Spring 2012 Newsletter

In Gratitude The following donors are supporting exhibitions, events and programs in 2012. For information regarding supporting the Dixon as a member of a giving society, please contact the Development Office, 901-761-5252 ext. 105.

Impressionist Society Rose M. Johnston James D. Robinson Family * Degas Society Karen and Dr. Preston Dorsett Nancy and Steve Morrow

Matisse Society Argent Trust of Tennessee Thomas W. Briggs Foundation * Martha and Robert Fogelman Bradley and Robert Fogelman II Susan and John Horseman Buzzy Hussey International Paper The Marston Group Craig Simrell and Mark Greganti * Vance and Willis Willey

Cassatt Society Anonymous Bank of America Buster’s Liquors and Wines Marlene and Spencer Hays Linda W. Rhea * GAUGUIN SOCIETY Memphis Garden Club

* indicates contributions to endowment or capital projects

John E. Buchanan, Jr. (1953-2011) Sadly, the Dixon has lost one of the most important figures in its history. John Buchanan passed away on December 30, 2011, and will be missed deeply by his many friends and colleagues in Memphis and around the world. At the time of his death, he was director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, one of the top museum appointments in the country.

From 1986 until 1994, John Buchanan was director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. During his tenure, he organized some of the most memorable exhibitions in our history: Chihuly, the Armand Hammer collection, the Rodin show, Malmaison, Toulouse-Lautrec, and many others. His acquisitions for the Dixon were inspired, and included the Jean-Louis Forain collection that we put to such good use last year. The acquisition of the Ritchie Collection of Impressionist and modern paintings was also initiated during John’s directorship.

It would be impossible to exaggerate the many favors and kindnesses John Buchanan offered the Dixon over the years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Lucy.

The Dixon will be acquiring a work of art in memory of John Buchanan. If you would care to contribute, please make checks payable to the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, or call the Development Office at 901-312-1243. Contributions should be mailed to the John Buchanan Memorial, Development Office, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38117.

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The Dixon Experience I first experienced the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in April 2007. As I stepped from the taxi that delivered me to my job interview, I was instantly struck by the elegance and beauty of the buildings and grounds. That feeling has never gone away.

Most of us accept the intrinsic grace of the Dixon as a given. The gardens are always impeccably planted and maintained, the structures exude a handsome stylistic consistency, and the fine art collections always showcase works of quality and distinction. But lately I have begun to wonder if we are taking the grace of the Dixon too much for granted, or said another way, depending upon it too much. Is the Dixon creating the maximum possible experience from the remarkable resources at our disposal?

In the coming weeks, you are going to hear about what we are calling the ‘Dixon Experience.’ The first thing you will notice is that our staff and volunteers are making even greater effort at customer service, helpfulness, visitor engagement, and wayfinding. We do well on these already, I think, but we want to do better. This spring, we will be surveying our visitors and members to learn why you come to the Dixon, what you expect when you get here, and how we can help fulfill or, better yet, exceed those expectations. And we have recently invested in an electronic admissions system. For the first time in our history, we will know who our audience really is.

We want to understand the very nature of our visitors experience of the Dixon—how you decide to visit, why you visit, who makes the decision, what you do when you get here, what you wish you could do but can’t, who you bring, when you like to come, etc.? Armed with this information, we will be producing later in 2012 a master plan for the Dixon facilities and grounds that is mission driven, program (experience) based, and laser focused on audience.

This is an important step in defining ourselves as an institution, and creating the Dixon experiences that will keep us vital and responsive to our visitors and members.

As something of a tune-up for the Dixon Experience, the staff has created a series of very entertaining self-guided tours of places and things at the Dixon, inside and out. Every staff member has contributed to creating these mini-experiences, sharing some special corner of the Dixon you may have overlooked. These self-guided tours are available in Catmur Foyer, and I hope you will give one—or all of them—a try. There will be more to come!

Kevin Sharp Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director

We want to know about your special places at the Dixon.

Email Margarita Sandino (msandino@dixon.org) with your idea for a self guided tour stop in the galleries or the gardens.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Stephen C. Reynolds, CHAIRMAN D. Stephen Morrow, PRESIDENT Christine P. Richards, SECRETARY/COUNSEL Ben C. Adams, Jr., ASSISTANT COUNSEL William C. Losch, TREASURER Connie Dunavant Adams Thomas C. Adams, Jr. Jack R. Blair Carter F. Campbell William A. Coolidge, Jr. Dr. Reginald W. Coopwood Jean Lewis Coors Nancy Copp Elizabeth Farnsworth R. Molitor Ford Jr. Mark Giannini John M. Horseman Bernice Hussey Thomas H. Hussey Dr. Rose M. Johnston Anne O. Keeney E. Carl Krausnick, Jr. Kay Taylor Liles Suzanne Mallory W. Neely Mallory, Jr. W. Neely Mallory III R. Brad Martin McNeal McDonnell Harriet Boyle McFadden Allen B. Morgan, Jr. Brandon G. Morrison Joseph Orgill III C. Penn Owen III W. Reid Sanders Caryn Scheidt Henri Wedell Willis H. Willey III

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NON-RESIDENT TRUSTEES John H. Bryan Patricia L. Cook Cornelia Ritchie EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Marilyn Rhea Cheeseman Barbara and Lewis Williamson Cary Brown Ellie and Field Norris Chantal and Jeff Johnson Kathy Gale and Gil Uhlhorn

JAN DE BRAY, A Couple Represented as Ulysses and Penelope, 1668, Oil on canvas.

Collection of the Speed Art Museum; Gift of the Charter Collectors 1975.24 In the exhibition, Rembrandt, Rubens, and the Golden Age of Painting from the Speed Art Museum ON THE COVER: Photograph by Curt Hart

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FINAL WEEKS Made in Dixon

Closes April 8

Don’t miss the chance to see the beautiful and inspiring works of art by our Dixon friends! The Dixon’s education department presents Made in Dixon, a diverse exhibition that features brilliant creations from the Dixon’s many in-house and outreach programs. The works displayed were produced through the adult and children programs, Art to Grow, Art Zone, Kaleidoscope Club, Family Studio, Summer Camp, Spring to Art Camp, Dixon Discoveries, Family Days, Reflections through Art, Exceptional Art, and special workshops.

Rembrandt, Rubens, and the Golden Age of Painting from the Speed Art Museum On view through April 15 Organized by the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY

There’s still time to enjoy Rembrandt, Rubens, and the Golden Age of Painting from the Speed Art Museum before it closes on April 15. This remarkable exhibition features works by Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, Jacob van Ruisdael, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, and many other masters from the Golden Age.

Made in Dixon, LUCY DAVIS, 4th grade, Downtown Elementary Self Portrait, 2012, Acryic on canvas

sponsored by Rose M. Johnston and Chris and Dan Richards

Selections from the Kattner Collection of American Painting On view through May 13 in the Dixon residence

The jewels of American art on long-term loan to the Dixon will remain on view in the Dixon residence until mid-May. The Kattner Collection of American Paintings features examples by some of our nation’s most revered artists, including Alfred T. Bricher, John Frederick Kensett, John Steuart Curry, Reginald Marsh, and Milton Avery.

REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Portrait of a Forty-Year-Old Woman, possibly Marretje Cornelisdr. van Grotewal, 1634, Oil on panel. Collection of the Speed Art Museum; Purchased with funds contributed by individuals, corporations and the entire community of Louisville, as well as the Commonwealth of Kentucky 1977.16

SAMUEL COLMAN, Twilight, Valley of The Genesee, 1865, Oil on canvas.

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Keith Kattner

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EXHIBITIONS

2012 Memphis Flower Show MODERN DIALECT April 28 - 29 Extended Hours: Saturday, 9:00 - 6:00; Sunday, 11:00 - 5:00 Organized by the Memphis Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club of America Free and open to the public

The Memphis Flower Show, one of only eight major flower shows sanctioned by the Garden Club of America, returns to the Dixon April 28-29. Presented biennially by the Memphis Garden Club, the Memphis Flower Show: Modern Dialect will exhibit exceptional horticulture, botanical photography, and brilliant floral interpretations of fine art.

The creative inspiration for the 2012 Memphis Flower Show is the exhibition, Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection. The works in this exhibiThe 2010 Memphis Flower Show: Anything but tion reveal artists’ increasing Clear: The Studio Glass Movement, 1979-2009 (installation view) tendency toward modernism in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s as they struggled with an ever-changing economy. After the flower show, Modern Dialect will remain on view at the Dixon through July 17.

The Memphis Flower Show features five divisions. Division I includes flower arrangements and artistic compositions classed into eleven different categories. Division II includes horticulture and natural compositions classed into categories of cut flowers, cut branches and foliage, container grown plants, and trained plants. Division III includes botanical photography and Division IV, the Conservation Exhibit, showcases the importance of locally grown foods. Division V educates Junior Gardeners on vegetable gardening. Each division is judged by Garden Club of America judges assembled from across the country.

Camille Mueller, Laine Park, and Pam Pierce are co-chairs of the 2012 Memphis Flower Show and Cary Brown is president of the Memphis Garden Club. The Dixon and the Memphis Garden Club are grateful to John and Susan Horseman for allowing their collection to be interpreted for the Flower Arrangement Division of the Memphis Flower Show.

Dixon members and garden enthusiasts are invited to attend the Flower Show Preview Party on Friday, April 27 from 7 - 9 pm at the Dixon. Tickets are $75 per person and may be purchased at www.memphisgardenclub.org. Please contact Nancy Morrow at (901) 683-9066 or nmorrow@comcast.net for more information.

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MODERN DIALECT American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection May 6 - July 15 Organized by the Dixon Gallery and Gardens

A follow-up to Regional Dialect, the Dixon’s popular 2009 exhibition, Modern Dialect will bring together 68 American Scene and modernist paintings from the 1910s through the 1940s. The exhibition reveals both the shared concerns and the triumphs of artists from every region of the country during one of the most demanding periods in American history.

Following the progression of American art in the first half of the twentieth century, Modern Dialect opens with works from the 1920s by some of the country’s earliest proponents of modernism, including George Bellows, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Marsden Hartley. As the Great Depression took its toll in the 1930s, some artists, including John Steuart Curry and Charles Burchfield, struggling to eke out a living, took to creating paintings that mirrored the isolation they felt as they and their families and colleagues faced poverty and hunger in a disastrous economy. At the same time, other artists found support and opportunity by joining together, and many, including Reginald Marsh, created works of art showing average Americans doing the same thing. Many of the men and women who were able to find and maintain employment during the 1930s did so at the nation’s many factories and plants. These machine-age structures, the communities that emerged around them, and their impact on the environment fascinated artists well into the 1940s.

In the face of such rapidly changing times, a group of artists began to fashion an alternate reality in their paintings. These American Surrealists, working throughout the country, looked to their dreams for inspiration and escape, creating worlds far removed from the harsh truth of everyday life. Coinciding with this move toward surrealism was the emergence of an American abstract aesthetic. Influenced by the work of abstractionists they encountered in Europe, American artists like George L. K. Morris, Burgoyne Diller, and Charles Biederman began experimenting with their own brand of non-representational painting that incorporated modern theories on color, space, and form.

Modern Dialect illustrates the scope of the American modernist aesthetic and the vision and integrity each artist brought to the representation of the American experience. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue by Dixon Associate Curator Julie Pierotti with an essay by Director Kevin Sharp, as well as contributions by some of the most respected voices in American art.

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EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI, Blast Furnace #5, 1949, Oil on canvas, Collection of John and Susan Horseman

EXHIBITIONS

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COLLECTION

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

Jeanne Rij-Rousseau

(French, 1870 – 1956)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld Jeanne Rij-Rousseau was an active and avid participant in the Cubist movement in France in the early twentieth century. Living in the artist-heavy community of Montmartre in Paris, Rij-Rousseau and her contemporaries, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris, worked to forge a new artistic language, one that challenged the visual experience through deconstruction of form. In both Portrait of a Woman and St. Peter’s Square, Rome, the artist brings to life her theories on space and perception by visually constructing her imagery with planes of geometry. In Portrait of a Woman, Rij-Rousseau incorporates elements of collage, adding yet another layer of dimensionality to the work. In both drawingss, the artist acknowledges the flatness of the paper on which she works and at the same time transcends that with her skills as a draughtsman. Rij-Rousseau is also noted for her founding of female artist associations in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s.

We are most grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld of New York for this generous gift to the Dixon.

 JEANNE RIJ-ROUSSEAU Portrait of a Woman Charcoal and watercolor on paper 19 x 15 inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 2011.5.1

 JEANNE RIJ-ROUSSEAU St. Peter’s Square, Rome Conte crayon on paper 23 ¼ x 18 ¾ inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 2011.5.2

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EXHIBITIONS

MALLORYWURTZBURGER Lee Littlefield April 15 - July 1 In the Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries

Texas artist Lee Littlefield’s colorful, fantastical sculptures have enlivened the Dixon gardens since March. As the temperature heats up, you can also come inside to take in his more intimatelyscaled and intricate creations. Littlefield’s sculptures begin with organic forms and then morph into completely unique works of art. In a range of eye-popping colors and sizes, Littlefield’s works explore the imagination and how his remarkable skill as an artist brings it to life.

MEET THE ARTIST Art After Dark April 19, 6:00 - 9:00

LEE LITTLEFIELD Untitled, painted wood Courtesy of the artist

MALLORY/WURTZBURGER EXHIBITIONS SPONSORED BY SUZANNE AND NEELY MALLORY & MARY AND CHARLES WURTZBURGER

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Double Vision Brin and Dale Baucum A Retrospective in Clay July 29 - October 14 Organized by the Dixon Gallery and Gardens

Memphis potters Brin Armstrong Baucum and Dale Baucum met at the Memphis Academy of Arts (now the Memphis College of Art) over 40 years ago. Though they started out pursuing separate artistic avenues, the Baucums quickly united over a shared love of creating works of art in clay. Double Vision celebrates the constantly-evolving work created by both Brin and Dale Baucum over the past four decades in Memphis, including both utilitarian and aesthetic pottery.

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BRIN BAUCUM AND DALE BAUCUM Double Vision platter, 2011, Stoneware Courtesy of the artists

Buzzy Hussey

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ADULT EDUCATION

Munch and Learn

Wednesdays at noon

REGULAR ADMISSION. Free for members and students with ID. Bring your lunch and join in the discussion! Local artists, experts and Dixon’s gallery and garden staff will share their knowledge of art and horticulture with talks, demonstrations and great conversation.

SPONSORS: ARTHUR F. AND ALICE E. ADAMS FOUNDATION

Phil Converse in honor of Cheryl Converse

APRIL 4: Caravaggio-mania is upon us! By Victor Coonin, Associate Professor of Art History and Chair of the Art Department Rhodes College. Professor Coonin will discuss some of the more controversial, salacious and lethal topics in Caravaggio’s life and art.

APRIL 11: The Chemistry of Paintings. By Dr. David Jeter, Professor of Chemistry, Rhodes College. Professor Jeter will explore the fascinating connections between chemistry and art, and the ways in which science can give light to our understanding of the works of the old masters.

APRIL 18: Summer Celebration. Join Jason Reeves, research horticulturist at the UT West Tennessee Research and Education Center, as he discusses the planning and preparation for their annual Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show in Jackson, TN. MAY 2: Modern Art/Modern Hair: Changing Hair of the 20th Century. Hair stylist and history enthusiast Dara Garbuzinski will explore the revolutionary hair styles of the early 20th century.

JOE JONES, The Road to the Beach, 1933, Oil on panel, Collectiion of John and Susan Horseman

MAY 9: Modern Dialect. Join Associate Curator Julie Pierotti as she delves deep into the works featured in Modern Dialect, highlighting her favorite works in the Horseman Collection.

MAY 16: Memphis in the Depression Era. By Jimmie Ogle, Community Engagement Manager, Riverfront Development Corporation.

MAY 23: Shelby County Master Gardener Program. Dr. Chris Cooper, UT Extension Agent, will discuss the Master Gardener program in Shelby County. Chris’s talk will highlight the training, projects and requirements for the largest Master Gardener program in the state.

MAY 30: American Art and America’s Music: Jazz. By Jack Cooper, Associate Professor and Jazz and Studio Music Area Coordinator, Rudi E Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis.

Dr. Cooper will present a talk for the Modern Dialect show contrasting the artistry of 20th century American jazz composers and performers against the works of American painters. Works of Jones, Biehle, and Gantt are set against the backdrop of Ellington, Evans, Gillespie and other great jazz artists.

JUNE 6: American Surrealism: Painting the American Dream. By Buck Curley, University of Memphis art history graduate student explores Surrealism and how its basis gave American artists a context to put down the nightmares of Depression Era America.

JUNE 13: America goes Modern. Moira Logan, Professor of Dance at The University of Memphis, will discuss the contributions by early modern dancers Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey. As early 20th century painters were creating a modernist vision of America, these dance artists were developing a new kind of art that would revolutionize the American dance scene.

JUNE 20: Cats, Hats, and Houses: Picture Books of the 20's, 30's and 40's. By Dr. Lorinda Cahoon, Professor of Childrens Literature at the University of Memphis.

JUNE 27: Plants with Stories to Tell. Carol Reese, area specialist in ornamental horticulture at the UT West Tennessee Research and Education Center, will present a program on some of her favorite plants..

Tours at Two If you would like to learn more about our current exhibitions stop by Tuesdays or Sundays at 2:00

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and enjoy a docent lead tour of the galleries. Regular admission

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Opening Lecture Sunday, May 6, 2:00

MARSDEN HARTLEY, The Seashell, 1929, Oil on canvas.

Collection of John and Susan Horseman

MODERN DIALECT American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection

Meet Susan and John Horseman An interview with Dr. Andrew J. Walker, Director Amon Carter Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas Susan and John Horseman have amassed an extraordinary collection of twentieth-century American paintings, most dating from the tumultuous eras of the Great Depression and World War II. Learn more about the who, what, when, and how of fine art collecting, and why the Horsemans have placed 68 major works at the disposal of the Dixon as Andrew J. Walker conducts an informative and entertaining interview of this remarkable couple. Curator of the exhibition and author of the catalogue, Julie Pierotti, essayists Kevin Sharp and M. Melissa Wolfe, and, of course, Dr. Walker and the Horsemans will be on hand to Regular admission autograph your copy of the catalogue (for sale in the Museum Shop).

Art History at the Dixon Saturday, May 12 and 19, 10:30 - 1:00 Have you ever wanted to know more about art history but never had the time or the funds to take a university course?

The Dixon has just the thing for you! Join us this quarter as we explore the exhibition Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection. The two art history sessions will be lead by Associate Curator Julie Pierotti and will focus on these fascinating paintings from the early 1900s.

Beverages and snack included. Reservations Required. $50 members - $70 non-members (price includes two classes)

Lecture: THE AMERICAN SCENE MOVEMENT IN ART Sunday, June 10, 2:00 Dr. Jack Hurley will trace the development of the American Scene Movement in American art in the 1910s and ‘20s and its relationship to the Social Documentary Photography of the 1930s. The photographers who took the famous “dust bowl” photos of the “Okies” and “Arkies” were working in an already well established tradition within American Art. In many cases the photographers and the artists knew each other. regular admissiion

Reflections Through Art

Oil Painting Workshop

Monday, May 21, 2:00

Saturday, June 23, 10:30 - 2:30 (ages 15 and up)

A program designed to engage older adults in creativity and art.

Led by art therapist Catherine M. Harris, ATR-BC, each session of Reflections Through Art consists of a specialized museum tour and discussion, where visitors can explore their interest in art in a quiet setting and learn more about the current exhibitions on display.

Join local artist Sunny Montgomery and learn the fine art of oil painting. The workshop will take you through the rich history of oil painting and will introduce you to basic techniques. Oil paint starter kit to take home is included! $70 members -$90 non-members. Supplies and boxed lunch included. Space limited – reservations required

$5 per participant - Family and caregivers are welcome to attend at no charge. reservations required.

Outreach sessions for groups available.

For more information please email msandino@dixon.org.

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EDUCATION NEWS

Get to know a Dixon program

CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP

REFLECTIONS THROUGH ART Promoting healthy aging through creative expression

Mural Painting

In 2009, the Dixon created Reflections through Art, a program designed to engage older adults in creativity at the museum.

At the time, we focused our service on individuals with Alzheimer’s, and we targeted specific organizations that served them and their caregivers. Since then, the program has grown in many ways; we now offer public tours, more outreach opportunities and we have redesigned the program to encourage all older adults to participate.

Saturday, May 26, 10:30 - 2:30 Here is a rare opportunity to leave your mark on the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Join a professional muralist for an exciting 4 hour workshop where you are encouraged to paint on the walls! In this workshop children will learn the history of mural painting, new techniques, and team work skills as they work together to make a new addition to the Dixon’s permanent collection. All participants should bring a sack lunch, and snack will be provided.

As our licensed art therapist Catherine M. Harris, ATR-BC has confirmed more and more research is revealing an important relationship between creative expression and healthy aging.

Studies are beginning to show a link between participating in artistic activities and reports of fewer doctors’ visits, fewer medications prescribed, elevated mood, and even increased independence.

$30.00 members. $40.00 non members. reservations required. space limited.

The program led by Catherine Harris, consists of specialized museum tours and discussions as well as related hands-on art making sessions, all designed to promote healthy aging. The program is offered to any individual over the age of 55, and to groups from organizations serving older adults such as retirement communities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and adult day centers.

Join us for another inspiring and unique day at the Dixon.

Experience the Dixon’s gardens like never before, create original works of art, participate in unique contests and dance to live music. Free

Garden Family Day! Saturday, June 16, 10:00 - 2:00 (all ages) Worms, dirt, hydrangeas, oh my, it’s Family Day garden style!

FAMILY DAY SPONSORED BY

Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation

During the program’s Public Tours, individuals can participate in a 45-minute interactive tour of the museum’s galleries, where group members can explore their interest in art in a quiet setting and learn about the current exhibition on display.

We also offer outreach sessions. If a group is not able to come to the Dixon, our art therapist will visit the group at their home/organization and introduce participants to the museum’s collection through a hands-on art making session.

We hope you will explore this program. Invite a friend or a special family member to our next Public Tour on Monday, May 21 at 2pm. To make reservations or find more information please visit our website www.dixon.org

Margarita Sandino Curator of Education

SAVE THE DATES!

Summer Camp Paint It! Plant It! Monday, July 23 - Friday, July 27 Monday, July 30 - August 3 (ages 6 - 9) FULL DAY 9:00 -3:00:

$175 PER WEEK, MEMBERS $200 PER WEEK, NON-MEMBERS

½ DAY 9:00 -12:00:

$125 PER WEEK, MEMBERS $150 PER WEEK, NON-MEMBERS

Reservations required. Lunch not included, one snack included for ½ day and two snacks included for full day.

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CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

MINI MASTERS

AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUBS

Every Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:15 (ages 2-4)

Reservations Required. $8 per class for members. $12 for non-members.

This parent-child workshop is designed for toddlers to explore shape, texture, color and other sensory possibilities through art making. Each Tuesday offers a fun learning experience for you and your child; including a story time, hands-on art activity and snack.

Reservations required. Space limited.

Monthly reservations available.

Free for members, $5 per child for non-members.

FAMILY STUDIO First Saturday of the Month April 7; May 5; June 2, 10:30 - 12:30 (all ages) Looking for something new and fun to do with the family on Saturday morning? Drop in at the Dixon in our newly renovated Leatherman Studio! We will have activities for the whole family that will connect with the current exhibition, and this time of year is perfect for a stroll around the gardens while your artwork dries. Free.

ART ZONE Every other Wednesday during school year April 4 & 18; May 2 & 16, 3:30 - 5:00 (ages 10 -15) Art Zone is a very fun way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.

Students come to the Dixon to connect to and hear stories about the art in the galleries and learn drawing, painting, and sculpting techniques. Sign up for the whole semester, or choose certain weeks.

KALEIDOSCOPE CLUB Every other Wednesday during school year April 11 & 25; May 9 & 23, 3:30 - 4:30 (ages 5-9) Each week we will read a piece of literature or look at art in the galleries. We will discuss new and interesting ideas followed by a hands-on art activity that nurtures problem-solving and critical thinking. A snack is provided.

We thank the following generous sponsors who make Dixon programs available for everyone:

ART TO GROW Bank of America Foundation John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust FedEx Corporation Martha and Robert Fogelman Bradley and Robert Fogelman II Wells Fargo Anonymous Donors

FREE SATURDAY MORNING ADMISSION International Paper Foundation

TEEN STUDIO John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust

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GARDENS

A Toast to the Tulips Tuesday, April 3, 5:00 - 6:00 Cutting Garden Join us in the Cutting Garden, or in case of rain in the Hughes Pavilion, as we raise a toast to the Tulips. The garden will be putting on a beautiful display of more than 100,000 tulips planted this year. free with admission

WILDFLOWER PLANT SALE Members' Preview Party Thursday, April 12, 4:30 - 6:30 Come join us for our members-only Wildflower Plant Sale Preview Party. Membership has its advantages, so meet at the Potting Hub for a glass of wine, light refreshments, and your first choice of plants offered at the sale.

Memberships and plants will be available for purchase.

Wildflower Plant Sale Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14, 8:00 - 4:00 Be sure to attend the annual plant sale fundraiser that is a Memphis garden tradition. We are excited about our unique plant offerings. This year’s Wildflower Plant Sale will feature a wide range of plants from the difficult-to-find natives to the latest cultivars of woody and herbaceous favorites.

The list of plants for sale is available in the Dixon business office and on the Dixon website. Dixon staff and volunteers will be on hand to help with plant selections and to answer gardening questions. The sale will be held in the west parking lot next to the Clark Gardens Administration Building and Catmur Horticulture Building.

The Memphis and Dixie Rose Show Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20, 1:00 - 5:00 Winegardner Auditorium Please join us for The Memphis and Dixie Rose Society’s annual Rose Show being held at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens for the very first time.

All entries are welcome and free of charge. Please bring your entries to the Winegardner Auditorium on Saturday, May 19, beginning at 7:00 am, for registration and grooming. Children will also have a chance to enter roses for the display category, in which every entry will receive a ribbon. The show will open to the public on Saturday at 1:00, when the winning roses will be on display. dixon.org for more details

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GARDENS

CURT HART

Saturday Tours in the Garden

Photo Workshop with Curt Hart

Saturdays, April 7 - June 30, 9:00 - 11:00

Saturday, June 9, 8:30 - 12:00, Winegardner Auditorium

Gardens staff and Master Gardener docents will be available at the admissions booth to point out highlights in the fabulous, ever-changing gardens throughout the property. Don’t miss the delightful surprises in the Woodland Garden at this time of year. Explore and savor the myriad of blooms in the Cutting Free. No reservations required.

Garden.

Amateur photographers won’t want to miss this morning workshop with Curt Hart. Curt is an instructor at the University of Memphis with over 35 years of experience in teaching and in nature and sports photography. Several of Curt’s images can be found in Butterflies of North America as well as in magazines and other publications.

Potager Dish Garden Workshop

Participants will gather indoors for a discussion of basic principles of camera usage including lighting and exposure techniques. Then the group will move out into the gardens for more in-depth, hands-on instruction. Curt will work with each participant one on one, showing proper set-up and composition. Bring your camera and meet in the Winegardner Auditorium.

Saturday, June 2, 10:00, Catmur Horticulture Building Back by popular demand! Join Kim Rucker and the Dixon staff and learn to garden the way the French do, creating your own potager, or kitchen garden, in a container. The French often plant flowers and herbs with vegetables to enhance the garden’s beauty. These small garden spaces, usually located near the kitchen for easy access, are both attractive as well as filled with edibles. Container and plants are included.

Reservations required. Limited to 15 participants. $35 members, $45 non-members.

Reservations required. $30 Members, $40 Non-Members.

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MEMBERSHIP

Stay or Away, Membership is Your Ticket Spring is in the air, with summer soon to follow. Whether your vacation plans include a break at home or beyond, Dixon membership gives you an affordable and fun holiday. Discover the Dixon during a staycation or long weekend. As a member at any level, you receive free admission to the exhibitions, where you can travel around the globe, through time, and back again, often without leaving a room. Your membership transports you into a wonderland of nature with free admission to the Dixon gardens year-round. Take a journey through the woodland gardens, discover the Formal Gardens, enjoy the fragrance of the Cutting Gardens, and soak in the sun on the South Lawn – all in your hometown.

Did you know that your Dixon membership also travels with you beyond the city limits? If you are leaving town, make sure your membership card is on your packing list. Dixon members at the Individual ($45) level and above receive free admission to participating gardens, arboreta, and conservatories. Members at the Sponsor ($125) level and above also enjoy reciprocal admission to all participating museums in the North American and Southeastern Reciprocal Museum programs. Before you travel, visit our website (dixon.org) for more details on participating organizations and reciprocal benefits.

Whether you take the Dixon out into the world or let the Dixon bring the world to you, your membership is your ticket.

Make the most of your experience: consider upgrading to the Sponsor level or above for reciprocal museum and other added benefits. We look forward to seeing you often!

Margaret Oates Dixon Society 2012 This year the women of the Margaret Oates Dixon Society will sponsor the exhibition Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection. On view from Sunday, May 6 through Tuesday, July 17, Modern Dialect will also be featured as creative inspiration for the floral designs in the Memphis Flower Show, April 28-29.

Founded in 2009 the Margaret Oates Dixon Society has sponsored the 2009 Blossom exhibition, the Helen Turner show in 2010 and the exhibition of 100,000 Bulbs in 2011. A taxdeductible contribution of $1,000 will add the donor’s name to the 2012 Margaret Oates Dixon Society and to the sponsor panel for Modern Dialect. For more information, please contact the Development Office, 901-312-1243 or 901-312-1241.

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member spotlight In this issue our featured member is Dr. Anca Pop. Anca has been a Dixon member since 2005 and has graciously agreed to answer a few questions about her love for the arts and for the Dixon. Below are a few of her responses so that you can get to know her, too.

Please visit our web site (dixon.org) to see the full article about Anca.

How long have you been a member of the Dixon?

Since moving here in 2005.

What attracted you to the Dixon?

I was interested in art, and wanted to be a part of the community and the educational programs. The events that the Dixon organizes are unparalleled, not only in Memphis, but overall in the United States. I have not seen other museums or art institutions so dedicated in providing VARIETY in their educational offerings and able to attract such various demographics.

Dixon is going above and beyond being an art museum to being a community builder and educator, helping the COMMUNITY to elevate itself, spreading good will and the seed of art appreciation to everyone.

Announcing a New Corporate Member The Dixon is pleased to welcome the newest member of its corporate community of support.

Triumph Bank was founded in 2006, when a group of respected local business leaders wanted to return hometown banking back to Memphis. The goal was to make banking more local, personal and rewarding, but also to be a thriving contributor in the community, and make a difference in the lives of others.

Since its founding, Triumph Bank has grown its resources, thrived in challenging times, and expanded to locations in Memphis, Germantown, Collierville and Arlington. We keep our business local, and genuinely provide more flexibility to work in each customer’s favor – from loan decisions, to simply being there when a customer needs us. This is something that hasn’t changed since day one.

President and CEO Will Chase notes, “The Dixon is one of our city’s most precious assets. Triumph Bank is very proud to help the Dixon continue to exemplify our community’s unique appreciation of the arts, and amazing natural beauty.”

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Young at Art's White Party 2011

great things in store for Cosmos in 2012

Young at Art

The Cosmopolitans are going to have a spectacular 2012! Chantal and Jeff Johnson and Kathy Gale and Gil Uhlhorn have graciously agreed to co-chair the Cosmopolitans. Both couples have already tirelessly served the Dixon.

Chantal chaired the extraordinary Forain gala, and Kathy Gale and Gil have co-chaired a hugely successful Art on Fire 2011. Together they will plan an exceptional year for the Cosmopolitans that will engage the group in all aspects of the Dixon.

The wonderful Young at Art steering Committee has planned a wonderful 2012. We are looking forward to fascinating Culture and Cocktails, great parties and more. Young at Art members, be on the look out for a mailing that will highlight all of your benefits so you can be sure to take full advantage of your membership. Young at Art – the best deal in town!

Are you a member of the Cosmopolitans?

Visit dixon.org or call 901-761-5250 ext. 125 for more information.

Are you a member of Y oung at Art? Please call 901-761-5250 ext. 103 for information.

We extend our special thanks to The Marston Group, the 2012 corporate sponsor of Cosmopolitans.

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DEVELOPMENT

Thank you for your support We gratefully acknowledge the following new, rejoined, and upgraded members from November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012.

Welcome

Welcome Back

SUSTAINER ($1000-1499) Mary P. Berol Forrest Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Mark Strachan

SUSTAINER ($1000-1499) Mary Lee Copp and Peter R. Formanek Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stokes, Jr.

COSMOPOLITANS SUSTAINER ($1000-1499) Victoria K. Gore COSMOPOLITANS PATRON ($500-999) Janelle and Jarrett Carter Betty and John Crowe

COSMOPOLITANS patron ($500-999) Dr. and Mrs. Steve Akins

patron ($500-999) David Bunk

COSMOPOLITANS ($300) Irene and Ron Ayotte Floy and Dr. Jeff Cole Shelley Durfee and William Chandler Kay E. Farrish Julie A. Fisher Abbay and Warren Milnor Michelle and Matt Wilson

DONOR ($250-499) Mr. and Mrs. Joel W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. James W. Buchman Bruce M. Kahn

COSMOPOLITANS sustainer ($1000-1499) Brenda T. Halford COSMOPOLITANS ($300) Jenifer Alvarez and Brice Timmons Cathie Solimine and Chet Day DONOR ($250-499) Sarah Purcell and Andrew Spraggins

SPONSOR ($125-249) Mr. and Mrs. Pinkney Herbert Dr. Linda Nichols and Dr. Robert Burns Mr. and Mrs. Ed Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Winton C. Smith, Jr.

YOUNG AT ART DONOR ($250-499) Nicki and Brian Inman

Upgraded

YOUNG AT ART ($150) Andrew Gibbs Elisha Gold Sheryl Lazrov Kevin McCormack Rebecca and Edward Nenon

DONOR ($250-499) Mr. and Mrs. William E. Albers Dr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Samaha YOUNG AT ART single ($100) Garrott McClintock, Jr.

SUPPORTER ($2500-4999) Adele and Beasley Wellford

SPONSOR ($125-249) Dr. and Mrs. Scott L. Bartusch Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Dagastino Mr. and Mrs. Reid Dulberger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Helms Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Houk Mr. and Mrs. Antonino Incardona Richard Janikowski Mr. and Mrs. John Knott Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McLean Charlotte M. Milnor Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Pearson J. Edward Wise

CONTRIBUTOR ($1500-2499) Robert H. Buckman and Joyce A. Mollerup

YOUNG AT ART SINGLE ($100) Patrick O'Keefe Meg Zachry

SUSTAINER ($1000-1499) Sondra and Bill Fondren Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Mansbach Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Uiberall

SPONSOR ($125-249) Tiffany Akin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barcroft Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barnard Suzette Turner Coors Mr. and Mrs. Steve Happ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Steve Powell Tommy Williams

PATRON ($500-999) The Crump Firm, Inc. - Architects Josephine O. Elosua Mr. and Mrs. David S. Griffin Dr. John C. Larkin, Jr. Hedda Adler Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. W. Hamilton Smythe III Mr. and Mrs. John Bayard Snowden Andrea Ziccarelli and Janice Shier

It’s Never Too Early to Make your 2012 gift It is a well accepted theory that most charitable giving is done in the final quarter of the year. However, it is never too early to give or to plan your philanthropy in 2012. The Dixon thrives on annual contributions to sustain its operating budget. From the education and garden programs to exhibitions, staff salaries, and the utility bill, expenses must be met each month. Although membership support will provide approximately 20% of the Dixon’s 2012 operating budget, the remaining 80% must be raised through foundation grants and individual and corporate gifts.

Please consider a gift to the Fund for the Dixon, our annual fund, in 2012. If preferred, donations are accepted in honor or memory of loved ones or special friends. The Dixon provides special memories in your life—please support it with your gifts as we embrace another exciting year of Dixon cultural programming.

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DEVELOPMENT

Memorials Albert M. and Virginia C. Austin* The Henry Cannon Family William Archer Bagley, Jr. Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff Susan and Darryl Johnson Suzanne Beiser Sandra Charlton* Harry Baird Annice and Glenn Overall Sally Brown* Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bross John Edward Buchanan, Jr. Connie and Lou Adams* Jeanne Arthur* Mr. and Mrs. Hal Boyd, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Andy Branham Mr. and Mrs. David Broadhurst Cary Brown* Anna Dorrell Burhop Peggy and Gary Burhop William Winston Burhop Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Campbell, Jr. John D. Canale III Mr. and Mrs. David Caywood, Sr. Marilyn and Van Cheeseman Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Mr. and Mrs. Phil Converse Dabney Coors* Dr. and Mrs. George Coors* Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crain Lillian D. Dunavant Susan H. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Ellis III William R. Eubanks Interior Design Mr. and Mrs. John Faquin Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hussey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Inman, Jr. Susan Johnson Gerlene Lifer* Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lipman Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory* Dr. and Mrs. Howard Misner Janet Misner Mr. and Mrs. Allen Morgan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Walker Mulherin Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Guy P. Rose III Debbie and Mike Rose Mr. and Mrs. Reid Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Rudi Scheidt, Sr. Susan Adler Thorp Vance and Willis Willey Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wurtzburger Shea Buchignani Sandra Charlton* Peggy Webster Canale* Connie and Lou Adams Jeanne Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Atkinson

in memory of

Burnetta Burns Williams

September 6, 1954 – December 13, 2011 Dixon Trustee 2009 - 2011 Burnetta Williams was a lifelong Memphian who was the first woman to serve as Treasurer of FedEx Corporation. Educated at Yale University and MIT, Burnetta served on the boards of many nonprofit organizations in this community, including the Dixon. She was a founding board member of Triumph Bank, and a member of Jack & Jill of America. Most recently she was recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans in Corporate America. The Dixon sends its deepest sympathy to her husband James, her son Christopher and her mother Georgia Burns along with her brothers, sister and her extended family.

Mrs. Snowden Boyle Cary Brown Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Campbell, Jr. Frances and Alan Catmur Sandra Charlton Dabney Coors Dr. and Mrs. George Coors Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis Imogene F. Erb Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hussey Mrs. Charles Lowrance III Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory Edith Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Muller Mr. and Mrs. Reid Sanders Elise M. Stratton Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Wood

Diana Wallace Crump* Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory Vance and Willis Willey

Ellen Clark The Henry Cannon Family* Mrs. Fred Tarkington, Jr.

Peggy Harwell Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis*

Nancy Cramer* Margaret Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff Mrs. Billie Burgin Crenshaw Janet Holley Cox Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cowles and Family Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt* Camille B. Hutton* Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff

David R. Davis Marilu Davis Dr. Irving D. Fleming Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff Lynn Forsgren Rose Baenke Albert John Giannini* Gerlene S. Lifer Margaret Ann Gibson Dink and Edna Gibson Walter H. Green Cindy Green and Family

James Harwood Marilyn and Van Cheeseman Dr. and Mrs. George Coors Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff William Webster Richard Houston Dr. and Mrs. George Coors* Wilda Humphreys* Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bross Dabney Coors, Jeanne Arthur and Cary Brown Tempe Walker James Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff

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Lisa Kurts Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff Linda Yates Lucian Oates Langenberg Harry Langenberg Charles Manspeaker Marilyn and Van Cheeseman Kevin Sharp and Erin Riordan Dorothy McDonald Camille B. Hutton* William Webster Elise Wetter Morgan* Arts Memphis Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ayres Mrs. Snowden Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Rob Baird Brian Bendersky and Anne Wulff Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Buxton Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cashion Dr. and Mrs. George Coors Shawn Demos Mr. and Mrs. Billy Dunavant Mr. and Mrs. John Faquin Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Graham Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Judy Hyde and Kendall Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carrington Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lipman Mrs. Charles Lowrance III Mr. and Mrs. Dick Magevney Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory Brad and Dina Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. McNeill, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. McNeill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore Morgan Keegan Mr. and Mrs. Steve Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Muller Mr. and Mrs. Joe Orgill Mr. and Mrs. Billy Plyler L. Jack Powell Mr. and Mrs. Reid Sanders Mrs. James E. Shannon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Patton Steele, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Owen B. Tabor Dr. and Mrs. Ferrell Varner Vance and Willis Willey Duncan Williams, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Wood Sean O’Cain Diane O’Cain E. M. Radcliffe Janet Holley Cox Herbert Rhea Mr. and Mrs. George Griesbeck Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hussey Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson

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Florence Swepston Snowden* Jeanne Arthur Cary Brown Sandra Charlton Dabney Coors Dr. and Mrs. George Coors Janet Holley Cox Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fallis Camille B. Hutton Mrs. Charles Lowrance III Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Muller Chairman Stephen Reynolds, Director Kevin Sharp and Dixon board and staff Elise M. Stratton

Thomas Chesney Joe Orgill Mary Gaston and John Catmur Laura and DeWitt Shy Alex Conaway Frances and Alan Catmur Bill Coolidge Joe Orgill

Plato Touliatos Lynn Fulton James Sterling Viar Nancy C. Crenshaw Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dupree Mrs. Joe L Watson Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon board and staff Marie Stovall Webster* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buchignani The Henry Cannon Family Imogene Erb Shirley and Sid Farnsworth Mrs. Charles Lowrance III Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory Carol McCoy Elise M. Stratton Mrs. Fred Tarkington, Jr. Burnetta Burns Williams Connie and Lou Adams* Gail Hopper Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Susan Johnson Chairman Stephen Reynolds, Director Kevin Sharp, and the Dixon board and staff Mr. and Mrs. King Rogers

Honorariums

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coolidge Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Jean Coors* Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lee Joe Orgill Nancy Coop Joe Orgill Margaret and Bill Craddock Laura and DeWitt Shy

Buff Adams* Arawata Garden Club

Junius E. Davidson, III Arawata Garden Club Lucy Garden Club

Mr. and Mrs.Tommy Adams Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt

The Dixon Garden Staff Circle Arts of Madonna Circle

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Askew Charles R. Chandler

The Dixon Staff Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Gerlene Lifer*

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bross Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Dinky and Charles Cannon Laura and DeWitt Shy

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Lane Carrick Joe Orgill

Kathryn W.Tipton Dr. David A. Tipton

Marcia Bicks Elizabeth and Don Scott

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Gayle Worthingham Schuler W. Jacques Schuler, Jr.

Diana Bailey Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt

Bill Rogers Jess Pinkston and Sally Scott

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Rembrant to Rubens opening January 22

S. John Klettner Virginia Klettner

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon Charles R. Chandler* Heather Donato Diane O’Cain Dr. and Mrs. Jerald Duncan Elizabeth and Don Scott

* Donations given to Memphis Garden Club Cutting Garden

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Mr. and Mrs. Knox Everson Charles R. Chandler*

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Knox Elizabeth and Don Scott

Caryn Scheidt Joe Orgill

Liz Farnsworth Joe Orgill

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Levingston Elizabeth and Don Scott

Joy and Michael Fleming Laura and DeWitt Shy

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Lewis* Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon

Kevin Sharp Maysey Craddock Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney

Minta and Price Ford Laura and DeWitt Shy

Kay Liles Joe Orgill

Kevin Sharp and Erin Riordan Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Joe Orgill

Mr. and Mrs.Tom Garrott Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Maddox Elizabeth and Don Scott

Laura Shy Virginia Klettner

Andrew Mall Frances and Alan Catmur

Dale Skaggs Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Lynn Fulton Virginia Klettner Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonnell Cornelia Swain

Myron Mall Frances and Alan Catmur Linda Mallory Joe Orgill Suzanne Mallory* Joe Orgill Dina and Brad Martin Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Harriet McFadden Joe Orgill

Rembrant to Rubens opening January 22

Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers Menzies Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon Mr. and Mrs. John Montague Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon Allen Morgan Joe Orgill Mr. and Mrs. Allen Morgan Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Mr. and Mrs. Steve Morrow Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Joe Orgill Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Mr. and Mrs. Joe Orgill Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gooch Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt

Gwen and Penn Owen Elizabeth and Don Scott

Dr. and Mrs. Neumon Goshorn Elizabeth and Don Scott

Helene Pepin Dink and Edna Gibson

Buzzy Hussey Joe Orgill

Julie Pierotti Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Doctors Susan and Bill Warner

Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Margaret and Owen Tabor Chantal Johnson Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Rose Johnston Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Joe Orgill Chris Jones Frances and Alan Catmur Anne and Mike Keeney Courtenay and Tom McAllister John Keesee Laura and DeWitt Shy Martha Kelley Charles R. Chandler* Virginia Klettner Laura and DeWitt Shy

David Smith Frances and Alan Catmur Jack Smith Joe Orgill Billy Solmson Joe Orgill Milner Stanton* Gloria White and Ed Rainey Edward Taylor Frances and Alan Catmur Verna Turner Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Dick Upton Charles R. Chandler* Phil Van Kirk Elizabeth and Don Scott Susan Warner Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Mr. and Mrs. Henri Wedell Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Mr. and Mrs. Willis Willey Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Donna and Scott Wellford Laura and DeWitt Shy Barbara Williamson Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Joe Orgill

Dianne Proctor Charles R. Chandler*

Barbara and Lewis Williamson Elizabeth and Don Scott Elizabeth and Russell Williamson

Mary Alice Quinn Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. William Yandell Elizabeth and Don Scott

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Reynolds Johnnie and Rex Amonette Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt

Celebrations

Linda Rhea Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Jane W. Williams Erin Riordan Doctors Thomas and Carolyn Chesney Steve Ross Joe Orgill Doug Saleeby Elizabeth and Don Scott

The birthday of Dr. Peter Ballenger* Camille B. Hutton The birthday of Ira Lipman Dr. and Mrs. Myron Lewis The birthday of Betty Crump McGeorge Mrs. James McDonnell The 5th wedding anniversary of Gwen and Penn Owen Mr. and Mrs. C. Penn Owen, Jr.

Reid Sanders Joe Orgill dixon.org

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TOURS

by Tennessee Williams directed by Dan McCleary

DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS OUTDOORS ON THE SOUTH LAWN

May 23–June 3

A Toast to The Tulips

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TWO tUESDAY & SUNDAY

APRIL 3, 5 - 6 pm in the gardens

f lower fridays every friday April, May, June

CURT HART

At the end of each month, one lucky Dixon visitor will win a special one-of-a-kind arrangement.

You can only register once each visit. The more Fridays you visit, the better your chances of winning.

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ART AFTER

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3rd thursdays

Galleries and Gardens Open until 9:00

LEE LITTLEFIELD Untitled, painted wood Courtesy of the artist

April 19

Meet the artist: Lee Littlefield Music by SIBELLA

Symphony in the GardenS

Saturday, may 12 at 6:00 p.m

Gates open at 4:00 p.m.

dixon Gallery and Gardens 4339 Park Avenue

ticket priceS advance: Adult $15 | Child $10 day of concert: Adult $20 | Child $15 Members/subscribers 20% off

BURGOYNE DILLER Early Geometric ca. 1934 , Oil on canvas Collection of John and Susan Horseman

May 17

Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection

by Associate Curator Julie Pierotti at 6:30 Music by CANNON JAZZ TRIO

for ticketS Memphis Symphony Orchestra (901) 537-2525 Dixon Gallery and Gardens (901) 761-5250

June 21 Special performance by Project Motion dance company

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