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Department of Publications Hillary Brown Board of Advisors B. Heyward Allen Jr.* Rinne Allen Amalia K. Amaki June M. Ball

Taylor Lear Interns Savannah Guenthner McKenzie Peterson

Linda N. Beard Karen L. Benson Fred D. Bentley Sr.* Richard E. Berkowitz

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Jeanne L. Berry Devereux C. Burch* Robert E. Burton** Debra C. Callaway** Shannon I. Candler* Faye S. Chambers Harvey J. Coleman Sharon Cooper Martha Randolph Daura*** Martha T. Dinos** Annie Laurie Dodd*** Sally Dorsey** Howard F. Elkins Judith A. Ellis Todd Emily James B. Fleece Phoebe Forio***

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D. Hamilton Magill David W. Matheny Catherine A. May**

Director William Underwood Eiland

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Lately, at the museum, we have been talking about collectors, precisely because we have benefited from their generosity and kindness at a time when we are not and cannot be in competition in the high-stakes world of big-name auction houses and posh galleries. In 2018, we are celebrating a transformative gift to the museum and attendant exhibitions.

Mary Virginia Terry and her late husband Herman represent the highest levels of philanthropy. Their contributions of time, energy and funds to the University of Georgia, especially its business school, are legendary — not too strong an adjective when one considers their devotion to the university.

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Thursday: 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Gloria E. Norris***

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15 minutes prior. (Museum members

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receive 10% off all regularly priced items.)

Christopher R. Peterson

Mary Virginia has now changed the course of American studies and visual history at the Georgia Museum of Art with a gift of 14 works of art, including works by Andrew Wyeth, Ernest Lawson, Laura Coombs Hill and John Singer Sargent. Sargent’s view of Venice is a game-changer for us in itself. Arguably one of our nation’s greatest painters, Sargent was only represented heretofore in our collection by an exquisitely beautiful drawing. The watercolor from the Terry collection immediately allows us to broaden and deepen our interpretation of his life and career. I believe that through study of its technique and by its enchanting vision, it will influence and delight generations of audiences. The other works, in their own ways, will do the same. Our gratitude to Mary Virginia is boundless, and we truly speak for our present and future constituents whose lives she has changed with this gift.

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As far as collectors are concerned — and I usually try to avoid the imperative even when it is appropriate — you must all see our exhibition “Bloom Where You’re Planted,” a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see American works of art carefully chosen because of their importance and beauty. Deen Day Sanders, the collector, is also a great benefactor to the University of Georgia, especially to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Simply and purely stated, Deen loves flowers, finding solace and joy in their beauty. It is not an overstatement, I believe, to say that she sees in such fragile loveliness the hand of God and His promise of surcease from despair. The works of art in her collection reflect her belief in the regenerative power of and her personal love for plants, especially the native flora of Georgia and the South. We are thankful to her and so happy to share her devotion to Athens and the State Botanical Garden with our audiences.

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The Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations

In Memoriam Berkeley Minor Berkeley Minor was an invaluable supporter of the Georgia Museum of Art for many years as a docent, Friend of the Museum and member of the Board of Advisors among many other roles. She shared her love of art with countless visitors, and her contributions and dedication to the museum will not soon be forgotten. Berkeley will be missed by everyone in our community.

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 hearing impaired.

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On the big cover:

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Lois Mailou Jones (American, 1905–1998)

Harrison Fisher (American, 1875–1934)

Africa, 1935

I Summon You to Comradeship in the Red Cross, 1918

Oil on canvasboard

Lithograph on paper

24 x 20 inches

30 x 40 inches

The Johnson Collection

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of

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Murray and Nancy Ann Blum

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Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries

In-house Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art

and Kate Freeman Clark, as well as many others, in sculpture, drawing and painting.

Jones, Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, Alma Thomas, Mary Leath Thomas, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner

This exhibition includes works by Minnie Evans, Anne Goldthwaite, Clementine Hunter, Nell Choate

challenging the status quo.

future generations of artists through instruction, incorporating new aesthetics into the fine arts and

spare rooms at home or on the world stage, these artists made remarkable contributions by fostering

mitigate and motivate women seeking expression on canvas or in clay? Working from studio space in

historical gender norms, educational barriers, race, regionalism, sisterhood, suffrage and modernism

social, cultural and political roles were being redefined and reinterpreted. How did the variables of

these artists confronted in a traditionally conservative region during a period in which women’s

decades between the late 1890s and early 1960s, it looks at the particularly complex challenges

the achievements of women artists working in and inspired by the American South. Spanning the

“Central to Their Lives,” organized by the Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina, examines

Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection June 30 – September 23, 2018

Next page: Marie Atkinson Hull (American, 1890–1980) Red Parrots, 1925 Oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches The Johnson Collection

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August Christine Fells Savage (American, 1892–1962) Gamin Patinated plaster 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

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Emma Josephine Sibley Couper (American, 1867–1957) Yellow Dahlias Pastel on paper 24 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches The Johnson Collection, 2008.07.07

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Selma Hortense Burke (American, 1900–1955) Woman Holding Sheaf of Wheat, ca. 1940 Wood 31 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 8 inches The Johnson Collection

Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann August 18 – November 18, 2018

This exhibition is the first complete retrospective of the work

Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art

of photographer Doris Ulmann, treating the full scope of her

Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway,

production, including her early pictorialist photographs, her studio

Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family and Lamar Dodd

portrait production, her focus on the rural craftsmen and women

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of Appalachia and her work on the African American and Gullah

Sponsors: The Henry Luce Foundation; LUBO Fund, Inc.; the W.

communities of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. It will be

Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia

accompanied by a catalogue published by the museum.

Museum of Art

(left) Doris Ulmann (American, 1882–1934) Native American Woman on Porch Basketweaving, ca. 1933 Posthumous gelatin silver print, printed by Samuel Lifshey, ca. 1934-37 Used with permission of the Doris Ulmann Foundation

(top right) Doris Ulmann (American, 1882–1934) Two Men Preparing for Baptism, ca. 1929-31 Posthumous gelatin silver print, printed by Samuel Lifshey, ca. 1934-37 Used with permission of the Doris Ulmann Foundation

(bottom right) Doris Ulmann (American, 1882-1934) Member of the Order of Sisters of the Holy Family and Child (probably a student), New Orleans, LA, 1931 Posthumous gelatin silver print, printed by Samuel Lifshey, ca. 1934-37 Used with permission of the Doris Ulmann Foundation

don’t miss Bloom Where You’re Planted: The Collection of Deen Day Sanders May 19 – July 29, 2018 This exhibition features highlights from one of the most important Georgia-based collections of American art and includes furniture and porcelain as well as paintings by artists including Severin Roesen, Thomas Sully, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Thomas Moran, John G. Brown, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam and Ernest Lawson.

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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: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Ramsey Peale (American, 1799–1885) Pyramaise Huntera, 1878 Oil on paper 17 x 19 inches Collection of Deen Day Sanders

One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection July 21 – January 6, 2018 This exhibition introduces to the public a collection of both fine and decorative arts dating from ca. 1660 to 1952.

These objects were passed from one generation to the next in the family of the Russian Princes BelosselskyBelozersky, who trace their origins to the legendary founder of the medieval state of Kievan Rus’, the Viking Prince Rurik of Jutland (reign 862 – 879). In 862, Rurik bestowed on one of his two brothers the vast Belozersky (“White Lake”) domain in northeastern Europe, hence the dynastic name. For centuries, the family crest has included a

A Legacy of Giving: C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry May 12 – August 5, 2018

motto referring to an honorable singleness of mind and action, a quote from Jeremiah 32:39: “One heart, one way.”

In 2017, the Georgia Museum of Art received a The Belosselsky-Belozersky Collection was formed originally in the second half of the 18th century by one of

gift of a significant group of paintings and works

the most notable collectors during the era of the Enlightenment, the philosopher and poet Prince Alexander

on paper from C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry.

Mikhailovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (1752 – 1809). German art historian Heinrich Christoph von Reimers

Mrs. Terry and her late husband have generously

(1768 – 1812) was the first to describe Prince Alexander’s collection, in 1805, and considered it one of the most

supported many endeavors across the University of

distinguished displays of art in St. Petersburg. Several of the works that are now at the Georgia Museum of Art

Georgia for decades, including the Terry College of

have never been published or seen outside their owners’ home. In contrast, some of the portrait paintings gained

Business, which bears their name. Together, they

fame through publications in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but had been considered lost in the turmoil of the

collected these works of French and American art

Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.

with a discriminating eye to hang in their home.

The intimate exhibition features all 14 works,

The journey of this collection commenced exactly one century ago. In 1917, after the start of the Revolution,

which greatly increase the museum’s holdings by

Prince Konstantin Esperovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (1842 – 1920) moved the contents of his palace in St.

these major artists.

Petersburg to a family country estate in Finland. Subsequently, the collection traveled to Paris, then to London, where it survived the bombing during World War II. Finally, in 1951, the entire assembly of works of art and

Curator: Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American

historic documents crossed the Atlantic to be deposited in its American home in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on

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the grounds of the large coastal estate established by Richard Teller Crane (1832 – 1912), the founder of Crane

Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II

Industries. This exhibition announces to the international scholarly community and to audiences around the

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable

world the survival of the paintings that had been thought lost and the existence of other highly significant, hitherto

Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia

unknown works of art belonging to the same collection.

Museum of Art

Curator: Asen Kirin, Parker Curator of Russian Art Curator of Russian Art and professor of art history, Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha Thompson Dinos Galleries Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Left: Pietro Benvenuti (Italian, 1769–1844) Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna Volkonskaia, 1815 Oil on canvas 46 1/2 x 37 3/4 inches Promised gift of Marina Belosselsky-Belozersky Kasarda

Right: Unidentified artist Relief of Prince Alexander Mikhailovich, 1809 Silver 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 5/8 inches Promised gift of Marina Belosselsky-Belozersky Kasarda

Top: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910) Two Girls on a Hillside, 1879 Watercolor over pencil on paper 7 x 10 inches Bottom: Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1859–1924) Autumn Scene, ca. 1920 Oil on canvas 15 1/4 x 19 inches

For Home and Country: World War I Posters from the Collection of Murray and Ann Blum August 18 – November 11, 2018 World War I was like no war before it

create and disseminate well-designed

communication in the first half of the

in history. Country after country was

posters. These posters encouraged

20th century.

drawn into the struggle through a

citizens to enlist, buy bonds, save food

complex web of alliances, and nations

and organize within the community; for

Curator: Abigail Kosberg, Pierre Daura

were quickly immersed in history’s first

average citizens, these posters were

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“total war”—a concept that called to

a reminder of what was happening

Galleries: Boone and George-Ann

service not only military, but the entire

on the war front and a way to unify

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population of its participating nations.

the country behind a visible, singular

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris

Governments used propaganda

effort. This collection of posters,

Charitable Foundation and the Friends

posters as a means of engaging men,

selected from a gift by Murray and

of the Georgia Museum of Art

money and resources to sustain

Nancy Ann Blum, includes examples

the military campaign and to justify

from the United States, Great Britain,

their involvement in the war. Popular

France, Germany, Russia, Greece

magazine illustrators were enlisted and

and Italy, showing how different

organized into committees, like the US

countries and opposing sides of the

Committee of Public Information, to

war used posters as weapons of mass

Herman Roeg (American) Help the Red Cross, 1917 Lithograph on paper 28 x 19 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of Murray and Nancy Ann Blum GMOA 2017.102

Black History Month Awards

Dinner and Celebration

Freddie Styles Thompson Award Winner of 2018

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rtist Freddie Styles received the 2018 Larry D. and

The Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award is named after

Brenda A. Thompson Award. The annual recognition

the couple who donated 100 works by African American

honors an African American artist who has made

artists from their collection to the Georgia Museum of Art

contributions to visual arts and who has a major Georgia

and provided a curatorial position, held by Harris, to focus on

connection.

African American and African works of art. Larry D. Thompson teaches at the University of Georgia School of Law and is a

Styles attended Morris Brown College and has been an artist

UGA Foundation trustee. Brenda A. Thompson is the current

in residence at several institutions including Clayton State

chair of the museum’s Board of Advisors. Previous recipients

University, Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College. Styles

of the Thompson award include artists Larry Walker, Emma

has also worked on various projects that helped expand the

Amos, Harold Rittenberry, Charles Pinckney and Amalia

arts in the city of Atlanta as the former director of City Gallery

Amaki.

East. His works unite the visual beauty and complexity found in gardens and nature with spiritual concepts and customs.

Curator Shawnya Harris spoke on Styles’ contributions as as an artist active in the Athens scene before presenting him with the award during the dinner and award celebration. As Styles humbly received the award, he was grateful for the support and friendship of the Thompsons. He remarked, “This event feels like one huge embrace of love.”

Lillian Kincey Receipt of the 2018 Lillian C. Lynch Citation

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ach year, the Georgia Museum of Art presents the Lillian C. Lynch Citation to an African American leader who has contributed to African American cultural

education and service.

The 2018 Lillian C. Lynch Citation at this year’s Black History

Freda Scott Giles, associate professor of theatre and film at the

Month Awards Dinner and Celebration was awarded to Lillian

University of Georgia, presented Kincey with the award. In her

Kincey for her role as an educator and her service contributions

acceptance speech, Kincey emphasized that the purpose of

to the community.

her program is to focus on helping underrepresented young girls learn important life skills and provide them with future

Kincey is the founder and director of the Young Designers

opportunities.

Sewing Program, which teaches 4th- through 12th-grade girls the elements of sewing and design. She uses the art of sewing as a

The late Lillian C. Lynch was a charter member of the Athens

way to enhance and reinforce vocabulary development, reading

chapter of The Links, Incorporated, a national volunteer service

skills and mathematics skills in addition to communication skills.

organization for African American women that focuses on the

The young girls gain knowledge of the business, marketing

arts as one of its five key areas of service. Previous recipients of

aspects of fashion design and social skills that will translate into

the Lynch citation include Althea Sumpter, Natasha Trethewey,

their future careers.

Jeanne Cyriaque, Rudolph Byrd and Michael Thurmond.

The Art of Giving Heather Malcom Director of Development

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s we continue our efforts with UGA’s capital campaign — the museum has committed to raising $22.5 million — we are pleased to highlight a gift from William Parker to establish the endowed position of Parker Curator of Russian Art at the Georgia Museum of Art. Since 2013, the museum has organized several high-profile exhibitions of Russian art, including “Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762 – 1796)” (which traveled to Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden) and “Gifts and Prayers: The Romanovs and Their Subjects” (which traveled to the Museum of Russian Art, in Minneapolis-St. Paul). We’ll bring you two more this calendar year: “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” (opening July 21) and “The Reluctant Autocrat: Tsar Nicholas II” (opening December 22 and serving as the theme for the next Elegant Salute fundraising gala).

Right: Ivan Bedniakov (Russian, active 1825–48) Silver trophy, 1856 17 1/2 (height) x 7 (diameter) inches Gift of William Parker Left: Unidentified artist Star of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, 1870 Sterling silver, enamel en plein, enamel over guilloche 3 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 inches Gift of William Parker Unidentified artist Great chain of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, 1870 14K gold, enamel en plein, enamel over guilloche, miniature enamel painting 41 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 3/16 inches Gift of William Parker

Popular with a wide variety of audiences, including UGA students, these exhibitions have promoted and will promote new scholarly research, cross-disciplinary collaboration and a better understanding of our current world through examining the past. Asen Kirin, professor of art history at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, served as curator for both of them, and it will come as no surprise to you that he is the museum’s inaugural Parker Curator. Kirin will continue to teach at the art school, but he will also devote time to researching the museum’s growing collection of Russian art, publishing the results and developing special exhibitions, lectures, symposia and other educational events.

Dr. William Underwood Eiland, director of the museum, said, “With this remarkable endowment and certainly with the expertise of Professor Kirin as the Parker Curator, the Georgia Museum of Art has embarked on an initiative that has already and will continue to place the museum and university in the upper echelon of institutions for the study of Russian art, architecture and history.”

Mr. Parker’s gift includes funds to support the collection of art he also donated to the museum, which he assembled over more than four decades and includes more than 2,200 separate objects. They range from paintings to sculptures, prints, textiles, photographs, silver, jewelry, glass, military artifacts, medals, badges and orders of chivalry. Many of them were presentation gifts from the Romanov dynasty of Russian rulers to their subjects, and all of them feature layers of complex meaning

in their imagery. Kirin has focused his research so far on unpacking these meanings, but he has made unusual connections, too. He worked with the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, for example, to X-ray one painting in a successful attempt to confirm the signature of the artist.

Kirin trained in Sofia, Bulgaria, and at Moscow University in Slavic languages and literatures before pursuing a master of arts from Vanderbilt University and a doctoral degree from Princeton University, in the history of art and architecture. He speaks or reads a wide variety of languages, including Bulgarian, English, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Modern and Ancient Greek, French, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Old Slavonic and Latin, all of which are useful in the study of imperial Russian art. In addition to organizing exhibitions and publishing research, Kirin will oversee all aspects of the collection’s stewardship, including fundraising, cataloguing, restoration and conservation, as well as the systematizing of the Parker Collection Reference Library and archiving of several hundred historic documents.

Endowments of this kind enable us to pursue new initiatives to our fullest ability and allow us to enhance the learning environment for UGA students in new and exciting ways.

They also let us focus our fundraising efforts on areas of greater need, serving as a gift of time in addition to their many other benefits.

Giving is indeed an art, and Mr. Parker’s gift demonstrates a true mastery of that art.

Elegant Salute Preview Proceeds from this event provide crucial support for exhibitions, outreach and year-round educational programming at the museum.

Planning has begun for Elegant Salute XVI, which will take place on January 26, 2019. The theme for the biennial black-tie gala will be “From Russia With Love,” and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art are looking forward to another great event. Co-chairs Sarah Peterson and Ibby Mills (pictured with curator Asen Kirin) are at work planning for the pre-dinner reception, dinner, dessert, dancing and after party.

For more information on the event and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Michele Turner, the museum’s director of donor relations, at maturner@uga.edu or 706-542-0830.

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n 2011, there were many changes ongoing at the Georgia Museum of Art, some more obvious than others. You may remember the architectural facelift that transformed the

exterior and interior of the building that year. The renovation added a sleek design and 30,000 square feet of additional gallery space.

These changes increased the educational potential of the museum for years to come. In 2009 and 2012, bookending the renovation, the museum made another, quieter change, hiring a person who would one day expand the museum’s creative and educational potential beyond increased square footage.

When Callan Steinmann interned at the museum, with both the education

Experiences far from Athens developed her passion for museum work.

department and the director’s office, she had no idea that one day she would

She pursued a master’s degree at the University of Texas, studying the

have the opportunity to bring these new gallery spaces to life with exciting

5th-grade programming at the Georgia Museum of Art. While in Austin,

and inviting educational programs as curator of education (a job for

she assisted with the public programs at the Blanton Museum of Art. Then,

which she was hired in March). Previously she had worked at the museum

she studied abroad in Choisy-le-Roi, France, and visited world-renowned

as associate curator of education, managing the K–12 and community

museums. While abroad, she decided to pursue a career in the museum

programming. Steinmann’s journey to the museum was both unique and

field. She explained, “It just clicked.” Each of her experiences up to this

fortuitous. Each of her experiences equipped her for her new role.

point contributed to her desire to work in a museum. Steinmann decided that museum education “married my interests in visual arts and education

As an undergraduate student at the University of Georgia, she was able

in an informal learning environment.” Today she is working on a Museum

to “see how classes connected to the museum.” Her interdisciplinary

Studies certificate program with faculty in History and Historic Preservation,

bachelor’s degree included coursework in studio art, art education,

scheduled to launch in 2019. This certificate will help inform and equip

educational psychology and psychology, with a focus on therapeutic arts

students for opportunities in the museum field.

and expression. She now teaches a course at the Lamar Dodd School of

As a teacher, she guides students through the galleries with new eyes. She encourages students to seek and discover how their own personal history and their experiences in the museum influence their interpretation of art.

Art on art criticism and aesthetic understanding. As a teacher, she guides

Her return to the Georgia Museum of Art “felt like family.” Athens is much

students through the galleries with new eyes. She encourages students

more than a college town — it is a city that embraces growth. Recurring

to seek and discover how their own history and their experiences in the

museum programs like Family Day and Museum Mix produce spaces

museum influence their interpretation of art.

for all generations to appreciate art. From creating a mandala to learning about Buddhist art, each new experience contributes to the education of

Steinmann has also been influential in adding programs that allow people to

thousands of individuals. Now Steinmann has the opportunity to create

experience art in new ways. Recent additions include Morning Mindfulness,

programs for artistic understanding and personal development. While

Yoga in the Galleries and Studio Workshops. The Studio Workshop program,

external structural changes are important, Steinmann creates programs for

which received an award from the Georgia Association of Museums and

the museum that inspire people from the inside out.

Galleries, gives participants the opportunity to learn a new skill over the course of a few weeks. It also allows the museum to support local artists, who teach the workshops, and it was the focus of Steinmann’s dissertation.

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Although he became involved in the Hudson River

family’s donation of two representative portraits by

school of landscape painting, Cooke stayed true to his

George Cooke, which will bring the museum’s holdings

love of portraiture throughout his career. The museum

of Cooke’s work to five, and the campus-wide holdings

is lucky to have examples of both aspects of Cooke’s

to seven. Amazingly, these two portraits have remained

work, landscape being represented in his oil painting

together in the Colquitt family since they were painted

“Tallulah Falls” (1841) and portraiture in his “Portrait of

in the mid-19th century. They depict Mr. and Mrs. Walter

Mary Hattaway Curry and Her Son, John” (1847), both

Terry Colquitt, most likely in commemoration of their

currently on display in the permanent collection.

1841 wedding. It was also around this time that Colquitt served as both senator and congressman of Georgia, and

The University of Georgia is privileged in its access to

it is after him that Colquitt County, Georgia, is named.

one of the most extensive known collections of George Cooke’s paintings in the world. The UGA Chapel is home to a Cooke masterpiece, the 17 x 23–foot oil

In addition to their excellent provenance and great condition, these two portraits provide skillful examples of Cooke’s middle-period style, as well as his affinity for creating portraits of couples.

painting “Interior of St. Peter’s Cathedral,” painted from 1846 to 1847. This work is believed to be one of the largest oil paintings created during the time period and demonstrates an exquisite use of trompe-l’oeil. Another notable work, “View of Athens from Carr’s Hill,” belongs to UGA’s Special Collections Library. It was painted in 1843 when Cooke was visiting Athens, a city to which he would eventually move in order to enjoy “the hospitality of the truly Athenian people.”

Left: George Cooke (American, 1793–1849) Mr. Walter Terry Colquitt Oil on canvas, ca. 1841 34 × 27 1/4 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Colquitt Bridges in honor of the Colquitt Family

Right: George Cooke (American, 1793–1849) Mrs. Walter Terry Colquitt Oil on canvas, ca. 1841 34 × 27 1/4 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Colquitt Bridges in honor of the Colquitt Family

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The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present a reception featuring the summer exhibitions. Enjoy light refreshments, gallery activities, door prizes and “Ask the Experts” from 7 to 8 p.m. Become a member of the museum at the event for complimentary admission. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or by calling 706.542.4199.

Annual Meeting and Reception of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art Thursday, August 16, 5:30 p.m.

The annual meeting of the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art will include highlights from the group’s activities and the presentation of the M. Smith Griffith Volunteer of the Year Award. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public. RSVP to gmoarsvp@uga.edu or 706.542.4199. To receive an advance copy of agenda items or bylaw revisions, email jointhemuseum@uga.edu or call 706.542.0830.

Scholarly Symposium: “One Heart, One Way” Friday and Saturday, September 21-22 Presented in conjunction with the “One Heart, One Way” exhibition; more details available on our website.

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Lecture: Dr. Asen Kirin Thursday, August 23, 5:30 p.m.

Presented in conjunction with the “One Heart, One Way” exhibition, more details available on our website.

Artist Talk: Daisy Craddock Friday, August 31, 3 p.m.

Artist Daisy Craddock will give a lecture tracing her continuing journey as an artist, mother and painting conservator, living and working in New York City.

Family Programs Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art.

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Many of the artists in the exhibition “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” painted the lush southern landscapes they saw around them. Join us for fun in the galleries, and then paint your own 8 x 10 canvas in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom for a masterpiece you can take home.

Toddler Tuesday: Home in the South Tuesday, July 24, 10 a.m.

Join us for a tour, story time in the galleries and an art activity just for little ones. Inspired by paintings by southern women artists in the exhibition “Central to Their Lives,” the program will explore where we live and call home. This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; please email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448.

Toddler Tuesday: Horses and Helmets Tuesday, August 14, 10 a.m.

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.

Join us for a tour, story time in the galleries and an art activity just for little ones. Inspired by the exhibition “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection,” toddlers will decorate their own animal-themed helmet.

This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; please email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 after July 1 to reserve a spot.

Join us for gallery activities and to make your own Full Dress Helmet inspired by those worn by Her Majesty’s Horse Guards in 19th-century Russia. This free, drop-in program will focus on the exhibition “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” and includes works of art from Russian Prince Alexander’s art collection.

Family Day: Portraits and Photography Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. – noon Join us to explore black and white photography and make your own photograph. Inspired by the exhibition “Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann” and her iconic images of rural craftsmen and women of Appalachia, this program will include gallery activities and an art project in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom.

Toddler Tuesday: In Black and White Tuesday, September 18, 10 a.m.

Join us for a tour, story time in the galleries and an art activity just for little ones. Discover black-and-white photographs of the craftsmen and women of Appalachia, and make your own black-and-white creation. This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; please email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 after August 1 to reserve a spot.

Conversations in Film Join the Georgia Museum of Art for films discussed by scholars, filmmakers and students. Each film will include a 15-minute introduction by a guest speakers and short conversations about the film following the screening.

“For Home and Country”: World War I Film Series Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “For Home and Country: World War I Posters from the Collection of Murray and Ann Blum”

“Lawrence of Arabia” Thursday, August 30, 7 p.m.

British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.

(1962, NR, 216 min.)

“Paths of Glory” Thursday, September 6, 7 p.m.

A fiery Kirk Douglas stars as a World War I French colonel who goes head-to-head with the army’s ruthless top brass when his men are accused of cowardice after being unable to carry out an impossible mission. (1957, NR, 88 min.)

This film tells a tale of two companions with mismatched, “opposites attract” personalities who develop an implausible love affair as they travel together downriver in Africa around the start of World War I. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role. (1957, NR, 105 min.)

Films are generously sponsored by

Tours

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection”

Film adaptation of Carson McCullers’ famous novel, starring Alan Arkin. When deaf-mute Singer moves to a small city to be near his only friend confined in a hospital, he grows attached to his landlady’s sensitive 16-year-old daughter. (1968, G, 122 min.)

“Wise Blood” Thursday, July 19, 7 p.m.

After returning home from World War II, uneducated and irreligious U.S. Army veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) decides to make his way in the world by impersonating a priest and starting his own religion. Motes soon attracts a follower — a manic potato peeler named Enoch Emery (Dan Shot) — but things get complicated when he encounters fellow sidewalk charlatans Asa Hawks (Harry Dean Stanton) and his waif-like young daughter, Sabbath Lilly Hawks (Amy Wright). (1979, PG, 108 min.)

“To Kill a Mockingbird” Thursday, July 26, 7 p.m.

Scout Finch and her older brother, Jem, live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley (Robert Duvall). When Atticus (Gregory Peck), their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

(1962, NR, 130 min.)

Join Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, for a tour of selected works in the museum’s permanent collection.

Tour at Two: “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection” Wednesday, September 5, 2 p.m.

Join Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, for a tour of the exhibition.

Artful Conversation: Eugenie McEvoy Wednesday, September 19, 2 p.m.

Join Sage Kincaid, assistant curator of education, for a conversation and closer look at McEvoy’s painting “Taxi!

Taxi!”

Tour at Two: “Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann” Wednesday, September 26, 2 p.m.

Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, will give a special tour of the exhibition.

“The African Queen” Thursday, September 13, 7 p.m.

Southern Women Artists Film Series

“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” Thursday, July 12, 7 p.m.

Tour at Two: African American Art in the Permanent Collection Wednesday, August 29, 2 p.m.

Sunday Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Sunday, July 8, August 5 and September 9, 3 p.m.

Led by docents.

Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, July 11, August 1, 8 and 22, and September 12, 2 p.m.

Led by docents.

Artful Conversation: Theresa Pollak Wednesday, July 18, 2 p.m.

Join Sage Kincaid, assistant curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Pollak’s “Art Studio,” a work of art from the special exhibition “Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection.”

Tour at Two: “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” Wednesday, July 25, 2 p.m.

Join Asen Kirin, Parker Curator of Russian Art, for a tour of the exhibition.

Artful Conversation: Radcliffe Bailey Wednesday, August 15, 2 p.m.

Callan Steinmann, curator of education, will lead a special session of close looking and dialogue focused on Bailey’s “7 Steps.”

Workshops & Classes Morning Mindfulness Friday, August 17 and 31; September 14 and 28, 9:30 –10:30 a.m.

The Georgia Museum of Art invites you into the galleries to participate in free, guided mindfulness meditation sessions, held every other Friday. Sessions include a variety of instructor-led mindfulness meditation techniques. No experience or special clothing is necessary, and meditation pillows or yoga mats are provided. Reservations are encouraged; please contact 706.542.0448 or sagekincaid@ uga.edu. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.

Yoga in the Galleries Thursday, July 19, August 16 and September 20, 6 – 7 p.m.

Join us for a yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries. Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m. Yoga mats provided. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation.

Studio Workshop: Printmaking Thursday, September 6, 13, 20 and 27, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Athens-based artist and Piedmont College professor Brian Hitselberger will lead a series of studio-based courses exploring various printmaking methods and assorted materials. Artists from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend. 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. Space is limited; call 706.583.0111 or email callan@uga.edu to register.

Teen Studio: Permanent Collection Thursday, July 12, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Teens aged 13 – 18 are invited to this studio-based workshop led by local artist and educator Kristen Bach. The group will draw inspiration from a special tour of works of art from the museum’s permanent collection, and focus on the materials artists use. They will then create their own masterpiece from similar art materials. Includes a pizza dinner. This program is free, but space is limited. Please email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706.542.0448 to reserve a spot.

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Family Day: One Heart, One Way Saturday, August 18, 10 a.m. – noon

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“Expanding Tradition: Selections from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” has been named a 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist in Art (Adult Nonfiction). Thousands of books are entered for consideration each year, and it is being honored as a finalist alongside books from Rizzoli, the Getty, MFA Boston, the Met and Pomegranate.

Curator of education Callan Steinmann has been accepted to UGA’s 2018-19 ServiceLearning Fellow Program. This is a year-long faculty development program that provides an opportunity for selected faculty members to integrate service-learning into their teaching, research and public service work while becoming recognized campus leaders in servicelearning pedagogy and community engagement.

The book also received the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award in African American Art History from the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland. This award is given annually to a select publication in African American art history, which encourages original research and scholarly writing on historical subjects pertaining to African American visual culture.”

Robert Russell has been hired as a full-time preparator with the museum. He joins Todd Rivers, Elizabeth Howe and Larry Forte in the design and preparation department. Russell graduated from the University of Georgia in 2016 with a degree in history, and started his work at the museum as a student worker in 2014.

Robert Russell preparing an exhibition at the musem.

The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between December 23, 2017, and March 23, 2018: In honor of Kelly Blanton by Spitzmiller & Norris, Inc.

In memory of Robert M. Bush by Carolyn Bush

In honor of Dale Couch by John Tilford

In memory of Bruce Cole by Phillip and Laura McCarty

In honor of William Underwood Eiland by Robert Eiland

In memory of Henry Derriel Green and Frances Yates Green

by Felton Jenkins Conservation and Education Fund

In honor of Julie Jenkins by Felton Jenkins Conservation and Education Fund

In memory of Irwin and Hannah Harvey

by Jonathan and Lyssa Harvey

In honor of Lillian Kincey by John and Ann Crowley In memory of Joy Smith Arnold by David and Linda Chesnut

In memory of Bennett Williams by William McFatter

In memory of Beverly Bremer by John Tilford

Lead Sponsor

Sponsors-at-large

Claire and Boone Smith

Forward Arts Foundation

Lucy and Buddy Allen

Margie Spalding

LaTrelle Brewster

William Dunn Wansley, in memory of Louise Dunn Gibson Wansley and in honor of Stevi Smith Wansley and Elizabeth Dunn Wansley

Keynote Sponsors

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Burdell Jr.

Ninth Henry D. Green Symposium of the

Georgia Humanities and Brunk Auctions

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Burdell III

Sponsors of the Opening Reception

Professor and Mrs. John C. Waters

Linda and David Chesnut

John F. and Marilyn M. McMullan

Sponsors of Lectures Drs. Larry H. Beard and Linda N. Beard

Judith A. Ellis

Additional support

Epting Events

Peggy and Denny Galis, Beverly G. Green, Marilyn S. Hagan, Judith Hernstadt, John Knowlton, Gloria and Ed Norris and Bonnie Ramsey

Kathryn and Henry Green Fran G. Hilsman

Devereux and Dave Burch

Jennifer and Gregory Holcomb

Betsey and Ricky Chastain

In-kind support

Julie G. Jenkins

Deanne Deavours and Sally Hawkins

Athens Printing Company, Barron’s Rental Center, Epting Events and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Ibby and Jimmy Mills

Beverley A. and Jeffrey S. Evans

Jackie and Tony Montag

Sylvia M. Gibson

Marian and Carl Mullis

Mary Ann Griffin

Billy K. Poole

Hedgerow Farm Christopher Howard and Carey Pickard

Letitia and Rowland Radford Jane Royal, Madison Markets

Anne and Bill Newton The Silver Vault of Charleston and the Brass and Silver Workshop

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Satterfield T. Marion Slaton

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The arrival of “One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection” allows the Museum Shop once again to offer unique unique, handmade items from Russian artisans. These modern examples of Russian craftsmanship and artistry echo many of the exquisite items commissioned by the family of the Russian Princes Belosselsky-Belozersky.

From Fabergé-style enameled egg pendants to hand-painted brooches and delicate Lomonosov porcelain, these elegant items are imported directly from Russia and available only for the duration of the exhibition.

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Museum Mix

Junior Ladies Garden Club

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Art Art Adventures Adventures Summer 2018 Summer 2018

Ninth Henry D. Green Symposium

Day camps, day cares and community groups are invited to take part in this free summer program, with morning and afternoon time slots available Wednesdays and Thursdays from June 6 to July 26. Inspired by the museum’s permanent collection, each 90-minute session will include a gallery tour, games and an art activity. Each session can accommodate up to 30 children, with one chaperone for every 10 kids. To schedule your group’s Art Adventure, contact Stephanie Blair at morglo@uga.edu or 706.542.4883.

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