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FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART

THE BAROQUE WORLD OF

FERNANDO

BOTERO SEPTEMBER 13-DECEMBER 2, 2007

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Oklahoma City Museum of Art Executive Staff Carolyn Hill, Executive Director Hardy George, Ph.D. , Chief Curator Rodney Lee, Finance Director Kenneth H. Lindquist, Development Director

Editorial Staff Alison Amick, Associate Curator Chandra Boyd, Education Curator Jim Eastep, Development Coordinator Nicole Emmons, Editor Brian Hearn, Film Curator Matthew C. Leininger, Registrar Leslie A. Spears, Communications Manager

Board of Trustees Officers Virginia Meade Fox, President Leslie S. Hudson, Immediate Past President Frank D. Hill, President-Elect Elby J. Beal, Vice President Duke R. Ligon, Vice President Judy M. Love, Vice President Peter B. Delaney, Treasurer John R. Bozalis, M.D., Secretary Katy Boren James C. Meade William M. Cameron Frank W. Merrick Teresa L. Cooper Charles E. Nelson Marion DeVore Maurice C. Nickell, D.D.S. Theodore M. Elam Morris Permenter Shirley Ford John P. Porter Preston G. Gaddis II Christopher P. Reen David T. Greenwell Marianne Rooney Kirk Hammons Robert J. Ross Suzette Hatfield Ira H. Schlezinger K. Blake Hoenig Amalia Miranda Silverstein, M.D. Joe M. Howell, D.V.M. Jeanne Hoffman Smith The Honorable Willa D. Johnson Denise Semands Suttles Penny M. McCaleb Jordan Tang, Ph.D. Katie McClendon Lyndon C. Taylor Frank McPherson Wanda Otey Westheimer

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Director’s Letter

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elcome to the 2007-08 season! Autumn, back to school, Renaissance Ball, and a sparkling series of exhibitions herald the start of the season.

And, a culmination of spectacular proportions arrives with Roman Art from the Louvre, the largest exhibition ever to come to Oklahoma. With it comes the challenge of supporting a museum that has moved to the top tier of international exhibitions.

Not surprisingly, the seriousness of the Museum’s 2007 Annual Fund Campaign is a measure of its commitment to this and future seasons. Such special efforts as the Legacy and Chihuly Project Campaigns were unique initiatives, both undertaken to lift the Museum to a higher plane, and accomplished by astonishing support from an energized community of foundations, corporations, and individuals. In response, the quality of the Museum’s performance over the ensuing years is the Museum’s acknowledgement of the responsibilities inherent in the stewardship of such significant trust and generosity. Please help us sustain these achievements with a contribution to the 2007-2008 Annual Fund. We thank you for your support and look forward to a brilliant season.

Carolyn Hill Executive Director

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Mission statement The Oklahoma City Museum of Art enriches lives through the visual arts.

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932). The Orchestra, 2001. Oil on canvas, 78 ¾ x 67 ¾ in.

(200.025 x 172.085 cm)

I am interested in the unexpected. I shun the impossible and welcome the improbable. Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932). The First Lady, 1989. Oil on canvas, 80 x 72 ¾ in. (203.2 x 184.785 cm)

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932). The President, 1989. Oil on canvas, 80 x 72 ¾ in. (203.2 x 184.785 cm)

That is so…Botero!

The Baroque World of Fernando Botero opens Sept. 13

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he Oklahoma City Museum of Art is pleased to present The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, opening September 13 through December 2, 2007. This retrospective exhibition includes nearly 100 paintings, drawings, and sculptures drawn from Fernando Botero’s personal collection. Selected by Dr. John Sillevis, curator of the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, and presented in eight sections, these works reveal the influence of Botero’s Colombian background on his work. Themes of religion and violence, mysterious still lifes, larger-than-life sculptures, and tributes to the master artists he most admired offer a comprehensive look at Botero’s extensive oeuvre. His controversial, yet unique, style of inflated proportions creates a visually stimulating world that once seen can be recognized from a distance, and the name “Botero” is gradually making its way into the adjective canon as a reference to anything oversized.

A painter, sculptor, and draftsman, Fernando Botero depicts the comedy of human life. Working in a broad range of media, he creates a world of his own, at once accessible and enigmatic, with a particular blend of violence and beauty. Botero has spent most of his years as an artist away from his native country, Colombia, but his art has maintained an uninterrupted link to Latin America. In fact, the key to understanding his work is to realize that his roots are in Medellín, and that his earliest artistic impressions were molded in a Colombian town close to the Andes Mountains.

His first images drew upon the Spanish colonial baroque – the sumptuous decorations that flourish on the walls of every church in South America, with gaudy angels, tormented saints, the physical agony of Christ, and the pearly tears of the immaculate Virgin.

The term baroque comes from the Portuguese barroco, originally used as an adjective to describe a pearl of irregular shape. It wasn’t until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the word was applied to the arts and later became associated with the period following the Renaissance and Mannerism. It was used to describe

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One day while drawing a generously proportioned

mandolin, just as I was doing the sound hole, I made it very tiny, and the mandolin took on fantastic proportions. My talent lay in recognizing that something had taken place.

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Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932). Still Life with Mandolin, 1998. Oil on canvas, 38 ½ x 46 ½ in. (98 x 118 cm)

works that were elaborate, exaggerated, and theatrical. Botero is easily described as a baroque artist because he deviates from the classical rules of art, specifically those of proportion.

Latin American baroque imagery is reflected in Botero’s work when portraying himself as a small boy in the arms of Our Blessed Lady of Colombia (p. 5), carrying a diminutive flag with the national colors, or in depictions of his mother as a widow, in her desperate struggle to survive with her three young children. These are key works in the art of Fernando Botero, connecting his own past with the present of his homeland, Colombia. But Botero can be even more explicit. He presents shocking images of terror and violence, referring to the political instability, the attacks, the kidnappings, and the torture prevalent in his country. These paintings should give pause to those whose criticism of his work centers on the corpulence of his ladies.

The Baroque World of Fernando Botero presents a selection of the best works from various stages in his development as an artist, with occasional “flashbacks” to the early works of the 1950s, when Botero devised images of children that resembled giant dolls with frightening expressions. In 1957, he painted Still Life with a Mandolin, enlarging the volume of the musical instrument in a manner that we now identify with Botero’s style. He continued in this vein, painting a figure of a young girl inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. This painting was acquired – against the current of abstract expressionism that was dominating the art world in the United States at the time – by Dorothy Miller, curator at the Museum of Modern Art for that collection. After her initial support of Botero, museum curators the world over soon followed suit, presenting Botero’s works in major solo exhibitions.

The exhibition follows Botero in his extensive studies of the history of European art. In Spain he was particularly entranced

by Velázquez’s Infantes – the daughters of the Spanish king – in their elaborate court dresses. In France, he studied Ingres, the nineteenth-century master of neoclassical perfection in line, and Delacroix, the master of romantic color. He was also influenced

by Courbet’s teachings, which concerned the complex concept of realism. In Italy, Botero found his inspiration through artists from the Renaissance, including Uccello and Piero della Francesca. As

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a young boy, he admired some contemporary artists, including Pablo Picasso, and later he was confronted with the paintings and sculptures of Giacometti, who was in the habit of reducing his figures to an extreme slimness. These encounters were important for Botero’s development.

He was inspired by European art, but not seduced. He turned his attention to Mexico, where the monumental murals by Diego Rivera and David Siqueiros had a profound impact. Botero absorbed the dramatic self-portraits of Frida Kahlo, and her idiosyncratic interpretation of Latin American folklore, and was intrigued by the mysteries of pre-Columbian artifacts.

Another important theme illustrated in the exhibition is the pomposity and misery of contemporary life in Latin America, including the pretentious affectation of presidents and first ladies as observed by Botero’s satirical eye. Also represented is the glitter and the glory of the corrida – the bullfight – another remnant of Spanish colonial history. Yet, Botero does not avoid the “hour of truth” – the death of a famous torero.

The exhibition also presents a section on everyday life in South America: women observed in the intimacy of their boudoir, street scenes, dance halls, and the suggestion of houses of ill repute.

In a quiet picnic scene, Botero is capable of introducing a hint of menace, the foreboding of an impending disaster. Even in his still-life paintings, Botero creates a sense of uneasiness which is difficult to define: flies hover around pineapples, creating a putrid

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atmosphere; worms eat away a large pear, subverting its ripeness; and the sensuous modeling of a chocolate cake transforms it into a sinful object.

Botero’s superb craftsmanship may be most evident in his drawings, especially those executed in pastel. His pastels have a thoroughly finished look, a richness of color and structure rarely seen in modern art, and have been compared to the master drawings of Ingres, as well as the Vollard Suite and early etchings by Picasso.

Botero also found the opportunity to convert his ideas into bronze and marble sculpture, which have become a seminal element in his oeuvre. His monumental bronzes have been seen by perplexed strollers along the Champs Elysées in Paris, in front of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, and along Park Avenue in New York. The large figures transform their surroundings into a world of fantasy, as seen in Venice where his bronzes adorned the squares along the Grand Canal, or when his sensuous nudes were mirrored in the reflecting pools in front of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague.

Drawn from the collection of the artist and assembled over the last fifty years, the exhibition includes favorite works that Botero was unable to part with, as well as pieces reacquired years after they left his possession. This exhibition provides a long overdue opportunity to investigate the complex workings of this talented artist not only by viewing some of his most renowned masterpieces, but also by studying his most personal works of art.

The exhibition has been organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia.

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932). Our Lady of Colombia, 1992. Oil on canvas, 90 ½ x 75 ½ in. (229.87 x 191.77 cm)

One always paints what is best known, and it is rooted in childhood and adolescence. That is the world I paint.

Fernando Botero

Abbreviated Timeline 1932 – Botero is born in Medellín, Colombia.

1936 – His father, a traveling salesman, dies of a heart attack when Botero is just four years old, inspiring lifelong themes of death and loss in his work.

1944 – Botero attends a school of tauromachy at the age of twelve but prefers drawing the matadors to learning the art of bullfighting.

1957 - Botero paints Still Life with Mandolin and discovers his own style.

1973 – Botero creates his first sculptures while in Paris.

2004 – Botero begins work on a controversial series of works inspired by the mistreatment of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

2006 – He lives in Paris, New York, Monte Carlo, and Pietrasanta; it has become too dangerous to stay in his native country, Colombia.

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932). Smoking Woman, 1987.

Bronze, 72 x 145 5/8 x 66 3/8 in. (182.88 x 369.88 x 168.59 cm)

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Shining Spirit: Westheimer Family Collection Extended through January 2008 Third Floor

American Gallery Showcases New Work William Trost Richards, Tiffany Glass New Additions

Leaving a Mark: The Winston and Ada Eason Collection of “Monuments of American Graphic Arts” Through October 7, 2007 Second Floor

The American Art of the 19th and 20th Century gallery on the Museum’s second floor has been re-hung. New works include the recently purchased Trevalga Head, Cornwall by William Trost Richards. Additionally, two sherbet cups by the Tiffany Glass Company and a vase by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company are on view.

These excellent examples of glass have rarely, if never, been seen outside the collections vault. “The purchase of the painting by Trost Richards provided the opportunity to refresh this gallery and to present works, both new and old, in a new manner,” said Associate Curator Alison Amick. “Additionally, we have re-hung the portrait gallery, adding works by Kenyon Cox and Frank Duveneck, which were formerly in the American Art gallery.” A self-portrait

by Moses Soyer was also added to the American and European Portraits of the 18th, 19th, & 20th Century gallery located on the second floor.

Tour de Quartz

October 11 – November 11, 2007 Second Floor

Oklahoma Artists: The Series, Eugene A. Bavinger Through October 7, 2007 Second Floor

Dale Chihuly: The Exhibition Continuing Third Floor

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Tour de Quartz will present works by 28 Oklahoma high school students. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, and photographs produced during the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI), a prestigious two-week academy held at Quartz Mountain in June. Large-scale paintings of teacups and flower vases as well as six different artists’ interpretations of a glass vase, rendered in acrylic and graphite, are included. The photography selections explore a wide variety of subject matter, from portraits to abstract images.

The students come from rural and urban areas across the state and were chosen by competitive, statewide auditions to attend the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute and Michelle Birdwell (Ponca City, OK). Flower Tea Cup, OSAI 2007. Acrylic study with nationally-renowned artists.

Drawing and painting students studied with Robert Rahway Zakanitch of Brooklyn, New York and the photography class was led by Steve Simon of New York, New York. For more information about the Oklahoma Arts Institute or the Tour de Quartz, visit www.oaiquartz.org or call (405) 321-9000.

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All in all, we have some prize examples in American and European art that put us well beyond the starting point of building on our core collections. -Hardy George, Ph.D.

André Derain (French, 1880-1954). Composition classique, 1907. Oil on board, 8 ½ x 10 ½ in.

(47.09 x 26.67 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Young, 2002.005 (Located on the second floor in the French Gallery)

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museum’s collection is its core. The sheer age and generous financial, government support of national museums, such as the Musée du Louvre, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and The National Gallery, London, have allowed them to supersede the collecting efforts of nearly all other museums.

These museums offer broad, encyclopedic collections, spanning thousands of years.

Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Bolognese, 1665-1747). Portrait of a Woman Holding a Mask, ca. 1700. Oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.66 x 60.96 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Fee, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Melton, Mrs. Omar Milligan, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sias, and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Taylor. Conserved with funds provided by the Kirkpatrick Foundation, 1978.046 (Located on the second floor in the European Gallery)

Specialized museums have a singular core, often the result of a personal collection, such as The Phillips Collection, The Frick Art Museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, or The Andy Warhol Museum. Younger, mid-sized museums, particularly those which are privately funded, such as the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, are more often than not defined by collections with several core strengths.

For example, the Philbrook Museum of Art’s gardens and collection of Italian Renaissance

paintings and sculpture are impressive, as are referencing our works by Moran and Cropsey, the Gilcrease Museum’s collections of Native and genre works, of which we already have American art and art of the American West. some excellent works by Sloan, Henri, and Shinn,” Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is unique in its George continued. “All in all, we have some prize collection of art and artifacts from ancient examples in American and European art that put civilizations, such as Egypt, Greece, and Rome, us well beyond the starting point of building on just as the National Cowboy and Western our core collections.”

Heritage Museum is strongly identified by its Most museums avoid duplicating collections, collection of art of the American West. On especially the strengths identified in sister the other hand, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of institutions. “The more a museum chooses Art’s collection cores include Taos and French to collect in similar areas held or sought by Impressionism. other local museums, the greater the diluting The Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s collection or “splitting” of the quality of works available,” has a core of American art of the nineteenth said Carolyn Hill, executive director. “Ideally, and twentieth centuries. The strengths of its Oklahoma’s museums, for example, have known collection of European paintings are English strengths which complement each other—when genre paintings of the nineteenth century each continues to build on and strengthen and French post-Impressionist works of the in its uniqueness, a much stronger aggregate late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. emerges.”

Additionally, the Museum has a large, comprehensive collection of Chihuly art glass and a young but growing collection of Latin American works. The Museum also plans to become more active in collecting and exhibiting contemporary works.

A museum’s job is to determine its areas of strength, in order to build and accomplish depth in its collection, as well as to determine voids and weaknesses, to allow it to fill in and strengthen its areas greatest need. “Some of the key works which will help us decide where to start would be Courbet and the Barbizon landscape painters,” said Chief Curator Hardy George. “Boudin and early forms of Impressionism, Derain through post-Impressionism and Fauvism, and then there is Crespi and seventeenthcentury Venetian art, Frith and Victorian narrative painting. These are all areas of European art in which we look to collect. In the American field, there should be opportunities to build areas of Thomas Moran (American, 1837-1926). Falls at Toltec Gorge, 1913. Oil on canvas, 39 x Western and Hudson River landscapes, 29 in. (94.06 x 73.66 cm). Gift from the Norma Burford Estate, 1978.019 (Located on the second floor in the American Gallery)

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SEPTEMBER 2007 TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAYs open until 9pm!

The Museum is closed on Mondays.

Museum Cafe is open 11am-3pm.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

1 FILM: Lady Chatterley, 5:30 pm only!

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5 SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 6-9pm

6 EVENT: Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30pm FILM: Wanda Jackson: The Sweet Lady with The Nasty Voice, 7:30pm

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12 EVENT: Members’ Preview The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, 6-9pm SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 6-9pm

13 OPENING: The Baroque World of Fernando Botero opens!

7 FILM: Wanda Jackson: The Sweet Lady with The Nasty Voice, 5:30 & 8pm EVENT: Renaissance Ball, Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, 7pm

14 FILM: Vanaja, 5:30 & 8pm

SCHOOL: The Art of Tai Chi Yoga, 6-7pm

SCHOOL: Play-Doh Creations, 4-5pm

25 SCHOOL: Chihuly Bowls, 4-5pm

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SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 6-9pm

SCHOOL: The Art of Tai Chi Yoga, 6-7pm

FILM EVENT: Sneak Preview and Panel Discussion, The War, 6:30pm

EVENT: Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30pm

26 SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 6-9pm

SCHOOL: The Art of Tai Chi Yoga, 6-7pm EVENT: LAST NIGHT! Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30pm FILM: 10th Manhattan Short Film Festival, 7:30pm

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SCHOOL: Amazing Kids Yoga, 11:30am-Noon

SCHOOL: Still Life Drawing, 1-4pm

FILM: Wanda Jackson: The Sweet Lady with The Nasty Voice, 5:30 & 8pm

FILM EVENT: Wanda Jackson: The Sweet Lady with The Nasty Voice with special appearance by Wanda Jackson, 2pm

15 SCHOOL: Amazing Kids Yoga, 11:30am-Noon

SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 10am-2pm

16 SCHOOL: Clay Sculpture - The Simplified Portrait, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Still Life Drawing, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Digital Photography for Absolute Beginners, 1-4pm FILM: Vanaja, 2pm

FILM: Vanaja, 5:30 & 8pm

21 FILM: Strange Culture, 5:30 & 8pm

FILM: Strange Culture, 7:30pm

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FILM: Lady Chatterley , 2pm

SCHOOL: Little Acorns & Mighty Oaks, 2-4pm

SCHOOL: Boteros Birds, 10am-Noon

FILM: Vanaja , 7:30pm

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SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 10am-2pm

SCHOOL: Big Shape, Little Shape, 10-10:45am

EVENT: Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30pm

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22 SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 10am-2pm

SCHOOL: Polaroid Images and Emulsion Transfers, 10am-4pm

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SCHOOL: Clay Sculpture - The Simplified Portrait, 1-4pm

SCHOOL: Amazing Kids Yoga, 11:30am-Noon

SCHOOL: Creative Use of Your Digital Camera, 1-4pm

SCHOOL: Fall Family Trees, 10-11am

SCHOOL: Still Life Drawing, 1-4pm

FILM: Strange Culture, 5:30 & 8pm

FILM: Strange Culture, 2pm

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FILM: Helvetica, 5:30pm

SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 10am-2pm

FILM: 10th Manhattan Short Film Festival, 8pm

SCHOOL: Amazing Kids Yoga, 11:30am-Noon

30 SCHOOL: Clay Sculpture - The Simplified Portrait, 1-4pm

FILM: Helvetica, 5:30pm

SCHOOL: Still Life Drawing, 1-4pm

FILM: 10th Manhattan Short Film Festival, 8pm

FILM: 10th Manhattan Short Film Festival, 2pm

CAFE EVENT: Brewmaster’s Dinner, 6pm

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4 SCHOOL: The Art of Tai Chi Yoga, 6-7pm

BIG SHAPE, LITTLE SHAPE, 9/15 BOTERO’S BIRDS, 9/15 CLAY SCULPTURE – THE SIMPLIFIED PORTRAIT, 9/16-10/14 STILL LIFE DRAWING, 9/16 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, 9/16 PLAY-DOH CREATIONS (W. PARENT) 9/18 FALL FAMILY“Fernando TREES (W/ PAREVENT: Botero: ENT) Life9/22 and Work,” lecture by POLAROID IMAGEPh.D., & EMULSION Indurre Alonso, AsTRANSFERS, 9/22 Museum sociate curator, CREATIVE OF YOUR of Latin USE American Art DIGITAL CAMERA, 9/23 STILL LIFE PAINTING, 9/23to SCHOOL: Introduction CHIHULY BOWLS6-9pm (W/ PARENT) Glassblowing, 9/25 STILL LIFE PAINTING , 9/30

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October PORTRAITS OF THE MASTERS, 10/4-11/1 IN- TERMEDIATE GLASSBLOWING, to SCHOOL: Introduction 10/13-11/10 Glassblowing, 6-9pm STILL LIFE DRAWING, 10/13 SQUISHY, SQUEEZY SCULPTURES (W/ PARENT) 10/13 IN- TRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWING, 10/17-11/21 FALL BREAK: THE ROUND WORLD OF FERNANDO BOTERO, 10/18-19 ALL ABOUT ANIMALS (W/ PARENT) 10/20 STILL LIFE PAINTING , 10/20 HOMAGE TO THE MASTERS, 10/25-11/15 THE ART OF PILATES, 10/25SCHOOL: Introduction to 11/15 Glassblowing, 6-9pm ART APPRECIATION, 10/2512/13 LAYERED IMAGES THROUGH MIXED MEDIA, 10/4-11/8 BASIC DESIGN & COLOR THEORY, 10/7 WATERMEDIA FOR THE SERIOUS BEGINNER, 10/11 HOMAGE TO THE MASTERS,

30 SCHOOL: Monster Mama Straw Paintings, 10-11am

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OCTOBER 2007

FRIDAY

5 FILM: Latinbeat, 5:30 & 8pm

SCHOOL: Layered Images through Mixed Media, 6-9pm

SATURDAY

6 SCHOOL: Introduction to Glassblowing, 10am-2pm FILM: Latinbeat, 5:30 & 8pm

FILM: Latinbeat , 7:30pm

SUNDAY

7 SCHOOL: Clay Sculpture - The Simplified Portrait, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Basic Design and Color Theory, 1-4pm FILM: Latinbeat 2pm EXHIBITIONS: Leaving a Mark & Oklahoma Artists/ Eugene Bavinger close

11 SCHOOL: The Art of Tai Chi Yoga, 6-7pm

12 EVENT: ART ON TAP, 7:30pm-11pm

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SCHOOL: Intermediate Glassblowing, 10am-3pm

SCHOOL: Watermedia for the Serious Beginner, 6-9pm

SCHOOL: Squishy, Squeezy Sculptures, 10-10:45am

SCHOOL: Layered Images through Mixed Media, 6-9pm

SCHOOL: Still Life Drawing, 10am-Noon

FILM: This Is England, 7:30pm

FILM: This Is England 5:30 & 8pm

14 OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL PARADE! 2-4pm MUSEUM HOURS EXTENDED 9am-6pm SCHOOL: Clay Sculpture - The Simplified Portrait, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Portraits of the Masters, 1-4pm

EXHIBITION:Tour de Quartz opens

18 SCHOOL: Fall Break Camp, 9am-4pm SCHOOL: The Art of Tai Chi Yoga, 6-7pm

19 SCHOOL: Fall Break Camp, 9am-4pm FILM: Klimt, 5:30 & 8pm

20 SCHOOL: All About Animals, 10-10:45am SCHOOL: Still Life Drawing, 10am-Noon

SCHOOL: Layered Images through Mixed Media, 6-9pm

SCHOOL: Intermediate Glassblowing, 10am-3pm

FILM: Klimt, 7:30pm

FILM: Klimt, 5:30 & 8pm

25 SCHOOL: Homage to the Masters, 4:30-6pm SCHOOL: The Art of Pilates, 6-7pm

26 FILM PRESERVATION FESTIVAL: Judge Priest , 5:30 & 8pm

27 SCHOOL: Intermediate Glassblowing, 10am-3pm SCHOOL: Monster Mask Mania, 10-11am

21 SCHOOL: Portraits of the Masters, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Homage to the Masters, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Making Junk Art with Dad, 2-4pm FILM: Klimt, 2pm

28 SCHOOL: Portraits of the Masters, 1-4pm SCHOOL: Introduction to Landscape Drawing, 1-4pm

SCHOOL: Layered Images through Mixed Media, 6-9pm

SCHOOL: Portrait Drawing, 10am-Noon

SCHOOL: Homage to the Masters, 1-4pm

SCHOOL: Art Appreciation, 6-7pm

FILM PRESERVATION FESTIVAL: Steamboat Round the Bend, 5:30 & 8pm

FILM PRESERVATION FESTIVAL: Early Filmmaking in Oklahoma, 2pm

FILM PRESERVATION FESTIVAL: Doctor Bull, 7:30pm

EXCLUSIVE OKC ENGAGEMENT! Thursday, September 13, 7:30pm; Fri. – Sat., September 14 – 15, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, September, 16, 2pm

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Fri. – Sat., August 31 – September 1, 5:30pm only Sunday, September, 2, 2pm

Lady Chatterley

Adapted from D.H. Lawrence’s classic novel, Lady Constance Chatterley lives on a grand estate in Northern England with her husband Clifford, whose war injuries have rendered him unable to perform his marital duties. While attempting to deliver a message from her husband, Constance finds herself mesmerized by the sight of the ruggedly handsome gamekeeper, Oliver Parkin, stripped to the waist while bathing. Soon they are involved in a passionate affair which is both thrilling and dangerous as they flout the strict class distinctions which ruled England in the 1920s.

In French with English subtitles.

Director: Pascale Ferran 2006 France/Belgium 168min. NR HDdigital

Sneak Preview and Panel Discussion Wednesday, September 19, 6:30pm

Billy Mitchell, the “Gamer of the Century,” scored 874,300 points on the arcade classic, Donkey Kong, a record many thought would never be broken. In 2003, 35 year old family man Steve Wiebe, after losing his job at Boeing, found solace in Donkey Kong and set out to break it.

In the months that followed, Steve and Billy engaged in a cross-country duel to see who could set the high score that would be included in the 2007 Guinness World Records book and become The King of Kong. Along the way, both men learned valuable lessons about what it means to be a father, a husband, and a true champion, discovering that you don’t always need to win to be a winner.

Director: Seth Gordon 2007USA 80min. PG-13 35mm

Many of the films are not rated (NR) and may be inappropriate for younger viewers.

Schedule is subject to change.

The War

Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The War explores America’s experience of the greatest cataclysm in human history, the Second World War. The film was six years in the making and focuses on the lives of Americans from four geographically distributed communities transformed by the war: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota.

These often harrowing personal journeys create a vivid portrait of the war that profoundly affected American lives, communities, and society. In collaboration with OETA, the museum will present a special one hour preview of the film followed by a panel of veterans, their relatives, and scholars who will tell some of the unique and compelling stories from the Oklahoma WWII Story Collection Project. The event will also include giveaways of the companion book, The War: An Intimate History, 19411945, and the CD soundtrack for the film.

Advanced tickets go on sale September 11 through the 19, suggested donation $5. Call 405-278-8237, 10am to 5pm.

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Thursday, September 20, 7:30pm; Fri. – Sat., September 21 – 22, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, September, 23, 2pm

Strange Culture

Special appearance by Wanda Jackson on Sunday!

Thursday, September 6, 7:30pm; Fri. – Sat., September 7 – 8, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, September, 9, 2pm

Wanda Jackson: The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice

Oklahoma native Wanda Jackson is often called the first female rock and roll singer and has been dubbed the “Queen of Rockabilly.” During her 2005 U.S. and European tour, a camera crew filmed her performances from her latest album release “I Remember Elvis” in venues ranging from New York City to Sweden. This footage combined with archival film footage, photographs, and interviews with Wanda and her husband and manager of forty-five years, Wendell Goodman, as well as artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello, tells the story of the “Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice.” The film made its world premiere at the 2007 deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City, where it won the Founder’s Award.

Directors: Joanne Fish & Victor Kralyevich 2007 USA 90min. NR HDdigital Advanced tickets for the Sunday 2pm show go on sale August 28 through September 9.

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The surreal nightmare of internationally-acclaimed artist and professor Steve Kurtz began when his wife Hope died in her sleep of heart failure. Police arrived, became suspicious of Kurtz’s art, and called the FBI. Within hours the artist was detained as a suspected “bioterrorist” as dozens of agents in hazmat suits sifted through his work and impounded his computers, manuscripts, books, his cat, and even his wife’s body. Today Kurtz and his longtime collaborator Dr. Robert Ferrell, former Chair of the Genetics Department at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, await a trial date. Starring Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote, Thomas Jay Ryan, Josh Kornbluth, and Steve Kurtz.

Director: Lynn Hershman Leeson 2007 USA 75min. NR HDdigital

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Thursday, September 27, 7:30pm; Fri. – Sat., September 28 – 29, 8pm only; Sunday, September, 30, 2pm

10th Manhattan Short Film Festival

In what has become the biggest competitive short film festival in the world, this tenth edition will screen across Europe, North America, Central and South America. This global audience can vote for their favorite short films at each of the venues, including Oklahoma City. The winner will be announced in New York on Sunday night after the final screenings and votes are tabulated. The festival aims to unite the world via creative short films.

You be the judge! 120min.

In collaboration with the University of Central Oklahoma Film Studies Collection, and the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art celebrates our state centennial with a salute to Oklahoma’s first movie star, Will Rogers. Some of the films will be introduced by Dr. Doug Watson, who performs as the historical character of Will Rogers and will share insights and memories of his film acting career.

Thursday, October 25, 7:30pm

Doctor Bull

Dr. Bull is an old-fashioned country doctor whose affair with a widow is creating waves in the small town where he practices. When there is a mysterious outbreak of typhoid, Dr. Bull must find a way to save his job, his reputation, and a young man’s life. Director: John Ford 1933 USA 79min. NR 16mm With pre-feature short

The Ropin’ Fool

This early silent short film features Will Rogers’ amazing roping tricks.

Director: Clarence G. Badger 1922 USA 22min. NR 16mm Friday, October 26, 5:30pm & 8pm

Judge Priest

Will Rogers stars as Judge William “Billy” Priest in an old southern town still divided by prejudice. Priest is a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew. Director: John Ford 1934 USA 80min.

NR 35mm Saturday, October 27, 5:30pm & 8pm

Steamboat Round the Bend

In 1890s Mississippi, Doc (Will Rogers) has invested in a steamboat but bets it on a big race. From the looks of the boat, though, he might be better off losing this one. A more important race against the clock emerges when his son is jailed on murder charges. Director: John Ford 1935 USA 80min. NR 35mm Sunday, October 28, 2pm

Early Filmmaking in Oklahoma

Bill Moore, Film & Video Archivist at the Oklahoma History Center will present a special program of some of the first films ever made in the state of Oklahoma. Lawman turned filmmaker, Bill Tilghman, and newsreel pioneers Bennie Kent and Arthur Ramsey will be featured. 90min.

Fri. – Sat., September 28 – 29, 5:30pm ONLY

Helvetica

Helvetica is a documentary film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type. Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, inviting us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day.

Director: Gary Hustwit 2007 GB 80min. NR HDdigital

Shane Meadows 2006 GB 100min. NR HDdigital

Thursday, October 11, 7:30pm Saturday, October 13, 5:30pm & 8pm NOTE: No film screenings October 12 & 14

Thursday, October 18, 7:30pm Fri. – Sat., October 19 – 20, 5:30pm & 8pm Sunday, October 21, 2pm

It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Shaun is an isolated lad, growing up in a grim coastal town, whose father has died fighting in the Falklands War. Over the summer, Shaun finds fresh male role models when the local

In 1918, Gustav Klimt (John Malkovich) lies on his deathbed. We follow Klimt’s feverish visions back to the World Exhibition in 1900 in Paris, where Klimt receives the gold medal for his work. There he meets the film magician Georges Méliès who introduces him to the mysterious French dancer, Lea de Castro. She emerges as his fantastical muse and the personification of his erotic ideal. Way ahead of his time, he was celebrated in Paris but condemned in his home town of Vienna for being provocative. The film focuses on Klimt’s eternal search for perfection, eroticism, and love and his tireless hunt for a new form of expression. Director: Raul Ruiz 2006 Austria/

Klimt

This Is England

Thursday, October 4 – Sunday, October 7

2007 Latinbeat

Recent films from Latin America in collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Titles TBA.

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skinhead scene takes him in. With his new friends, Shaun discovers a world of parties, first love, and the joys of Dr. Martin boots. He meets Combo, an older, racist skinhead who has recently been released from prison. As Combo’s gang harass the local ethnic minorities, the course is set for a rite of passage that will hurl Shaun from innocence to experience. Director:

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Museum School ADULT CLASSES

Open to ages 14-adult INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWING Wed., Sept. 5-Oct. 10, 6-9 pm (6 classes) $234 members/ $288 nonmembers (materials provided) INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWING Sat., Sept. 8-Oct. 6, 10 am-2 pm (5 classes) $260 members/ $320 nonmembers (materials provided) THE ART OF TAI CHI YOGA Thurs., Sept. 13-Oct. 18, 6-7 pm (6 classes) Cosponsored by INTEGRIS PACER Fitness Center $60 members/ $90 nonmembers (PACER members, $60) CLAY SCULPTURE – THE SIMPLIFIED PORTRAIT Sun., Sept. 16-Oct. 14, 1-4 pm (5 classes) $100 members/ $125 nonmembers (materials provided) STILL LIFE DRAWING Sun., Sept. 16, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers (materials provided) DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Sun., Sept. 16, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers POLAROID IMAGE AND EMULSION TRANSFERS Sat., Sept. 22, 10 am-4 pm $40 members/ $50 nonmembers (materials provided – bring a sack lunch) CREATIVE USE OF YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA Sun., Sept. 23, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers STILL LIFE PAINTING Sun., Sept. 23, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers (materials provided)

LAYERED IMAGES THROUGH MIXED MEDIA Thurs., Oct. 4-Nov. 8, 6-9 pm (5 classes; no class meeting Oct. 18) $88 members/ $110 nonmembers (limited supply list) BASIC DESIGN AND COLOR THEORY Sun., Oct. 7, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers (materials provided) WATERMEDIA FOR THE SERIOUS BEGINNER Thurs., Oct. 11, 6-9 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers (materials provided) INTERMEDIATE GLASSBLOWING Sat., Oct. 13-Nov. 10, 10 am-3 pm (5 classes) $325 members/ $400 nonmembers (materials provided) INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWING Wed., Oct. 17-Nov. 21, 6-9 pm (6 classes) $234 members/ $288 nonmembers (materials provided) HOMAGE TO THE MASTERS Sun., Oct. 21-Nov. 11, 1-4 pm (4 classes) $70 members/ $90 nonmembers (materials provided) THE ART OF PILATES Thurs., Oct. 25-Nov. 15, 6-7 pm (4 classes) Cosponsored by INTEGRIS PACER Fitness Center $40 members/ $60 nonmembers (PACER members, $40) ART APPRECIATION Thurs., Oct. 25-Dec. 13, 6-8 pm (7 classes; no class meeting Nov. 22) Cosponsored by the Downtown College Consortium $50 members/ $70 nonmembers To enroll, call 232-3382 or visit www.downtowncollege.com.

INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE PAINTING Sun., Oct. 28-Nov. 11, 1-4 pm (3 classes) $60 members/ $75 nonmembers (materials provided)

YOUTH CLASSES

YOUTH CLASSES

BIG SHAPE, LITTLE SHAPE (WITH PARENT) Sat., Sept. 15, 10-10:45 am $6 members/ $8 nonmembers (materials provided)

LITTLE ACORNS AND MIGHTY OAKS (WITH GRANDPARENT) Sun., Sept. 9, 2-4 pm $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided)

SQUISHY, SQUEEZY SCULPTURES (WITH PARENT) Sat., Oct. 13, 10-10:45 am $6 members/ $8 nonmembers (materials provided)

BOTERO’S BIRDS Sat., Sept. 15, 10 am-noon $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided)

Open to ages 15-36 months

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS (WITH PARENT) Sat., Oct. 20, 10-10:45 am $6 members/ $8 nonmembers (materials provided)

YOUTH CLASSES Open to Ages 3-5

PLAY-DOH CREATIONS (WITH PARENT) Tues., Sept. 18, 4-5 pm $7.50 members/ $10 nonmembers (materials provided) FALL FAMILY TREES (WITH PARENT) Sat., Sept. 22, 10-11 am $7.50 members/ $10 nonmembers (materials provided)

Open to ages 6-9

STILL LIFE DRAWING Sat., Oct. 13, 10 am-noon $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided) STILL LIFE PAINTING Sat., Oct. 20, 10 am-noon $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided) HOMAGE TO THE MASTERS Thurs., Oct. 25-Nov. 15, 4:30-6 pm (4 classes) $30 members/ $35 nonmembers (materials provided) PORTRAIT DRAWING Sat., Oct. 27, 10 am-noon $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided)

YOUTH CLASSES Open to ages 7-10

CHIHULY BOWLS (WITH PARENT) Tues., Sept. 25, 4-5 pm $7.50 members/ $10 nonmembers (materials provided) PORTRAITS OF THE MASTERS Thurs., Oct. 4-Nov. 1, 4-5 pm (4 classes; no class meeting Oct. 18) $25 members/$30 nonmembers (materials provided) MONSTER MASK MANIA (WITH PARENT) Sat., Oct. 27, 10-11 am $7.50 members/ $10 nonmembers (materials provided) MONSTER MAMA STRAW PAINTINGS (WITH PARENT) Tues., Oct. 30, 4-5 pm $7.50 members/ $10 nonmembers (materials provided)

AMAZING KIDS YOGA Sat., Sept. 8-29, 11:30 am-noon (4 classes) Cosponsored by INTEGRIS PACER Fitness Center $20 members/ $30 nonmembers (PACER members, $20) MAKING JUNK ART WITH DAD (WITH PARENT) Sun., Oct. 21, 2-4 pm $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided)

YOUTH CLASSES

Open to ages 10-13 STILL LIFE DRAWING Sun., Sept. 9, 2-4 pm $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided) STILL LIFE PAINTING Sun., Sept. 30, 2-4 pm $10 members/ $15 nonmembers (materials provided)

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Programs MUSEUM SCHOOL SUMMER CAMPS

9 21 230 weeks

camps for ages 5-16

Over kids served

Another successful year!

FALL BREAK CAMPS

The Round World of Fernando Botero

Ages 5-7 and 8-10 Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 18-19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Discover the playful, exaggerated artwork of Colombian-born artist Fernando Botero in the special exhibition, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero. We’ll explore the galleries in search of drawings, paintings, and sculptures while learning how to depict images of people, places, and things from everyday life. Get inspired by Botero’s rounded, larger-than-life forms and create your own unique masterpieces to take home during this two-day camp!

On Friday, October 19, at 4 p.m., students will have an art show of their creations in the main lobby, complete with punch and cookies, and can then take their families on a tour of the museum’s galleries. $55 members/ $65 nonmembers per child, materials and snacks included (bring a sack lunch) Before and after care is available from 8–9 a.m. and from 4–5 p.m. at a charge of $5 per child per day.

Maximum enrollment is 12 students. Children must be at least 5 years of age to participate.

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“Fernando Botero: Life and Work” Wednesday, Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m.

Join Indurre Alonso, associate curator, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA, in a detailed look at Fernando Botero’s life and work. This presentation will explore the development of Botero’s unique artistic style by comparing images of his works and the old masters that influenced him. Additionally, Alonso will focus on his satirical depictions of Colombian society and the use of Latin American elements and landscapes in his works. “Fernando Botero is one of the few artists who has been able to combine different European and Latin American currents within his work, Indurre Alonso creating a unique and distinctive language that has gained him international acclaim as an artist, all the while maintaining his Colombian identity,” Alonso said.

Lectures are free to the public with paid museum admission and are free to members. Seating is limited to 240. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (405) 236-3100, ext. 213, or e-mailing reservations@okcmoa.com.

Educators’ Evening

Thursday, Sept. 20, 5 – 9 p.m.

The evening’s open house activities include an opening program, visits to all galleries, exhibitions, and the Teacher Resource Center, tour reservation and exhibition information, priority reservations for upcoming teacher workshops, door prizes, and refreshments. Reservations may be made by contacting the Education Curator at 405-278-8212 or 1-800-579-9278, ext. 212. Admission is $5.

Teacher Workshop

The Baroque World of Fernando Botero

Thursday, Sept. 27, 5 – 8 p.m.

This workshop will include a tour of the exhibition, followed by breakout sessions featuring guest speakers, hands-on activities, and lesson plans.

These activities will meet PASS skills in the areas of Visual Arts, Social Studies, and Language Arts. Exhibition information packets and staff development certificates will be available for participants. Registration will be available at the Educators’ Evening on September 20 or by phone at 405-278-8212 or 1-800579-9278, ext. 212. Registration fee is $10.

Hands-on family workshops for all ages Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.

Free with museum admission, and members are always free!

No advance registration required.

Join guest artists Linda Busha and Deborah Langston for a fun and different make and take art activity every Saturday this fall!

Sept. 1 - Leaf Prints Sept. 8 - Fall Mobiles Sept. 15 - Make a Hat Day! Sept. 22 - Create a Portrait Sept. 29 - Paint a Still Life

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Oct. 6 - Columbus Day Ship Headband Oct. 13 - Botero Bird Sculptures Oct. 20 - Watercolor Leaves Oct. 27 - Pumpkin Puppets

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Brewmaster’s Dinner Saturday, September 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The Museum Cafe presents Brewmaster’s Dinner, a delectable prelude to the Museum’s exciting benefit, Art on Tap. Enjoy a fivecourse meal, compliments to Chef Ahmad Farnia, paired with five unique beers, provided by Art on Tap’s lead sponsor, Premium Beers of Oklahoma. Additionally, Gary Lott, with Premium Beers, will discuss each beer in detail, as it is served. So prepare yourself—this meal is sure to please the most discerning palettes as well as the heartiest of appetites. Reservations are required. Call the Museum Cafe at 235-6262. Cost is $75 per person.

Fourth Annual Art on Tap Friday, October 12, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Join the Museum for the fourth annual Art on Tap. Featuring more than 70 domestic and import beers, this exciting beer tasting event will be presented throughout the Museum’s gathering spaces.

Enjoy a unique mix of beverages from across the globe paired with heavy hors d’oeuvres from area restaurants, including Adobe Grill, Sophabella’s, Old Germany Restaurant, and the Museum Cafe. In addition to the main and theater lobbies, this year’s event offers bistro tables on the theater mezzanine and seating and live music on the roof terrace at Art on Tap goers sample more than 100 beers at last year’s event. the Stella Artois Rooftop Beer Garden, sponsored by Premium Beers of Oklahoma.

The evening is complete with live music in the theater lobby by the Colombian group Tierradentro, and don’t forget to visit the special exhibition, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero. To become a sponsor of this exciting annual event, contact Ken Lindquist, development director, at 236-3100, ext. 286, or klindquist@okcmoa. com.

Advanced ticket prices are $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Tickets the night of the event will be $50. For more information or to purchase tickets by phone, contact Jim Eastep at 236-3100, ext. 215. Tickets may also be purchased at the Museum’s front desk or in the Museum Store.

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South American Wine Tasting Monday, September 24, 6-8 p.m.

Sample a series of twelve wines inspired by the distinctive flavors of South America. The evening will include three different wines from four countries, including Chile and Argentina. Servings will be complemented with fruits, cheeses, and various other hors d’oeuvres.

Reservations are required. Call the Museum Cafe at 235-6262. Cost is $30 per person.

Ken Lindquist New Development Director Kenneth H. Lindquist has been appointed development director, announced Carolyn Hill, museum executive director.

Lindquist is responsible for planning, developing, and carrying out funding for museum programs and operations; working on strategies for development and marketing; and coordinating Development/ Marketing Division activities, including admissions and membership, grants and sponsorships, and annual funding programs.

Prior to his appointment, Lindquist was the Director of Development for the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. He has worked in similar positions at the New York State Americana Heart Association, Rocky Mountain Regional American Cancer Society, and Olwell Associates and served as the director of the Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, from 1973 to 1989.

Museum Elects Lyndon C. Taylor Trustee

The OKCMOA has elected Lyndon C. Taylor as a trustee for a three-year term, Museum President Virginia Fox has announced. Taylor, an Oklahoma native, is Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Devon Energy Corporation. After twenty years in private law practice in Washington, D.C. and Houston, Taylor returned to Oklahoma in 2005 with his wife, Pam, and three children, Lauren, Kristen, and Preston, to join Devon.

2007-08 Annual Fund Begins Now! Go online or call to make your tax-deductible donation today. www.okcmoa.com or 236-3100, ext. 286.

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Museum partners with OETA to present Ken Burns film

On Wednesday, September 19, 6:30 p.m., the Museum and OETA will host a special sneak preview and panel discussion of Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The War, which explores America’s experience of the greatest cataclysm in human history, the Second World War. “The Second World War brought out the worst as well as the best in a generation, and I think it may also have reflected the last time the United States of America was truly united in one single purpose.” said filmmaker Ken Burns.

In collaboration with OETA, the Museum will present a panel of veterans and scholars who will tell some of the unique and compelling Oklahoma stories that emerge from the companion initiative to the film series, the Oklahoma World War II Story Collection Project. The panel will be moderated

by Dick Pryor. Guests will learn more about how to participate and share WWII stories from their own families. The event will also include giveaways of the companion book for the film The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 and copies of the CD soundtrack.

Lori Holliday, OETA’s Director of Educational Outreach, feels that “this screening and panel discussion will provide a special opportunity for the audience to engage in Ken Burns’ documentary in a unique way by learning more about some of the very special Oklahomans who contributed both on the battlefield, as well as here on the home front, during this momentous time in our country’s history.”

The War will premiere on OETA on September 23, and more information about the Oklahoma World War II Story Collection Project can be found at www.oeta.tv.

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Museum Hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm Thursday, 10am-9pm Sunday, noon-5pm Closed Mondays and Major Holidays

Education Outreach

Education Curators, Chandra Boyd (pictured) and Amy Young, recently visited Quayle United Methodist Church as part of the Museum’s community outreach. Over 55 children, ages 6 to 12, were served. Boyd and Young introduced the children to the Museum through its 5-year anniversary DVD and talked about the collection. Afterward, they facilitated a collage activity and provided art games for the kids to play as well as an optional Chihuly video to watch. “The paper, markers, scissors, and glue were flying all over the place!” said Boyd, senior education curator. “It was a frenzied, fun art activity for kids who may not otherwise have access to the Museum or art instruction, and they were so appreciative.”

Film Admission Members, $5 Adults, $8 Seniors (62+), $6 College students (with ID), $6

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School/Teacher Programs (405) 236-3100, ext. 212 Chandra Boyd, senior associate curator of education, with student at Quayle United Methodist Church.

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Oklahoma Centennial Parade

To commemorate Oklahoma’s first 100 years, the Oklahoma Centennial Commission is planning the largest parade in state history, the Oklahoma Centennial Parade. With an expected cast of thousands, the Oklahoma Centennial Parade is scheduled to run through downtown Oklahoma City on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, at 2 p.m.

The one-and-a-half hour tribute to the state’s accomplishments and history will be in the tradition of other nationally-renowned parades, such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.

There will be abundant opportunities for Oklahomans to catch a glimpse of the Centennial Parade along its downtown route. The one-mile-long route will begin near Stage Center, at West Sheridan and North Hudson Avenue, and proceed east down Sheridan to Robinson Avenue. At Robinson, the parade will turn right and proceed south to Reno Avenue, then turn left and proceed east to North E. K. Gaylord Boulevard. At Reno and Gaylord, the parade will turn left and move north into North Broadway, where it will end at N.W. 8th Street. The Centennial Parade is free and open to the public.

For more information about the Oklahoma Centennial Parade, please visit www.okcentennialparade.com. The Museum hours will be extended for the parade to 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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