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Group tours and rates are available by calling (405) 325-1660 at least two weeks in advance.
OU Arts District The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is located in the OU Arts District. Visit www.ou.edu/finearts/events for all of OU’s performing arts!
Note: all museum events and/or dates are subject to change. Please check the museum’s website before visiting to ensure accuracy. For information and accommodations on the basis of disability, please call (405) 325-4938. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo. 8,000 copies of this brochure have been printed at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma.
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Contact Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art The University of Oklahoma 555 Elm Ave Norman, OK 73019-3003 (Southeast corner of Boyd St and Elm Ave) (405) 325-4938 museuminfo@ou.edu www.ou.edu/fjjma
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FJJMA Association Be a patron of the arts! Members enjoy exclusive exhibition opening receptions, a 20% discount at Muse, discounts on other special programs and more. For additional information and a list of all of the upcoming membership events, please visit the museum website or contact Chelsea Julian at 405-325-2297 or chelseajulian@ou.edu.
Museum admission is ALWAYS FREE, thanks to the generous support of the OU Office of the President and the OU Athletic Department.
Please visit www.ou.edu/fjjma and click SHOP to view past and present exhibition catalogs for sale. Contact the store staff at (405) 325-5017 or jinjo@ou.edu. Muse offers discounts to OU students, faculty and staff (with a valid ID) of 10% and Museum Association members receive 20% off their purchases.
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Art “à la Carte” Every second Friday of each month, 5-7 pm Each month, the FJJMA is the official pre-party for the Norman Arts Council’s 2nd Friday Circuit of Art, a citywide arts event connecting the Downtown Arts District, the OU Arts District and other local galleries and organizations. Additional information is available online at www.2ndFridayNorman.com. The museum offers independent films by deadCENTER Film Festival each month and live music and food from local restaurants on selected dates. Films should be considered for mature audiences only. Metro Arts Circle members and their guests also are invited to private events during certain Art “à la Carte” evenings. Please visit the museum’s website for a full list of MAC events, films, musicians and food offerings.
Museum Hours/Admission 10 am to 5 pm Tue through Sat 10 am to 9 pm Fridays 1 to 5 pm Sundays Closed on Mondays and University holidays.
Muse Located just within the front doors of the museum is a wonderful gift store called Muse that houses items for any occasion! Beautiful jewelry, exhibition catalogs, toys and many other unique items relating to art and the museum’s collection ensure that your visit is a truly memorable one. We invite you to visit Muse, the museum store, during the museum’s regular hours.
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Art Adventures Tuesdays at 10:30 am, Jan 7-June 24; Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom Young artists are invited to experience art through books and related art projects for children ages 3 to 5 accompanied by an adult. Art Adventures are made possible by generous support from the Kimball Foundation. Please visit the museum’s website for a full list of dates and books.
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Jan 26 Check out the 100th Annual School of Art & Art History Student Exhibition and be inspired by a new generation of artists. Mar 30 Experience modern and contemporary art from the permanent collection and create your own masterpiece. May 18 Draw inspiration for art of your own from Allan Houser Drawings: The Centennial Exhibition.
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Tuesday Noon Concerts Tuesdays at noon, Jan 28-Apr 15; Sandy Bell Gallery The Tuesday Noon Concerts series is a cooperative effort between the OU School of Music and the FJJMA. Set aside part of your lunch hour for these 30-minute concerts performed by OU music students and faculty. Selected Tuesday Noon Concerts are followed by gallery talks or Art After Noon programs at 12:30 p.m. Please visit the museum’s website for a full list of dates and performers.
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Jan 21 Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924) South Side Hills, c. 1912-13 Feb 18 Oscar B. Jacobson (1882-1966) Winter Forest in Sweden, c. 1912-20 Mar 25 Thomas Moran (1837-1926) Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, 1905 Apr 15 Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Suburb under Snow (Wintery Day), 1886 May 20 Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960), Rio Grande Gorge Near Taos (Strength of the Earth), 1944-1949 June 17 Irving K. Manoir (1891-1982), Aspen and Snow, 1923
Family Days Sundays, 1-4 pm; Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom Explore art in the museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, and enjoy a variety of hands-on art activities for the entire family. Family Days are made possible by generous support from MidFirst Bank.
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Art After Noon Tuesdays at 12:30 pm; Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom Get acquainted with landscape paintings from the museum’s permanent collection in these 30-minute discussions. You are invited to bring your lunch; dessert and drinks will be provided. Susan Baley, FJJMA Director of Education, will present the talks.
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SPRING 2014
Spring 2014 Exhibitions 100th School of Art and Art History Student Exhibition Nancy Johnston Records Gallery Jan 14 – Feb 16 The annual OU student art show turns 100! This competitive juried show is held each H U N D R E D T H A N N U A L S T U D E N T E X H I B I T I O N HOOL OF ART & ART HISTORY spring and highlightsS Cthe diverse works of art created by art and art history students from the University of Oklahoma. Multiple cash awards are presented to students, including the top award, the T.G. Mays Purchase Award, offered to a student whose artwork becomes a part of the museum’s permanent collection. This year’s guest juror is American painter Michael Ray Charles, Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. A public opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17; awards will be announced at the reception at 8 p.m. In honor of the centennial anniversary, an exhibition of alumni work will be held in the Lightwell Gallery inside the OU School of Art & Art History through Friday, Feb. 14. Exhibition Programs: Lecture Thu Jan 16, 7 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Michael Ray Charles, Guest Juror Lecture Thu Jan 23, 6 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Sterling Gates, OU School of Art & Art History Alum Gallery Talk Tue Jan 28, 12:30 pm Nancy Johnston Records Gallery 100th Annual School of Art & Art History Student Exhibition Todd Stewart, Co-Interim Director and Associate Professor of Art, Technology and Culture, OU School of Art & Art History Student Film Screening Thu Feb 13, 7 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Cover: Allan Houser (U.S., Chiricahua Apache, 1914-1994) Apache Father and Son, c. 1992 Oil stick, 23¾ x 18 in. Courtesy of Allan Houser, Inc.
Logo designed by Hoang Truong, Visual Communications Junior, OU School of Art & Art History.
Allan Houser Drawings: The Centennial Exhibition Nancy Johnston Records Gallery March 8 – May 18 This spring, the museum celebrates the centennial of Allan Houser, the distinguished Chiricahua Apache artist, with a special exhibition featuring 100 of his inimitable drawings. Ninety-nine percent of the drawings are being lent to the museum by the estate of the artist in Santa Fe, and the vast majority of the drawings have never been exhibited or published before. The exhibition, organized by guest curator W. Jackson Rushing III, emphasizes the creative process, connoisseurship and aesthetic experience. Houser’s work, including paintings, sculptures and drawings for book illustrations, embodied history and ethnicity, even as it transcended such categories to speak with clarity, subtlety and power to audiences around the world. Because of the intimacy and accessibility of the drawings, the exhibition will offer a fresh perspective on this renowned American Master. Museum Association members and their guests are invited to a private opening reception Friday, March 7, 7-9 p.m. This exhibition is presented as part of Celebrating Allan Houser: An Oklahoma Perspective. This first-ever, statewide collaboration of Oklahoma museums and cultural institutions, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Museums Association, is honoring his memory, works and legacy. Visit www.OKHouser.org for more information. Exhibition Programs: Student Opening Party Thu Mar 6, 7 pm Sandy Bell Gallery Lecture Fri Mar 7, 6 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Allan Houser Drawings: The Centennial Exhibition W. Jackson Rushing III, Adkins Presidential Professor of Art History and Mary Lou Milner Carver Chair in Native American Art, OU School of Art & Art History
Allan Houser (U.S., Chiricahua Apache, 1914-1994) Apache Ga’an Dancer, 1939 Pen and ink, 13½ x 11¾ in. Courtesy of Allan Houser, Inc.
Symposium Sat Mar 8, 10 am–4 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Speakers TBA Film Screening Sat Mar 29, 1–4 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Apache filmmaker Dustinn Craig will introduce his short films A Snapshot in Time (2009, 10 min.), Home (2005, 7 min.) and I Belong to This (2003, 15 min.), and his feature film We Shall Remain: Geronimo (2008, 84 min.). Lecture Thu Apr 3, 6 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Apache Arts: Varied Mediums, Many Masterworks Cécile Ganteaume, Curator, National Museum of the American Indian, NY Gallery Talk: Students’ Choice Tue Apr 8, 12:30 pm Nancy Johnston Records Gallery Featuring students from the OU School of Art & Art History Houser Birthday Celebration Sat June 28, 2–4 pm On Assignment: the Photojournalism of Horace Bristol Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery Through Mar 16 Horace Bristol achieved critical and popular acclaim in 1938 for his photographs of migrant workers in California during the Great Depression. Accompanied by writer John Steinbeck, Bristol attempted to draw attention to the plight of the dispossessed, and Steinbeck later drew upon the experience for his seminal novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Bristol continued to use the camera as a tool for cultural and social awareness over the next decade and created an impressive body of work that includes images of the American West, Bali, World War II and postwar Japan. Horace Bristol (U.S., 1908-1997) Young Balinese Djanger Dancer Performs, 1939 Silver gelatin print, 20 x 16 in. The Horace and Masako Bristol Trust
Exhibition Program: FREDTalks Fri Feb 28, 7 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Migration David Wrobel, Professor, Merrick Chair of Western History, OU Department of History, and other speakers TBA Our People, Our Land, Our Images Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery April 4 – May 25 Our People, Our Land, Our Images represents the work of indigenous photographers from North America, South America, the Middle East and New Zealand. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view indigenous peoples through the eyes of indigenous photographers. The images presented in the exhibition explore their creators’ connections to their land, community and traditions. The various photographic approaches of the artists challenge audiences to examine the stereotypes, politics and histories associated with indigenous peoples. This exhibition is organized by guest curator Veronica Passalacqua of the C. N. Gorman Museum at the University of California, Davis, and is a program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance, with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Exhibition Program: Gallery Talk Fri Apr 11, 6:30 pm Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery Shan Goshorn, Native American artist and activist, Tulsa
Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (U.S., Seminole/Muscogee/Diné, b. 1954) This is not a Commercial, this is my homeland, 1998 Platinum lambda print, 33 x 28 in. Courtesy the artist. ©Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie
Oil and Wood: George Bogart and Jim Henkle Nancy Johnston Records Gallery June 7 – Sep 14 This exhibition pairs the work of two distinguished professors emeriti of the OU School of Art & Art History: George Bogart and James Henkle. Bogart, who joined the faculty in 1970, experimented restlessly with oil paint, and the exhibition offers a retrospective of his career. The furniture designs of James Henkle offer a sculptural counterpoint to the paintings of Bogart. Henkle taught design at OU for nearly 40 years and, although he worked in a variety of media, he excelled in the artful design of modernist furniture. Museum Association members and their guests are invited to a private opening reception Friday, June 6, 7-9 p.m. Exhibition Program: Lecture June 6, 6 pm Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium Oil and Wood: George Bogart and Jim Henkle Susan Havens Caldwell, Professor Emeritus, Art History, OU School of Art & Art History Helen Frankenthaler’s Head of the Meadow Sandy Bell Gallery Through Oct 12, 2014 Museum visitors have the chance to view Helen Frankenthaler’s Head of the Meadow for a limited time, on loan from a private collector. Frankenthaler (1928-2011) was an influential American Abstract Expressionist painter. Her method of painting popularized a new style known as Color Field, where large areas of flat, solid colors are stained into the canvas. Head of the Meadow, painted in 1967, reflects a sense of impulsiveness with vibrant colors and expresses Frankenthaler’s desire to pursue her own path within the male-dominated realm of Abstract Expressionism. George Bogart (U.S., 1933-2005) Chocolate Brown for David Whitney, 1970-73 Acrylic, 96 x 72 in. Purchased with funds from the Charles Merrill Trust, and the National Endowment for the Arts
Helen Frankenthaler (U.S., 1928-2011) Head of the Meadow, 1967 Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 124 ¼ in. Private collection