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Decorative Arts: Huger Chair
Donor Spotlight: Buddy & Lucy Allen
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Department of Publications Hillary Brown and Mary Koon
From the Director
Publications Interns Board of Advisors
Noah Adler and Sarah Schatz
Mr. B. Heyward Allen Jr., chair-elect Dr. Amalia K. Amaki Mrs. Frances Aronson-Healey Mrs. June M. Ball
Design The Adsmith
Dr. Linda N. Beard Ms. Karen L. Benson
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Mr. Fred D. Bentley Sr.*
n preparation for “Cercle et Carré,” a major exhibition to open here in 2013,
Mr. Richard E. Berkowitz
we have been acquiring works of art by women artists. This is not a singular
Mr. Robert E. Burton
campaign; the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden is devoted to women sculptors, and our permanent collection includes a sizable, and growing, number
Mrs. Devereux C. Burch Mrs. Debbie C. Callaway** Mr. Randolph W. Camp Mrs. Shannon I. Candler,* past chair
of works by women. We are particularly proud of several recent purchases, including
Mrs. Faye S. Chambers
those illustrated below and elsewhere in this newsletter. The costume design
Mr. Harvey J. Coleman
by Alexandra Exter for the movie “Aelita” graced the cover of the winter 2012
Mrs. Martha T. Dinos** Mrs. Annie Laurie Dodd***
Facet, and prints by Nadia Léger are featured on page 8 of this newsletter.
Ms. Sally Dorsey
Our commitment to works by women artists is firm, and we will continue to
Professor Marvin Eisenberg*
emphasize our strength in that area.
Georgia Museum of Art University of Georgia
Mr. Howard Elkins
90 Carlton Street
Mr. Todd Emily
Athens, GA 30602-6719
Ms. Carlyn F. Fisher*
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Mr. James B. Fleece Mr. Edgar J. Forio Jr.*
Admission: Free ($3 suggested donation)
Mr. Harry L. Gilham Jr. Mr. John M. Greene** Mrs. Helen C. Griffith Mrs. M. Smith Griffith*
HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
Mrs. Marion E. Jarrell
10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.;
Professor John D. Kehoe
Sunday, 1–5 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
Mrs. George-Ann Knox*
Museum Shop closes 15 minutes prior.
Mrs. Shell H. Knox Mr. David W. Matheny Ms. Catherine A. May Mrs. Helen P. McConnell* Mr. Mark G. McConnell
Ike & Jane at the Georgia Museum of Art: Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Mrs. Marilyn M. McMullan
The museum will be closed on December
Mrs. Marilyn D. McNeely
25 and January 1.
Mrs. Berkeley S. Minor Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr.*
706.542.GMOA (4662)
Ms. Jane C. Mullins*
Fax: 706.542.1051
Mr. Carl W. Mullis III, chair Mrs. Betty R. Myrtle
Exhibition Line: 706.542.3254
Mrs. Deborah L. O’Kain Dr. Randall S. Ott Mrs. Janet W. Patterson Alexandra Exter (Russian-Ukrainian, 1882–1949) Costume design for Aelita, 1924 Graphite, collage and gouache on paper 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collectors of the Georgia Museum of Art and Board of Advisors members Robert E. Burton, Randolph W. Camp, Marion E. Jarrell, David W. Matheny, Marilyn D. McNeely, Carl W. Mullis III, Deborah L. O’Kain and Sarah P. Sams GMOA 2011.367
Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979) Composition Ovale, 1970 Color lithograph on paper 29 15/16 x 22 1/16 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Georgia Museum of Art Docent Corps of 2012 and the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation in memory of Hannah P. Harvey GMOA 2012.177
Ms. Kathy B. Prescott Mr. William F. Prokasy IV Mr. Rowland A. Radford Jr.*
Mission Statement The Georgia Museum of Art shares
Ms. Margaret A. Rolando
the mission of the University of Georgia
Mr. Alan F. Rothschild Jr.
to support and to promote teaching,
Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush*
research and service. Specifically, as a
Mrs. Sarah P. Sams**
repository and educational instrument
Mr. D. Jack Sawyer Jr.
of the visual arts, the museum exists
Mrs. Helen H. Scheidt** Mr. Henry C. Schwob** Mrs. Ann C. Scoggins
to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret significant works of art.
Ms. Cathy Selig-Kuranoff** Mr. S. Stephen Selig III** ********************************************************************
All of us at the Georgia Museum of Art are saddened to learn of the death of our colleague Gudmund Vigtel, one of the major figures in our field in the Southeast
Mr. Ronald K. Shelp Mrs. Margaret R. Spalding Mrs. Dudley R. Stevens
Partial support for the exhibitions and programs
Mrs. Carolyn W. Tanner
at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by
Mrs. Judith M. Taylor Dr. Brenda Taggart Thompson
over the 20th century. “Vig,” during his tenure at the High Museum of Art in
Mrs. Barbara Auxier Turner
Atlanta, helped make the visual arts in the Southeast not only relevant, but also
Mr. C. Noel Wadsworth*
fashionable, not only didactic, but also appealing. All of us in the museum community, in fact, all of us who love the visual arts, owe him gratitude.
Dr. Carol V. Winthrop
the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations
Mrs. Linda C. Chesnut
and corporations provide additional support
William Underwood Eiland
through their gifts to the University of Georgia
Mr. Tom S. Landrum
Frank B. Jarrell, whose wife Sissie is on our board of directors, faithfully attended
Foundation. The Georgia Museum of Art is
Professor Jere W. Morehead
ADA compliant; the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium
meetings and events here at the museum and was vocal in his encouragement of
Dr. Libby V. Morris
is equipped for the hearing-impaired.
the staff and me. Frank was a good man, as was Col. Thomas N. Gibson III, who
Karen W. Prasse, M.D. Professor Gene N. Wright
also passed away at the end of 2012. Tom and his wife Ellen have been mainstays of our Friends organization and our travel program. I personally will miss both of these gentle and wise men, who shared a generous spirit and a gracious manner. GMOA facet | Winter 2013
the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art and
Ex-officio
Unfortunately, the museum also lost, in the past month, two of our great supporters.
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the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation,
William Underwood Eiland, Director
*Lifetime member **Emeritus member ***Honorary member
Contents
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Donor Spotlight
Event Photos
Exhibitions
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New Acquisitions
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Donor Spotlight
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Calendar of Events
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Museum Notes
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On the front cover:
On the back cover:
William H. Johnson (American, 1907–1970)
Fragment of the Orpheus Relief (detail),
Aunt Alice, ca. 1944
Roman period (ca. 50 B.C.−A.D. 50)
Oil on compressed board
replica of a Greek original, ca. 430–400 B.C.
33 3/4 x 28 5/8 inches
Fine-grained white marble with applied pigment
Collection of Morgan State University
Research loan from the University of Mississippi Museum, 77.3.569
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FEATURES
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William H. Johnson: An American Modern February 16–May 12, 2013 William Henry Johnson (1901–1970) is a pivotal figure in
tive as an artist and self-described “primitive and cultured
Inc. Additional support for this exhibition was provided
modern American art. A virtuoso skilled in various media
painter.” An exhibition catalogue, funded in part by the
by Ford Motor Company Fund.
and techniques, he produced thousands of works over a
Henry Luce Foundation, features essays by such noted
career that spanned decades, continents and genres.
scholars as David C. Driskell, on such topics as primitiv-
In-House Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator
Now, on view in its entirety for the first time, a seminal col-
ism, modernism and African American art; African
and curator of American art
lection covering key stages in Johnson’s career will be
American artists and the art historical canon; identity and
Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and
presented in “William H. Johnson: An American Modern.”
aesthetics in art; and art and art scholarship at historically
Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries
Developed by Baltimore’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art,
black colleges and universities.
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation
Morgan State University, this Smithsonian Institution
and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Traveling Exhibition Service exhibition represents a unique
“William H. Johnson: An American Modern” was devel-
opportunity to share the artist’s oeuvre with a broader
oped by Morgan State University and the Smithsonian
audience. This exhibition of 20 expressionist and vernacu-
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, with support from
lar landscapes, still-life paintings and portraits investigates
the National Endowment for the Arts, the Henry Luce
the intricate layers of Johnson’s diverse cultural perspec-
Foundation, and the Morgan State University Foundation,
From Savanna to Savannah: African Art from the Collection of Don Kole January 19–April 14, 2013 Drawn from an extensive private collection of African art in Savannah, Ga., this special exhibition includes sacred, meaningful objects created by numerous peoples in sub-Saharan Africa. Works of art in various media—wood, bronze, terracotta, sandstone and cloth—from regions as diverse as Cameroon, Guinea, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo present examples from the visual and material culture of Africa that demonstrate cultural concepts and religious beliefs. Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American art, and William Darrell Moseley, guest curator Galleries: Dorothy Alexander Roush and
Water Music February 2–March 10, 2013
Galleries
Drawing from private collections and from the permanent collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, “Water Music” brings
Sponsor: The Friends
together diverse visual perspectives on the theme of water and the idea of water music. A group of conceptual art objects
of the Georgia
is at the core of the exhibition—most of them playing on the title of Handel’s famous composition, including works by
Museum of Art
Christian Marclay and Yoko Ono—juxtaposed with more traditional seascape paintings and prints, ranging from 19thcentury American Luminist A.T. Bricher to the post–World War II photorealist Richard Estes. The exhibition will also feature a listening station with Handel’s “Water Music” (1717) and more recent musical responses, such as John Cage’s “Water Music” (1952) and Ned Sublette and Lawrence Weiner’s “Remixed Water” (2005). Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art Gallery: Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
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Exhibitions
Opening reception, MFA Exhibition, GMOA, spring 2008
Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition March 16–April 22, 2013 At long last, the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Master of Fine
Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation
Arts degree candidates' exit show returns to the Georgia
American art
and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Museum of Art. This exhibition is always diverse in media
Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby
and aesthetics and provides valuable real-world experience
Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family,
for the students.
Lamar Dodd and Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Galleries
Object in Focus: The Orpheus Relief Project September 30, 2012–March 31, 2013 This project involves the public exhibition and interdisci-
The youthful figure of Hermes, the Greek messenger
The project participants will jointly present the result of
plinary study of an important but little-known ancient
god, survives from a larger, three-figured composition
their interdisciplinary research at a public lecture and
marble relief sculpture with vestiges of ancient painting,
depicting the god escorting Eurydice to the Underworld
discussion at the Georgia Museum of Art on Thursday,
which is in the David M. Robinson Memorial Collection
during her final parting from Orpheus. The original
March 28, 2013, at 5:30 p.m.
of Greek and Roman Art at the University of Mississippi
composition, known as the Orpheus Relief, is one of
Museum. Mark Abbe, assistant professor of ancient art
the most celebrated examples of Greek sculpture from
Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator
at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, serves as designer
the High Classical period, ca. 450–400 B.C.
of European Art Gallery: Samuel H. Kress Gallery
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of the project, a collaboration with UGA’s Center for
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Applied Isotope Studies, department of chemistry and
The resulting research may be tracked on the blog
department of classics.
http://orpheusrelief.wordpress.com/.
Works of Art
Americans in Italy January 19–April 21, 2013 Corresponding with an upper-level art history course taught by chief curator Paul Manoguerra, “Americans in
of the Georgia Museum of Art and makes connections to
Power figure, ca. 1900–1950 (p. 4)
objects on full-time display elsewhere in the museum.
Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Italy” features art objects dealing with Italian landscapes,
Wood, feathers, hemp, nails, cloth and paint 37 x 11 x 9 1/2 inches
people, buildings and life fashioned by American artists.
Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of
As a result of their Italian travels within a Grand Tour or
American art
as expatriates, many American painters created a body
Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II
William H. Johnson (p. 5, top left)
of work addressing seminal questions about nature,
Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation
(American, 1907–1970)
history and national destiny. This special, small display
and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art
Sowing, 1940
draws from works on paper in the permanent collection
Collection of Don Kole
Gouache and pencil 18 3/4 x 22 1/8 inches Collection of Morgan State University
Don’t Miss
William H. Johnson (p. 5, top right) (American, 1907–1970) Jitterbugs, 1941
George Beattie’s Agriculture Murals
Gouache
Patsy Dudley Pate Balcony
23 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches
On view through January 6
Collection of Morgan State University
Protective spirit serpent, ca. 1935–65 (p. 5, bottom left)
The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from
Baga (Guinea)
the Skier Collection
Painted wood
Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha
25 x 19 x 19 inches
Thompson Dinos Galleries
Collection of Don Kole
On view through January 6
Alfred Thompson Bricher (p. 5, bottom right) (American, 1837–1908)
Beyond the Bulldog: Jack Davis
Rocky Shore, 1886
Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II
Ink wash, gouache and graphite on blue wove paper
On view through January 6
10 15/16 x 19 9/16 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; The Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Bentley Sr. Collection of American Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D.
De Wain Valentine: Human Scale
Bentley Sr.
Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries
Minna Citron:
Fragment of the Orpheus Relief (detail, p. 6, bottom)
On view through January 27
The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction
Roman period (ca. 50 B.C.−A.D. 50)
Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway
replica of a Greek original, ca. 430–400 B.C.
From Start to Finish:
and Alfred Heber Holbrook Galleries
The Story of De Wain Valentine’s
On view through March 3
Gray Column
Fine-grained white marble with applied pigment Research loan from the University of Mississippi Museum, 77.3.569
Belleek Porcelain from the Collection
(American, 1835–1900)
On view through January 27
of Linda N. Beard
Venice, n.d.
Wall case gifted by Linda N. and Larry H. Beard,
Oil on canvas
John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist
permanent collection galleries
Lamar Dodd and Charles B. Presley Family Galleries
Ongoing
On view through March 3
Above: Rose gold brooch surrounded by garnets, ca. 1820. Card under convex glass. Brown right eye. Purchased from Rowan and Rowan, London. 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. Collection of Dr. and Mrs. David Skier.
16 3/4 x 27 1/4 inches Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Mrs. Helen Haseltine Plowden GMOA
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William Stanley Haseltine (above)
Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery
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New Acquisitions
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n celebration of the life of Milner S. Ball, the museum recently acquired two color lithographs
by Nadia Khodasevich Léger. Born near Vitebsk in present-day Belarus in 1904, Nadia Khodasevich Léger studied with Kazimir Malevich before emigrating to Paris in 1924. There, she became one of Fernand Léger’s students at the Académie Moderne and married him in 1952. Her fellow students included future Cercle et Carré members Erik Olson, Franciska Clausen and Marcelle Cahn. Khodasevich Léger began working in a Suprematist style under Malevich in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Her work shifts to convey Cubist and Purist overtones under Léger during the short life of Cercle et Carré and into the 1950s, sometimes becoming somewhat representational. In the 1960s and 1970s, however, she returns to her Suprematist compositions. Suprematism, a term coined by Malevich in 1915 to describe the new Russian art, championed a paring down to fundamental, elemental, nonobjective shapes to express pure sensation. Our lithographs, “Suprématisme No. I” and “Suprématisme,” both dated 1970, are two of many 1920s oil compositions that Khodasevich Léger reproduced as lithographs. The bright colors, dynamic shapes and total abstraction evoke the distinctive characteristics of Suprematism while documenting her revived interest in Malevich and total abstraction in the 1960s and 1970s. These two lithographs are an exciting addition to our collection of European works on paper. Acquiring these two important prints will simultaneously represent Suprematism (filling a previous gap), strengthen our collection of Cercle et Carré artists and add another influential 20th-century female artist to our collection.
Nadia Khodasevich Léger (above) (Russian-French, 1904–1982) Suprématisme No. I, 1970 Color lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by an anonymous donor in celebration of the life of Milner S. Ball GMOA accession number pending Nadia Khodasevich Léger (left) (Russian-French, 1904–1982) Suprématisme, 1970 Color lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by an anonymous donor in celebration of the life of Milner S. Ball
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GMOA accession number pending
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New in Decorative Arts
The Huger armchair is in a basic style familiar to the neoclassical
The development of serving forms in Georgia included slab tables, a
vernacular of several areas of Britain and the United States. The set-back arms represent a notably British interpretation while the composition of the back displays the influence of both American and British examples. The chair’s provenance is through the Huger family of Charleston, and its complete line of descent is known from about 1805 forward. This important acquisition was made possible by funds donated by Harry and Caroline Gilham, faithful supporters of the museum.
design from the Chesapeake region brought to the Savannah River Valley in the 18th century. This stellar example exhibits the molding sequences typical of Virginia designs made in the Rococo “Chinese taste.” The table also displays the tendencies of the lower Southern Piedmont to emphasize lean lines and notable height and has a recovery history connected to Elbert County. Its form is in part the basis for the tall sideboards dubbed “huntboards” so typical of the Piedmont. The word “huntboard” is unknown in Georgia records before the 20th century, and the terms used at the time included “slab,” “slab table,” “sideboard” or “server.”
Unidentified maker flourishing in Charleston in the late 18th century
Unidentified maker flourishing in Elbert County, Georgia
Neoclassical armchair, ca. 1795
Slab table, ca. 1800
Mahogany
Yellow pine and pigment
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by D. Scott Smith
with funds provided by Harry and Caroline Gilham
and the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Virginia Trotter Decorative Arts Endowment Fund
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GMOA continues to add very fine examples of Georgia and regionally connected
1) The Firm of Gorham Silver Manufacturers
2) The firm of Bailey, Banks and Biddle
3) J. Hayden
4) Unidentified maker
(Rhode Island, 1831–present) Footed
(American, active Philadelphia,
(American, active Columbus,
(active in Staffordshire, England)
berry bowl, ca. 1890s
Pennsylvania, ca. 1880s)
Georgia, ca. 1840)
Figure of John Wesley, ca. 1810
Sterling silver
Teapot, ca. 1887
Spectacles, ca. 1840
Earthenware and paint decoration
Georgia Museum of Art, University of
Sterling silver
Coin silver and glass
Georgia Museum of Art, University
Georgia; Gift of Ed Forio Jr.
Georgia Museum of Art, University of
Georgia Museum of Art, University of
of Georgia; Gift of the Ceramic Circle
Georgia; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Georgia; Museum purchase with
of Atlanta
Thompson and family
funds provided by the Beverly H.
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Bremer Charitable Lead Unitrust GMOA
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silver to its collection, as seen in this case in the Phoebe and Ed Forio Gallery. In addition to the silver is an excellent example of 19th-century earthenware from Staffordshire, England, in the figure of John Wesley given by the Ceramic Circle of Atlanta. Wesley, the founder of Methodism, preached for a period of two years in Georgia during the 1730s.
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Donor Spotlight: Buddy and Lucy Allen
discontinue funding field trips due to budget constraints, the Allens took advantage of the opportunity to help.
The Allens are special patrons and longtime friends
Since 2005, they have funded bus transportation for every fifth-grade class in the county to
of the Georgia Museum of Art. Through their service and charitable donations, Buddy and Lucy Allen have gone above and beyond as patrons, becoming
and from the museum in their effort to help spread visual-arts education. The museum visits include an interactive gallery tour with the docents and hands-on art activities in the classrooms. Thanks to the Allens, more than 4,000 students have been exposed to the museum and the art on its walls.
an integral part of GMOA’s family.
Lucy understands that, in her own words, “visiting museums, especially with a docent, helps you Since 1985, Heyward Allen
examine what you see and develop
Toyota and Heyward Allen Motor
a vocabulary to describe it. And
Company have sponsored Family
starting early helps you feel
Days at the museum. This monthly
comfortable about entering an
program engages a diverse
oftentimes imposing structure.”
audience that is representative
“Some of the recent activities
of Athens-Clarke County (ACC)
we’ve been doing with the kids are
and its surrounding counties. At
based on Chakaia Booker’s tire-
each Family Day children have
rubber sculptures,” said associate
the opportunity to tour the mu-
curator of education Melissa
seum and engage in a gallery
Rackley. “The students really get
activity and a hands-on art project
into it, and it’s great to see them
in the classroom that is related to
so engaged at the museum.”
the featured exhibition. The program is designed to educate
Lucy have generously lent works
families about the current exhibi-
from their collection to the mu-
tions at the museum and acquaint
seum for exhibitions. They have
them with the world of fine art.
also donated objects to GMOA’s
For helping introduce hundreds of
permanent collection, including,
families to art as well as supporting
very recently, a group of glass
dozens of other community organi-
objects that descended from
zations, the Georgia Association of
prominent Athenian Howell Cobb.
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On a few occasions Buddy and
The Allens are members of the
awarded Buddy Allen and the
Director’s Circle and past co-presi-
employees of Heyward Allen Motor
dents of the Friends of the Georgia
Company the title Corporate
Museum of Art. Buddy currently
Sponsor of the Year in 1992.
serves as the vice-chair of the
When friend Kathy Rowan, a
museum’s Board of Advisors and is
longtime GMOA docent, informed
the longest serving member on the
Buddy and his wife, Lucy, that the
board. He is also its chair-elect and
ACC school district planned to
will take over next year, extending
Lucy (third from left) and Buddy (far right) with family members, including daughters Rinne (far left) and Lucy (second from right), at Elegant Salute XI: A Hardhat Salute.
his service to the museum even further. Lucy is a member of the Decorative Arts Advisory Committee, which supports our Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts. Buddy and Lucy’s dedication has inspired members of their family to join them in service at the museum. Their daughters, Rinne Allen and Lucy Gillis, have played a major role
Since 2005, [the Allens] have funded bus transportation for every fifth-grade class in the county to and from the museum in their effort to spread visual-arts education.
in Elegant Salute for many years, serving on various committees and chairing the event, and Lucy serves on the Friends’ board of directors. In 2010, GAMG recognized Buddy and Lucy’s hard work and presented them with the “Patrons of the Year” Award for their tireless efforts to advance the missions of both GMOA and the University of Georgia. “Buddy and Lucy Allen are exemplars of patronage to the museum and philanthropy in the community at large,” said museum director William U. Eiland. “Theirs is a selfless generosity.” The Allens continue not only to contribute to the advancement of the arts and the museum, but to work for GMOA in a way that is truly inspiring. For all of their generous donations, support, time and effort, we tip our hats to Buddy and Lucy and say thank you. Noah Adler, Publications Intern
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Calendar : Winter 2013
Special Events Third Thursday Thursday, January 17, February 21 and March 21, 6–9 p.m. Six of Athens’ established venues for visual art hold this event on the third Thursday every month. GMOA, the
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Inclement Weather
To schedule a class visit or student assignment at
The Georgia Museum of Art follows the inclement
the Georgia Museum of Art, please call us at
weather policies of the University of Georgia. When
706.542.GMOA (4662) at least two weeks prior
the university is closed, the museum is closed as
to the visit. Scheduling in advance enables us to
well. Announcements are posted to www.uga.edu
prepare for your visit whether it is a docent-led
and www.uga.edu/news, appear on Athens Charter
tour, a self-guided visit led by an instructor or
cable channel 15 and can be heard on Athens
students who will be coming on their own to
radio stations 880, 960 and 1340 (AM) and 88.9,
complete an assignment.
90.5, 91.7, 97.9, 102.1, 103.7 and 106.1 (FM).
Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota, YellowBook USA and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art and are free and open to the public. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Make It an Evening Thursday, March 7, 6–8 p.m. Enjoy coffee, dessert and free gallery tours at the museum before attending James Galway: The Legacy
Family Days
Villaveces’ cakes $5 per person. Purchase tickets for
Express Yourself! Saturday, January 12, 10 a.m.–noon
the concert at pac.uga.edu.
In conjunction with the exhibitions “Minna Citron: The
Tour at Hodgson Hall. Jittery Joe’s coffee and Cecilia
Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction” and
90 Carlton: Spring Friday, March 22, 6–9 p.m. Join us for our quarterly open house, cosponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art, featuring the annual MFA show and other spring exhibitions. Enjoy gallery talks, refreshments and live music. Call 706.542.4662 (GMOA) for more details.
“John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist,”
Enjoy coffee, dessert and free gallery tours at the museum before attending a concert by multiple-Grammy-
From Savanna to Savannah: African Art from the Collection of Don Kole Saturday, February 16, 10 a.m.–noon diverse collection of African objects, then head to the mask inspired by the exhibition.
and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes $5 per person. Purchase
American Modern,” join us in the Mary and Michael
tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.
Erlanger Classroom to create oil pastel portraits inspired by the artist’s bold and bright style.
and Contemporary Art Initiative at the Getty Conservation Institute, for a glimpse into her conservation work on De Wain Valentine’s “Gray Column.” Held in conjunction with the exhibition “De Wain Valentine: Human Scale” and the documentary “From Start to Finish: The Story of De Wain Valentine’s ‘Gray Column.’”
Steven J. Tepper Tuesday, January 22, 4 p.m. Steven J. Tepper, associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy and associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, will speak about arts advocacy, democracy and the role of creativity in the new economy. Tepper’s most recent publication is “Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest Over Art and Culture in America.” Cosponsored by Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
Artful Conversation Wednesday, January 30, 2 p.m. Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of George Biddle’s “Homage to Raphael Soyer” (1947).
Artful Conversation Wednesday, February 27, 2 p.m. Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of selected works from the
Relief and Salvator Rosa’s “Saint Simon the Apostle.”
Tour at Two: “Americans in Italy” Wednesday, February 13, 2 p.m. Led by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American art.
Mary and Michael Erlanger Classroom to create your own
Banjo and Orchestra at Hodgson Hall. Jittery Joe’s coffee
Join Rachel Rivenc, assistant scientist for the Modern
Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, will the recent and ongoing research concerning the Orpheus
After visiting the exhibition “William H. Johnson: An
Rachel Rivenc Thursday, January 17, 7 p.m.
Tour at Two: Kress Gallery Wednesday, February 6, 2 p.m. lead a tour of the Samuel H. Kress Gallery, in particular
Orchestra for a performance of Fleck’s new Concerto for
Lectures & Gallery Talks
highlights from the permanent collection.
expressionist works of art using paint and collage.
Portraits: Bold and Bright Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.–noon
Award-winner Béla Fleck and the UGA Symphony
Meet docents in the lobby for this tour of
families will have the chance to create their own abstract
Learn about African art and culture from this exciting and
Make It an Evening Tuesday, March 26, 6–8 p.m.
Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Sunday, January 13, February 17 and March 10, 3 p.m.
Tour at Two: Post-Impressionist Elements in the Works of Pierre Daura Wednesday, March 6, 2 p.m. Led by Laura Valeri, associate curator of European art.
Tour at Two: “William H. Johnson: An American Modern” Wednesday, March 27, 2 p.m. Led by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and
Films Americans in Italy Film Series: “Three Coins in a Fountain” Thursday, January 24, 7 p.m.
curator of American art.
Workshops & Classes
In Rome, three American secretaries toss coins into the
Teen Studio Thursday, January 3, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Trevi Fountain, wishing to find love in Italy. This film
Teens are invited to participate in an art workshop and
combines the secretaries’ romantic adventures with the
gallery tour of the exhibition “Jack Davis: Beyond the
stunning Italian locale and famous monuments, reflecting
Bulldog” led by Athens comic book creator and illustrator
the American sightseer’s experience in Italy. Written by
Robert Brown. Pizza will be served. Space is limited. Call
John Patrick and directed by Jean Negulesco (United
706.542.8863 or email mrackley@uga.edu to reserve
States, 1954). 102 minutes. NR.
your spot.
Americans in Italy Film Series: “Summertime” Thursday, January 31, 7 p.m. of saving her wages for the European excursion and falls
Lunch and Learn: African Art and the African Diaspora in the Georgia Museum of Art’s Special Exhibitions and Permanent Collection Friday, February 1, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
in love with an Italian merchant. Written by H.E. Bates
UGA faculty and staff are invited to join Dr. Paul
and David Lean and based on the play “The Time of the
Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American
Cuckoo” by Arthur Laurents. Directed by David Lean
art, in a discussion on the art of Africa and the African
(United States, 1955). 100 minutes. NR.
diaspora, including the Larry and Brenda Thompson
A middle-aged schoolteacher travels to Venice after years
Americans in Italy Film Series: “Roman Holiday” Thursday, February 14, 7 p.m.
Collection of African American Art. Lunch will be provided. Please call 706.583.0111 or email cdicindi@ uga.edu to reserve a space.
The Academy Award-winning film features Audrey Hepburn as a crown princess visiting Rome on a European tour. Written by Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan
The Orpheus Relief: One Object, Three Perspectives Thursday, March 28, 5:30 p.m.
Hunter and John Dighton. Directed by William Wyler
Join us for a panel discussion of the current technical
(United States, 1953). 118 minutes. NR.
study of the Orpheus Relief with Mark Abbe, assistant professor of ancient art; Tina Salguero, assistant profes-
Tours
sor of chemistry; and Jeff Speakman, associate director of the Center for Applied Isotope Studies.
exhibition “William H. Johnson: An American Modern.”
Join GMOA director William U. Eiland for his lecture “Expressing Tradition in a New Way: The Abstract Expressionist Works of John Haley.”
Artful Conversation Wednesday, March 20, 2 p.m. Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth discussion of Joan Mitchell’s “Close” (1973).
MFA Speaks Thursday, March 21, 5:30 p.m. Join the artists of the Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition for a discussion of their work. Moderated by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American art.
Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, January 2, 16 and 23; February 20; March 13, 2 p.m. Meet docents in the lobby for this tour of highlights from the permanent collection.
Tour at Two: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection Wednesday, January 9, 2 p.m. Led by Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts.
Elegant Salute XIII: Black to White Saturday, January 19, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Games Thursday, January 10, February 21 and March 21, 4:15–5 p.m. Kids ages 7 to 11 are invited to join us for this special interactive gallery tour. Learn about works in the museum through activities designed just for kids.
Check our website for the most recent information on events: www.georgiamuseum.org
www.georgiamuseum.org
Director’s Lecture Thursday, February 28, 5:30 p.m.
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Museum Notes
2012 Best in Show
DONOR NEWS Brenda and Larry Thompson, who recently donated a prominent collection of works by African Americans to the Georgia Museum of Art, were named 2012
Southeastern Museums Conference
Power 100 honorees by Ebony magazine. The magazine’s Power 100 is a list of African Americans who personify “power” in all its manifestations—strength, focus, commitment and determination—and who innovate, elevate and shape the world in new and different ways. Ebony’s first Power 100 Gala, presented by Nationwide Insurance, hosted the Thompsons and fellow honorees, including Toni Morrison, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama, at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on November 2.
SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE A number of GMOA staff members attended the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) 2012 annual meeting, “New Directions in the Old Dominion: The Re-Evolution of Museums,” in November in Williamsburg, Va. The following staff members contributed to various sessions: Chief curator and curator of American art Paul
AWARDS
Manoguerra, presenter, “Curatorial Roundtable: Collections”; Deputy director Annelies
GMOA’s quarterly newsletter Facet and its visitor’s guide both won
Daura Curator of European Art Lynn Boland, moderator, “Planning and Exhibition
Mondi, presenter, “Insurance Claims: ‘Oh No! The Painting Fell Off the Wall’”; Pierre
gold medals in SEMC’s 2012 publication competition. Facet also won the overall category of Best in Show. The exhibition “Georgia Bellflowers: The Furniture of Henry Eugene Thomas,” organized by Ashley Callahan and coordinated by deputy director Annelies
Exchange Program for SEMC”; and director William U. Eiland, moderator, “Curatorial Research Paper Presentations.” Other attendees from GMOA included head registrar Tricia Miller, associate registrar Christy Sinksen and assistant registrar Sarina Rousso.
Mondi, received a certificate of excellence. The awards were announced at the SEMC 2012 annual meeting. This is the second award for “Georgia Bellflowers,” which the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation recognized as an outstanding publication or program in June, and the second and third for Facet, which won first prize in the American Alliance of Museums publication design contest in May.
Gifts The Georgia Museum of Art received the following gifts between August 23 and November 2, 2012: ALFRED HEBER HOLBROOK SOCIETY Todd Emily
In memory of Mary Anne Hodgson by William Underwood Eiland and Mrs. M. Smith Griffith
Ike & Jane at the Georgia Museum of Art!
In memory of Dr. Hugh McLeod III by Mr. and Mrs. W. Rhett Tanner
Caroline and Harry Gilham
In memory of Cornelius F. Raynor
Marilyn and John McMullan
by William Underwood Eiland
Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr. and Flowers, Inc. Kathy Prescott and Grady Thrasher PATRON Alan Rothschild DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
In memory of Jean Rooney Routh by William Underwood Eiland In memory of Cecelia Villaveces by the staff of A Flair With Hair
Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Brown Jr.
In honor of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz
Mr. and Mrs. David Warner
and the Berkowitz Acquisitions Fund
SUSTAINING
by Bill and Leslie Girlin and Larry and Missy Sanchez
Col. and Mrs. William Kenneth Jordan
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A special thanks to those who
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The popular Normaltown café and bakery serves fresh-made coffee, sandwiches and baked goods in the museum lobby.
In honor of David and Nan Skier by Bill Mason and Walter Scharfenstein
gave designated gifts:
Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Adsmith
Gifts to the Board of Advisors Memorial
Mr. and Mrs. B. Heyward Allen Jr.
Acquisitions Fund:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Richard E. Berkowitz
Daura Foundation
Sally Dorsey
Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Ellis
James B. Fleece
Have breakfast, lunch or a snack
Heyward Allen Motor Company, Inc.
Marion E. Jarrell
Mrs. Sue W. Mann
Carl W. Mullis III
and enjoy a spectacular view of the
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Mulls III
Deborah L. O’Kain
Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden.
Event Photos
90 Carlton: Fall Visitors enjoy sculptures by De Wain Valentine at the museum’s quarterly reception.
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Family Day In conjunction with the exhibition “Defiant Beauty: The Art of Chakaia Booker,” kids make sculptures from recycled materials.
Parking for the Georgia Museum of Art is available in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) parking deck, which is located at the rear of lot E11 off River Road (see map). There is no free visitor parking on campus during regular business hours. Parking in
Ford Bell, president of the American Alliance of Museums, speaks at
the PAC deck is free on Saturdays and Sundays and after 10 p.m. on weeknights with
GMOA’s reaccreditation celebration.
a valid UGA ID or permit, unless there is a special event. Free parking (that is, parking without a permit) is available in surface lot E11 on Saturdays and Sundays and after 4 p.m. on weekdays. Visit our website for more information.
For more event photos see www.flickr.com/gmoa
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