Grotoniana/Arts

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

What better way to serve up smiles and a much-needed dose of whimsy than through the clever, heartfelt humor of Peanuts creator Charles Schultz? Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the gang brightened up the Campbell Performing Arts Center (and the winter) with You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown in late February.

The ensemble cast of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, opposite page, bottom: Lauren Clark ‘23, Maya Luthi ‘23, Bensen Han ‘23, Wally Capen ‘22, Allison Jiang ‘22, and Griffin Elliott ‘22

de Menil Gallery

SPRING EXHIBIT

“Still Emerging After All These Years”

Paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Charlotte Andry Gibbs and Charles “Duke” Gibbs Through May 31, 2022

Charlotte Andry Gibbs and Charles “Duke” Gibbs, long united by marriage, exhibit their artworks together for the first time in “Still Emerging After All These Years.” Charlotte’s paintings and drawings join Charles’ works in wood and metal in the de Menil Gallery through May.

Although Charlotte’s work has roamed through the pop art and abstract genres over the years, her paintings in the de Menil focus on children, a theme that has long captivated her, even though her own children are now adults.

Charles’ sculptures represent animals, birds, and fish, as well as more abstract and whimsical constructions of wheels, boat hulls, and other detritus. He has said that he often “works spontaneously, without drawings or plans, letting the pieces evolve during the process of assembling them.”

Charlotte has a formal art education, including at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Massachusetts College of Art, while Charles is self-taught. He immersed himself in sculpture after experiencing life as a soldier, merchant seaman, auto mechanic, carpenter, and—jafter getting a master’s at MIT—jobs in TV and publishing. Both artists have exhibited their works in various museums and galleries, including in the annual regional exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum (Charlotte) and the “Trash Menagerie” exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum (Charles).

The gallery is open Monday–Friday, 9:00a.m.–3:00 p.m. (closed on Wednesdays) and Saturday–Sunday 11:00a.m.–4:00 p.m. Top, “Rover” and “Dory” by Charles “Duke” Gibbs; above, “Boy with his Cat” by Charlotte Andry Gibbs