IN THIS ISSUE 4 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8 MOAS INTERN AND VOLUNTEER NEWS
Intern Spotlights, Volunteer of the Quarter, and Volunteer Retirement
10 BEHIND THE COSTUMES BY RUTH GRIM
ON THE COVER
Tuscawilla Preserve is back and fully reopened since Hurricane Matthew and can now be explored by all of our visitors! Come and enjoy the beauty of this Florida coastal hydric hammock and habitat for numerous endangered species of flora and fauna.
An Interview with Jean Lawrence Druesedow, former Director of Kent State University Museum
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BY J. “ZACH” ZACHARIAS
Faces from the Past - Portraits from the MOAS Collection
18 FALL EXHIBITS & PROGRAMMING CALENDAR 24 MOAS GUILD NEWS
BY DR. BEVERLY MCMURTRY GRISSOM
The Guild Kicks-Off Fall with Awards and Accolades
26 SPOTLIGHT ON FALL EXHIBITIONS BY RUTH GRIM
The 2018-2019 Fall Exhibition Season Brings Exciting Shows of Many Different Types to MOAS
30 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
A Small Sampling of Unique Holiday Gift Ideas from the MOAS and Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art Gift Shops
32 MODERN PURPLE ROMANCE
BY ALEX MIDDLETON AND TORI CARTA
A Styled Shoot Featuring the Season's Most Popular Hue in the Courtyard at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
36 OVER AND OUT
BY JASON SCHREINER
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MOAS STAFF
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Executive Director ANDREW SANDALL RUTH GRIM, Chief Curator and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art ERIC MAUK, Curator of Exhibits MEGAN FINLEY, Curatorial Assistant ROBERT WOHLRAB, Curatorial Assistant JAMES ZACHARIAS, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History NICOLE MESSERVY, Education Associate KELSEY HANSEN-KRAUSE, Group Tours and Education Coordinator SETH MAYO, Curator of Astronomy JASON SCHREINER, Planetarium Coordinator FAWAAZ DILJOHN, Planetarium Educator STEVE CONKLIN, Director of Finance DIANNE MORRIS, Finance Associate STEPHANIE MASON-TEAGUE, Director of Operations KRISTEN ALFORD, Director of Community Relations MONICA MITRY, Development Manager JENELLE CODIANNE, Director of Marketing and Public Relations ALEXANDRA MIDDLETON, Director of Sales and Special Events TORI CARTA, Rental Manager JOHN BRUCE, Chief of Security BRANDON SHEPPARD, Facilities Manager Guest Relations Team MARK CARRUTHERS, Guest Relations Associate COREY COOK, Guest Relations Associate LORI HOEPFINGER, Guest Relations Gift Shop Coordinator CLARISSA LEON, Guest Relations Associate MICHELLE MCCARDLE, Guest Relations Associate LISA SHAW, Guest Relations Coordinator DORIS STRNAD, Guest Relations Event Specialist Maintenance Team DEAN CORMIER, Facilities Assistant ISRAEL TAYLOR, Facilities Assistant CARLOS ZELLARS, Facilities Assistant Security Team JUSTIN ALISA, Security CALEB CANLON, Security ANDY GION, Security LINDSAY MCCALEB, Security AMANDA MITCHELL, Security CHRISTOPHER NGUYEN, Security ORLANDO PACHECO, Security ANGELO PIERCE, JR., Security Training Specialist ALEXIS ROMEYN, Security DORIS STRNAD, Security DEVIN SULLIVAN, Security
Editor JENELLE CODIANNE Contributing Writers TORI CARTA RUTH GRIM DR. BEVERLY MCMURTRY GRISSOM ALEX MIDDLETON JASON SCHREINER J. “ZACH” ZACHARIAS Art Director NIKKI MASTANDO, MASTANDO MEDIA
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The opening of 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, with local funding provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, on September 1, 2018.
DEAR FRIENDS, “So, what is your museum about?” That is a question that I get asked so often whenever I tell people where I work, and to be honest, I still do ANDREW SANDALL not really know how to answer them, even after six years here. We have fantastic fine and decorative art collections, but we are way more than just an art museum. We have hundreds of families a week who come to experience the hands-on science activities in the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum, but that is just a small part of what we have here. The Root Family Museum highlights both social and industrial history but is also a real treasure trove for subject specialists from CocaCola collectors to auto racing fans and railroad enthusiasts. The same could be said for the Planetarium, which provides laser story shows for small children through all kinds of family shows and presentations, but also attracts astronauts and renowned scientists to talk about the latest happenings in astronomy and space exploration. Oh and did I mention the incredible Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art with a collection of artworks that could grace the walls of any museum around the world? And even there, we have both an art museum AND a history museum rolled into one. Do you see my problem? We have so much going on here that it is always such a difficult question to answer, and I usually must include the fact that we are physically one of the largest museums in Florida and pack a lot into our sprawling campus. This is great, but it presents us with a problem too – how do we market a museum that appeals to so many people? You may have seen the new website and wayfinding signage around the Museum where we list all of the different wings and galleries that we are composed of individually so that visitors can get a better sense of how eclectic we are, and the sheer number of subjects we cover. One of the major reasons we have been
offering so many social events at both of our museums has been to attract people who may not think there is anything here for them, and to encourage them through our doors so they can see for themselves that we quite literally have something for everyone to enjoy. One of the issues that we discussed at length during our strategic planning process was how we had visitors coming for very specific reasons and not necessarily coming to see the whole museum. A lot of conversations were had, and ideas were thrown around about this notion, but the truth is that this is the reality of a modern museum. With everyone, especially families, so busy and with so many options for ways to spend their leisure time, it is rare that people have several hours to spend scouring the entire museum. We are working hard to make sure visitors feel welcomed and valued whether they are here to play in the Children’s Museum and catch a planetarium show or if they came to explore the art galleries without any plans to play in the pizza parlor or racetrack exhibits! Whenever I talk about the Museum of Arts & Sciences to people, I find the easiest way to explain us is that we are just like the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., but you do not get rained on here as you walk between the different subject matters! I tell everyone that it is fine to just come in for as long of a time as you have, especially if you are a MOAS member, and just spend some time immersed in our galleries either visiting an old favorite or coming in to see a new installation or exhibit. Do not worry about not having a whole day to spend or feeling like you must visit every gallery during every trip. Come as often as you like and for whatever reason, and if we are doing our job well, you will find that the Museum provides you with the experience you need. Come often enough and you will see just how the Museum is continuously evolving to meet modern needs. Hopefully, you will see the next generation of museum goers enjoying the galleries right alongside you!
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ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-for-profit educational institution, chartered by the State of Florida in 1962 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Museum collections and research include Cuban and Florida art, American fine and decorative arts, European fine and decorative arts, pre-Columbian and African artifacts, Pleistocene fossils, Florida history and regional natural history. Permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures, and classes highlight educational programs. The Museum houses changing arts and sciences exhibition galleries, permanent collection galleries, a gallery of American art, paintings, decorative arts and furniture, the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum, the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, the Cuban Fine and Folk Art Museum, a state-of-the-art planetarium, library, the Frischer Sculpture Garden, maintains nature trails in a 90-acre preserve in adjacent Tuscawilla Park, and operates Gamble Place in Port Orange. The Museum of Arts and Sciences is recognized by the State of Florida as a cultural institution and receives major funding from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Major Museum programs and activities for members, school children and the general public are also supported by grants from the County of Volusia, the Guild of the Museum of Arts & Sciences, Elfun Community Fund, and over 30 Major Sponsors from the community. MUSEUM HOURS: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday The Museum of Arts and Sciences is committed to the Americans with Disabilities Act by making our facility and programs accessible to all people. If you have any special requirements, suggestions, or recommendations, please contact our representative, Executive Director, Andrew Sandall, at 386.255.0285. If you prefer, you may contact the Cultural Council of Volusia County representative at 386.257.6000, or the Division of Cultural Affairs, The Capitol, Tallahassee 850.487.2980, or TT 850.488.5779. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER IS 1.800.435.7352. FLORIDA REGISTRATION #CH-1851
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InternSpotlights
Skills, training, development and personal growth at the Museum of Arts & Sciences
Brittany Cobb
Arthur Tran
Brittany is a junior at the University of Central Florida majoring in political science and minoring in business. After graduation, she hopes to attend law school to focus on business law. Brittany grew up in Ormond Beach, FL where she became involved in the community through volunteering. She enjoys sharing her love of the arts with her four-yearold daughter, Harper. She is currently a member of the Young Professionals of the Orlando Science Museum and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. She loves history, reading, traveling, and visiting new museums.
Arthur was born and raised in Orlando, FL and now attends Stetson University in DeLand, FL. He is currently studying to receive his bachelor’s in music with an outside field in business and a minor in management. His love for music and deep appreciation for the arts began when he started piano lessons at the age of seven. After visiting museums during his trip to Europe last summer, in particular, the Louvre, Arthur knew that he wanted to seek an internship opportunity at a museum. During his internship at MOAS, he primarily helped the marketing department take photos and write material to market upcoming events on social media. He also volunteered for several events and helped teach the Music City class during this year’s Summer Learning Institute. As he begins his senior year at Stetson, Arthur hopes to stay connected with MOAS by volunteering and visiting regularly. After graduation, he hopes to attend graduate school and eventually work as an arts administrator.
Education Intern
Christina Portuallo Education Intern
Christina is from Flagler Beach, FL and is currently a sophomore at Florida State University where she is studying history and classics. After graduation, she plans to attend law school. While interning, she worked on a variety of research projects for the Education Department, including creating labels for a new “Back in the Day” exhibit.
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Administrative Intern
The Museum of Arts & Sciences offers a variety of internships on a flexible and ongoing basis. Internship applications are available online at moas.org. Please email Monica Mitry, Development Manager, at monica@moas.org, for more information.
Volunteer of the Quarter
Juan Junco
Juan was born in Cuba in 1942 and left in February of 1961. After leaving Cuba, he went to Spain but then found his way to New York to begin a new life where he met his wife, Hilda, and had three sons. While in New York, Juan worked many different jobs from being a messenger boy, to a college student, and then ending his career as an accountant. After retirement in 1999 he moved to Florida where he has been volunteering as a docent at the Museum of Arts & Sciences for almost 20 years, giving tours to individuals and groups specializing in the Cuban Foundation Museum. Most of the tours are attended by visitors from Miami and are Spanish speaking families. Visiting the Cuban Foundation Museum is an emotional experience for many of them, including Juan. He reminisces on a day that he was giving a tour to a group from Miami and found out that in that group was someone that left Cuba on the same boat as himself back in 1961. Every time Juan gives a tour through the Cuban Foundation Museum, he is right back at home. When Juan is not giving tours, he enjoys traveling with his family. In total, he has visited 57 countries including Israel, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea, and Spain. During Juan’s time volunteering at MOAS, he received the honor of Volunteer of the Year in 2000, the Museum’s inaugural year for the award.
Happy Volunteer Retirement! The MOAS staff and fellow volunteers would like to wish a warm farewell to longtime volunteer, Marylou McPherson. Marylou has been volunteering in the MOAS Gift Shop for 20 years, assisting visitors in finding the perfect gift to remember their visit to the Museum. We thank you for your time and dedication to the Museum and wish you the best of luck in your next endeavors.
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ecently retired, Jean Lawrence Druesedow was director of the Kent State University Museum from 1993-2018. She was previously Associate Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1984-1992). She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Speech and Theatre Arts from Indiana University and taught public speaking and costume design for the theater at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky; speech for the University of Maryland European and Mediterranean Divisions, coordinated and taught the graduate Costume Studies program offered by the Costume Institute in cooperation with New York University (1978-1992) as well as Curatorial Problems for the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York (1992). She served as curator or organizer for more than 40 exhibitions, lectured widely, and contributed to publications in the field of costume studies. In anticipation of receiving the exhibit, Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen, from Kent State University in December, we took the opportunity to interview Ms. Druesedow about how Kent State University came to acquire the collection and Hepburn’s role in the development of women’s fashion in the 20th century.
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How did Kent State University Museum come to focus on collecting and exhibiting costumes?
The Museum was founded by Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman, Seventh Avenue fashion entrepreneurs. Shannon had begun to collect both historic and fashionable dress in the late 1950s-early 1960s. He amassed 4,000 costumes and accessories before the Museum was founded – the largest and best collection of costumes in private hands at the time. The Museum was founded to house and display this collection. It has now grown to over 20,000 costumes and 10,000 decorative objects.
How did it come to acquire the Katharine Hepburn collection?
Miss Hepburn told her executors that her personal collection of her performance clothes should be given to an educational institution. After an extensive search, up and down both coasts they discovered the Kent State University Museum (KSUM). Initially, Gladys Toulis, the first director of Kent’s Fashion School, knew a friend of one of the executors. Gladys wrote to me to ask if we would be interested. Over the next
two years I was in contact with the Estate and ultimately, they decided to place the collection at Kent State.
important New York couturiers in the 1930s and 40s, and their extant work is quite rare.
Can you explain a little of Hepburn’s importance regarding the development of women’s fashion in the 20th century?
During the process of curating the collection and developing it into an exhibition did you feel you gained a certain insight into the personality of Miss. Hepburn?
Katharine Hepburn was both down to earth and comfortable in slacks and shirts and glamorous on and off the screen wearing gowns by the finest designers in both Hollywood and New York. In the 1930s, the other celebrities who wore slacks were not native-born – Katharine Hepburn was born in Connecticut – and as a result, they were less influential with the general population. Women going to the movies during the Depression, looked at Hepburn and saw an “allAmerican” girl, both glamorous and wearing slacks. It has been my experience with the exhibition, that women of a certain age look at the slacks on display and realize that without Hepburn’s influence in the 1930s and 1940s, we would not be wearing slacks as ubiquitously as we do today.
What do you think are the most important pieces in the exhibition and why?
The visitors to the exhibition are fascinated by Hepburn’s physical shape: 5’ 7 ½" tall, with a waist that started at 18” and gradually expanded during her long life to about 30” in her 80s. The black evening gown from Adam’s Rib (featured right), designed by Walter Plunkett, attracts the most attention because it demonstrates how very slender she was. However, I think that the most important gowns are those designed by New York couturier Valentina for The Philadelphia Story and Without Love, and the gown from Stage Door designed by Muriel King. These three pieces are extraordinary examples of the high fashion of the time. People went to the theatre to see high fashion just as they went to the movies to see fashion. Hepburn patronized both Valentina and King for her personal wardrobe. Both Valentina and Muriel King were
I have spent a good deal of the last nine years thinking and reading about Katharine Hepburn’s clothes. I believe that she knew a great deal about how she wanted to be perceived by the public, what clothes would accomplish her public image, and what clothes would be right for her in any given role in theatre or film. She was especially concerned with clothes that would provide authenticity for the characters she played. For example, in the 1974 version of The Glass Menagerie, there is a stage direction that says that “Amanda,” Hepburn’s character, should go to her trunk and pull out gowns that she wore thirty years before. Hepburn went to her closet and pulled the wedding dress from The Philadelphia Story, and the dress from Stage Door that she had worn thirty years before: she wore the Philadelphia Story dress and “Laura,” her daughter in the scene wore the Stage Door dress. In another instance, she felt that Cecil Beaton, the designer for the Broadway musical Coco, would not capture Chanel’s elegant simplicity, so when the producers took her to Paris to meet Coco Chanel, she purchased two ensembles, one black and one white, with her own money ($10,000), to wear in the musical. In fact, she only wore the black one, but it is the one in the exhibition and the one in her self-portrait as “Coco.”
Now a little about yourself. You have just retired from KSUM after a long and distinguished career there. How did you come to a career as curator of costume and then director of an institution devoted to collecting and exhibiting costume?
My first career was as a theatrical costume designer in the education theatre – I taught at Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio, and at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. During my years in Kentucky, I took a tour of the fashion industry so that I would be better informed when I had fashion students in my costume design class. The second stop on the tour was the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At the end of the tour, the group was introduced to Master Restorer, Elizabeth Lawrence, Continued on page 12
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who took volunteers in the restoration workshop. I did not have a summer theatre job and seeing authentic period garments in the Costume Institute storage had been cathartic: for years I had taught the history of costume from slides and photographs, but never really looked at the real thing. So, I managed to get an acting job in a Bicentennial pageant on Wall Street, designed by a former student who also provided housing for me, and so every day, after the noontime performances, I got on the subway and went up to the Costume Institute to volunteer. I volunteered there every academic vacation for the next two years, and in 1978 they asked me to join the staff. I was at the Costume Institute for 14 years, ending my tenure as Associate Curator-in-Charge of the department. During the mid-1980s, as Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman were planning the Kent State University Museum, my boss, Stella Blum, helped with the planning and ultimately became the first director. At that time, I took several Kent State University officials through the department. When my turn to need a job came, it coincided with an ad for the position at Kent State. I applied and spent 25 very happy and productive years at the KSUM.
What do you consider the highlights of your years at KSUM?
I think that the highlight of the time at the KSUM was working with the excellent museum staff and having the support of the university. This allowed us to do innovative exhibitions that appealed to students and to the public, and to enhance the reputation of the Museum nationally and internationally.
What do you consider the greatest rewards in bringing costume exhibitions to the public?
We all wear clothes, and most of the time we take our clothes for granted. Rarely do we consider what they say about us, why we choose the clothes we do, why we dress as we do each morning. Costume exhibitions provide important access to understanding both current life and historic times. Visitors to costume exhibitions have an immediate reaction to the clothes they see – “Oh, I’d love to wear that!” or “Oh, I’d HATE to wear that,” and they are often surprised at the context of both historic and contemporary fashion. I have long considered KSU Museum to be a cultural gateway to the intellectual life of the university. Costume exhibitions enhance our understanding of different people in different times and places. Clothing is an intimate but public expression of an individual’s response to a cultural moment.
Any plans on the horizon to share or parting words for those interested in the history of fashion and design as a career?
Costume history can be a valuable tool for understanding broader cultural issues: it can increase understanding of an artist’s choices in portraiture, for example, or the fascination with exotic influences in culture. To really understand costume history every aspect of culture is relevant: the history (war, geography, politics), economics (trade, inventions), social relationships (rituals, marriage, parenting, community), the arts (painting, music, theatre).
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ZACH IN TIME | BY JAMES "ZACH" ZACHARIAS, SENIOR CURATOR OF EDUCATION AND CURATOR OF HISTORY
Faces
Past OF THE
Portraits from the MOAS Collection
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or centuries artists have created portraits of people. The portrait dates back thousands of years and was usually reserved for people of importance like the wealthy, kings, queens, nobility, generals, ancestors, and other individuals deemed worthy. The magnificent portrait is a creative collaboration between the artist and the sitter and can mean many things to different people. The most important reason for the portrait is simply for the remembrance of that person. There are lots of decisions for the artist to make when rendering a likeness of an individual. The portrait artist has many aspects to decide when a creating a unique portrait of a person. Decisions on color, shape, line, scale, angle, background, and overall composition are critical to creating a realistic likeness. A good portrait artist can communicate the illusion of three dimensions on a 2D
Portrait of Don Tomas Mateo Cervantes, circa 1800, oil on canvas by Vincente Escobar.
surface while creating a natural scene. There are many impressive portraits in the galleries of the Museum of Arts & Sciences to view and learn from. Let’s talk about a few of my favorites from each gallery.
A good portrait artist can communicate the illusion of three dimensions on a 2D surface while creating a natural scene. Within the Schulte Gallery of Chinese Art is a set of beautiful ancestor portraits. Ancestor portraits date back thousands of years and are an important connection between the living and the deceased. Ancestors are believed to be honored and revered and therefore can bring good fortune to the descendants of the living. These
portraits serve as ancestor worship in the home – usually by members of an imperial court. Most of the portraits that have survived date back from 1644 to approximately 1911. Ancestor portraits are highly stylized, usually depicting a frontal pose with the sitters draped in flowing, colorful semi-formal gowns and the lush carpet beneath their feet. An interesting feature is that they are almost all painted with the same facial expression, usually a somber and detached look. Accurate facial features and lavish jewelry is a common feature. Social rank is depicted by the color of their gown. Bright yellow was reserved specifically for the emperor. Another wonderful portrait within the Museum resides in the Cuban Museum – the large format Portrait of Don Tomas Mateo Cervantes, circa 1800, oil on canvas by Vincente Escobar. He was one of the early portrait artists living in Havana and is
There are so many wonderful portraits to see in the Dow Gallery of American Art that is it hard to choose a favorite. One portrait that I am drawn to is titled, Girl with Dipper, 1875, an oil on canvas by John George Brown. Brown was born in England and was originally a glass cutter by trade. He eventually made his way to New York and opened his own studio. In the 1880s he began painting his favorite subject, children, especially street youngsters in urban areas. Girl with Dipper is a different setting for Brown. This portrait depicts a young girl set in the countryside. The young Victorian girl, shown in the middle ground, is wearing fine clothing of the time and stands under a lush tree holding a metal dipper. Brown presents her offering the viewer a sip of cool water from the well she stands over. His use of shadow and light is shown throughout the composition of what is clearly a summer’s day. The detail and realism of this Gilded Age portrait show Brown’s ability to work greater than his norm. John George Brown lived from 1831-1913 and is quoted saying, “I want people a hundred years from now to know how children that I painted looked like.”
Girl with Dipper, 1875, an oil on canvas by John George Brown
considered one of the most important colonial portrait painters in the city, specializing in rendering portraits of a growing wealthy merchant class as well as other aristocrats. Not much is known about the life of Vincente Escobar, but he was believed to be a man of “free color,” living from 1747-1818. He is a vital link to a new formal portrait tradition developing in Cuba. The sitter, Don Tomas, was a cultural leader, Attorney General of the City, and a member of the nobility. 14 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE 16
He is presented in three-quarter view shown in a luminous, realistic style. He wears a deep blue tunic with gold braid detail and a formal sword. The white lace cravat shows Escobar’s attention to rendering detail. He paints a lush garnet color velvet fabric in the background of the canvas which provides a perfect contrast against the blue suit of Tomas. In the upper righthand corner, the family coat of arms is depicted which shows his important role in society.
An interesting portrait with a unique Florida connection which can be seen appearing in several special exhibitions at MOAS, is a French painting of the child, Prince Napoleon Achille Murat, circa 1820, an oil on canvas by Marie-Eleonore Godefroid. Godefroid was a prominent female portrait artist from Paris known for her great renderings of prominent children. Godefroid paints the young Prince and nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte in a “grand manner” that was popular at that time in Europe. Grand manner painting was considered the highest and most academic style of art in the 18th century. The grand manner was a style that
showed subjects life-size standing in classical poses that mimicked the ancient Romans and Greeks. Another characteristic shows sitters in full-length, usually in surroundings that conveyed nobility or some other elite status. Depictions of classical architecture and pastoral backgrounds are all common metaphors included in this style that signify great wealth and estates. Upon the fall of the Napoleonic Empire, Achille Murat, now a young man, fled to the United States and married Catherine Wills Grey, the grandniece of George Washington. He eventually made his way to territorial Florida and settled in the ancient city of St. Augustine. He took up residence on St. George Street and was known as a local eccentric. He enrolled in the local militia under Brigadier General Joseph Hernandez. He was known to eat all sorts of unsophisticated foods that most local residences did not consume. He was legendary for eating owls, raccoons, lizards, snakes, and alligators. One story was told of him eating a buzzard where he was quoted saying, “Buzzard is no good whether you boil, fry, or grill him, he is just no good.� Achille was known to wear frontier clothing and rarely bathed. He was often seen nude sitting in the river to cool off. He would move his furniture to the beach and conduct business, but later the tide would roll in and wash his furniture out to sea.
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Achille then moved to Tallahassee where he owned a plantation called Lipona and became an alderman and mayor of the city. Unfortunately, this long-time story of him being a mayor and alderman in Tallahassee has no historical proof. Unsuccessfully trying to receive his inheritance back, the once Prince of Naples died in 1847. He and his wife are buried in Tallahassee on the outskirts of Florida State University. Portraits play an important role in human history since the beginning of civilization. They have memorialized gods and goddesses, the wealthy, the famous, the eccentric, and the everyday person. Once, it was the only way to capture an image until a new form of depicting people appeared on the horizon. Photography did not kill the painting, but it did change it and allowed painters new creative options like cubism and surrealism. There are many great portrait paintings to be explored within the galleries of the Museum. The next time you are here, take some time to look at the unique histories and styles of these magnificent portraits.
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FALL EXHIBITS Visions of the Future
ONGOING THROUGH 2018 – PLANETARIUM LOBBY This colorful, creative poster series from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, now on display in the Planetarium Lobby, imagines possible future travel destinations to real exotic locations in space. The retro-style artwork takes inspiration from travel advertisements of the past and combines them with intriguing objects within our Solar System and far-off exoplanets. Photo Credit: Trappist-1e, NASA
Whistler & Company: The Etching Revival
THROUGH NOVEMBER 18, 2018 – KARSHAN CENTER OF GRAPHIC ART Expatriate American artist, James Abbot McNeill Whistler played an essential role in the etching revival of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition includes nearly a dozen works by Whistler, whose gritty images of the River Thames, views of Venice, and Parisian scenes revived, at least in part, the art of etching in the 19th century. Other artists who participated in the etching revival include Muirhead Bone, Mortimer Menpes, Charles Meryon, Maxime Lalanne, Joseph Pennell, and Frank Duveneck, among others. Whistler & Company: The Etching Revival is organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Billingsgate, 1859
100 Faces of War
THROUGH NOVEMBER 25, 2018 – FORD GALLERY 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, features 100 oil portraits of Americans who went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, by artist Matt Mitchell. Representing a cross section of home states, military branches, jobs, and backgrounds, every portrait includes a candid, first-hand account of war. Funding for this exhibit was provided locally through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. 100 Faces of War is an exhibition organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with artist Matt Mitchell. Copyright © 20052014, Matt Mitchell. All rights reserved.
Existential Journeys: Selections from Beaux Arts of Central Florida
THROUGH NOVEMBER 7, 2018 – ROOT HALL Beaux Arts group was organized in 1962 by the students of the late Lillian “Lu” Belmont of New York City. Because of her and her students, the first contemporary art group was introduced to the then provincial Halifax area. This group is comprised of 50 professional artists, working in all mediums, who place a strong emphasis on the experimental creative approach with a strong emphasis on quality work. The artists are encouraged to expand their horizons and constantly stretch their abilities. Photo Credit: Christine Peloquin, Sense, Mixed Media
Upstairs, Downstairs: Porcelain and Pewter Decorative Arts
NOVEMBER 1, 2018 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2019 – BOUCHELLE CHANGING GALLERY This exhibition shows the everyday objects that helped define upper class and working-class lives. Expensive and fragile porcelain by such renowned manufacturers as the German Meissen company have filled the tables and cupboards of the wealthy since the 1700s while rustic, durable pewter had to suffice for the daily needs of the lower classes. Photo Credit (from left to right): America, Pitcher, c. 1790, Pewter; America, Pitcher, c. 1800, Royal Vienna Porcelain with painting by Claudius Herr
The War to End All Wars: Collapse of the Frontier Attrition & WWI Graphic Arts & Personal Effects
NOVEMBER 10, 2018 THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2019 – ROOT HALL In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, local artist Patricia BeBeau’s monumental collage/mixed media work will be on display. It depicts WWI Allied and German airstrikes on the day before the Armistice of November 11, 1918 that ended the long war of attrition in the Belgian trenches as well as on the sea and in air. A Modernist version of a one-hundred-year-old-event, this piece reminds us that “The War to End All Wars” did not, unfortunately, live up to its name, and war in any time and place is a tragedy to be avoided if possible. Photo Credit: Patricia BeBeau, “The Collapse of the Frontier Attrition, November 10, 1918,” tempera and mixed media
Cut Up/Cut Out
DECEMBER 8, 2018 THROUGH JANUARY 27, 2019 – KARSHAN CENTER OF GRAPHIC ART Cut Up/Cut Out is an exhibition of national and international artists who explore the captivating methods of decorative piercing and cutting, using a wide range of media from paper and plastic to metal and rubber. The transformative nature of cutting into and through a surface provides endless possibilities for converting the material from opaque to transparent, from flat to sculptural, from rigid to delicate, and from ordinary to exquisite. The process and precision required for this method of art-making is laborious, technically demanding, and always astonishing. Cut Up/Cut Out was organized by Carrie Lederer, Curator of Exhibitions, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA. Photo Credit: Xin Song, “Still Life – Bird and Flower, 2014,” papercut magazine collage on mylar, 40 inches (diameter) I
Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen
DECEMBER 8, 2018 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2, 2019 – FORD GALLERY Organized by Kent State University Museum from its collection, this exhibition features Katharine Hepburn’s performance clothes from The Philadelphia Story, Without Love, and Coco; screen costumes from such classic films as Stage Door, Adam’s Rib, and Long Day’s Journey Into Night; and many of her television movies, such as Love Among the Ruins. In addition, Hepburn’s “signature look,” an ensemble of tailored beige trousers and linen jackets, will be spotlighted, as will vintage posters, playbills, photos, and other Hepburn-related artifacts. Photo Credit: Katharine Hepburn
'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Illustrations from 21st Century Editions of the Poem
DECEMBER 8, 2018 THROUGH FEBRUARY 24, 2019 – NORTH WING CORRIDOR Just in time for the holiday season, this exhibit will feature fifteen of the most non-traditional and exciting 21st century published versions of the illustrated poem by award-winning artists from abroad and the United States. These artists work in a variety of media, including cutpaper and mechanicals, and their illustrations bring fresh ideas for setting, characters, plot details, and composition to this timeless classic. Photo Credit: Richard Jesse Watson
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Currently on Display in the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art "The Latest News from Florida": Wood Engravings from 19th Century Periodicals
A. WORLEY BROWN & FAMILY GALLERY Wood engravings from 19th century illustrated magazines and journals documenting events in the remote land of Florida - a state that few northerners knew a lot about or would ever visit. The works in this exhibit are grouped into three sections - "life", "industry", and "war". "Life" includes depictions of daily activities and amusements. "Industry" includes depictions of processes such as citrus growing and harvesting and preparing Spanish moss for commercial purposes. "War" includes depictions of the armaments, military activities, fortification structures, and naval events. These topics proved to be of interest to those who bought these publications. Featured Painting: Harper’s Weekly, Ft. Pickens 1861
Fun in the Sun
SENA H. AND THOMAS L. ZANE GALLERY This exhibition consists of over 30 works from the collection that represent Floridians and tourists enjoying the events, activities, and natural treasures available in Florida. Paintings feature scenes of fishing, beach going, horse racing, annual celebrations, and more. Featured Painting: Adolf Arther Dehn, 4th of July in the Keys, ca. 1940
Florida Weather
FRANCE FAMILY GALLERY Experience a myriad of Florida weather in just one day. The Florida Weather gallery offers a look at Florida weather as represented by art. Florida is known for weather that changes with uncanny speed. Sun, rain, wind, clouds, storms, and fog all play a part in what the artist sees and wants to capture. The color, technique, rhythm, and texture are focused to evoke the full sensation of what is Florida's revealing environmental trait.Featured painting: Naomi Duckman (Furth); Storm on Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys, 1935
The Seminole and the Everglades
FRANCE FAMILY GALLERY The Everglades is a region of tropical wetlands that occupies the southern portion of Florida. Water leaving the vast, shallow Lake Okeechobee in the wet season forms a slow-moving river 60 miles wide and over 100 miles long. Human habitation in the southern portion of the Florida peninsula dates from 15,000 years ago. The region was dominated by the native Calusa and Tequesta tribes. After European colonization, both tribes declined. The Seminole nation emerged out of groups of Native Americans, mostly Creek, from what are now the northern Muscogee peoples. Artists from the early 19th century on have found the visual characteristics of the people and the land compelling subjects for artworks. The climatic conditions change frequently giving new dimensions of color, motion, and light to the landscape. The dramatic variables are a challenge to the painter attempting to capture a specific moment. The flora and fauna are often unique and fascinating. Rendering them is as often for scientific documentation as it is for the decorative motif. Featured painting: James F. Hutchinson; Seminole Man, 1992
Volusia County
The Volusia County gallery contains paintings with the county as the subject. Volusia County has encouraged both well-known and less-known artists to portray the environments and people from the county from the last quarter of the 19th century and on. Featured painting: James Calvert Smith; Stop the Train, ca. 1950
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FALL PROGRAMS Ongoing Events Wednesday Yoga in the Gallery Wednesdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm Take a break from your busy day and enjoy weekly Yoga in the Gallery at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. Meet in the lobby to join registered yoga instructor, Ashley Brooks of Holistic Movements, for an hour-long session that will provide you with an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses. Class is open to all experience levels. Please bring a mat, towel, and water. Space is limited and registration is required. RSVP to the Museum at 386-255-0285. $5.00 for members, $10.00 for future members.
October Wednesday, October 10 4:00pm-6:00pm 100 Faces of War: Ekphrastic Poetry Session In conjunction with 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, with local funding for this program provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Florida Poet Laureate for Volusia County, M.B. McLatchey, will lead a workshop series in writing to connect at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. This series is open to the public with a special invitation to veterans and family and friends of veterans. Like good talk over a good meal, writing helps us to connect with our loved ones, with our friends and communities, and with our own personal histories. By trying our hands at various forms of writing, workshop participants will explore how written expression can generate positive and creative directions in our lives. All levels of writers are welcome, from non-writers to
advanced writers. Space is limited. RSVP in advance by calling the Museum at 386-2550285. Free for members and veterans, or included with paid museum admission. Thursday, October 11 5:30pm-7:30pm Wine Tasting: Holiday Pairings Join us at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art for our quarterly wine tasting series with S.R. Perrott. Spend the evening among friends while you sip up knowledge on swirling, tasting, and describing wine while learning about different pairings with light appetizers. This program will feature the perfect wine pairings for the upcoming holiday season. Discover a new favorite to incorporate into your holiday meal or purchase a bottle as a gift for family or friends! This event is for ages 21 and older. Seating is limited. Register online at MOAS.org or by calling the Museum at 386255-0285 to purchase admission in advance. $25.00 for members, $35.00 for future members. Saturday, October 13 11:00am-4:00pm Fall Family Festival Join educators, Kelsey Hansen and Nicole Messervy, at the Museum of Arts & Sciences for our 2nd Annual Fall Family Festival! Activities will include a variety of crafts and games, story time, trick or treating in the galleries, and a special Halloween laser show in the planetarium! Children may dress up and participate in a fun costume contest (See details in our calendar on MOAS.org and on our Facebook event page). This event is sponsored in part by Walgreens. For more information about this event, please contact Nicole Messervy at 386-255-0285 ext. 313. Free for members or with paid museum admission.
Saturday, October 13 7:00pm-9:45pm Second Saturday Laser Rock Concert 7:00pm Fright Light Laser Show (Halloween theme) 8:00pm Laser Vinyl 9:00pm Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon $5.00 for one show, $7.00 for two shows, and $9.00 for three shows. Admission goes on sale one week prior to the shows. Wednesday, October 17 4:00pm-6:00pm 100 Faces of War: Ekphrastic Poetry Session In conjunction with 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, with local funding for this program provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Florida Poet Laureate for Volusia County, M.B. McLatchey, will lead a workshop series in writing to connect at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. This series is open to the public with a special invitation to veterans and family and friends of veterans. Like good talk over a good meal, writing helps us to connect with our loved ones, with our friends and communities, and with our own personal histories. By trying our hands at various forms of writing, workshop participants will explore how written expression can generate positive and creative directions in our lives. All levels of writers are welcome, from non-writers to advanced writers. Space is limited. RSVP in advance by calling the Museum at 386-2550285. Free for members and veterans, or included with paid museum admission.
FALL PROGRAMS Thursday, October 18 2:00pm-3:30pm Florida Vistas Book Club: Backcountry Lawman by Bob H. Lee Join us for our next Florida history book club meeting at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. With thirty years of backcountry patrol experience in Florida, Bob Lee has lived through incidents of legend, including one of the biggest environmental busts in Florida history. His fascinating memoir reveals the danger and the humor in the unsung exploits of game wardens. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling the Museum at 386255-0285. Free for members, $5.00 for future members. Thursday, October 18 4:00pm-4:45pm Special Planetarium Presentation: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Join Jason Schreiner, Planetarium Coordinator, as he chronicles his extensive coverage of the launch of NASA’s recordbreaking, Sun-studying spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe. Jason will present the behindthe-scenes images that he captured in early August along with his stunning launch video footage that he took atop NASA’s large Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Using the Planetarium’s technology, Jason will also delve into the important work that the Parker Solar Probe will conduct, and how it will “touch” the Sun, providing us with an unprecedented look at our nearest star. Free for members or with paid museum admission. Friday, October 19 2:00pm-3:00pm Porch Talk at Gamble Place: The Life and Times of James Gamble James Gamble, of Proctor and Gamble fame, was one of the first snowbirds to visit our area. His love of nature and hunting led him to create his own private hunting lodge on Spruce Creek. Join Senior Curator of Education and History, Zach Zacharias, at Gamble Place in Port Orange for a presentation and tour of this unique historical site. Space is limited and advanced RSVP is required by calling the Museum at 386-2550285. Free for members, $5.00 for future members.
Saturday, October 20 4:00pm-4:45pm Special Encore Planetarium Presentation: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Join Jason Schreiner, Planetarium Coordinator, as he chronicles his extensive coverage of the launch of NASA’s recordbreaking, Sun-studying spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe. Jason will present the behindthe-scenes images that he captured in early August along with his stunning launch video footage that he took atop NASA’s large Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Using the Planetarium’s technology, Jason will also delve into the important work that the Parker Solar Probe will conduct, and how it will “touch” the Sun, providing us with an unprecedented look at our nearest star. Free for members or with paid museum admission. Thursday, October 25 3:00pm-4:00pm The Grand Dames: The Historic Hotels of Florida Back by popular demand, it’s the “Grand Hotels!” Florida’s sand, sun, and laid-back lifestyle has attracted hoteliers for ages. These storied hotels of yesteryear all still welcome guests. Meet Senior Curator of Education and History, Zach Zacharias, in the Root Family Auditorium to take a modernday tour and learn about the history of these historic luxury hotels from around the state. Free for members, $7.00 for future members, or included with paid museum admission. Monday, October 29 5:00pm-7:00pm MOAS After Hours Join us at the Museum of Arts & Sciences for a special Halloween themed after-hours event! Enjoy exclusive after-hours access to the Museum’s galleries, a Halloween themed planetarium show, live music, food for purchase from a local food truck, and happyhour drink specials, including some special Halloween themed cocktails! Costumes are strongly encouraged! Free for members, $5.00 for future members.
November Thursday, November 1, 8:30am – Friday, November 2, 8:00pm MOAS Member Overnight Trip to Downtown St. Petersburg Take a trip with MOAS to downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, the city’s heart. Downtown is filled with shops, restaurants, bars, and attractions, including The Dali Museum, the Chihuly Collection, and the Sunken Gardens. Spend the night at the Hyatt Place in the center of downtown which is within walking distance to a variety of restaurants and shops. In the evening, explore the downtown at your leisure. }Day 1: Morean Arts Center featuring the Chihuly Collection and a glass blowing demo }Day 2: The Sunken Gardens and The Dali Museum Must be a MOAS member to attend. Kindly RSVP by October 11 by calling 386-255-0285. Please meet at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art no later than 8:30am. A full schedule can be found in the online calendar at MOAS.org. $275.00 per person for a single room. $200.00 per person for a double room. Includes transportation, breakfast, lodging, and museum admission to the Morean Arts Center, featuring the Chihuly Collection and a glass blowing demo, the Sunken Gardens, and The Dali Museum. Thursday, November 1 2:00pm-3:30pm Artist Demonstration with Walt Disney World Artist and Animator, Cecilia A. WashingtonCarr We are honored to have retired, long-time Disney animator, Cecilia Washington-Carr give a presentation and art demonstration detailing her life as a Disney animator for 35 years. Join Cecilia in the Root Family Auditorium where she will demonstrate the style, background, and details that went into making a scene come to life. Cecilia is a fine arts painter with an immense background in illustration, cel painting, cartooning, character art, animation, education, mural painting, and much more. We hope you will join us for this educational opportunity to hear about the long career of a world-class artist. Free for members, $7.00 for future members, or included with paid museum admission. Friday, November 9 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch and Learn: The Top Ten Oldest Paintings Florida has a long history of landscape paintings that date back to the 1830s. Join Senior Curator of Education and History, Zach Zacharias, for lunch at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art and a look at the oldest paintings on exhibit. Learn the story behind the artist, the history, and the style of these important landscapes. Call the Museum at 386-255-0285 to RSVP and to place your lunch order. Space is limited and advanced RSVP and paid lunch are required. Lecture is free plus the price of paid lunch for members. Lecture is $5.00 plus the price of paid lunch for future members. Friday, November 9 6:30pm-11:00pm MOAS Fall Night Sky Viewing Party Come celebrate the fall night sky with us in our front entrance courtyard! With telescopes and astronomy experts at hand, we will marvel at the fall and early winter-time constellations that fill the sky along with the planets Saturn and Mars. The MOAS Planetarium will be hosting live planetarium shows about the night
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FALL PROGRAMS sky throughout the evening as well for your enjoyment. Guests are welcome to bring their own outdoor chairs, telescopes/binoculars, and their curiosities about the universe. We will also have the Southern State of Mind food truck present selling the best in southern cuisine! The outdoor portion of this event is free to the public and is weather permitting. All planetarium shows are $4.00 per person for both members and future members. Saturday, November 10 7:00pm-9:45pm Second Saturday Laser Rock Concert 7:00pm Laser Beatles 8:00pm Laser Metallica 9:00pm Laser Zeppelin $5.00 for one show, $7.00 for two shows, and $9.00 for three shows. Admission goes on sale one week prior to the shows. Sunday, November 11 11:00am-2:00pm Brunch in the Courtyard Join us in the Florida Hospital Courtyard at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art for an interactive and innovative brunch featuring presentations by The Vegetable Butchers and Simply Roses. Enjoy a complimentary mimosa from the mimosa bar and a 3-course brunch menu. Chefs Tyler Vaugh and Joshua James will be serving up an innovative plant-based menu with live demonstrations, bringing a new flare and way of thinking about food. After brunch, enjoy a fall-themed floral design session with Ashlee Roberson of Simply Roses. This event is for ages 21 and older. Seating is limited. Register online at MOAS.org or by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285 to purchase admission in advance. $55.00 for members, $60.00 for future members. Thursday, November 15 2:00pm-3:30pm Florida Vistas Book Club: Seduced by Randy White Join us for our next Florida history book club meeting at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. A fishing guide and parttime investigator, Hannah Smith, is a tall, strong Florida woman descended from many generations of the same. Five hundred years ago, Spanish conquistadors planted the first orange seeds in Florida, and now, the whole industry is in trouble. The trees are dying at the root, weakened by infestation and genetic manipulation. The only solution might be somehow, somewhere, to find samples of the original rootstock. No one is better equipped to traverse the swamps and murky backcountry of Florida than Hannah, but once word leaks of her quest, the trouble begins. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285. Free for members, $5.00 for future members. Saturday, November 17 12:30pm-1:30pm 100 Faces of War: “Art of the American Soldier” lecture by Renee Klish Bringing the military portraits in 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, with local funding for this program provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, into context with the Museum’s art collections, MOAS will bring the noted art curator, Renee Klish, the former Army art curator at the U.S. Army Center of Military History to lecture on her publication, “The Art of the American Soldier.” This publication accompanied an exhibition mounted in 2011
in Washington D.C. based on the more than 15,000 paintings and sketches created by over 1,300 American soldiers in the line of duty. With no national museum to display this impressive collection, these works have remained in curatorial storage in Washington D.C. for decades, seldom made available for public viewing. With section headings such as, “A Soldier’s Life,” “A Soldiers Duty,” “A Soldier’s Sacrifice,” and “The American Soldier,” Ms. Klish will give a slide lecture in the Root Family Auditorium on the history of the Army art program, from its origins in World War I through its current incarnations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Free for members and veterans, or included with paid museum admission. Saturday, November 17 2:00pm-5:00pm 100 Faces of War: Painting Workshop with artist, Joseph Palmerio at MOAS ACA Arts & Wellness is proud to support 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, with local funding for this program provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities, by offering a workshop with renowned Florida artist, Joseph Palmerio, in the Root Family Museum Train Station at MOAS. This is a unique experience designed for veterans to express themselves using paint and canvas. Try your hand at a landscape or still life painting. Space for this class is limited. RSVP in advance by calling the Atlantic Center for the Arts at 386-423-1753 or by emailing community@ atlanticcenterforthearts.org. This program is sponsored in part by Brown & Brown, Inc. Free for veterans, $90.00 for non-veterans. Saturday, November 17 4:00pm-4:45pm You Run the Show! Join us in the MOAS Planetarium for this audience guided show that can take you anywhere in the universe that you would like to go! Come with your questions, curiosities, and interests, as we navigate freely through the Planetarium’s vast digital universe. We cannot wait to explore the universe with you! Free for members or with paid museum admission. Monday, November 26 5:00pm-7:00pm MOAS After Hours Join us at the Museum of Arts & Sciences for our monthly MOAS After Hours, featuring exclusive after-hours access to the Museum’s galleries, food for purchase from a local food truck, live music, happy hour drink specials, and a planetarium show! To get you in a “holiday frame of mind,” enjoy a curatorial preview from 5:30-6:15pm of the upcoming exhibition, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Illustrations for 21st Century Editions of the Poem, opening to the public on December 8. Samples of the illustrations to be featured in the exhibition will be on view as the visual history of this iconic poem is discussed as well as some of the latest, innovative contemporary expressions are revealed. The illustrations are lively, funny, and endlessly creative – proving that this timeless classic has not lost its appeal for illustrators, publishers, and the public alike. The Museum Store will also have extended hours and will feature many holiday gift items. Come in and meet local authors and artisans and enjoy samples of our new Republic of Tea selections. Members always receive 10% off most items in the Museum Store! Free for members, $5.00 for future members.
Friday, November 30 2:00pm-3:00pm Porch Talk at Gamble Place: The Gilded Age of Florida There was a lot going on in the Gilded Age 1865-1900 which was an era of massive change that left an indelible mark on Florida. Agriculture, steamboats, railroads, resorts, environmental efforts, industrialization, and millionaires laid the foundation for modern Florida we have today. Join Senior Curator of Education and History, Zach Zacharias, at Gamble Place in Port Orange for a history presentation revolving around the Gilded Age. Space is limited and advanced RSVP is required by calling the Museum at 386-2550285. Free for members, $5.00 for future members.
December Saturday, December 1 1:00pm-4:30pm Chemistry is Out-of-this-World Join MOAS Educator, Kelsey Hansen, at the Museum of Arts & Sciences to learn about the chemistry of outer space. Learn about the very first elements created by the Big Bang and conduct experiments while learning about space science. Ages 9-13 years old are welcome. Space is limited. RSVP in advance by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285. $8.00 for members, $10.00 for future members. Saturday, December 1 6:00pm-6:45pm Holiday Planetarium Special: ERAU Acafellas Under the Dome Get in the holiday spirit with stars and music as we invite Embry-Riddle’s acapella group, the Acafellas, to perform for the fourth year in a row inside the Planetarium. This talented group of ERAU students will sing wonderful holiday tunes mixed in with some pop hits set to beautiful astronomical animations on the dome above. Space is limited. Admission may be purchased in advance at the MOAS guest relations desk or by calling 386-255-0285. $5.00 for adult members and free for children 17 and under. $8.00 for future adult members and $4.00 for future child members 17 and under. Wednesday, December 5 3:00pm-4:00pm Amazing Objects in the MOAS Collection Join Senior Curator of Education and History, Zach Zacharias, in the Root Family Auditorium for a look at 12 amazing objects in the Museum’s collection from Cuba, Africa, China, America, Florida Prehistory, and more! You will be amazed at the history, the art, and the science behind these objects. Free for members or with paid museum admission. Friday, December 7 5:30pm-8:00pm Exhibition Preview: Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen Step back in time during this member exclusive preview of the new exhibition, Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen, featuring costumes from her various roles on the stage and the screen, on loan from Kent State University Museum. Enjoy a screening of Katharine’s 1933 classic, Morning Glory, in the MOAS Courtyard. Make sure to bring your lawn chair! Enjoy a cash bar throughout the evening with a signature drink and food for purchase from a local food truck. Free for MOAS members and $5.00 for future members.
FALL PROGRAMS Saturday, December 8 7:00pm-9:45pm Second Saturday Laser Rock Concert 7:00pm Laser Vinyl 8:00pm Pink Floyd – The Wall 9:00pm Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon $5.00 for one show, $7.00 for two shows, and $9.00 for three shows. Admission goes on sale one week prior to the shows.
and hope as they deal with a domineering husband and father. Their journey from one destitute town to another, as well as from one personal challenge to another is full of faith, true grit, and determination. Dixie Jo embodies the spunk all young people need to overcome adversities. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285. Free for members, $5.00 for future members.
Monday, December 10 5:30pm MOAS Annual Dinner & Exhibit Reception Join us at the Museum of Arts & Sciences for the Museum’s annual meeting and an exhibition reception for the new Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen exhibit. The annual meeting and exhibition reception will feature an awards presentation, installation of the MOAS officers and trustees, and a tour of the new Katharine Hepburn exhibit. Dinner will be served and business attire is requested. A form to fill out and mail in can be found on page 23. Advanced RSVP is required by mailing in a form with payment, registering online at MOAS.org, or by calling the Museum at 386255-0285. $45.00 per person.
Thursday, December 13 6:00pm-8:00pm Jingle and Mingle: MOAS Member Holiday Party Celebrate the holidays at the Museum of Arts & Sciences with exclusive after-hours gallery access, a champagne toast, appetizers, and door prizes and raffles! Finish up your holiday shopping with unique gifts from local indie artists and artisans, a wine tasting and sales station with a Sommelier from S.R. Perrott, and discounts and offers from the Museum Store. Come dressed in your most festive attire! RSVP by December 5 by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285. MOAS Members – bring a guest for $10.00 (up to two guests per membership). Free for MOAS members.
Thursday, December 13 2:00pm-3:30pm Florida Vistas Book Club: Sunday Wild Child by Ethel Cook-Wilson Join us for our next Florida history book club meeting at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. A story of a Florida family’s trials and triumphs during the first half of the twentieth century. Bonnie Blithe and Dixie Jo lend their voices to their tales of loss, love,
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Thursday, December 20 10:30am-2:30pm Holiday Hangout Need to get some extra holiday shopping done? Drop your child off at the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum at MOAS for a little bit of holiday fun! This year’s theme will be Santa’s Workshop. Children will enjoy a variety of holiday crafts and activities. Children ages 4-10 years old are welcome. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Please call the Museum at 386-2550285 to reserve your child’s spot. $6.00 for members, $8.00 for future members.
Friday, December 14 8:30am-5:00pm Florida History Bus Tour: Orange County Regional History Center and Harry P. Leu Gardens Join Senior Curator of Education and History, Zach Zacharias, for a great day of Florida history. Explore the Orange County Regional History Center with its wonderful exhibits showcasing central Florida history such as citrus and cattle industries, early tourism,
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pioneering the Pulse Night Club exhibit, and more. The 1936 historic Harry P. Leu Gardens near Winter Park is 50 acres of magnificent gardens, 200-year old oak trees, exotic plants, and the Leu Historic House. Enjoy lunch at The Porch Restaurant in Winter Park, a casual, family-friendly restaurant specializing in a large selection of gourmet sandwiches, salads, and a fantastic selection of sides. Space for this bus trip is limited and advanced RSVP is required by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285. No refunds will be issued. Please meet at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art no later than 8:30am. A full schedule can be found at MOAS.org. $50.00 for members, $60.00 for future members. (Lunch is not included)
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GUILD NEWS | BY DR. BEVERLY MCMURTRY GRISSOM, MOAS GUILD PRESIDENT
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We’re Number One!
The Guild Kicks-Off Fall with Awards and Accolades
ur excellent Halifax Art Festival (HAF) has been voted the Daytona Beach NewsJournal’s Volusia Readers’ Choice for the BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL! We are so thrilled and have so many dedicated volunteers to thank for building this event into the highly regarded, professionallyrun festival that it is. And, clearly, the community-at-large recognizes that! But that’s not all! The readers of the Hometown News have voted our Halifax Art Festival as the Best Outdoor Event. Happily, our community recognizes the quality of this festival and has made their support known! And there’s more!
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We have just learned that the national publication, Sunshine Artist Magazine, has ranked our Halifax Art Festival 24th in the nation among fine arts festivals. This is an amazing tribute to a festival that is produced and presented solely by volunteers.
Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Volusia Readers’ Choice, BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL RANKED 24TH IN THE NATION among fine art festivals by Sunshine Artist Magazine Hometown News, BEST OUTDOOR EVENT
We members owe a huge debt of thanks to the dozens of volunteers who work on this event, a twelvemonth process. Our team of over 100 volunteers invests well over 4,000 hours into putting on this superior festival. In particular, I want to
thank George Fortuna, Pat MasottiAbernathy, and Pam Fieldus for the hundreds of hours they put into staging this significant event. When you see them, please be sure to thank them for all they do. Kathy Wilson, Andrea Pair, and Gloria Keay have been working during the summer on the festival, as well. They, too, are essential to the success of the festival. Of course, the other members of the leadership team for the HAF are absolutely essential to just how good this festival is. Every single person who has worked on the planning this summer is a big reason that our festival is so good. I salute and thank every one of them! I hope you will, too. While the Guild does not hold general membership meetings during the summer, the members of the board and key committees are very busy carrying on the important work of the Guild. As usual, the Halifax Art Festival Committee has
been hard at work accomplishing the myriad tasks involved in staging this signature fundraising event. We have had meetings with the Downtown Development Authority officials, City of Daytona Beach officials, and news outlets, to name a few entities with whom we must work with to put on this festival. We also have been at work handling the details of planning and booking our programs for our general meetings. The Family Festival of Trees Committee has already begun work in planning the second annual event, which is the redesigned Festival of Trees. We will be having interesting Artful Interludes, a really classy fashion show, our holiday meeting, our Golf Tournament (thanks to Mike Armstrong and company), and our ever-popular Garden Party.
sustained long-time membership, but have also taken volunteer roles – many of them in a leadership capacity – to further the work of our Guild. The leaders and volunteers of this Guild over the years to the present day stood on the shoulders of these dedicated, steadfast women. They are one of the reasons our Guild thrives today, and they deserve our respect and appreciation. I will end this update with my usual sincere invitation for volunteers to step forward and be a part of making this Guild and Museum the very best they can be.
It’s all about people power. I invite you to be a part of this energizing and fulfilling organization through active Our first meeting, that was on committee participation. It September 11, showcased and would be impossible for me honored longtime members of our to overstate how much we Guild. These people have not only need your help!
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FALL EXHIBITS FEATURE | BY RUTH GRIM, CHIEF CURATOR/GARY R. LIBBY CURATOR OF ART
SPOTLIGHT ON FALL EXHIBITIONS In addition to Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen from the Kent State University Museum, the 2018-2019 fall exhibition season is bringing exciting shows of many different types to MOAS!
Christine Peloquin, Sense, Mixed Media, 48 x 60. Artist on display in the Existential Journeys: Selections from Beaux Arts of Central Florida exhibition.
EXISTENTIAL JOURNEYS: SELECTIONS FROM BEAUX ARTS CENTRAL FLORIDA Currently on view in the newly-renovated Root Hall is Existential Journeys: Selections from Beaux Arts Central Florida. This group is one of the area’s longest-standing arts groups, formed in 1962 by the students of the late Lillian “Lu” Belmont of New York City. The dedication of these artists to their cause has led to more people in the community understanding, enjoying, supporting, and appreciating modern art and the contemporary artist. The group’s objectives are: strive for excellence and originality; explore various media and techniques; contribute a personal and fresh approach to the diversity of today’s art.
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The group is comprised of 50 professional artists, working in all mediums, who place a strong emphasis on the experimental creative approach with a strong emphasis on quality work. The artists are encouraged to expand their horizons and constantly stretch their abilities. Membership is by invitation only and jurying and is limited to 50 at any given time. Colorful and highly expressive, this exhibition reflects the inward artistic journeys of some of Central Florida’s best working artists and highlights the strength of our local arts community.
THE WAR TO END ALL WARS: COLLAPSE OF THE FRONTIER ATTRITION & WWI GRAPHIC ARTS & PERSONAL EFFECTS Opening November 10 – the 100th anniversary of the end of the first World War – is The War to End All Wars: Collapse of the Frontier Attrition, November 10, 1918, and WWI Graphic Arts and Personal Effects in Root Hall. This exhibition has three components. The first of which is a large, contemporary collage piece by local artist Patricia BeBeau that commemorates this crucial moment at the end of the WWI. This was the collapse of the effort by the Germans at the Western Front which had devolved into near-stalemate trench warfare from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France. Locked in a hopeless bloody stalemate, the Allies fought the Germans over the course of years and millions of young men lost their lives in the space between the two enemy's trench systems known as "no man's land." It is from this conflict that we get the term “War of Attrition,” meaning a war based on wearing down one’s opponent over a long stretch of time through continuous losses in personnel, equipment, and supplies so that their will to fight collapses. Ms. BeBeau’s collage captures the last days in this bloody standoff when the Allied forces are closing in on land and in the sky, to finally bring this horrendous conflict to an end.
Patricia BeBeau, The Collapse of the Frontier Attrition, November 10, 1918, tempera and mixed media. On display in the War To End All Wars: Collapse of the Frontier Attrition & WWI Graphic Arts & Personal Effects exhibition
Joining Patricia BeBeau’s commemorative collage in this exhibition are vintage French posters from the MOAS collection exhorting patriots to support the war effort by buying war bonds along with photos and personal effects from a local collector who has preserved individual histories of some who served in this “War to End all Wars.”
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM 21ST CENTURY EDITIONS OF THE POEM By Lyn Lacy, Exhibition Curator Next, in the spirit of the holiday season, the North Wing Corridor exhibition space will host an exhibit celebrating one of the most iconic publications of all time – Clement Clark Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. During the 19th and 20th century, hundreds of classic interpretations of this poem were published by picture book illustrators. These illustrators remained true to the styles of their times, and some of them exhibited an almost reverential attitude toward the famous poem. Settings for the story were usually traditional scenes of calm winter nights and cozy interiors. However, in the 21st century, innovative – often wildly eccentric – illustrators have presented exciting, fresh new ideas for characters or plot details. The MOAS exhibition features three dozen of the best of these illustrations, some by award winners, half by artists outside the U.S., and all faithful to the text itself, whether primitive, contemporary, classical, comical, or surreal. Richard Jesse Watson’s edition of the poem shows an aviator Santa, a spaceship guided by reindeer, and a
Courtesy of the artist, Richard Jesse Watson. On display in The Night Before Christmas: Illustrations from 21st Century Editions of the Poem exhibition.
dozen elves ready with the vacuum cleaner when the jolly old guy is covered with soot (shown here). Bruce Whatley’s reindeer stampede beyond the picture frame, rolling their eyes, tangling up with leaves, and bugling frantically, demanding our involvement in the scene. Matt Tavares created unforgettable portraits of a sleeping young girl, a bemused father and a shocked Santa who’s
just realized he’s being watched, not only by the father but also by you. Lisbeth Zwerger shows Santa as a wee gentleman in a red coat and tall headgear, with a few tiny elves in a wooden sleigh with toys pulled along behind it by delicate threads. Gennady Spirin’s small, delicate illustrations depict a child racing his cats downstairs to watch a huge Santa break into a jig in his heavy boots, having the time of his life with toys held high. Natee Puttapipat has mastered black-on-white elegance of cut-paper silhouettes, including a pop-up double page displayed beside Robert Sabuda’s mechanical edition. Rachel Isadora used richly-textured cut paper with patterns and paint to form collages to stunning effect, especially a gaily-dressed Santa with his colorful toys. Robert Ingpen’s weather-beaten Santa is the sootiest, grimiest rascal by far as he recovers from his inglorious descent with benevolent but mischievous charm. Eric Puybaret pictured Santa much like a porcelain doll, with delicate reindeer gliding down gracefully in their flowing capes and top hats. Zdenko Basic and Manuel Sumberac created an outrageous Santa as a giant balloon of a fellow in steampunk glasses with a humungous burlap bag of toys and a dozen helmeted elves scurrying around to do all the work. Christine Brallier’s stained glass illustrations are remarkable in their detail, especially for the jubilant, bugling reindeer and a decidedly suspicious cat. David Ercolini created a house that future archeologists would call the American 21st-Century “Taj Mahal of Tacky,” in which every Christmas decoration imaginable is found, inside and out. Altogether, this assemblage of some of the best picture book artists working today brings to life this historic poem – one that surely is a part of many a visitor’s family holidays – in new and lively ways.
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CUT UP/CUT OUT
Opening the same weekend as the Hepburn and Night Before Christmas shows, is Cut Up/Cut Out, organized by Carrie Lederer, Curator of Exhibitions, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, a large exhibition that brings over 50 national and international artists who explore the captivating methods of decorative piercing and cutting, using a wide range of media from paper and plastic to metal and rubber. The transformative nature of cutting into and through a surface provides endless possibilities for converting the material from opaque to transparent, from flat to Karen Margolis, Salt Lake City, 2009, 6 layers of maps, watercolor. On display in the Cut Up/Cut Out exhibition. sculptural, from rigid to delicate, and from ordinary to exquisite. The process and precision required for this method of art-making is laborious, technically demanding, and always astonishing. The art of cutting paper dates back thousands of years, with early artworks coming from 6th century China. Originally a decorative handcraft for women, Chinese paper-cutting eventually expanded into rural areas, becoming a staple at religious ceremonies and festivals. By the 14th century, paper-cutting spread to the rest of the world bringing in a new wave of folk art traditions. Cut Up/Cut Out honors both innovation and tradition with a selection of over 50 artists representing diverse styles and techniques. The Japanese also have a traditional paper cutting art called kamikiri or kirie which focuses on intricate and complex designs. A number of artists in the exhibition who seem to channel this process are Kako Uedo, Maude White, Annie Vought, and Rogan Brown. Carmen Lomas Garza, Haciendo Papel Picado/Making Paper Cutouts, 1998, black paper cutout. On display in the Cut Up/Cut Out exhibition.
Other cultural paper-cutting traditions in the exhibition are represented by the San Francisco artist Carmen Lomas Garza who was inspired by the late 1960s Chicano Movement and her childhood in South Texas. Her technique employs the Mexican tradition of papel picado. This is a cut paper form that is still used for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and other celebrations. This show features several largescale installations including Margaret Griffith’s Coringa, a hand-cut, 12-foot long paper artwork that cascades from the ceiling Adriane Colburn’s expansive multimedia piece Forest for the Trees, and a site–specific interactive installation by Los Angeles artist Rebecca Niederlander. Cut Up/Cut Out also includes a group of artists who are drawn to cutting into unique or unusual materials such as tires, oil drums, and leaves: Wim Delvoye (tires), Mounir Fatmi (saw
Gabriel Schama, Untitled (Irises), 2015, plywood. On display in the Cut Up/Cut Out exhibition.
blades), Ana Didart (receipt paper rolls), Cal Lane (oil drums and cans, landmines), Hillary Waters Fayle, Francesca Pastine (ARTFORUM magazines), and Lorenzo Duran (leaves).
This exhibition, with its wealth of delicate and intricately-constructed objects, is sure to fascinate and delight as it celebrates an art form not often put in the spotlight.
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By Director of Sales & Special Events, Alex Middleton and Rentals Manager, Tori Carta
modern purple romance A styled shoot featuring the season's most popular hue in the Courtyard at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
When walking through a museum, marveling at the paintings and artifacts that are showcased and preserved in its spaces, it is not often one pays much attention to what is outside of those walls. Yet, housed within the property of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, home to the largest collection of Florida themed oil and watercolor paintings in the world, is a stunning outdoor courtyard area perfectly suited to capture a timeless celebration like this styled wedding captured by Kt Crabb Photography.
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Partnering with Cherry Blossom Events and a number of talented vendors in the local community, the goal of this styled shoot was to extend the beauty of the Museum’s gorgeous interior artwork and architectural design, with the natural backdrop of the sunny outdoors. The photo shoot highlighted current trends of the year including the Pantone Color of the Year, Ultra Violet, geometric shapes, mixed metals of gold, brass, and copper, with a touch of marble. Soft purple hues, twinkling market lights above, and a real-life couple radiating love only added to the harmonious shoot between vendors and the romantic design details. Enjoy the images, embrace the Florida outdoors, and realize that there is always more beauty to a museum than meets the eye.
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Your dream wedding starts with your dream venue. The Museum of Arts & Sciences and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art in Daytona Beach feature a variety of truly unique settings for a wedding to remember. Our venues offer a modern-day bride the prestige of an artistic aesthetic while embracing the beauty of an endless color palette to play with. From rustic elegance to contemporary sophistication and classic traditional to refined intimacy, the Museum of Arts & Sciences’ stunning ceremony and reception locations offer you the wedding day backdrop that you have always wanted. Book a single room or a whole wing, include additional galleries or utilize the entire museum.
Book your walk-through today! Tori Carta, Rentals Manager 386-256-3607 or tori@moas.org
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OVER AND OUT | JASON SCHREINER, PLANETARIUM COORDINATOR
Good Speed, Parker Solar Probe! In 1957, Eugene Parker proposed some radical new theories on the nature of our home star, the Sun. Six decades later, his dreams of unlocking the secrets of the Sun are becoming a reality. Image Credit: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/Steve Gribben
In the early hours of August 12, 2018, the Parker Solar Probe lifted off aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37. Its seven-year journey will push the limits of human engineering, breaking numerous records to confirm and reach beyond Dr. Parker’s hypotheses on the solar wind, the corona, and the magnetic interactions between the Sun and Earth.
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The Launch
The launch of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) marks only the tenth Heavy version of the Delta IV rocket to be utilized. Requiring a large specific orbital energy to achieve its goals, the car-sized probe sat in a mostly empty capsule atop the enormous rocket with the two additional boosters all strapped together. A rocket with this much energy was necessitated by the orbital mechanics of the mission to fight against the momentum of Earth’s orbit and fall inwards to the center of the solar system. (More on this later.) To aid this expedition even further, controlling the weight of the spacecraft was of vital importance. A lighter craft can attain higher speeds, so every bit of excess was shaved
During a private, prelaunch Q&A, Dr. Eugene Parker draws a laugh from Nicki Fox, Chief Scientist for Heliophysics at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. At 91 years old, Dr. Parker still retains his razor-sharp wit. Image credit: Jason Schreiner/MOAS
have a massive impact on Earth’s technology, especially on satellites in space, on our radio transmissions at the surface, and on our electrical grid, as well as the immediate safety of our astronauts. An unprecedented mission such as this requires a level of heat shielding technology never seen before. The side facing the Sun must endure temperatures upwards of 1,400 degrees Celsius (2,552 degrees Fahrenheit). This high-tech Thermal Protection System is the culmination of years of trial and error, research and analysis by the engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Without their immense efforts and the resultant heat shield, the entire mission would not be viable. Composed of complex layers of white ceramic, tungsten, carboncarbon, and 4.5 inches of carbon foam, the core of which is 97% air, the shield will insulate the instruments from exposure to the intense solar thermals and keep them near room temperature. Kevlar blankets will also protect the craft from “hypervelocity dust,” tiny particles moving at incredibly high speeds which can (and will) damage the spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
off when possible. The Parker Solar Probe is a lean, mean, speed machine. At precisely 3:31 a.m. on August 12, 2018, the 236 ft tall, 1,616,000 lb. rocket blazed through clear skies. The RS68A engines burned the cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen fuel, leaving a blindingly bright trail. With 2.2 million foot-pounds of thrust, the trio of engines departed the Florida coast and arced east over the Atlantic Ocean, to ever greater heights and a rendezvous with scientific immortality.
The Mission
Since we all live within the Sun’s atmosphere as it extends far into space, it is vital that we understand how it functions. Solar weather can
To achieve the scientific goals of better understanding solar behavior, five major investigations will take place during the expedition. 1. Electromagnetic Fields Investigation (FIELDS) will make direct measurements of the electric and magnetic fields, radio waves, plasma density, and electron temperature. 2. Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISOIS) will measure energetic electrons, protons, and heavy ions. 3. Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) will take optical images of the corona and inner heliosphere. 4. Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) will count electrons, protons, and helium ions and measure their velocities, densities, and temperatures. 5. Heliospheric Origins with Solar Probe Plus (HeliOSPP) will be a theory and modeling investigation to maximize the scientific return from the mission.
A “high speed” object such as a typical airline passenger plane, cruising at 560 miles per hour, does not even register when compared to the Parker Solar Probe’s extreme velocity. Image credit: Jason Schreiner/MOAS
The Trajectory
While it may seem relatively easy to send a mission to the Sun rather than the far reaches of our solar system, this is not the case. Gravitationally speaking, the trajectory is actually rather difficult. In fact, it takes about 55 times more energy to reach the Sun than Mars. Keeping in mind that the Earth is constantly in motion around the Sun, think of our orbit like water spiraling around a drain. As a spacecraft launches from Earth, it conserves the angular momentum imparted by our planet, so it would naturally continue along that roughly circular path around the Sun. In order to travel towards the Sun, however, a series of braking maneuvers must be performed to bleed off some of that speed and fall inwards to the center of the solar system. Over the course of seven years, the Parker Solar Probe will make seven passes by Venus for a gravitational assist. Most often, gravitational assists are associated with stealing a little of a planet’s momentum to increase a spacecraft’s velocity as it passes. However, in the case of the PSP, the gravity “assist” is more of a “desist” since the purpose is to remove some inherent speed of the probe from Earth’s angular momentum. By giving Venus some of its momentum, the probe’s orbit will gradually shrink, resulting in a closest pass of only 3.83 million miles from the Sun. With the Earth at a distance of about 93 million miles from the Sun, the probe will be only 4% of that distance away from the Sun’s surface. While the probe may require a reduction in velocity to direct itself towards the Sun, nobody will be able to claim it is a slow spacecraft. The reality will be quite the opposite. While the scientific data collected from this mission will revolutionize humanity’s understanding of the Sun, an equally exciting prospect is the incredible speed that the spacecraft will achieve along the way.
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A scientist inspects the all-important heat shield, which will protect the instruments in its shadow. Image credit: NASA/ Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman As the Parker Solar Probe approaches the center of the solar system, the Sun’s ever-present gravitational force will continue tugging on the spacecraft, pulling it to faster and faster speeds. Not only will the Parker Solar Probe become the new record holder for the fastest object ever made by humans, on December 19, 2024, it will obliterate the current record of 44 miles per second, set by spacecraft Helios-B in 1976. The PSP will reach a truly blazing velocity of 120 miles per second, beating Helios-B almost three times over. That’s fast enough to travel from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in one second. This velocity is so high, it requires two graphs to fully appreciate. (Pictured on page 38) Traveling at 432,000 miles per hour, the PSP will face immense heat and radiation like no other spacecraft before. Braving the plasma, magnetic fields, and charged particles to touch the face of the Sun, it will gather precious data to help us better understand our place in the solar system, aid in spaceweather prediction, and potentially keep us safe from future solar phenomena. As is the case with most groundbreaking experiments, the Parker Solar Probe will surely lead to even more new questions than it will provide answers, but further expanding our knowledge of our home star, our solar system and the entire universe. For additional images and videos, please visit our blog at moas.org.
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