Georgia Museum of Art general information brochure

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The Georgia Museum of Art draws from its permanent collection as well as other museums

and private collections to host approximately 20 culturally and artistically diverse exhibitions each year. Named the state museum of art in

1982 by the Georgia General Assembly, the museum is a significant cultural resource for the state, the Southeast, and the nation. The

museum's permanent collection

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over

7,OOO works features 19th- and 2Oth- century

American paintings,

a growing collection of

decorative arts, American and European prints

and drawings from the Renaissance to the contemporary era, and the Samuel H. Kress

Collection of ltalian Renaissance paintings.


G,aiieries, theatqars, and researeh areas bear the names and reflect

the interests of the museum's gen-

erous patrons without whom we could not improve the quality of exhibitions and programs

at

the

museum. The Philip Henry Alston

family, Mark and Debra Callaway, Rachel Cosby Conwav, Patricia lrvin

ffiAt1ffiffififfiffi Cooper, Martha Thompson Dinos,

the late Lamar Dodd, the family of Mr.

and Mrs. Alonzo Gordon Dudley,

Ed and Phoebe Forio, Alfred Heber

Holbrook, Virginia and the late Alfred Kennedy, Sr., George-Ann and Boone Knox, C. L. Morehead, Jr.,

Jane and David Mullins,

the

late Eugene and Martha Odum,

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William and the late Leona Pelletier,

Louis T. Griffith, M. Smith Griffith,

and Letitia and Rowland Radford have all contributed to the museum

in exemplary ways.


gladly provides a volunteer

::cent to lead groups through the galleries to enhance your ='.perience in viewing both traveling exhibitions and the perma-:nt collection at the Georgla Museum of Art. Family Days, held ,-ne Saturday morning

a month, teach children and families

:bout art through the use of puppetry, music, and hands-on art :lrojects designed io develop art appreciation in the youngest ;enerations. The museum also hosts lectures, f ilm screenings, senior citizens programming, studio art classes, and gallery talks throughout the year. Additionally, the museum is home to the Louis T. Griffith Teacher Resource Center, which provides art

education videos and packets to benefit teachers across Georgia.


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The Friends of

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Georgia Museum of Art is an association of individuals, families, companies, and corporations who share an interest in the visual arts and desire to contribute to the growth of the Georgia Museum of Art. Comprised of committees such as the Collectors, Young at

Art, the Student Advisory Committee, the Membership Committee, and the Flower Guild, the Friends add to the educational, social, and all-around development of the museum's artistic legacy. Exhibition openings, galas, local and international travels, and fundraisers are arranged by the Friends. For more information, call the Friends off ice

at 7 06.542.0437,


Partial support for the exhibitlons and programs at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation, the Friends of the

Museum, and the Geargia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a partner aqency of the National Endowment of the Arts. lndividuals, foundations, and corporations provide additional support through their qifts to the University of Georqia Foundation.

ADDRESS

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Performinq ancj Vlsual Arts Complex Georqia Miiseum of Ar-t . Athens. Georgia 30602 WE-BS ITE w \{/w. u g a "ed

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to 5 p.rn. on Tuesday, Thursday, lriday, and Saturday to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and 1 p"m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday

TELEPHONE

?06.542.GM*A ?06"544.3254

all offices exhibition iine

706.544.1007 706.542.1*51

TDD, business hours only

fax

ADMISSiON I5 TREE WiT}I A SUGGESTED DOI{AT!ON OF 5? Cover: Childe Hassam, Bridqe at Otd Lyme,19OB. Introduction: Unknown naker, Wriring Chair, c. 1840. Winslow Homer. Takinq a Sunflawer lo Tedcher, 1875. Galleries: Andr6e Ruellan, Savannah. Horton and R;keman, Silver Basket,

1850-56. Education: Jdcob Lawrence, Chitdten aL Ptay. t947. Friends: Geo'ge C" Lambdin,

Still Life with Roses,1882. Julian A. Weir, Roses, date unknown.

Back: Lamar Dodd, Copperhiii, 1938. Peter Hurd, Baptising

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Three Wells.


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