallery space. These moments force us to question the traditional categories of art and the roles the work and viewer are intended to fulfill. If you hang a photograph of a window on a wall, does it serve as architecture? If you create a painting on lead, does it become sculpture? Förg’s maneuvering around these questions can be slippery, intending to expose cracks within the modernist ideology. In doing so, Förg is often characterized as a rebellious spirit. The exhibition’s title, A Fragile Beauty, refers to Förg directly and seeks to re-cast him and the impact of his oeuvre. By interrogating the instability between image and reality, Förg rendered himself vulnerable to these questions. As evidenced by the sensitivity of his works, there is beauty in the struggle. | #GuntherForg
Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty
on view | october 21, 2018–
january 27, 2019
chelsea pierce Curatorial Assistant for Contemporary Art at the DMA
a fragile
Beauty
Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty is accompanied by a catalogue of the same name, available in the DMA Store. DMA Members receive a 10% discount!
Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty is co-organized by the Dallas Museum of Art in collaboration with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The exhibition catalogue is underwritten by Editions Traverses Sàrl. Major support for the Dallas presentation is made possible by Deutsche Bank and Audi. Additional generous support is provided by the TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Fund; the DMA Contemporary Art Initiative; Hauser & Wirth; the Kadre Family; Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne; Massimo De Carlo, Milan | London | Hong Kong; Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt Main; Greene Naftali, New York; Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris; Gió Marconi, Milan; and Almine Rech Gallery, Paris | Brussels | London | New York.
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THE OTHER
' O KEEFFE Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow
on view | november 18, 2018–february 24, 2019
PRESENTED BY
sue canterbury The Pauline Gill Sullivan Associate Curator of American Art at the DMA
Organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow brings to light rediscovered works by Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, a gifted artist who crafted an artistic identity that was distinct, in style and subject matter, from that of her celebrated sibling, Georgia. The exhibition will showcase for the first time approximately 35 works by Ida O’Keeffe, including paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings, along with photographs of the artist taken by Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia’s husband. This exhibition is made possible by the visionary leadership and generosity of The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation, a champion in creating equity in the art world for underrepresented artists. For two decades, The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation has sought to elevate women artists through strategic museum acquisitions, exhibitions, and programming across artistic disciplines and eras. This exhibition is a testament to the foundation’s steadfast commitment, bringing artists like Ida into the spotlight they so aptly deserve. EXHIBITIONS | 13
in some odd way, it is a wasted life. —Georgia O’Keeffe
Following is an excerpt from the exhibition catalogue Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow, the first publication ever devoted to exploring the life and work of Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe. In the last months of Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe’s life in 1961, this harsh, clinical assessment is how Georgia O’Keeffe summed up—and devalued—the existence of the younger sister whom she had once deemed the “nicest girl I have ever known.” That warmth of feeling toward her cooled when Ida began to exhibit as an artist and received positive critical attention. Georgia, who clearly believed that there was room for only one painter in the family—and only one family member in the art world at large—grew distant from and disinterested in the life of her once favorite sister, dismissing Ida's ambitions and, at times, deriding the very idea that her younger sister possessed real talent at all. In the decades subsequent to Ida’s death, she has remained an obscure figure, her life glimpsed only through snippets of information that play a supporting role—that of providing historical context for her older sister in numerous (and voluminous) biographical tomes. Because Ida cannot speak for herself, she has been defined for us by Georgia, who never forgave Ida's refusal to stop exhibiting her own work. As hard as Ida tried to establish an artistic identity of her own, her art was (and probably will continue to be) compared to that of her famous sibling. Research for this exhibition and catalogue has recovered many works of art (paintings, watercolors, monotypes, and prints) that provide a measure of Ida’s talent and hint at greater possibilities had it been properly supported and nurtured. In addition, a substantial amount of information has been discovered about her life that, when scrutinized alongside correspondence, rewrites some aspects of her history as related through the literature on Georgia. These findings reveal that her life was a rich one that flowed naturally from her sociable nature and diverse interests. She knew how to live life and bring passion to her pursuits—whether as an artist, poet, short-story writer, or amateur cultural anthropologist. Ida’s was not so much a wasted life as a life lived constantly in the shadow of celebrity cast by her older sister. #IdaOKeeffe
The Ida O'Keeffe exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue of the same name, available in the DMA Store. DMA Members receive a 10% discount! Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art. This exhibition is made possible by the visionary leadership and generosity of The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation, a champion in creating equity in the art world for underrepresented artists. For two decades, The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation has sought to elevate women artists through strategic museum acquisitions, exhibitions, and programming across artistic disciplines and eras. This exhibition is a testament to the foundation’s steadfast commitment, bringing artists like Ida into the spotlight they so aptly deserve.
TA K E A S P I N O N T H E
Color Wheel! leah hanson Director of Family, Youth, and School Programs
Red, orange, blue, and green, how many colors can you see? It won’t be too hard to find every color of the rainbow in the newly updated Young Learners Gallery! This much-loved spot in the Museum is a favorite with the 5–8 year old crowd, and we’re excited to unveil a fresh, colorful space for our younger visitors. In the revamped gallery, visitors can explore the ways colors play off one another by creating colorful structures with blocks, making patterns with our
“unplugged” version of a Lite Brite, designing wacky pictures using window clings, and reading a book or two about color. There are plans for dynamic changes throughout the year, so every few months a new activity will debut in the space. Coming soon—a matching game to test your nose and imagine what smell a color could have, and a light table where you can mix colors the same way artists do. Drop in to learn a little color theory while you play!
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An Enduring
In May, the Museum mourned the passing of Margaret McDermott, a visionary patron of the arts, education, and healthcare whose generosity of spirit has had an immeasurable impact on the cultural and social fabric of the Dallas community for more than six decades. She was the single largest benefactor in the Museum’s history through her legendary gifts of art and endowment support, helping transform the DMA from a regional museum into an institution of global stature. Often referred to as the Museum’s “guiding light,” Mrs. McDermott’s goal was to build the Museum’s collection for future generations, and her unparalleled support of the DMA included the donation of over 2,600 works of art spanning different cultures, disciplines, and eras. Together Margaret and her late husband, Eugene, built a private collection of masterworks of Impressionist and modern art by artists including Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Henry Moore, among many others. The couple’s magnificent final bequest of 32 of these renowned artworks to The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund to benefit the DMA is currently on view in the exhibition An Enduring Legacy: The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Collection of Impressionist and Modern Art. The McDermotts’ legacy of support of the Museum lives on through The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, which since 1960 has enabled the DMA to build its collection with objects of the highest quality and significance. Through the generosity of the McDermott Art Fund, the Museum acquired its first oil paintings by such important 19th- and 20th-century European masters as Henri Matisse, Yves Tanguy, Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Caillebotte, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Paul Signac, allowing us to explore the trajectory from Impressionism to early modernism more fully in the galleries through truly spectacular examples of painting.
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Reflections will be available for purchase in the DMA Store. DMA Members receive a 10% discount!
Also, see hundreds of additional works that entered the DMA's collection through the generosity of the McDermotts. Look for the specially designed label throughout the permanent collection galleries.
#DMAEnduringLegacy
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KIMBERLY WHITMAN AND BLAKE STEPHENSON
2018 Art Ball Chair Rebecca Enloe Fletcher and Barron Fletcher MAX AND HALLIE LAMONT
Horizon: Now. New. Next. MEREDITH BAYOUD, MATTIE BERRY, REAGAN CORBETT, JORDAN KERR, JESSICA JONES, JORDAN JONES
annual gala
ROSS PEROT, JR. AND SARAH PEROT
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ART BALL 2018
HELLO AGAIN Event celebrating the renovation and kelly reopening of the Sculpture Garden courtyard
opening dma circle reception
PATRICIA KOZAK AND JEFF WARR
Photo Credit: Tamytha Cameron
William M. Lamont, Jr., DMA Board Chairman; Catherine Marcus Rose, DMA Board President; and Walter Elcock, former DMA Board President
AN ENDURING LEGACY The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Collection of Modern and Impressionist Art
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