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Board of Advisors
Department of Publications
B. Heyward Allen Jr.,* immediate past chair
Hillary Brown and Stella Tran
Rinne Allen Amalia K. Amaki
Communications Interns
Frances Aronson-Healey
Madison Bledsoe
June M. Ball
Margaret Cotter
Linda N. Beard
Benjamin Thrash
Karen L. Benson Fred D. Bentley Sr.* Richard E. Berkowitz
Design
Jeanne L. Berry
The Adsmith
Devereux C. Burch Robert E. Burton** Debra C. Callaway** Randolph W. Camp Shannon I. Candler* Faye S. Chambers Harvey J. Coleman Martha R. Daura*** Martha T. Dinos** Annie Laurie Dodd*** Sally Dorsey Howard F. Elkins Judith A. Ellis
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Todd Emily Carlyn F. Fisher* James B. Fleece
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Phoebe G. Forio*** John M. Greene** Helen C. Griffith** Judith F. Hernstadt Marion E. Jarrell
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Jane Compton Johnson* George-Ann Knox*
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Shell H. Knox D. Hamilton Magill III David W. Matheny Catherine A. May
In our classroom-turnedconference room in the administrative wing at the museum, our director of communications, Hillary Brown, writes five “community norms” on the whiteboard before every staff meeting. These statements serve as guidelines for dealing with each other but also with our expanding public: 1. Lean in to discomfort 2. Assume positive intent 3. Remember the mission 4. Express appreciation 5. Propose solutions
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The staff know that I am on board with all, but I am particularly hopeful that we follow numbers 3 and 4, and that we are able to find solutions (number 5) to the inevitable issues that arise when a large public engages with fragile and priceless objects.
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In that vein of thought, I think it important to note a significant transition at the museum in February 2016. Lucy Rowland, our volunteer librarian, has “retired” after over five years of devoted service to the museum. She has, in effect, professionalized our Louis T. Griffith Library such that it is now available for use by staff at the museum, by students and faculty at the university and by the public at large. Lucy clearly and firmly believed that the museum’s library should be an integral part of our academic mission. She worked hand in glove with the good folks at the UGA Libraries, namely Samantha Maddox, as well as her own volunteers, to make our library accessible and to integrate it within UGA’s broader library system. Lucy and her corps of
helpers deserve more than our gratitude. They allow us to meet our mission, even expand it, and for that, generations of learners will thank them as well.
Mark G. McConnell
Georgia Museum of Art
Marilyn M. McMullan
University of Georgia
Marilyn D. McNeely
90 Carlton Street
Berkeley S. Minor C.L. Morehead Jr.*
Athens, GA 30602-1502
Carl W. Mullis III,* past chair
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Betty R. Myrtle Gloria B. Norris*** Randall S. Ott
Laura Rhicard, a faithful member of our staff since 2010, has now become our resident librarian. Her degree in library science as well as her experience at the museum will allow us to make the library a significant resource for all in the Athens area.
Gordhan L. Patel Janet W. Patterson
And another note of thanks to UGA Libraries staff: Samantha Maddox Angela Moss-Hill Rachel Cabaniss Michael Hervey MacKenzie Smith (DBM/Original Cataloging) Jenifer Marquardt (Authorities Cataloging) Tim Smolko (Original Cataloging) Michael Brown (Original Cataloging) Julie Darken (Original Cataloging) Bart Lemahieu (Serials Cataloging) Jasmine Rizer (Serials Cataloging) Erin Leach (Serials Cataloging) Melissa Shockley (Serials Cataloging) Emily Giles (DBM) Kelly Holt (Cataloging Head)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.;
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Bill Prokasy* Rowland A. Radford Jr.* Margaret A. Rolando
minutes prior. (Museum members receive 10% off all regularly priced items.)
Alan F. Rothschild Jr., chair Jan E. Roush
Ike & Jane at the Georgia Museum of Art
D. Jack Sawyer Jr.
Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., when UGA
Helen H. Scheidt**
is in session.
Henry C. Schwob** S. Stephen Selig III**
A special note of thanks to the volunteers who have helped with the Louis T. Griffith Library: Beverly Phares (still active) Mara Emma (still active) Eliza Sparacino Mary Margaret Cornwell (student) Carolyn LoPresti (student) Jeffie Rowland Grace Eubank Claire Swann Anne Land Jane Mullins Bea Gomez-Martinez Betty Spencer Penny Commins Jenny Knappenberger
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Christopher R. Peterson
Sarah P. Sams**
William Underwood Eiland, Director
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Deborah L. O’Kain
Cathy Selig-Kuranoff** Ronald K. Shelp Margaret R. Spalding
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Dudley R. Stevens Carolyn W. Tanner Anne Wall Thomas*** Brenda A. Thompson, chair-elect Barbara Auxier Turner
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C. Noel Wadsworth*
The Georgia Museum of Art shares the
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mission of the University of Georgia to support and to promote teaching, research and service. Specifically, as a
Ex-Officio
repository and educational instrument of
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the visual arts, the museum exists to
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collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret
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significant works of art.
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at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations and corporations provide additional museum support through their gifts to the University of Georgia Foundation. The Georgia Museum of Art is ADA compliant; the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium is equipped for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Exhibitions
Permanent Collection
New Acquisitions
Event Photos
Reinstallation
Exhibitions
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Permanent Collection Reinstallation
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New Acquisitions
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“Hallowed Ground�: A Celebration of Inclusiveness
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Teen Photography Workshop
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Outreach Endowment
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Calendar of Events
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Museum Notes
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In the Shop
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Event Photos
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On the front cover:
On the back cover:
Kcho (Cuban, b. 1970)
Silver cigarette case with jewels
Sin Titulo, 2013
and signatures
Mixografia print on handmade paper
5/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 inches
34 x 50 inches
On extended loan from a private
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Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana June 4–August 21, 2016
processes to produce and publish sculptural multiples
techniques and archival documents elucidating important
and handmade paper prints, allowing artists to incorporate
moments in the workshop’s history.
unprecedented dimension and detail into their work, creating three-dimensional prints, or relief sculpture in
Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European
paper. The “prints,” each a single sheet of paper, can
Art
This exhibition offers an engaging survey of international
be as deep as 3 inches, allowing an entirely new level
Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy, Philip Henry
contemporary art and some of its modernist precursors
of trompe l’oeil. Since its inception, the workshop has
Alston Jr., Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby
framed within the compelling history of Mixografia,
helped artists realize their visions through processes and
Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley
the collaborative printmaking and sculptural multiples
styles unique to each individual. At the same time, while
Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries
workshop. Featuring the work of 60 different artists, the
the works take countless forms, they are unmistakably
Sponsors: George-Ann Knox, Alan Rothschild Jr. through
exhibition includes powerful, representative work by some
Mixografia.
the Fort Trustee Fund of the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, the W. Newton Morris
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of the biggest names in the contemporary art world.
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“Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica
Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia
Founded in Mexico City as Taller de Gráfica Mexicana
Mexicana” features more than 130 prints and includes
Museum of Art
in 1968 and based in Los Angeles since the mid-1980s,
some large-scale serial installations. The exhibition also
the Mixografia Workshop uses its own techniques and
includes didactic displays demonstrating the Mixografia
Costas Tsoclis (Greek, b. 1930) Stones - 32, 1990 Mixografia monoprint on handmade paper, resin 40 x 54 x 4 inches
Todd Hoyer (American, b. 1952) Untitled, 1987 Ironwood 10 (height) x 8 (diameter) inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Jane and Arthur Mason GMOA 2013.485
This exhibition features the serene beauty of modern
The museum’s Henry D. Green Center for the Study of
design expressed in wood by studio artists. Most of the
the Decorative Arts pursues collecting and researching
objects are created at least in part on a lathe, an ancient
modern studio craft. These objects, a gift to the museum,
tool used to turn wood while a chisel cuts shapes into
constitute a comprehensive collection of examples by the
the material. The forms can be precise geometry or
foremost wood artists working in the United States. This
undulating polymorphous design, but all of them reveal
collection was carefully assembled through decades of
Curator: Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts
the inner beauty of wood. Although most of the objects
discernment and connoisseurship by Arthur and Jane
Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha
are inspired by the role of a vessel or bowl, they transcend
Mason. An accompanying catalogue (available in the
Thompson Dinos Galleries
function and become an experience of form wedded
Museum Shop) focuses on a statement of the history and
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation
to the dramatic beauty of revealed wood grain of many
meaning of their many years of collecting.
and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
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Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason May 14–August 7, 2016
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OPENING THIS FALL Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects September 3–December 31, 2016 This exhibition of exquisite objects from a private
Curator: Asen Kirin, professor of art history, Lamar Dodd
collection (on extended loan and a promised gift to the
School of Art, University of Georgia
Georgia Museum of Art) shows how the Romanov family
Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha
of Russian rulers commissioned, used and distributed
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gifts to solidify its hold on power. It includes portrait
Sponsors: The Fraser-Parker Foundation, the W. Newton
paintings, military medals and orders, statuettes, icons,
Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the
snuff boxes and a silver boat made by Fabergé, among
Georgia Museum of Art
many other items.
Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950 September 17–December 11, 2016 Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of
American art Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox
I, Rachel Cosby Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Lamar Dodd Galleries Sponsors: National Endowment for the
Arts, Shannon and Peter Candler, the Irwin and Hannah Harvey Family Fund, Teddy Johnson, the Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Margaret A. Rolando, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Living Color: Gary Hudson in the 1970s September 17, 2016–January 8, 2017 Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of
American art Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and
Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable
Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Cigar box with enamel miniatures celebrating the coronation of Alexander II, 1856 8 5/8 x 14 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches On extended loan from a private collection
Pardon the Mess: Reinstallation of the Permanent Collection
Five years ago, the Georgia Museum of Art opened a
American impressionist paintings, but if you don’t, you
wing dedicated to its permanent collection as part of a
may not understand why our Paul Revere spoons are
large expansion and renovation project that also added
next to 18th-century portraits. New wall text will make
the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, enlarged
these connections clear, and new labels should be
the museum’s public spaces and expanded storage. On
easier to read for everyone.
stark white walls, the museum laid out highlights from its American and European collections, including many
Inclusivity is a buzzword in the museum community
old favorites. It was clean. It was fresh. It was something
these days, but in our position as the official state
new for us.
museum of art, we feel very strongly about its value to what we do. If you feel unwelcome somewhere, it is
But 5 years is a long time. Since January 2011, we
unlikely you will come back. To develop and diversify
have welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors into
the next generation of museum lovers, we need to meet
those galleries, our curatorial staff has changed and
them where they are, not where we wish they would be.
expanded, and our collection has grown by about 25 percent. We have new priorities and new visions. It’s
Are you worried that your favorite painting is going into
time for us to shed our old skin in favor of a new one.
storage? You probably don’t need to be. Although works will be shifted around among galleries, the most well-
This August, after a two-month closure of the eight
known ones will still be on view. More works by African
galleries on the south side of what the staff still call the
American artists, especially those from the collection
“new wing,” we will reveal a reimagined look at our
given by Brenda and Larry Thompson in 2012, will
permanent collection.
join the story, creating a richer narrative of art history. The museum also has an especially strong collection
Unidentified artist Portrait of William Carr of Carr’s Hill, Athens, GA and His Daughter, 1835–40 Oil on canvas 29 3/4 x 24 5/8 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Beverly Hart Bremer GMOA 1999.36
The white walls will get some colored paint, and
of works on paper, and more prints, watercolors and
removable walls will create defined spaces within the
photography will be on display. Though these fragile,
galleries. We’re doing away with the hard line between
light-sensitive objects cannot stay on view for as long
American and European artists, partially because it
as hardier oil paintings or works of decorative art, the
feels somewhat arbitrary (where would you put Mary
upside of having a regular rotation is that the look of the
Cassatt?) and partially because incorporating them all
galleries will change frequently, rewarding return visitors
into the same art historical timeline just makes sense.
with new discoveries.
One thing we’ve realized in the past 5 years is that
Check in with us through social media for updates on
many of our visitors are first-timers not only to our
our progress, and we hope you’ll enjoy the results.
museum but to any museum, which means that we need to do a better job of explaining why particular works of art are grouped together. If you have an art history degree, it’s not hard to recognize a wall of
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Hillary Brown Director of Communications
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pioneer of European modern art, Paula ModersohnBecker was an influential participant in the artistic community in Worpswede, in northern Germany, at the start of the 20th century. Trained in Berlin, she became acquainted with the formal innovations of post-impressionists like Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin during a trip to Paris in 1900. Her paintings are often discussed in the scholarship on the period as important precursors to the German expressionist style. Artists of the Worpswede community sought escape from the industrialization of German cities, often romanticizing rural life in their images. Modersohn-Becker usually selected local children, old women or farmers’ wives as models for her portraits and figure studies, while emphasizing abstract patterns within the forms. Her subject for Die Gänsemagd is based on a German fairy tale of the same name from the Brothers Grimm. The exaggerated limbs and contours of her figures recall storybook illustrations, and also point to the expressive distortion of forms found in later expressionistic styles. Modersohn-Becker’s career was cut short when she died of an embolism in 1907 at the age of 31. The poet Ranier Maria Rilke, also in Worpswede at this time, wrote “Requiem for a Friend” in her memory in 1908.
Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876–1907) Die Gänsemagd (The Goose Girl), ca. 1900 10 x 8 1/4 inches Etching with aquatint printed in brown on wove paper, second, final state Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collectors of the Georgia Museum of Art GMOA 2015.286
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Sam Gilliam (American, b. 1933) Patchwork/Terry, 1980 Acrylic on shaped canvas Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Teresa and Charlie Friedlander in honor of Teresa’s mother, Rita Curran Morgan GMOA 2015.369
reated by abstract painter Sam Gilliam in 1980, “Patchwork/Terry” was commissioned by Rita Curran Morgan, Teresa Friedlander’s mother, as a college graduation gift for her daughter, whom she called “Terry.” Teresa has enjoyed this work for over three decades and, through her generous gift, has extended this opportunity to countless new visitors to the Georgia Museum of Art, in memory of her mother. Morgan was an administrative assistant to Gilliam and his wife, Dorothy, during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Gilliam is a significant figure in the development of abstract color field painting. A prolific painter currently active in the Washington, D.C., area, Gilliam gained initial recognition in the late 1960s for his large and colorful, unstretched — or “draped” — canvases. In the 1980s, his techniques included putting large pieces of canvas on the floor and pouring or throwing acrylic paint on them to build thick layers. The artist then used a rake, broom or fingers to move the paint to add texture and reveal the various colors. When the canvases dried, Gilliam cut them into geometric shapes and pieced them together into three-dimensional paintings over polygonal wooden stretchers, as with “Patchwork/Terry.” Here, Gilliam exposes its painted edges, suggesting spatial qualities akin to sculpture, with the work itself appearing as colorful, textured fragments reminiscent of quiltmaking.
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On February 26 of this year, the museum hosted its
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a piece known as the Black
time as Georgia labor commissioner, where he created
Black History Month dinner and awards ceremony. This
National Anthem, among other songs.
the Georgia Works program, and as DeKalb County
annual event celebrates African Americans’ contributions
School System superintendent, where he turned a budget
to art and culture in the state of Georgia and presents the
At the awards ceremony, Emma Amos was given the
Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award and the Lillian
Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award for her
Lynch Citation. This year’s winners are artist Emma Amos
contribution to the legacy of African American art in
“The success of this year’s event has allowed us to
and public servant Michael L. Thurmond, respectively. As
the state of Georgia. Shawnya Harris introduced the
create a nest egg that we can use to support future
part of the evening, guests were treated to gallery talks, a
Thompson award and gave the audience a background
Black History Month events and honorariums for award
catered dinner by Epting Events and musical selections
on Amos’ work. Amos’ daughter, India, accepted
recipients,” said Michele Turner, director of membership
prior to the awards ceremony.
the award on behalf of her mother. During India’s
at the museum. “We would love to continue to grow not
acceptance speech, she reflected on her mother’s
only the number of attendees for the event but potentially
lifelong commitment to art and thanked the museum and
also the number of African American artists and leaders
the Thompsons for the honor.
that we are able to acknowledge.” The 2016 Black
This year’s event theme, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of African American Memory,” was chosen in coordination with the 2016 national Black History Month theme, which celebrated the sites around the country where black Americans have made history.
History Month dinner was a night of commemorating Amos began her professional art career in Atlanta in
diversity and inclusiveness in the art world and
1960 in printmaking and painting. Soon after her debut
recognizing the significant contributions that African
exhibition, she was hired by Dorothy Liebes to create a
Americans have made to Georgia’s culture.
series of original designs and textiles and moved to New York City. In the 1960s, Amos illustrated for Sesame Street Magazine, and in the 1970s she produced and hosted her own crafting show in Boston, titled “Show of Hands.” She was also the only female member of the influential black artists’ collective Spiral. Amos holds a master’s degree in art education from New York University and was a member of the faculty at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She served there in various roles, including as department
This year’s banquet was larger than previous years, with
chair, until her retirement in 2008. Amos continues to
almost 200 guests attending the sold-out event, many of
work, focusing on drawings and watercolors.
whom were Georgians and some of whom traveled across the country. Members of the Friends of the Georgia
Michael L. Thurmond received the 2016 Lillian C.
Museum of Art were present; other attendees included
Lynch Citation for his dedication to exceptional public
professors, students, art lovers and artists, such as last
service and support of the arts in Georgia. Peggy Galis,
year’s Thompson award honoree, Harold Rittenberry.
Thurmond’s lifelong friend and a valued museum
This year’s event theme, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of
donor, presented his award. Thurmond gave a moving
African American Memory,” was chosen in coordination
acceptance speech in which he called attention to the
with the 2016 national Black History Month theme, which
importance of celebrating African American contributions
celebrated the sites around the country where black
to culture and thanked the museum staff for their
Americans have made history. In a nod to “Hallowed
dedication.
Ground,” the planning committee decorated the event with earth-like art pieces. The night began with specially tailored gallery talks by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, and Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art. Both curators highlighted works either created by African American artists or featuring African American subjects. Harris spoke on the paintings of event honoree Emma Amos, on display for the occasion. Gillespie spoke about
“The success of this year’s event has allowed us to create a nest egg that we can use to support future Black History Month events and honorariums for award recipients.”
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a few historic paintings from the museum’s permanent
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deficit into an $80 million surplus.
collection, including Jacob Lawrence’s “Children at Play,” Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “Still Life With Apples”
Thurmond is currently an attorney with Butler Wooten
and Charles Ethan Porter’s “Still Life: Two Baskets of
Cheeley & Peak LLP and serves on the board of curators
Strawberries.” Guests were then led downstairs to the M.
at the Georgia Historical Society. He has worked in the
Smith Griffith Grand Hall for a live music performance
Georgia General Assembly as a representative from
by the UGA African American Choral Ensemble, directed
Athens and also taught for a period at the Carl Vinson
by Gregory Broughton, associate professor at the Hugh
Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.
Hodgson School of Music. The group sang the famous
Some of his most notable accomplishments are from his
Madison Bledsoe Intern, Department of Communications
THE LARRY D. AND BRENDA A. THOMPSON AWARD is named for the couple who donated 100 works by African American artists from their collection to the museum and endowed a curatorial position (filled by Shawnya Harris) to focus on art by African American and African artists. The Thompsons were honored by the UGA Alumni Association on April 15, receiving the “Friend of UGA” award for their many contributions to the university. Larry Thompson teaches at the University of Georgia School of Law. Brenda Thompson is a UGA Foundation Trustee and the chair-elect of the museum’s Board of Advisors. Lillian Cochran Lynch, who died in 2010, was a charter member of the Athens chapter of The organization for African American women that focuses on the arts as one of its five key areas of service. India Amos, daughter of Emma Amos, with Shawnya Harris.
Michael L. Thurmond with Peggy Galis.
Photo credit: Madison Bledsoe
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In conjunction with “Pictures of Us: Photographs from the Do Good Fund Collection,” the recent photography exhibition held in multiple venues across Athens, Georgia Museum of Art educators conducted a free two-day teen photography workshop in February at the Athens-Clarke County Library.
T “We are the next wave of thinkers, inventors, and astronauts; the ones who will make Athens proud. We are curious, brave, active, smart, shy, busy, loving, daring and different in many ways. We are the quiet ones with books under desks, the bold ones who stand up for what's right, and some of us aren't quite sure who we are yet. In these photos you can see our origins in our eyes.
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Together, we add life to the Athens community.”
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wenty teens from different schools and backgrounds came together to learn about community arts engagement and examine individual identities unique to their community. During a tour of works in “Pictures of Us,” young artists made poignant observations about the stories and people captured in the still frames of everyday scenes. Following the tour, during a continued discussion of community engagement, each student sat for a portrait photograph. On the second day, teens learned more about the Inside Out Project, a global photography movement begun by French street artist JR in 2011, which highlights individuals through large-scale portrait installations. In order to participate, teens were instructed on the basic techniques of digital photo editing with online software accessible from home or on library computers. Two photos were edited: one to be shown in the Athens-Clarke County Library and the other to be printed as a large poster for installation locally in a public space and catalogued on the Inside Out Project website. A collaborative artist statement, posted with the photographs, speaks to the role of teens in Athens as positive influences within their community: “We are the next wave of thinkers, inventors, and astronauts; the ones who will make Athens proud. We are curious, brave, active, smart, shy, busy, loving, daring and different in many ways. We are the quiet ones with books under desks, the bold ones who stand up for what's right, and some of us aren't quite sure who we are yet. In these photos you can see our origins in our eyes. Together, we add life to the Athens community.” Ciné, the local community-based cinema and arts venue, hosted a public exterior installation of 11 of these photos in June on West Hancock Avenue in downtown Athens. The public celebrated the young artists at the Athens Farmers Market on Wednesday, June 22. During the event, museum educators and teen participants assisted in a self-portrait art-making activity to promote self-esteem within a public space. Photo documentation of the installation and information about the project can be found by visiting www. insideoutproject.net.
Brittany Ranew Education Program Specialist
When we say the Georgia Museum of Art’s motto is “art for everyone,” we mean it.
All of the programming at this museum is funded through private donors, and without their commitment to service and outreach we would not be able to reach the 80,000-plus art appreciators we serve every year. The
corative Arts e D ’s m u se u m e th Linda has chaired nce 1999, and she si ) C A A (D e te it m Advisory Com power of the e th r fo te a c o v d a has been a tireless decorative arts. Friends nual meeting of the Every year, at the an ial person eum of Art, one spec us M a gi or Ge e th of the Year Griffith Volunteer of receives the M. Smith e award for short). In 2016, th y, itt Sm e (th d ar Aw members made up of Friends committee, which is ed to embers, was astonish and Friends board m nda Li ations by staff that discover from nomin received the award. Chesnut had never tive Arts e museum’s Decora th ed air ch s ha a nd Li , and she (DAAC) since 1999 Advisory Committee r of the vocate for the powe has been a tireless ad leader contributions as its decorative arts. Her for the nry D. Green Center have helped the He national d into a regional an Decorative Arts grow to write a nda is always willing voice in the field. Li ured object e call, donate a treas letter, make a phon
Catchpoles understood the importance of outreach and the power of service. Harry served proudly in World War II, receiving medals for his military service, including the French Legion of Honor. In addition to being a beloved member of the museum family, he was a member of the National and Georgia Trusts for Historic Preservation, through which he showed his commitment to his adopted home state of Georgia. The endowment will fund numerous outreach programs at the museum, including the one that specifically serves senior citizens. Run by project
director Diane Barret, the program brings senior citizens in AthensClarke and surrounding counties to the museum for a gallery tour and a hands-on activity. We thank the entire Catchpole family, including Harry and Cecily’s children, Lawrence and Anne, for establishing a lasting legacy that commemorates their belief that art is truly for everyone. For more information on establishing a bequest, contact Heather Malcom, the museum’s director of development, at hmalcom@uga.edu or 706.542.0437.
Linda Chesnut with Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts
e is both ctor into doing so. Sh or talk another colle ing the nittys and unafraid of do strategic in her aim place to at often needs to take gritty grunt work th come reality. ensure lofty goals be een a huge part of the Gr Linda’s leadership is received previous years, she Center’s success. In Georgia lunteerism from the both an award for vo and the eums and Galleries Association of Mus anities, r the Arts and Hum Governor’s Award fo al. She Governor Nathan De presented to her by lb County d efforts to the DeKa has lent her time an the e Georgia Archives, Historical Society, th gional re m mni groups fro Georgia Trust and alu r museum, ties, as well as to ou colleges and universi hard work. appreciative of her and they are equally
Smitty, e had won the 2016 Upon hearing that sh to attend rs who were unable those DAAC membe usiastic chimed in with enth the annual meeting ing the email, repeatedly us congratulations via ner and describe Linda’s man word “gracious” to ld the that willingness to yie leadership style. It is e museum on the mission of th spotlight and focus Chesnut lf that makes Linda rather than on herse ose dition to the list of th a most deserving ad received the Smitty. volunteers who have www.georgiamuseum.org
Thankfully, our patrons are on board with that ambitious goal, and they support it both through their words and financially. Harry Catchpole, who died last year at the age of 102, was just such a patron, and the museum recently received a bequest from his estate to establish the Cecily B. and Harry T. Catchpole Georgia Museum of Art Outreach Endowment.
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All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Seven of Athens’ established venues for visual art (the Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens, Ciné, the Classic Center and ATHICA) hold this event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month, to showcase their programming. Details posted at 3thurs.org.
90 Carlton: Summer Friday, July 22, 6–9 p.m. The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the summer exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Join at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to gmoarsvp@ uga.edu or 706.542.4199.
90 Carlton: Autumn Friday, September 16, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
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The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present this reception featuring the autumn exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7 to 8 p.m. Event Partners: Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center and Epting Events. Free for members, $5 nonmembers. Join at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or 706.542.4199.
Make It an Evening Wednesday, September 21, 6–8 p.m. Enjoy coffee, dessert, and a gallery tour at the museum prior to the performance in Hodgson Hall by the Havana Cuba All-Stars. Jittery Joe’s Coffee and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes. Purchase tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.
Museum Mix Thursday, September 22, 8–11 p.m. The museum’s thrice-annual late-night art party features a live deejay, free refreshments and galleries open until 11 p.m. #museummix
International Scholarly Symposium: “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects” Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24
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Speakers from Europe and the United States will discuss the history of collecting Russian art in America. In addition, papers will be devoted to individual works of art featured in the exhibition of the same name. The presentations will include reports on the conservation and restoration of the objects of art as well as detailed findings of a scientific multispectral imaging of a hitherto unknown painting by Aleksei G. Venetsianov (1780–1847), one of Russia’s most significant 19th-century artists. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and C. V. Nalley III.
Student Night Thursday, September 29, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art for a night of music, food, fun and themed activities to celebrate the current exhibitions. Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents and Families Association and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.
Lectures & Gallery Talks Schedule a Visit to the Georgia Museum of Art To schedule a class visit or student assignment at the Georgia Museum of Art, please call us at 706.542.4662 at least two weeks prior to the visit. Scheduling in advance enables us to prepare for your visit, whether it is a self-guided tour led by an instructor, a docent-led tour or students coming on their own to complete an assignment.
Apply to Become a Docent The Georgia Museum of Art’s docent corps is a specially trained group of volunteers who lead tours of the museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The next community docent education session will start in autumn of 2016. Apply online at http://georgiamuseum.org/give/volunteer.
Gallery Talk: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana” Friday, July 22, 2 p.m. Join Shaye Remba, son of Mixografia founder Luis Remba and current head of the workshop, for a Q&A moderated by Lynn Boland, curator of the exhibition.
Shouky Shaheen Lecture: Suzanne Massie Friday, September 23, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Massie is both the 2016 Shouky Shaheen Distinguished Lecturer in the Arts and keynote speaker for the museum’s two-day symposium on Russian art and the history of collecting Russian art in the United States. Massie, together with her former husband, Robert K. Massie, wrote the famous book “Nicholas and Alexandra: An Intimate Account of the Last of the Romanovs and the Fall of the Russian Empire.” This remarkable book had immense impact on the development of Russian studies in the U.S. She served as a personal advisor on matters of Russian art and culture to president Ronald Reagan and acted as the unofficial liaison between the US president and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Family Days Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.
Mixografia Saturday, July 23, 10 a.m.–noon Kids and their grown-ups are invited to learn about the work of international contemporary artists in the exhibition “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana,” then experiment with papermaking and collage techniques to create their own work of art.
and witness the complex installation of her exhibition, which proves to be an integral part of the conceptual whole. The second film covers the life and career of the brilliant California conceptual artist John Baldessari in six beautiful minutes, narrated by musician Tom Waits. Commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, written by Gabriel Nussbaum and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, it carefully selects informative, evocative and strange facts.
Films by Ed Ruscha: “Miracle” and “Premium” Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m. Artist Ed Ruscha has spent his career hungrily exploring different media, and his two short films, which are rarely screened, show a gift for deadpan comedy. “Premium” dates from a period when Ruscha had grown tired of paint and was working with materials such as chocolate sauce, salad dressing, raw eggs and motor oil. An offbeat exercise in self-parody, the film follows a young lothario (artist Larry Bell) as he rents a cheap room, arranges a giant salad on the sheets of its bed and invites over an unsuspecting woman (Leon Bing) to be his crouton of love. Similar in concept, “Miracle” involves a mechanic whose monkish obsession with the carburetor of a ’65 Mustang delays his date (Michelle Phillips). 1971 and 1975, 24 min and 28 min.
Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, August 24, 2 p.m. Led by docents.
Tour at Two: Permanent Collection Wednesday, August 31, 2 p.m. Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, will lead a tour of the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries.
Tour at Two: “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects” Wednesday, September 7, 2 p.m. Join Asen Kirin, curator of the exhibition and professor of art history at UGA, for a special tour.
Tour at Two: Director’s Tour Wednesday, September 14, 2 p.m. Join William U. Eiland, museum director, for a special look at the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries.
Tour at Two: “Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950” Wednesday, September 21, 2 p.m. Led by Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art.
Films are generously sponsored by
Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Sunday, September 25, 3 p.m. Led by docents.
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Permanent Collection Reopening Celebration Saturday, August 20, 10 a.m.–noon The permanent collection is back! Kids and families will revisit old favorites and check out new works on display in the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries with a scavenger hunt and hands-on art-making activities.
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Artful Conversation: “Bridge and Tugs” Wednesday, September 28, 2 p.m. Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Jonas Lie’s painting “Bridge and Tugs” (ca. 1911–15).
Tour at Two: Decorative Arts Wednesday, July 6, 2 p.m. Led by docents.
Explore the vibrant, colorful and expressive work of abstract expressionist artist Gary Hudson in the exhibition “Living Color: Gary Hudson in the 1970s,” then create your own expressionist masterpiece in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.
Sunday Spotlight Tour: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana” Sunday, July 10, 3 p.m. Led by docents.
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Artful Conversation: St. George Window Wednesday, July 13, 2 p.m.
Morning Mindfulness Friday, August 26 and September 9 and 23, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
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Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, and Annelies Mondi, deputy director, for an in-depth discussion of the stained-glass window of St. George.
Films are subject to change. Please call 706.542.4662 or check our website for confirmation.
Tour at Two: “Turned and Sculpted: Wood Art from the Collection of Arthur and Jane Mason” Wednesday, July 20 and August 3, 2 p.m. Led by docents.
The Georgia Museum of Art invites you into the galleries to enhance mindful practice in an environment of creative energy. Free meditation sessions will be held on select Fridays during the fall semester. Sessions include instructor-led meditation followed by a period of reflection and discussion. Stools (without backs) are provided; please bring a cushion if desired. Reservations are encouraged, contact 706.542.8863 or callan@uga.edu.
Film Series: Artists of Mixografia Introducion by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art
Thursday Twilight Tour: Decorative Arts Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m.
Studio Workshop: Abstraction Thursdays, September 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
“Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine” Thursday, July 7, 7 p.m. Take a journey inside the world of a legend of modern art and icon of feminism. Onscreen, the nonagenarian Louise Bourgeois is magnetic, mercurial and emotionally raw — an uncompromising artist whose life and work are imbued with her ongoing obsession with the mysteries of childhood. Her process is on full display in this intimate documentary, which features the artist in her studio and with her installations, shedding light on her intentions and inspirations. Filmed with unparalleled access between 1993 and 2007, “Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine” is a comprehensive and dramatic documentary of creativity and revelation. 2008, 99 min.
Double Feature: “Kiki Smith: Squatting The Palace” and “A Brief History of John Baldessari” Thursday, July 14, 7 p.m. The first film (2006, 44 min.) follows Smith as she works in her East Village townhouse to prepare for an eight-room installation at the Fondazione Querini Stamplia in Venice, Italy, to open contemporaneously with the 2005 Venice Biennale. Watch Smith collaborate with the artisans fabricating her sculptures and observe her daily interactions with her assistants, then travel with her to Venice
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Tour at Two: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana” Wednesday, July 27, 2 p.m. Led by docents.
Sunday Spotlight Tour: Decorative Arts Sunday, August 7, 3 p.m. Led by docents.
Tour at Two: Visitors’ Choice Wednesday, August 10, 2 p.m.
Join Athens-based artist and educator Brian Hitselberger for a four-part series of studio-based courses that will explore abstraction and non-representational art through various techniques and materials. This workshop is open to artists of all levels and experience, from enthusiastic beginners to more seasoned practitioners. The sessions will draw inspiration from the museum’s collection, including works from the archives and many not currently on display. The cost of the course is a $15 materials fee, which will cover all necessary supplies for the four sessions. Call 706.542.8863 or email callan@uga.edu to register. Limited to 15 participants.
Visitors are invited to choose the subject of this tour from the museum’s recent acquisitions. Visit the Georgia Museum of Art’s Facebook page to vote or vote in person at the museum.
Tour at Two: “Paper in Profile: Mixografia and Taller de Gráfica Mexicana” Wednesday, August 17, 2 p.m. Join Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, for a tour of the exhibition.
Thursday Twilight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Thursday, August 18 and September 15, 7 p.m.
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Express Yourself Saturday, September 17, 10 a.m.–noon
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Student volunteers with Annelies Mondi, deputy director, and William U. Eiland, director.
The museum’s curators have been busy supporting and promoting research. Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, recently sat on a panel discussion at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York for “New Eyes on Alice Austen,” held in honor of Women’s History Month and Austen’s 150th birthday. Gillespie also recently completed a book, “The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-currents in Art and Technology,” in conjunction with the Smithsonian Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series and published by the MIT Press.
On April 28, the museum expressed gratitude to Federal Work-Study and volunteer student interns at the annual Louis T. Griffith Student Appreciation Reception. Attendees learned about each student’s projects and students were presented with a paperweight bearing their museum badges to commemorate their time here. In June, Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, presented a paper at Stockholm University titled “The Politics of Technology in the New York Collection [for Stockholm], 1973,” for the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts. The collection was donated to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1973 at the height of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Although many of the artists — and even the works of art themselves — were decidedly antiwar, the donation of the collection ignited fierce debate within the Swedish artistic community.
John M. Greene Mark and Marjorie McConnell Berkeley and Dan Minor Russell and Natalie Mumper Stephen and Sherrie Olejnik Chris and Sarah Peterson Bill and Pamela Prokasy Rowland and Letitia Radford Doris A. Ramsey Ira and Julie Roth Patricia Staub
The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between January 24 and April 23, 2016: BENEFACTOR
In memory of Willie Mae Barber by Margie Kelly In memory of Nina Civilette-Olsen by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Meg Gunn Dure by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Richard Glatzer by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Peggy Price Heard by Corinne Hutchinson In memory of Randall Henniker by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Dorothy Alexander Roush by ADI Construction of Virginia, Roy and Alice Andrews, Bryna Bobick, Betty Branch,
John and Marilyn McMullan
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Jeanne L. Berry Samuel and Elaine Carleton Patricia Deitz Jim and Karen Fleece
Angie L. Cook, Mary G. Darden, DaVita Healthcare Partners, Kathryn Fuller, Jennifer Green, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kern and Betty Wong In honor of William Underwood Eiland by Garland C. Smith In honor of Jerry E. Gale by Davin K. Welter In honor of Brittany L. Ranew by Davin K. Welter Congratulations and many thanks to the following members of UGA’s Class of 2016 who designated their Senior Signature Gifts for the Georgia Museum of Art: Katie Harnett Julianne Rainwater Luke B. Robert Dustin J. Rodgers-Vanwyke Akshun Yadav
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This summer, the Museum Shop focuses on regional artisans. All of our Georgia-made jewelry, crafts and housewares are purchased directly from the makers and are truly handmade and unique. From luminous glass to supple wood to clever scents, each item represents the bounty of creativity found right here in our state.
From Dee Janssen Glassworks: 1 Cufflinks: $30 Members’ price: $27 2 Felted soap & dish: $35 Members’ price: $31.50 From Popli Vintage Tin: 3 Recycled cookie tin necklace: $38.95 Members’ price: $35.06 4 Cookie tin earrings: $17.95 Members’ price: $16.16 From Uncommon Scents: 5 Mason jar candle: $13.95 Members’ price: $12.56 From Forestique:
The Georgia Museum of Art is on Snapchat!
Snapchat is the social network that provides a fun way of seeing our art, programming and behind-the-scenes events when you can’t be there in person. It’s easy to add the Georgia Museum of Art to your Snapchat. Simply open the app, point your Snapchat camera at our unique Snapcode (shown right) and tap the screen to start enjoying content right away.
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6 Wooden cuff bracelet: $45 Members price: $40.50
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