Winter 2014 Newsletter

In Gratitude The following donors are supporting exhibitions, events and programs throughout the year. To learn about joining these generous supporters as a member of a giving society, please contact the Development Office, 901-761-5250 ext. 105.

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FOUNDERS SOCIETY

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IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY

Assisi Foundation of Greater Memphis ‡ Joyce A. Mollerup and Robert H. Buckman ‡ Foy and Bill Coolidge ‡ Brenda and Lester Crain ‡ Marylon Rogers Glass ‡ Buzzy Hussey ‡ Musette and Allen Morgan ‡ Nancy and Steve Morrow ‡ Orgill, Inc. ‡ Chris and Reid Sanders ‡ Marsha and Henri Wedell ‡

Argent Trust of Tennessee Jan and Roy Bell ‡ Thomas W. Briggs Foundation ‡ Thomas Garrott Foundation Stacey and Thomas Hussey International Paper Chantal and Jeff Johnson Jim Keras Subaru The Marston Group Mabel and Phil McNeill Phoebe and Dan Miller ‡ Betty and Jack Moore Brooke A. Morrow NewSouth Capital Management Gwen and Penn Owen Barbara and Lewis Williamson

Rose M. Johnston Plough Foundation ‡

IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust Karen and Dr. Preston Dorsett ‡ First Tennessee Foundation Rose M. Johnston Margaret Oates Dixon Society Dina and Brad Martin Irene and Joe Orgill Plough Foundation ‡ James D. Robinson Family ‡

DEGAS SOCIETY Buffy and Tommy Adams ‡ Anonymous ‡ Kathy and Jack Blair ‡ Kenneth F. Clark, Jr. ‡ Steve and Cindy Earles Gilmore Anne and Mike Keeney Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation Debbie and Chip Marston ‡ Ashley Moore Mayfield ‡ Bickie and Mike McDonnell ‡ Mednikow Jewelers Northwestern Mutual Memphis Oaksedge Office Campus Paulsen Printing rbm Ventures Linda W. Rhea Chris and Dan Richards Carrie Councill Riedmeyer ‡ Judy and King Rogers ‡ Elaine and Jack Smith ‡ Nancy Welsh Smith ‡ Billy Weiss, North Berkeley Wine Vance and Willis Willey ‡

CASSATT SOCIETY Anthropologie Irene and Ron Ayotte Alison and Jim Barton Bluff City Jaguar/Land Rover Nancy and Dan Copp Diversified Trust Company Anne Marie and Tom Kadien Veazey and Collie Krausnick Dina and Brad Martin Pam and McNeal McDonnell Regional Medical Center at Memphis Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Wunderlich Securities Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

DEGAS SOCIETY Joyce A. Mollerup and Robert H. Buckman ‡ Karen and Dr. Preston Dorsett Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

MATISSE SOCIETY Thomas W. Briggs Foundation ‡ Anne and Mike Keeney The Marston Group, PLC

CASSATT SOCIETY Anonymous ‡ Buster’s Liquors & Wines Chantal and Jeff Johnson ‡ Veazey and Collie Krausnick ‡ Debbie and Chip Marston ‡ Vance and Willis Willey ‡

GAUGUIN SOCIETY Haizlip Studio Mahaffey Tent and Party Rentals Montgomery Martin Contractors

GAUGUIN SOCIETY Apple Grove Living AutoZone, Inc. Bank of America Alice and Phil Burnett Buster’s Liquors & Wines Pamela Hauber and Steve West Mahaffey Tent and Party Rentals Liz and Richie McLarty Regions Private Wealth Management Elizabeth and Russell Williamson Mary and Charles Wurtzburger

‡ Indicates contributions to support endowment or capital projects.

SANDY SKOGLUND, Revenge of the Goldfish, 1980, Silver dye-bleach print, St. Louis Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Lewis Holmes. Revenge of the Goldfish © 1981 Sandy Skoglund

In late January, we will open Color! American Photography Transformed, a fascinating historical examination of the longerthan-imagined history of color photography. Working with the

Color! American Photography Transformed includes intriguing examples by such pioneers as Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen, by such visionaries as Harry Callahan, Gordon Parks, and Irving Penn, and by such brilliant innovators as William Christenberry, William Eggleston, Sandy Skoglund, Dawoud Bey, Nan Goldin, and many others. The color photographs in the show are drawn from galleries and private lenders across the country, as well as from the outstanding collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and of course from the Amon Carter itself.

Color! — the exhibition and its impressive accompanying catalogue — will be the defining work on the subject of color photography for years to come, and we are pleased to be presenting it here at the Dixon. Patience is a virtue, and be sure to like us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram!

Kevin Sharp Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director

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Although I did organize two or three photography shows for Cedarhurst and I made more than a few notable acquisitions for the Norton Museum of Art’s permanent collection (before they finally hired a photography curator), I lack the expertise to pull off anything like a credible historical survey of the medium or of the artists who practiced it. To bring a photography show of real substance to the Dixon, we needed a museum partner with collections and curatorial expertise in the field. Well, our time has at last arrived.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, and its longtime curator, John Rohrbach, one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject, we are pleased to present the smart and profound exhibition we have been looking for. It also represents yet another powerful museum partnership for the Dixon, one we hope will be mutually fruitful and enduring.

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I have been seeking a great photography exhibition for the Dixon since I arrived here in 2007. With virtually every person on the planet now a photographer of some sort, and with literally tens of millions of images recorded each day on cellphones as well cameras, one might reasonably ask what has taken me so long. Ironically, the answer resides in the two facts posited above. There is so much work out there right now that it can be very difficult to discern which of it will stand the test of time and what may be just hanging around. I suspect that the overwhelming majority of images we “like” and “share” on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, and even some of the photographs that appear in galleries and museums, is just hanging around.

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Board of Trustees D. Stephen Morrow, CHAIRMAN Christine P. Richards, PRESIDENT Ben C. Adams Jr., SECRETARY/COUNSEL William C. Losch III, TREASURER Thomas C. Adams Jr. Jack R. Blair Suki Stone Carson Russell Bloodworth Kenneth F. Clark Jr. William A. Coolidge Jr. Dr. Reginald W. Coopwood Nancy Copp Karen C. Dorsett Elizabeth Farnsworth R. Molitor Ford Jr. Mark Giannini John M. Horseman Buzzy Hussey Thomas H. Hussey Thomas G. Kadien Anne O. Keeney Kay Taylor Liles W. Neely Mallory Jr. W. Neely Mallory III Suzanne Mallory J. Kenneth (Chip) Marston Jr. McNeal McDonnell Harriet McFadden Allen B. Morgan Jr. Brandon G. Morrison Joseph Orgill III C. Penn Owen III Stephen C. Reynolds W. Reid Sanders Willis H. Willey III Barbara Williamson

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Galleries Education Gardens Membership And Development Special Events

FINAL WEEKS!

Ashe to Amen: African Americans and Biblical Imagery Closes January 5 ORGANIZED BY THE MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ART, NEW YORK

WILLIAM RHODES, St. Jude Bottle, 2010 Re-purposed jar, Altoids box, nails, screws, paint, and gold leaf Collection of the artist

Ashe to Amen: African Americans and Biblical Imagery examines African American artists’ interpretations of Biblical stories and traditions through historic and contemporary art. The colorful, passionate works in this exhibition date from the late nineteenth century to the present and reveal each artist’s personal exploration of faith through artistic interpretations of creation, revelation, liberation, and identity.

Non-Resident Trustees

Brian Russell: Continuum

John H. Bryan Patricia L. Cook Cornelia Ritchie

Closes January 12 ON VIEW IN THE MALLORY AND WURTZBURGER GALLERIES AND IN THE GARDENS

Ex-Officio Trustees

Continuum celebrates the past fifteen years of Brian Russell’s thoughtful and innovative work in cast glass and forged metal sculptures. His larger works will appear in the gardens, while his more intimately-scaled objects are on view in the Mallory and Wurtzburger Galleries.

Emily and David Brackstone Susan and Larry Bryan Edith H. Marshall Vivian Watson BRIAN RUSSELL, Saturnalia, 2013 Forged aluminum and cast glass Courtesy of the artist

Newsletter sponsored by

on the cover: ALEX PRAGER, Crowd #1 (Stan Douglas), 2010, Dye coupler print Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery. ©Alex Prager, courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery

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BOB THOMPSON, Untitled, ca. 1961, Oil on cardboard, Collection of John and Susan Horseman

Augusta Savage’s

Gamin

January 19 – March 23 ON VIEW IN THE WILLMOTT GALLERY Around 1930, Augusta Savage, working amidst the creative buzz of the Harlem Renaissance, created Gamin, a poignant representation of one of New York City’s many street urchins. The intimate bust-length sculpture instantly garnered attention in New York art circles, leading to a scholarship that financed her first trip to Paris.

AUGUSTA SAVAGE, Gamin, ca. 1930, plaster Museum purchase, 2013.2

Celebrating the Dixon’s recent acquisition of this landmark sculpture, this exhibition looks at Savage and Gamin and their place in the larger context of early twentieth century African American art. Surrounded by works by such notable artists as Elizabeth Catlett, Aaron Douglas, and Bob Thompson, Augusta Savage’s Gamin reveals the emotions, history, and politics that informed Savage’s work and that of her contemporaries.

SPONSORED BY

The John and Susan Horseman Foundation for American Art

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American Photography G alleries

TRANSFORMED January 19 – March 23 ORGANIZED BY THE AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND SUPPORTED IN PART BY AN AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

MARK COHEN, Boy in Yellow Shirt Smoking, 1977, Dye coupler print, Collection of George Eastman House (Commissioned with funds from Eastman Kodak) Image courtesy of the artist and ROSEGALLERY

Photography today means color. Color! American Photography Transformed tells the fascinating story of color’s integration into American fine art photography and how its acceptance revolutionized the practice of art. More than seventy photographs on view in Color! document the transformation of color photography from the Civil War Era to today.

In 1839, Louis Daguerre (1787 - 1851) announced his first complete photographic process to the French Academy of Science. From the outset there was broad disappointment that the medium could not convey the world in color. After color photography became a reality with the introduction of the Autochrome (an early glass-plate

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color photography process patented by the Lumière brothers in France) in 1907, the commercial world did not hesitate to employ color. Artists, however, remained uncertain: color photography’s faithful replication of human sight limited avenues for artful interpretation. Even so, photographers remained intrigued, and for decades thereafter a surprising number of them created a diverse range of engaging color images. Color! contains examples of early experiments in color photography by pioneering artists including Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, László Moholy-Nagy, Irving Penn, and Richard Avedon.

Unknown photographer, Girl in Fancy Dress in a Garden, 1887, Tintype, hand-colored by George McConnell Collection of Dr. Stanley B. Burns, MD

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OPENING LECTURE

Chasing the Rainbow

BY JOHN ROHRBACH Senior Curator of Photographs, Amon Carter Museum of American Art SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2:00 PM Free with regular admission

Only in 1976, when curator John Szarkowski at New York’s Museum of Modern Art heralded William Eggleston’s snapshot-inspired color ph botographs as “perfect” did color gain full acceptance among artist-photographers.

Works in the Color! exhibition illustrate how Eggleston and his contemporary, William Christenberry, used color to impart a poignant immediacy to their photographs in the 1970s. The art world’s embrace of color led artists to shift their focus from reflecting the world

to shaping new ideas about life through photography.

In doing so, artists aligned photography much more closely with painting, as seen in contemporary photographs by Cindy Sherman and Carrie Mae Weems. Digital technologies have only furthered this trend—photographs are bigger, the barrier separating reality and fiction is blurred, and photography has become the art of the moment.

EXHIBITION SPONSORED BY ROSE M. JOHNSTON AND NANCY & STEVE MORROW

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Wait Watchers Photography by Haley Morris-Cafiero January 19 – March 23

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Wait Watchers features a selection of photographs that provide a survey of social experiences from around the world. Using a camera on a tripod or bench, Memphis photographer Haley Morris-Cafiero photographs herself performing mundane tasks in public areas in full view of onlookers. The resulting images reverse the gaze of those that appear visually troubled by MorrisCafiero’s appearance, revealing a certain truth about how the public views overweight women. “I consider my photographs a social experiment and I travel the world in an attempt to photograph the reactions of a diverse pool of passersby,” she says.

“I seek out places that are beautifully lit, allow for an interesting composition and, if possible, set up a scene that references ideal feminine beauty and societal expectations.”

HALEY MORRIS-CAFIERO Gelato, 2011, Digital c-print Copyright © 2013 Haley Morris-Cafiero

In February of 2013, The Huffington Post interviewed MorrisCafiero about her Wait Watchers series. The interview produced a flood of comments, internet coverage, and international interest in her work. Morris-Cafiero is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Photography Department at Memphis College of Art.

MALLORYWURTZBURGER SPONSORED BY SUZANNE & NEELY MALLORY AND MARY & CHARLES WURTZBURGER

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

MEMPHIS

1980s ITALIAN DESIGN

April 13 – July 13 SPONSORED BY: KAREN AND AND DR. PRESTON DORSETT ROSE M. JOHNSTON NANCY AND STEVE MORROW

Memphis Flower Show April 3 – 6

Memphis, Illustrated April 13 – July 6

ON VIEW IN THE MALLORY/WURTZBURGER GALLERIES

PETER SHIRE, Bel Air Chair, 1982 Armchair in wood and cotton fabric, Private collection

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE PERMANENT COLLECTION HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (French, 1864 – 1901)

Dancer Seated on a Pink Divan 1884, Oil on canvas, Gift of Sara Lee Corporation, 2000.3 ON VIEW IN THE DIXON RESIDENCE

Beginning in the early 1880s, Montmartre became the home and workplace for the post-Franco-Prussian War generation of artists and writers, whose goals were to break away from the artistic controls of the French Academy and to revolutionize art and literature. In 1882, a teenaged Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec settled in Montmartre, then as now one of Paris’ more vivid entertainment districts, where artists like Edgar Degas and PierreAuguste Renoir had already established studios. Despite his youth, Toulouse-Lautrec quickly became a regular at the neighborhood’s many cafés and dance halls, drawing inspiration from their colorful performers.

Painted when the artist was only twenty years old, Dancer Seated on a Pink Divan reveals the influence of Degas and Jean-Louis Forain on Toulouse-Lautrec’s development as an artist. In addition to embracing their signature theme, the realm of ballet, Toulouse-Lautrec was, like Degas and Forain, as much a draftsman as he was a painter.

Notice how carefully he “draws” lines with paint to create the shadows on the dancer’s tutu and the pattern of the sofa. He captures the dancer’s forthright gaze and casual pose, accentuating her individuality and suggesting something of the bohemian lifestyle of Montmartre.

Toulouse-Lautrec loathed professional models. He, like Degas, preferred to paint the natural and unrestrained movements of dancers. Though he once said, "I don't belong to any school. I work in my corner. I admire Degas and Forain," he would eventually find a style more uniquely his own. Toulouse-Lautrec never tired of examining the spectacle of Parisian nightlife and entertainment. The quick strokes of paint and draftsman-like lines of Dancer Seated on a Pink Divan prefigure the graphic style his famous posters of the dance halls of Montmartre. He remained prolific, experimental, and original for the next decade, until his death in 1901 at the age of thirty-six.

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Munch and Learn wednesdays, 12:00 pm

Mighty Kings of Harmony

FREE WITH REGULAR ADMISSION FREE FOR MEMBERS AND STUDENTS WITH ID

Saturday, January 4, 6:00 pm

Bring your lunch and join in the discussion!

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SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

Local artists, experts, and Dixon Gallery and Gardens staff will share their knowledge of art and horticulture with talks, demonstrations and great conversation.

January 8 Memphis in 1914

G. Wayne Dowdy, Agency Manager, History Department, Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

15 Journey to New Zealand Jason Reeves, Research Associate at the West

Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center

The Dixon presents the Mighty Kings of Harmony. This Memphis quartetstyle group has been bringing originality and a traditional feel of gospel music for over fifty eight years. The gospel group was started in 1955 by the late Van Rhodes, and since then, this dynamic band has been singing for the Lord. The Mighty Kings of Harmony have several recordings and have played many concerts around the United States. Their latest recording 'We Shall Overcome" has made an impact on the gospel music scene.

Free admission.

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Tom Pellett, Veazey Krausnick and Adele Wellford, members of 2013 Dixon England Tour

29 Carroll Cloar and the Camera

Stanton Thomas, Curator of European & Decorative Art, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

February 5 Wait Watchers: A Study of Anonymity

in the Public Space

Haley Morris-Cafiero, photographer and Associate Professor and Head of the Photography Department at Memphis College of Art

OPENING LECTURE

Color!

Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm Chasing the Rainbow by John Rohrbach, Senior Curator of Photographs, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

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Why We Still Love Lincoln

Dr. Tim Huebner, History Department Chair, Rhodes College

19 Visual Anthropology

Jamie Harmon, photographer and founder of Amurica photo booth

26 Spring Blooming Perennials

Dale Skaggs, Dixon Director of Horticulture

March 5 Augusta Savage’s Gamin in Context Kevin Sharp, Director, Dixon Gallery and Gardens 12 Photographs from the Memphis World

Marina Pacini, Chief Curator, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

19 It’s not Magic; the Chemistry of Photography Dr. David Jeter, Department of Chemistry,

Rhodes College

26 Summer Blooming Perennials

Dale Skaggs, Dixon Director of Horticulture

JOHN F. COLLINS, Tire, 1938, Silver dye-bleach print, 1988 Howard Greenberg Gallery

Color is the mischief maker of photography. It was ardently sought, but when color photography arrived it was rejected as too difficult, too expensive, and most of all, too real.

Rohrbach shares tales of artists’ mutual fascination with and hesitation over color, explaining how their gradual embrace of it has fundamentally transformed photography’s very being.

Free with regular admission

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Double Lecture

by Dr. E. J. Johnson Amos Lawrence Professor of Art, Williams College

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Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy

Pilgrimage Church of Wies, Steingarden, Germany

Rational Renaissance

Ecstatic Rococo

Saturday, February 1, 6:00 pm Winegardner Auditorium

Sunday, February 2, 2:00 pm Winegardner Auditorium

Dr. E. J. Johnson will discuss the work of Italian Renaissance architects Leon Battista Alberti and Andrea Palladio, specifically Alberti's church of Sant'Andrea in Mantua and Palladio's church of Il Redentore in Venice as well as his Villa Barbaro at Maser.

This talk will concentrate on 18th century Rococo architecture in south Germany, and will include the Church of Wies by Domenikus Zimmermann and the church at Neresheim by Johann Balthasar Neumann.

Both buildings boast fantastic spatial, structural and decorative effects, particularly in the use of color and ornament.

Lectures free with regular admission.

SPONSORED BY:

Lecture will feature digital panoramas and music recorded at Wies, and Neresheim.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Portraits With Haley Morris-Cafiero Saturday, February 8, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm In this workshop, Haley Morris-Caffiero will provide helpful methods to take pictures of people using natural lighting and simple equipment. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn photography techniques from this Memphis-based artist.

Participants should bring a camera.

Snack provided. Reservations required.

Members $40, non-members $50

HALEY MORRIS-CAFIERO Anonymity Isn’t for Everyone, 2011, Digital c-print Copyright © 2013 Haley Morris-Cafiero

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NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

Green Thumbs

Every Saturday (ages 7-10) January 4 -March 22, 2:00 - 3:00pm

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We are excited to announce the Dixon’s new garden program for kids! Featuring special Garden Quests, children will have the opportunity to explore the environment and learn about nature. Enroll your child today to start earning Green Thumb Badges.

Reservations required. Space limited.

Price per month: members $40; non-members $50.

ONGOING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

Mini Masters Every Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:15 am (ages 2 - 4) Fill your home with handmade treasures! This parentchild 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, a story time, hands-on art activity and a snack.

Price per class: members free; non-members $8 per child.

Reservations required. Space limited.

Kaleidoscope Club NOW EVERY WEDNESDAY (ages 5-9)

Winter session begins January 8 , 3:30 - 4:30 pm This after school club lives up to its name; colorful, inspiring, and always in motion! Each week we will begin a project that is meant to spark creativity and critical thinking.

Whether it is horticulture, art or literature, your child will surely exercise their imagination.

Snack provided. Reservations required. Space limited.

Price per class: members $8; non-members $12.

Family Studio First Saturday of the Month January 4, February 1, March 1 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (all ages) Looking for something new and fun to do with the family on Saturday morning? Drop in at the Dixon for Family Studio where families can create magnificent works of art, open studio-style. Family members and visitors can make their own masterpieces from a large assortment of supplies.

Drop in program. Free admission.

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Children’s Photography Workshop

EDUCATION NEWS

Saturday, January 25, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (ages 8 - 11)

Art to Grow

Snack provided. Reservations required. Space limited.

Price per class: members $10; non-members $15.

In other Art to Grow News, we are excited to announce that Art to Grow is offering outreach, hands-on art sessions to seniors in Memphis! The program hopes to reach more Memphians and allow more access to the unique Dixon collections. To schedule a visit please contact Outreach Coordinator Bryony Petch at bpetch@dixon.org

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Participants will learn basic elements, foundations, and new techniques of photography. Inspired by current exhibitions and living collections, they will set out on safari to capture creative architecture, portraiture and landscape images.

Everyone will receive a journal for note taking during the class and a print of their favorite image. Participants are encouraged to bring their own cameras, if possible.

2013 was a great year for Art to Grow! With new and exciting projects based on our changing gallery and garden exhibitions, students explored relief prints, made clay medallions and colorful aluminum tiles. During the summer, the program focused on the beautiful still life paintings from the exhibition Picturing America: Signature Works from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. In September, Art to Grow celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting both traditional and contemporary Latino art. The curriculum encouraged Pre-K through 8th grade students to learn about the cultural significance of different masks in Latino cultures. We ended the year with the spotlight on the gardens where students learned about the many species of trees we have growing at the Dixon and created unique “arboretum art”.

Color! Family Day Saturday, February 15 , 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (all ages) Join us for another fun-filled day at the Dixon! Bring the whole family and invite your friends to Color! Family Day. Get inspired by Color! American Photography Transformed, enjoy live music, participate in art and garden activities, learn about photography, watch art demos, have tasty snacks and much more.

Free admission.

Spring to Art Camp Monday-Friday, March 10 - 15 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm (ages 6 - 10) Spend your Spring Break surrounded by nature and art!

Spring to Art Camp is the perfect time for kids to explore the museum and get inspired by the Dixon’s blooming gardens.

All materials and snacks included. Reservations required.

Space limited. Full week price: members $85.00; non-members $115.00. Price per day: members $20.00; non-members $25.00

New Outreach Partnership!

This year, the Dixon is partnering with Theatre Memphis and its Department of Outreach and Education. We are teaming up from January through May to provide monthly art sessions to the Peacemakers of the Caritas Village, a Theatre Memphis program that provides a variety of interactive sessions. “We aim to create healthy, loving, and driven individuals who learn through a variety of art forms and social lessons the importance of acceptance, creative expression, self love, identity, and community responsibility. The program hopes to mold a caring and mindful future for Memphis, Tennessee” Aliza Moran, Education Coordinator/ShoWagon Manager.

The program is offered twice a week and is free of charge. It is designed for children ages 5 to 14.

We are excited to be working with such a great organization, as well as being part of the Caritas Village Peacemakers Project.

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DIXON DOCENT SPOTLIGHT

Barbara Radford Barbara Radford is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her late husband, Harry, moved to Memphis over 20 years ago after living in Cincinnati, Chicago, Washington DC and Dallas. Harry was in the food service industry and came to Memphis to work for Shoney’s.

Barb taught school and then worked as a legal secretary.

When asked what she likes about living here she said, “I like the friendliness of Memphis and low key life style.”

Barb discovered “the world class gem of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens,” and the “energy, dynamics, myriad of exhibits, lectures and beauty” thrilled her. She became a member immediately and spent many hours enjoying all the many offerings and events. In 2010, after retiring, Barb applied to the Dixon’s New Docent Program and has been a Dixon Docent ever since. Children’s tours are her favorite because, “many of the young viewers have never seen such sights or have even been in a museum.” Barb is also a great helper at Dixon Family Days. She can usually be found assisting with a children’s art activity and thinks that, “family days are so well prepared by the staff and such fun!”

GARDEN VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

David Whitehead David Whitehead has been a volunteer at the Dixon since January 2012. He has worked in most areas, first with our group of weekly grounds volunteers, and then helping staff in the cutting garden, greenhouse and during plant sales. David grew up in Franklin, TN, but has lived in Memphis for the past 40 years. He has worked with all of our garden staff managers and completed various jobs in all areas including the greenhouse and working the plant sale.

David is a master gardener, but condo living affords him little space to enjoy his hobby. He tells us that his gardening activities are confined to the time he spends volunteer gardening-- we are so lucky! We appreciate all that David has done for us and are fortunate to be the grateful recipients of his horticultural skills, energy, and support.

He says that he really likes being at the Dixon and with the garden staff in particular. Thank you, David! We appreciate you!

Barb does not consider herself to be an art expert but a student and aficionado. She says, “If I open someone’s imagination, offer some insight, introduce a new piece of knowledge, then I am a docent.”

Thank You, Memphis Garden Club The Dixon thanks Linda Carter and Lisa Colcolough and all the volunteers from the Memphis Garden Club for their energy and enthusiasm in decorating the galleries and residence this holiday season. These dedicated volunteers created a spectacular display again this year, and we very much appreciate their making the Dixon especially festive during the holidays.

Record of volunteer hours By the end of 2013 our energetic Dixon volunteers logged over 3500 hours in various capacities. In the gardens, volunteers assisted with potting in the greenhouses, planting and weeding in the cutting garden, and organizing our plant sale. Over seventy-six volunteers including interns, teachers, students and seniors assisted with tours, camps, art clubs, and family days in the galleries. Garden and gallery docents offered exceptional Dixon experiences to many of our visitors, and volunteers lend a helping hand at festivals and other off-site programming. Our volunteers are special and help make the Dixon even more special. Thank you for your service.

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Dish Garden Workshop Saturday, February 8, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Catmur Horticulture Building Join Greenhouse Manager Kim Rucker and staff to create your own indoor succulent dish garden. Learn the steps to make and design a tabletop garden. Each participant will choose succulents to use in their own dish garden to take home.

All supplies provided. Members $45; Non-members $50 Limited to 20 participants; Reservations required.

(901) 761-5250.

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Winter-Flowering Plants Mid-South winters are typically mild, creating many good opportunities to get out and enjoy our gardens. Quite a few good plants in the Dixon’s living collection bloom in the winter months, affording us with ample opportunities to enjoy them when they are not competing with the grandeur of the spring azaleas and the June flower border. Since flowering is a component of reproduction, most plants have biological and ecological reasons for this cycle; our enjoyment of the blossoms is an appealing ancillary benefit.

When I was recently admiring my ‘Wisley Supreme’ witch hazel, I thought to myself, “Why would plants choose to flower in the dead of winter? What advantages could that bring?”

At this time of year the pollinators must have a source for the critical nectar. Some pollinators, like the solitary native bees, venture out on mild days during the winter, looking for this liquid sugar. These plants fill an ecological niche by providing these insects with nectar; and, in return, they are able to set seeds to insure their continued survival. Nature is amazingly efficient.

Many folks first think primarily of camellias when considering winter-flowering plants, and we have numerous examples at the Dixon. Several plants besides camellias, though, are looking good at the Dixon now; and many have fragrant flowers, which is often true of winter-flowering plants. One that has done well all winter is the Osmanthus fragrans, also known as the tea olive. The hellebores are also winter flowering, and are increasingly popular. The best one for us is the Lenten rose: Helleborus orientalis.

Some of my favorite winter-flowering plants are the Daphnes. Their evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers tempt gardeners to try to grow them in Memphis, where they are usually not well suited. A great, little known plant that is related to the Daphne that is fairly easy to grow and performs remarkably well here is the Paper bush: Edgeworthia chrysantha, several of which we have in our collection. This is the ultimate winter-flowering plant, with its silver-dollar- sized inflorescences borne on naked stems.

At least a dozen more winter-flowering plants work well for us in the Mid-South, many of which will be available at our plant sale in April. Come visit the gardens during this often-overlooked season.

Dale Skaggs Director of Horticulture

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Preparing Daffodils for Competition Friday, March 21, 12:00-1:00 pm Winegardner Auditorium Get seasoned insight about exhibiting your favorite blooms from American Daffodil Society members. Learn grooming, staging, and preparing tecniques for entry into the Daffodil Show. Pick young flowers, put them in water and bring them in. FREE ADMISSION

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Saturday, March 22, 2:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday, March 23, 1:00 - 4:00pm Winegardner Auditorium The Dixon is pleased to host its fourth annual Daffodil Show. Identified flowers maybe entered to the American Daffodil Society accredited show.

Daffodils whose names are not known are welcome to be entered in the “fun” show.

Entries will be received on Friday, March 21, from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm and on Saturday, March 22 from 8:00 until 9:30 am. Volunteers will be available to answer questions and provide educational information about daffodils.

The schedule for the accredited show will be at www.dixon.org. Call (901) 312-1248 with any questions. FREE ADMISSION

Lectures by Tony Avent My Favorite 100: Perennials I Wouldn’t Garden Without Saturday, April 5, 10:30 am Lecture includes lunch. Tickets $50, memphisgardenclub.org

In Search of Overlooked and Exceptional Natives Saturday, April 5, 1:00 pm Lecture only. Tickets $30, memphisgardenclub.org

The Dixon is indeed fortunate to host renowned plantsman Tony Avent in conjunction with the Memphis Flower Show: Memphis-Milano Saturday, April 5 for two lectures.

Sunrise Yoga Classes

Tony Avent has been the owner of Plant Delights Nursery Inc., an international mail order business featuring rare and unusual perennials, hostas, and U. S. natives in Raleigh, NC for the past 26 years.

Tony is an international plant explorer and hybridizer, and freelance garden writer in addition to lecturer.

Start your morning at the Dixon!

Certified Personal Trainer and fitness instructor Peggy Reisser leads a rejuvenating sunrise yoga class every week. A reasonable level of fitness is necessary for participants, although modifications will be made for various levels of experience.

For Tony's 10:30 am lecture, he will discuss his short list of great garden perennials, both new and overlooked, that no gardener should be without.

Tony will discuss the resurgence of interest in US native perennials and will share more favorites at his 1:00 pm lecture.

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Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 am Hughes Pavilion

(901) 761-5250 for additonal information.

Members free; non-members $5

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Dixon Garden Fair: Offering Rare, Choice and Unusual Plants Friday and Saturday, April 25 & 26 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mark your calendar to attend the annual plant sale fundraiser that is a Memphis garden tradition. Formerly known as the Wildflower Plant Sale, this year’s sale will feature a wide range of plants from difficultto-find natives to the latest cultivars of woody and herbaceous perennials. Shoppers will be able to choose from many new introductions as well as award winning favorites. We have included a wide selection of grasses, and many dwarf varieties of several different plants will be available. Dixon staff and volunteers will help with plant selections and any gardening questions.

A list of plants for sale at the Dixon Garden Fair will be available in the Dixon business office and at www.dixon.org after April 1.

Members’ Preview Party Thursday, April 24, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Join us for our members-only Dixon Garden Fair Preview Party. Membership has advantages, so join us for a glass of wine, light refreshments, and first choice of plants offered at the sale. Memberships and plants will be available for purchase.

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Art on Fire -- A Blazing Success!

This year’s Art on Fire, held on October 26, was a huge success. For the fourth year for this event, the spectacular bonfire was the crown jewel of a lively party that included music from Big Barton and 2 Mule Plow, fantastic food from Memphis’ favorite restaurants and caterers, fire dancers, a hot air balloon and an amazing silent auction. Over 1000 guests attended and all proceeds went to support the Dixon’s education outreach programs. We gratefully thank our hard-working planning committee: Co-Chairs Stacey Hussey and Anne Keeney, along with their assembly of subcommittee chairs Erika Anderson, Alison Barton, Carmen Bond, Floy Cole, Jennifer Giles, Martha Hess, Jennifer Hobson, Lauren Keras, Janie Lowery, Dina Martin, Courtenay McAllister, Kathryn Painter, Corinne Parker, Jennifer Pierotti, Janie Sims, Courtney Smith, and Patty Welch. Special thanks go to our in-kind sponsors: 4Memphis, 1-800 Flowers, Buster’s Liquors and Wines, RexGoliath, Mahaffey Tent and Party Rentals, Coca-Cola, Tech Life Line, Ghost River Brewing, Svedka Vodka, Paulsen Printing Company, PDR, and especially to our event sponsors Argent Trust, Bluff City Jaguar and Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, whose invaluable support allows the Dixon to continue serving the Memphis community.

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We welcome our new corporate members

“Our recent acquisition along with our ten newly branded in-store ATMs at Rite Aid are part of our growth strategy to serve our clients by providing greater access to banking services,” said Greg Smithers, IBERIABANK Memphis Market President.

“As we have continued to expand in Memphis, so have our commitments to organizations like the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Children’s Museum of Memphis, The Memphis Zoo, Discover Binghampton/Overton Broad Connector and The Brooks Museum to name just a few.”

Welcome our new Director of Major and Planned Gifts

Direct your retirement assets to benefit the Dixon

Sheryl Alexander, the Dixon’s new Director of Major and Planned Gifts is not new to Memphis.

She was born and raised here and recently moved back from California where she lived for the past 15 years. Sheryl graduated from East High School, received her BA from the University of Tennessee, and has a Master’s degree in Special Education, Social Work and an MBA.

The Dixon can benefit from your retirement assets if designated in your will. A gift of your retirement assets, such as a gift from your IRA, 401k, 403b, pension or other tax deferred plan, is an excellent way to make a significant gift to the Dixon. If you are like most people, you probably will not use all of your retirement assets during your lifetime.

Most recently she was the Executive Director of the FoothillDe Anza Colleges Foundation in Silicon Valley. During her time there, their assets increased over $1 million and their Board of Directors established and began to execute a very lofty goal to raise $100 million by 2020.

Sheryl is excited to be returning to Memphis where she can give back to the community where she grew up. “I can’t think of a more beautiful and vibrant place in which to continue my career! I am thrilled to be here at the Dixon and am looking forward to meeting the wonderful people who support the Gallery and Gardens.”

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The Roy May Co. values the Dixon's ability to blend the history, culture and beauty of times past with the 21st century of our world, a true gem. We very much appreciate being part of the Dixon family.

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Utilizing all aspects of the "HVAC" industry for your new or existing home or business, Roy May Heating & Air Conditioning Company is committed to providing the level of quality and service that ensures all of our customers are completely satisfied.

IBERIABANK is proud to be a supporter of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. A key focus of our corporate mission is to ‘build a strong sense of community’. At IBERIABANK, this means giving back to the communities we serve by supporting the arts, as well as other local organizations, to further their missions and goals in Memphis. The arts are a vibrant part of any community and having the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in town is a true Memphis gem.

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Roy May Heating & Air Conditioning Company is a full commercial and residential service and installation contractor serving the Memphis and Mid-South area for over 40 years.

We specialize in the installation, repair and maintenance of furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, fan coils, air filters, air cleaners, humidifiers and fresh air ventilation equipment.

We are a Carrier Factory Authorized Dealer, and our factory trained and "NATE" certified technicians can service and repair all makes, models and types of heating and air conditioning systems.

Did you know that 50%-60% of your retirement assets may be taxed if you leave them to your heirs at your death?

Another option is to leave your heirs other assets that receive a step up in basis (such as real estate and stock) and give your retirement assets to the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. As a non-profit organization, we are not taxed upon receiving an IRA or other retirement plan assets.

How to transfer your retirement assets: Your retirement assets may be transferred to the Dixon by completing a beneficiary designation form provided by your plan custodian. If you designate The Dixon as beneficiary, we will benefit from the full value of your gift because your IRA assets will not be taxed at your death and your estate will benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift.

For more information please contact Sheryl Alexander, Director of Major and Planned Gifts (901) 312-1245.

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Thank You

We gratefully acknowledge the following new, rejoined, and upgraded members and contributions from August 1 through October 31, 2013.

Welcome

Corporate Contributor ($1,500-2,499) IBERIABANK

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Cosmopolitans Sustainer ($1,000-1,499) Catherine Erb and Tom Sikes

Cosmopolitans ($300)

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Jennifer and Chad Cunningham Margaret and Jim Doan Karen Gahan Jennifer and Gary Giles Sunny and Isaac Lake Tait and Brian Mellone Jennifer and Walt Powell Courtney and Bryan Smith

Donor ($250-499) Daniel Green

Young At Art Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

Kellie McDonald and Derek Chapman Ginny Taylor and David Edelson Amanda Pattison and Zach Parks Mallory Raffensberger and Sam Podesta

Young At Art ($150)

Melissa Barnes and Allison Lachaussee Vanessa and Anthony Caswell Allison and Christopher Cook Lane and Stephen Cross Chad Cunningham Cara Flynn and John Duncan Kacey L. Faughnan Alida and Billy Gage Austin M. Hammond Rebecca James Kathryne and Luke Jensen Frederik Kolderup and Kurt Melcher Latrice D. Leggs Lainey Lunsford and Lisa Chou Kate and Neely Mallory Amy and Cameron Mann Lauren and John Mitchell Abby Phillips Rebecca Prillaman Samantha A. Ripper Victoria Rogers Kannan Shanmugasundaram Adrianne and Alfred Sumrall Rashida Cochran and Philip Thompson Jason Uehling Tara Hallie and William Ware Danielle and J. C. Youngblood

Young At Art Single ($100) Dan Alvarez Kate Bradley Becca Coleman Lauren Cox Amy Distretti Josh Downer Jennifer Guyton Leslie R. Isaacman Brittany McDaniel Randall Noel Lisa Norlander Wesley Ortiz Sarah Pazar

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Dana Peterson Mia Rome Tara L. Skelley Carrie Suchman Katie Walsh William J. Weller Patrick Woods

Sponsor ($125-249)

Sponsor ($125-249)

Kenneth F. Clark, Jr. Ashley M. Mayfield

Priscilla Campbell

Welcome Back

Corporate Contributor ($1,500-2,499) Bluff City Jaguar/Land Rover Evergreen Packaging

Supporter ($2,500-4,999) Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones

Eleanor P. Grehan Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Lammons Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Pettyjohn

Upgraded

Circle Life ($25,000) Supporter ($2,500-4,999) Dr. W. Chapman Smith

Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

Mr. and Mrs. E. Reece Dike III Dr. and Mrs. Arsen H. Manugian Mr. and Mrs. Gary Paulson

Patron ($500-999)

Milton J. Smylie

Judy Horning and Daniel Amsler Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ducklo, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Luther E. Eleazer, Jr. Dorothy Kirsch Elizabeth S. Sheppard Claudia and Richard Smith

Cosmopolitans ($300)

Cosmopolitans ($300)

Sustainer ($1,000-1,499)

Louise Gaerig and Robert E. L. Wilson

Patron ($500-999)

Holly and Paul Craft Eleanor and Jason Higginbotham Hulon O. Warlick IV Melissa and Tate Yawn

Donor ($250-499)

Dr. Nancy A. Chase Lisa and Gaylon Lawrence Diane Levy Mr. and Mrs. Harry Soldan Dr. Linda O. Wible

Young at Art Donor ($250-499) Mary Kate and William Brandon

Young at Art ($150)

Susie Bjorkland Aubrey Brown and Jody Callahan Lauren and Jamison Callins Rachel and Matt Lyles Mollie and Glenn Saxon Stacie and David Waddell

Glenda Coxe Dorroh Amy and Joey Dudek Ann and Dr. John N. Fain Robert Hollingsworth Gina and Donald Spencer

Donor ($250-499)

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Bullion III Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Hoover, Jr. Carolyn M. Marshall Dr. Ilya Stone Mrs. Ernest B. Williams III

Young at Art ($150)

Lauren and Stephen Bowie Emily and Mark McDonald

Young at Art Single($100) Aaron J. Goodwin

Become a Dixon Docent

The Dixon is now accepting applications for our 2014 new docent program. A successful candidate should have an interest in art, a friendly personality, good communication skills, and a desire to help others learn.

An art background is not required. Docent training will cover art history, education and interpretation techniques, and tour leading practice.

Sessions begin in January and continue through June. Docents are required to commit to two years and attend all trainings to stay up to date on current exhibitions and museum happenings.

Please visit www.dixon.org to apply or contact Linley Schmidt, lschmidt@dixon.org. 761-5250 ext. 120.

Sponsor ($125-249)

Honorariums

ART ON FIRE COMMITTEE

Erika Anderson Alison Barton Carmen Bond Floy Cole Jennifer Giles Martha Hess Jennifer Hobson Stacey Hussey Lauren Keras Anne Keeney Janie Lowery Dina Martin Courtenay McAllister Kathryn Painter Corinne Parker Jennifer Pierotti Janie Sims Courtney Smith Patty Welch Barbara and Lewis Williamson Mary Berol Mrs. Tom Hutton Dr. and Mrs. William Bourland Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Converse Mary Gaston Catmur Brandon and Joe Morrison Dixon Staff Sandra Israel Lynley Dowling and Melanie Dowling Nancy Riddle Dowling

Celebrations:

The birthday of Brenda Crain Eleanor Grehan Lucy C. Lee Suzanne Mallory* Norma Davis Owen Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff The birthday of Alice Fulmer Mrs. Tom Hutton The birthday of Nancy McNamee Mr. and Mrs. Davant Latham Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonnell Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp The 10th anniversary of Dina and Brad Martin Buff Adams* Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Elizabeth and David Tate The anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Neely Mallory, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonnell The marriage of Johanna Marineau and Peter Pranica Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff The birthday of Joe Orgill Mr. and Mrs. Davant Latham Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonnell Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff The birthday of Linda Rhea Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bodine, Jr. Judy Rentrop Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Elizabeth L. Simpson Jane W. Williams The marriage of Chiara Shields and Justin Fleming Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

Memorials

Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Gordon Mrs. Tom Hutton

Karen Strauss Cook Dr. and Mrs. George A. Coors* Mr. and Mrs. Cary Whitehead, III*

Rose Johnston Norma and Penn Owen

Forrest Dowling Nancy Riddle Dowling

Dorothy Kirsch Mrs. Tom Hutton

Larry Edwards Dr. Greta Coger Beth Edwards Julie Pierotti Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

Veazey Krausnick Brandon and Joe Morrison Ellen LeBlond Mustard Seed Society Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. McNeill, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Haywood H. Henderson, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pellet Dr. and Mrs. Arsen H. Manugian Linda Overton Phillips Kirby Woods Garden Club Le Bonheur Garden Club

Carroll Russell King Fay* Mr. and Mrs. William T. Arthur, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Brown C. Dabney Coors Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Wood Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

* DONATIONS GIVEN TO MEMPHIS GARDEN CLUB CUTTING GARDEN

Sigmund F. Hiller Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Hughes Lowrance Dr. and Mrs. George A. Coors* Elizabeth and Don Scott Lillian Barbara Muska Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Betty Freeland Myhr Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff George Joseph Nassar Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

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Ann Adler Marilu Davis

Dale and Michel Allen Skaggs Dr. and Mrs. Arsen H. Manugian

Helen Magree Fones Susan and Darryl Johnson Chairman Steve Morrow, Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Annice and Glenn Overall Erin Riordan and Kevin Sharp

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Buff Adams* Les Passes Fine Arts Club

Sally Shy Northwest Mississippi SHRM

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Dr. and Mrs. Allen Street Boyd, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cohen Dr. Rita A. Geren and Dr. Joseph B. Green Dr. Patricia and Gary Koester Meredith G. Pritchartt Dr. and Mrs. Greer Richardson Courtney K. Riffe Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ross Ann Snell Agnes Gordon Stark Shiela P. Vinczeller Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Whitt

Henry Clay Pitts, Jr. Dr. Thomas M. Fortner Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Joseph H. Powell Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Gerald Maurice Prosterman Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Mary Virginia Lee Sayle* Buff Adams Larry H. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Derrill Argo The “Art Girls” Mr. and Mrs. Doug Daniel Kentucky Lodging and Development Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Long Edith H. Marshall Judith D. Mitchener Marty P. Parker Mrs. William Plyler Mr. and Mrs. Dan Poag Joseph Samaha and Family Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Wood Ginger Levitch Schatz Kay L. McAdams* Marshall C. Smith, Jr. Janet Holley Cox Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Knowlton Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Mrs. Eli Springs Dr. Anne W. Connell Margaret Munn Treadwell Swift and Sally Treadwell Dr. William C. Warner, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Knowlton Joe F. Williams, Jr. Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff Reverend Marianne Rockett Williams Director Kevin Sharp and the Dixon Board and staff

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MEMPHIS

FLOWER SHOW

Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007), Carlton Room Divider, 1981, Plastic laminate, Private collection

A GCA Major

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April 5 April 6

9 am – 5 pm 11 am – 5 pm

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PREVIEW PARTY April 4 7 – 9 pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT MEMPHISGARDENCLUB.ORG

All That’s Clay 11th Annual Pottery Show & Sale

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Third Thursdays. Galleries and Gardens 6:00 until 9:00 pm. Free with admission.

Light refreshments. Cash bar.

DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS Friday, February 28 Noon till 8pm MEMBER & GUEST RECEPTION 5pm - 7pm

January 16

Saturday, March 1 10am - 5pm Sunday, March 2 1pm - 5pm

Haley Morris-Cafiero. Join photographer Haley Morris-Cafiero for the opening of her Mallory/Wurtzburger exhibition, Wait Watchers.

Music by dj Witnesse

February 20 Movie Night! Join us for a showing of Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye, the 2003 documentary showing the photographer’s amazing ability to create photographs blending geometry and the capturing of a moment.

Movie begins at 6:30.

March 20

Rodney Lemonier

A Toast to Spring! Celebrate the gardens and the first signs of spring with the beautiful music of Sibella.

Director of Horticulture, Dale Skaggs, will make a toast to the flowers of spring at 6:30pm.

Find that perfect gift while supporting the Dixon and your local craftsmen Kenneth Ashby CANTON, OK Dale and Brin Baucum MEMPHIS, TN Joseph Eckles HERNANDO, MS Helene Fielder BOONEVILLE, MS T. Puterbaugh Gill RED BANKS, MS Lisa Hudson MEMPHIS, TN David Johnson HERNANDO, MS Rodney Lemonier EVENING SHADE, AR Agnes Stark MEMPHIS, TN and more!

SAVE THE DATE Easter Egg Hunt 2014 Saturday, April 19, 10:30 Hunt begins promptly at 10:45. Members: $8; Non-Members: $10.

Reservations Required, please call 761-5250. Limited availability.

WINE DOWN JANUARY 31 6:00 - 8:00 PM Tickets available at dixon.org $25 members $35 non-members