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FROM THE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE We successfully launched 2013 with the exhibition Lois Dodd: Catching the Light—more than 600 members and guests braved the snow to hear Lois Dodd in conversation with art critic Karen Wilkin. It is a thrill for the PMA to offer programming that reaches out to so many of you, and there is much more to come. We are looking ahead to a year of innovative and engaging exhibitions and programs, from the traditional to the contemporary, rooted in Maine, Tanzania, and places in between. In this issue, you will get a preview of the array of exhibitions that will engage and inspire you throughout 2013. Many of you experienced the significant, moving moment of viewing Winslow Homer’s incredible Fox Hunt in the exhibition Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine. This was the first time the painting was displayed in Maine since Homer created it in 1893. The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism will bring you more of those moments, courtesy of the stunning collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I encourage you to seize the opportunity to immerse yourself in masterpieces such as Pablo Picasso’s Boy Leading a Horse. I’m also excited to share that our new Director of Development, Elizabeth (Liz) Cartland, officially joined our staff in February. As you’ll read on page 14, Liz is a skilled fundraiser and experienced manager who brings leadership, energy, and a passion for the arts, and we are excited to have her join the team as we work to advance the culture of philanthropy at the PMA. It was four years ago this March that you, the museum’s members, welcomed me as Director of the Portland Museum of Art. I am grateful every day for your support, and am continually inspired by your passion for the PMA. Thank you. Visit soon, visit often. See you at the PMA!

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The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism Latest News Something New Every Day Spring at the Winslow Homer Studio Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx Director's Circle: Transforming Committee of One Hundred

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p. 18 Front Cover: Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954, Seated Woman with a Vase of Amaryllis, 1941, oil on canvas, 13 x 16⅛ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Page 2: Director Mark H. C. Bessire (detail). ©Nathan Eldridge Photography. Above, clockwise from top: Youth Art Month; Tamia Wilson, Zebra in the Grasslands, 2011, tempera. Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903, The Seed of the Areoi, 1892, oil on burlap, 36¼ x 28⅜ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. David Brooks Stess, Caledonia, circa 2000, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. Courtesy of VoxPhotographs, © David Brooks Stess. PMA staff photo.

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PMA '13 EXHIBITIONS symbolizes an exciting year of bold and captivating exhibitions at the museum. This icon will appear with each exhibition featured in all 2013 issues of Inside the Circle. See our look-ahead schedule on the back page insert for what's coming up. We hope you will be as excited as we are about what's happening in 2013!

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MoMA C O M E S T O M A I N E THE WILLIAM S. PALEY COLLECTION: A TASTE FOR MODERNISM

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Modern art makes a splash in Portland this summer with the special exhibition The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism. Featuring 62 treasures from The Museum of Modern Art’s William S. Paley bequest, this exhibition offers a master class in the key movements and figures that revolutionized art and culture of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the most important artists of the period, including Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti, and Francis Bacon, are among the 24 artists whose paintings, sculpture, and works on paper grace this exhibition. William S. Paley (1901–1990), the media titan who built the CBS broadcasting empire, was a passionate collector and a committed philanthropist. His embrace of new technologies in the communications industry paralleled his passion for vanguard art. He began collecting European art in the 1930s and, with the determination of a hunter and a keen eye for quality, amassed an extraordinary collection of modern art. At the same time, Paley became a catalytic force at MoMA, which was founded in 1929, serving variously as a patron, trustee, president, and board chairman from 1937 until his death. His leadership helped to forge the institution into one of the world’s premier museums for the display and interpretation of modern art. In one of his final and greatest acts of philanthropy, Paley donated his personal collection to MoMA. A selection of masterworks from the Paley collection will be on view at the PMA during the summer. The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism showcases Paley’s deep commitment to the aesthetic and expressive power of modern art. It also reflects Paley’s particular interest in the currents of French modernism, including PostImpressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism. Among the paintings in the exhibition are his first major acquisitions, two works by Paul Cézanne: Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (1875–76), Page 4: André Derain, French, 1880–1954, Bridge over the Riou, 1906, oil on canvas, 32½ x 40 inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Page 5, top to bottom: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864 –1901, M. de Lauradour, 1897, oil and gouache on cardboard, 26¾ x 32½ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881–1973, The Architect's Table, Paris, early 1912, oil on canvas mounted on panel, 28⅝ x 23½ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Left: Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881–1973, Boy Leading a Horse, Paris, 1905-06, oil on canvas, 84⅞ inches x 51⅝ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. This page, top to bottom: Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867–1947, Still Life (Table with Bowl of Fruit), 1939, oil on canvas, 21 x 20⅞ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954, Woman with a Veil, Nice, winter-spring 1927, oil on canvas, 24¼ x 19¾. The William S. Paley Collection.

which Paley acquired directly from the artist’s son; and L’Estaque (1879-83), a landscape that was formerly owned by Claude Monet. There are also eight works by Pablo Picasso that trace his artistic evolution over the first three decades of the 20th century, including the masterpiece of his Rose Period, the monumental Boy Leading a Horse (1905–06), and Cubist experiments ranging from the highly faceted planes of An Architect’s Table (1912) to collage-inspired compositions such as Still Life with Guitar (1920).

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Other modern masters included in the exhibition are Paul Gauguin, whose striking painting The Seed of the Areoi (1892) reflects the artist’s modernist interest in revitalizing Western art by taking inspiration from his experiences in the “exotic” French colony of Tahiti. Several paintings by Henri Matisse present his hallmark decorative approach to composition through the use of allover patterns, flattened colors, and compressed space. André Derain challenged the traditional dictates of representation with Fauvist landscapes such as Bridge over the Riou (1906), in which he deployed color arbitrarily—making a tree trunk blue—rather than naturalistically. The drawings and paintings of Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Georges Rouault, and the sculpture of Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin encompass a diverse range of stylistic approaches to the human figure. One of the pleasures of the exhibition is that Paley’s tastes extended beyond French modernism. A Taste for Modernism also includes examples of the realistic landscapes of American Edward Hopper, the surrealistic biomorphism of the Spanish artist Joan Miró, and the expressionistic distortions of Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon. While the exhibition highlights the personal vision of an individual collector, it simultaneously reflects the remarkable richness and diversity of modern art across the European and North American continents. As a fitting tribute to Paley’s legacy as a collector and patron of modern art, MoMA organized The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism to share with audiences throughout North America. The Portland Museum of Art is the only New England venue for the exhibition, so be sure to experience these extraordinary works from MoMA while they are here!

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A TA S T E FOR MODERNISM Catalogue William S. Paley, founder of CBS, Inc., and a towering figure in the modern entertainment, communication, and news industries, was an enthusiastic collector of 20th-century art and a committed supporter of The Museum of Modern Art. This volume presents his extraordinary personal collection of paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings by some of the most important figures of modern art. Each work, presented on a full page, is accompanied by commentary. Price: $35.96 members / $39.95 non-members Available online at: store.portlandmuseum.org

The exhibition reflects the remarkable richness and diversity of modern art across the European and North American continents.

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Left: Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881–1973, Nude with Joined Hands, 1906, oil on canvas, 60½ x 37⅛ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. This page, top to bottom: Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903, Washerwomen, Arles, 1888, oil on burlap, 29⅞ x 36¼ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Paul Cézanne, French, 1839–1906, Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat, 1875-76, oil on canvas, 13¾ x 11⅜ inches. The William S. Paley Collection.

This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Winslow Homer Studio, 2012. ©trentbellphotography.

Spring at the Winslow Homer Studio During the coldest winter months, Winslow Homer vacated his humble abode on the Maine coast for more temperate locales, such as the Bahamas and Florida. In the spring, he returned to Prouts Neck and settled into his comfortable rituals with the sense of satisfaction expressed in the letter quoted below. As the artist did, the PMA closed the Homer Studio for the winter, and we will reopen it in April for the spring tour season, which runs from April 2 to June 14, 2013. Guided tours of the Studio are offered three times per day with a maximum of ten people per tour. Reservations are required. Given the resounding success of the fall 2012 season—tickets sold out within the first few weeks of the Studio opening!—we encourage you to make your reservation today. A visit to Homer’s home and studio provides an intimate experience of both the place where he created some of his greatest masterpieces and the surf-battered coastline that inspired his work.

The Studio in the State and National Spotlight The PMA and the team of architects, builders, and artisans who worked on the restoration of this landmark building were awarded a 2012 Honor Award from Maine Preservation. In addition, the PMA recently joined Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios is a consortium of more than 35 historic sites around the country devoted to the maintenance and interpretation of the unique spaces used by American artists, including Andrew Wyeth, Jackson Pollock, and Grant Wood.

Winslow Homer Studio Tours Reserve your tickets now for Spring 2013 tours: (207) 775-6148 $30 members $55 non-members (includes PMA admission) Reservations required; tickets are available according to membership level. Tour times: 10:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2 p.m. Tour duration: 2.5 hours Tours depart from and return to PMA by van. Tours limited to 10 people; children must be 7 years of age or older.

When I got home about one o’clock I opened my fish and “cooked two shad roes and cut up a cucumber in cold water.

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Then, with a quart of South Side Scarboro Cider—I knew that I was again in my own house.

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—Winslow Homer to his father, Charles S. Homer, Sr., March 11, 1897

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2013 A R C H I TA L X SPEAKERS 6 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Tickets: $9.40 online/$10 at the door Tickets available at www.architalx.org. Seating is limited; overflow seating with video feeds is available.

4/4 Brian Phillips Interface Studio Architects (ISA) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx at the Portland Museum of Art

4/11 Florian Idenburg Solid Objectives-Idenburg Liu (SO-IL) Brooklyn, New York

February 2–May 19, 2013 This spring the PMA will proudly celebrate the 25th anniversary of Architalx, a Portlandbased all-volunteer organization that invites high-profile architects and designers from all over the world to lecture here every spring. Since 1992, the museum has hosted the April lecture series in the Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium. Throughout this time our institution has enjoyed the frisson of intellectual activity and thoughtful engagement that each lecture provides, enriching the experience of the PMA’s own architecturally significant campus. Indeed, each season deepens the complex interchange of art and architecture that defines the art museum in the 21st century.

4/18 Janna Levitt Levitt Goodman Architects Toronto, Canada 4/25 Matthias Hollwich HWKN (Hollwich Kushner) New York, New York

In preparation for their anniversary, the board of Architalx has organized an exhibition in the Charles Shipman Payson Building’s celebrated double-height gallery for contemporary art. Voices of Design acknowledges the distinct components of a lecture: the speaker’s voice, projected images, and the many architectural projects and abstract concepts that the speakers have described. In order to realize their goal of a poetic evocation of the Architalx experience at the PMA, the Architalx board hired celebrated exhibition designers Tim Ventimiglia and Jennifer Whitburn of Ralph Appelbaum Associates to design a massive wooden tower, evocative of the mythical tower of Babel, on which digital images from the lectures will flow. The tower is highly interactive, so visitors can touch the screens and change the images, creating cascades, ripples, and other effects. Voices of Design also includes audio clips from Architalx’s archive, as well as examples of the beautifully designed Architalx posters that grace cafés and businesses throughout the city each year. What makes this resulting exhibition special is that it continues to push at the boundary between art and architecture, and suggests other boundary crossings as well: between sculpture and furniture; between graphic design and the printmaking tradition; between the sensory experience of an interactive installation and that of a historical exhibition; and finally, between two different entities, an art museum and an organization devoted to the promotion of architecture. It is our hope that Voices of Design will stimulate your eyes, ears, and mind, and that you will take that sense of heightened engagement along with you as you visit all the galleries of the museum—asking new questions, perceiving new relationships, and having a fabulous experience.

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This exhibition was organized by Architalx for the Portland Museum of Art. Images courtesy of Sandy Agrafiotis.

LATEST NEWS Foundation Spotlight: Sam L. Cohen Foundation The first grant awarded by the Sam L. Cohen Foundation was to the PMA in 1983 —the year the Foundation was created—launching the Bernard A. Osher Lecture series, which has been held annually for the last 30 years and continues to be one of our most popular public programs. In 2006, the Foundation provided the funding needed to launch the PMA’s Free School Tours program, which serves more than 11,000 school children annually.

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The Foundation’s directors invited the PMA to submit a special foundationinitiative proposal for educational programming in conjunction with the Winslow Homer Studio, and subsequently voted to award a $100,000 grant to fund program start-up costs related to Cannon Rock Sessions, Art in Process, and Homer High School Fellows in 2013 and 2014. These highly-anticipated programs will further the PMA’s scholarship and relationship with the Winslow Homer Studio.

The museum is proud to welcome Liz Cartland as our new Director of Development. Liz previously served as the Director of Annual Giving and Philanthropy at the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and relocated to Portland to join the PMA family at the beginning of the year. We asked Liz a few questions about her exciting new transition to the PMA.

Nancy Brain, the Cohen Foundation’s Executive Director, said, “The Sam L. Cohen Foundation is delighted to support the Portland Museum of Art. Sam Cohen was interested in supporting organizations that better our communities, and it is clear that the PMA contributes a great deal to the artistic culture of our state. Sam was a longtime member at the PMA and would have been proud of the success of the Winslow Homer Studio project.”

Tell us a bit about yourself and your history with museum work. Can you talk about your connection to Maine? What do you love about Portland? I have always had a deep connection to Maine, where most of my family has its roots. As a child I ran around Scarborough Beach, in high school I spent summers working at a coastal resort and was finally able to spend the full year in Maine when I attended Bowdoin College, living in Portland. When I left in 1999, I promised myself I would come back.

Leaving a Legacy at the PMA You can help contribute to the PMA’s future by planning a special type of gift. Longtime Docent Nancy Kaye has created a bequest for a fund that will support educational activities and installations at the Winslow Homer Studio.

As a child I was often exposed to museums, but it all came together as I sat in that dark classroom looking at slides, realizing I wanted to know more. In college I studied abroad in Florence and interned at the PMA. From that point on I was sure I would always work in museums and I that I wanted to come back to the PMA someday!

“I have learned so much about the museum through my volunteer activities, and it holds a special place in my heart. As a Docent, education is important to me and I know what a big deal the Winslow Homer Studio is to the future of the PMA. Setting up a bequest seemed like an easy and natural extension of my interests, and it reflects the immense sense of pride and fulfillment that the museum has given me.” To learn more about Planned Giving, please contact Will Cary, Director of Leadership Gifts and Planned Giving, at (207) 699-4909 or wcary@portlandmuseum.org

In a previous position at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, I moved from a marketing into a development position. It was clear that the development department was a place where I interacted the most with all aspects of a museum—curators, educators, designers, members, and visitors. I feel I can share my passion about art with others and work to bring people closer to the museum and its mission. I can strengthen the foundation of an institution by engaging people who want to be involved and make a difference, all while continuing my own learning.

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To me, Portland is a perfect combination of big city and small town. It has the culture, restaurants, and opportunities of a big city, but the charm, friendliness, and community feeling of a small town. I love the lifestyle available in Portland—and its proximity to both the ocean and the mountains!

On January 16, at the Members Opening for Lois Dodd: Catching the Light, we announced the nine lucky winners of the 2012 PMA Raffle. The Raffle raised $40,000 to support creative programs and inspiring exhibitions at the PMA. This year, we offered a wide variety of fantastic prizes—from an original Alex Katz print, to gift certificates, to a handcrafted Thos. Moser armchair.

In 1998, you worked at the PMA as the Biennial Intern. What type of art are you most interested in? I have always been interested in photography and am amazed to watch as it advances with technology. I also really enjoy contemporary art and the opportunity to see what influences artists today and how that impacts their work. I like experiencing anything sincere that teaches me or helps me to see the world in a different way.

“Never thinking I might win, I considered the Raffle a nice way to support the museum… but then I got the happy call announcing that I had actually won. Eleven of my friends and I are very excited about our dinner at Winslow Homer's Studio. We are hoping to do it on a night with a full moon. Won't that be spectacular!”

What challenges do you see facing the PMA? What do you hope to accomplish here?

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I think that the PMA will face the same challenges that many cultural institutions and non-profit organizations are dealing with in this day and age. The economy continues to be challenging and there is always the constant need to attract new donors and visitors while continuing to engage our current supporters. I will approach these challenges in new and creative ways that will enable the PMA to continue to grow into the future.

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The Director’s Circle: Transforming The Committee of One Hundred Membership is one of the PMA’s most critical sources of revenue, allowing us to offer exciting exhibitions and creative programs to the public. When the Payson Building opened in 1983, several community-minded Portland citizens and Board members joined together to become patrons of the museum by founding the Committee of One Hundred. Their goal was to bring together 100 donors who would each pledge $1,000 annually to support this important local treasure. They were successful, and their leadership and giving has transformed the PMA. At the beginning of 2013, with almost 350 members, the Committee of One Hundred was renamed the Director’s Circle. Its original purpose endures: members support the PMA through leadership giving and active participation while strengthening their understanding about all forms of art.

Interview with Amy Woodhouse, New Chair of the Director's Circle Steering Committee Amy Woodhouse, chair of the Director’s Circle Steering Committee, volunteered to answer some questions on the exciting recent changes to this important membership group. For information on joining, call Will Cary, Director of Leadership Gifts and Planned Giving, at (207) 699-4909. Can you speak about your involvement with the Director’s Circle? How long have you been a part of the PMA family? My husband Tobey and I got involved with the museum six or seven years ago when a friend reached out to us and asked if we were interested in joining the C-100 (now Director’s Circle). We were recent empty nesters so the timing was perfect. Soon afterwards, I joined the C-100 Steering Committee, which focuses on expanding the membership. What do you like most about being a part of this group? From an educational perspective, the Director’s Circle (DC) program has been great for me. I love art, but my formal art history and studio art education were woefully deficient. The DC gives you the opportunity to learn about artists in depth; appreciate many different types of art and art forms; hear firsthand from artists, collectors, and curators; get a look behind the scenes about what goes into putting an exhibit or a Biennial together, learn how decisions are made about what comes out of the archives from year to year; and even how to care for your own art. What’s wonderful about the PMA is that you spend a lot of time interacting with Director Mark Bessire and the curators and they are always happy to spend time answering any and all questions—without making you feel like you should already know the answer!

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All the while, your DC membership dues are helping support an institution that is vital to the folks in our community as well as to the travel and tourism industry for the state of Maine as a whole. How do you predict, or hope, the transition from the Committee of One Hundred into the Director’s Circle will shape the museum as a whole? Today the Director’s Circle has 350 memberships. Thirty years from now I hope that membership will have tripled once again and their support will continue to be key to funding the operating budget as the museum expands and becomes even more recognized on a national and international level than it is today.

Director of Museu Picasso to Speak at Opening Director’s Circle members are invited to a very special evening to open the exhibition The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism. On Tuesday, April 30, the PMA will welcome Bernardo Laniado-Romero, Director of the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, Spain. Laniado-Romero will deliver a lecture on Picasso, including remarks on the artist’s works featured in the exhibition. Following the lecture, members will have an opportunity to see the works in an exclusive preview.

Amy Woodhouse. ©Nathan Eldridge Photography.

Interested in joining the Director’s Circle? Call Will Cary, Director of Leadership Gifts and Planned Giving, at (207) 699-4909.

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A Retrospective of One of Maine’s Most Beloved Painters

On View through April 7, 2013

Immerse Yourself in Color!

This exhibition was organized by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

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Experience the exhibition with a hand-held viewfinder that gives you a chance to discover, imagine, and recreate the compositional choices made by the artist. Inspired by a historical tool used by artists to develop a “practiced” eye, this specially designed viewfinder will help you see the museum from a different perspective.

Above, top: Lois Dodd, United States, born 1927, Cow Parsnip, 1996, oil on linen, 38 x 80 inches. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, Gift of Alex Katz. Images ©Lois Dodd Above: Images courtesy of PMA Staff.

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Blueberry Goodies from the PMA Café by Aurora Provisions! Enjoy these wonderful special edition blueberry-inspired treats from our Café in honor of the exhibition Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess while they last... Blueberry Tea Breads Blueberry Scones Chocolate Blueberry Brownies

April 6—May 19, 2013 As part of the innovative Circa series which features the work of emerging and established contemporary artists, this spring the PMA presents an exhibition of photographs by David Brooks Stess. Stess has spent over two decades photographing the annual blueberry harvest in eastern Maine, raking alongside Native American Mainers and migrant field hands. His photographs capture the physical aspects of their labor as well as their social life in workers’ camps at the edge of the fields. The exhibition features 50 gelatin silver prints—among them compelling portraits, candid documentary scenes, and striking landscape views.

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By fixing his camera on the hard realities of manual labor and the relationships among the workers, Stess brings an unsentimental view to his subject. An icon of rural life in Maine and one of the culinary wonders of this state, the blueberry has inspired numerous children’s books and treasured recipes over the years. But blueberry raking has also become a large agribusiness with an economic bottom line; more mechanized ways of harvesting endanger the traditional method of hand-raking, which is quickly disappearing. This exhibition examines both sides of this dilemma in an attempt to give a face and a context to a tiny wild berry that has come to define the state of Maine.

Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess is the last exhibition curated by Senior Curator Susan Danly during her tenure at the PMA. Hired originally in 2002 as Curator of Graphics, Photographs and Art since 1950, Susan has been the lead curator on numerous exhibitions including Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin, Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists, Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs, and Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940. The PMA is grateful to Susan for her years of outstanding service.

Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, Stess attended the University of Miami, where he studied history, film, and photography. Living in places with large migrant agricultural populations, Stess embraced the concerns of these communities, first in New York City and eventually in New England, where he supports his photography career with seasonal work raking blueberries, picking apples, and selling Christmas trees. His documentary work is informed by this first-hand experience, as well as by a deep admiration for the photographs of Josef Koudelka, who lived with Europe’s nomadic gypsies, and Danny Lyons, who rode his motorcycle alongside America’s biker gangs. Like the work of his mentors, Stess’s photographs capture the grittiness of life on the margins of society, as well as human experience tied to a very specific landscape. This page, left to right: David Brooks Stess, United States, born 1961, Hangers On, circa 2007, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. Courtesy of VoxPhotographs. ©David Brooks Stess. David Brooks Stess, Raking Close Up (John Boy), circa 1999, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. Courtesy of VoxPhotographs. ©David Brooks Stess. Circa is a series of exhibitions featuring the work of living artists from Maine and beyond. Generously supported by S. Donald Sussman. Corporate Sponsor:

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ALSO HAPPENING Family Learning in the Galleries The PMA continues to reinvent the family experience in the museum. In keeping with our mission to “engender curiosity about and affection for the museum and its collection,” we invite you to experiment with different approaches to looking at art together. Visit the Stop and Look stations, located in galleries throughout the PMA. These interactive learning tools are designed for families, and your child can take the lead! Families with young children are discovering the PMA together with our new Family Voices Cell Phone Tour. The audio features children in conversation with their parents, discussing works in the museum's collection. Our new PMA Family Space in the McLellan House lets children and their accompanying adults enjoy the museum through an artistdesigned space just for them.

The Artist + Family Project PMA Family Space : Design Lab February 19–July 21 Free with PMA admission We invited Maine architect Kyo Bannai to design a place for families in the PMA. She created PMA Family Space: Design Lab, where you can enter the world of a designer. Express yourself! Think big and play with the elements of architectural design. Design tools and materials will be provided for all to build models and interact with this fun family-friendly exhibit. A special map will send you to explore sites around the museum, inviting families to rethink the PMA.

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School Programs at PMA Last fall, more than 4,000 K-12 students visited the PMA to view Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine. Docents shared insights on Homer’s masterpieces and placed his work in the context of Maine art. In addition to inquiry-based discussions, students explored Maine landscapes through special sketching and writing activities that encouraged new ways of understanding art. Inspired by this success, the PMA is dedicating 2013 to the development of new activities that enhance looking at art for K-12 students. A team of master teachers from various grade levels and content areas will meet throughout the year to learn about museum exhibitions and to make relevant connections to curriculum topics. Teachers, docents, and staff will present new gallery activities that engage students in the creative process.

Evening for Educators Looking at Student Art: New Perspectives on Youth Art Month Wednesday, March 27 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free for Teachers Professor Paul Sproll, head of the Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design at the Rhode Island School of Design will present a special lecture on the value of looking at student art in the Youth Art Month exhibition and innovative arts curriculum design. Teachers receive two contact hours and a 10% discount in the PMA Store. Evenings for Educators are made possible by the Peggy L. Osher Endowment for Museum Education at the Portland Museum of Art.

Teacher Preview Night The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism Wednesday, May 8 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free for Teachers PMA Family Space. Images courtesy PMA staff.

Enjoy a special opportunity for teachers to view this exhibition with their colleagues. Receive classroom resources and gain inspiration for school tours. Teachers receive one contact hour and a 10% discount in the PMA Store. No pre-registration required.

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What Do You Think? First Thursday Every Month 11:30 a.m. Free with PMA admission At each session, the group studies and discusses one work of art on view in the galleries. Conversation continues over lunch in the PMA Café (bring your own or purchase in the Café). 3/7: Icelandic Patterns by Louisa Matthiasdottir 4/4: Don Quixote and Madame Butterfly by Grace Hartigan 5/2: Boats at Martigues by Raoul Dufy

The Portland Museum of Art and the Maine Art Education Association are pleased to collaborate on this annual celebration of National Youth Art Month with an exhibition featuring more than 100 works of art by Maine students. Sharing this work by K-12 students demonstrates the PMA’s support of art education for all children and encourages public support for quality school art programs.

Celebration Reception Saturday, March 2, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free admission 4:30 p.m. Elementary grades K-3 certificate presentation in the Auditorium. Family gallery viewing time 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Elementary grades 4-6 certificate presentation in the Auditorium. Family gallery viewing time 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The value of art education has been well researched and documented. It provides students with important critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and fosters self-esteem, selfdiscipline, and an appreciation for the work of others. The Youth Art Month exhibition celebrates and validates student achievement in the visual arts, and the PMA is proud to honor the talent and dedication of these young artists and their teachers.

6:30 p.m. Middle and High School grades 7-12 certificate presentation in the Auditorium. Family gallery viewing time 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Curator Talks Select Fridays: 3/1, 3/29, 5/17 Noon Free with PMA admission Join PMA curators as they provide insights on special exhibitions Lois Dodd: Catching the Light and The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism. 3/1: Jessica May, Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art: Lois Dodd: Catching the Light 3/29: Jessica May: Lois Dodd: Catching the Light 5/17: Margaret Burgess, Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Associate Curator of European Art: The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism

PMA Picks Select Wednesdays: 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24, 5/8, 5/22 11 a.m. Free with PMA admission Meet in the Great Hall Join us for these brief talks in which staff share works they love in the PMA. Visit portlandmuseum.org for updates. Image courtesy of ©Nathan Eldridge Photography

Clockwise from top: Ethan Burnette, Grade 12, Fading Autumn, 2009, silver print. Mt. Ararat High School, teacher: Sheila Bohlin. Valerie Pendleton, Grade 10, Self-Portrait, 2012, graphite. Thornton Academy, teacher: Christine Prosser.

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(Closed Mondays) 3/1 Youth Art Month opens

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Curator Talk: Lois Dodd: Catching the Light by Jessica May, Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art, noon PMA Movies: Paris-Manhattan, 6:30 p.m.

General PMA Tours take place daily at 2 p.m. Meet in the Selma Wolf Black Great Hall.

3/2 Gallery Talk: Lois Dodd: Catching the Light by Docent Sy Epstein, 1 p.m.

Gallery Talks take place on selected Saturdays at 1 p.m. Led by PMA Docents, talks last about 45 minutes and replace the scheduled tour that day. Visit the website for a complete listing of Gallery Talks.

Youth Art Month Celebration Reception, 4 p.m. 3/2 & 3/3 PMA Movies: Paris-Manhattan, 2 p.m.

PMA Movies are screened Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Visit pmamovies.org for additional special features and all coming attractions. Tickets are $7. Media Sponsor: WCLZ.

3/7 What Do You Think? Icelandic Patterns by Louisa Matthiasdottir, 11:30 a.m. 3/8 PMA Movies: Holy Motors (Co-presented with SPACE Gallery), 7 p.m.

Friday Evenings are free from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Made possible through the generous support of and Patricia and Cyrus Hagge.

3/9 PMA Movies: Holy Motors (Co-presented with SPACE Gallery), 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.

All programs are free with PMA admission unless otherwise indicated.

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4/4 What Do You Think? Don Quixote and Madame Butterfly by Grace Hartigan, 11:30 a.m.

ARCHITALX Lecture Series: Brian Phillips, Interface Studio Architects (ISA), 6 p.m. 4/5 PMA Movies: Yoyo, 6:30 p.m.

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4/6 & 4/7 PMA Movies: Yoyo, 2 p.m.

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4/6 Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess opens

3/22 PMA Movies: Le Grand Amour, 6:30 p.m.

4/7 Lois Dodd: Catching the Light closes

3/23 & 3/24 PMA Movies: Le Grand Amour, 2 p.m.

4/10 PMA Picks: Julia Einstein, Assistant Director of Family and Studio Learning, 11 a.m.

3/27 PMA Picks: Margaret Burgess, Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Associate Curator of European Art, 11 a.m. Evening for Educators: Looking at Student Art: New Perspectives on Youth Art Month, 4 p.m. 3/29 Curator Talk: Lois Dodd: Catching the Light by Jessica May, Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art, noon

4/11 ARCHITALX Lecture Series: Florian Idenburg, SO-IL/Solid Objectives-Idenburg Liu, 6 p.m. 4/18 ARCHITALX Lecture Series: Janna Levitt, Levitt Goodman Architects, 6 p.m. 4/19 PMA Movies: Koch, 6:30 p.m.

PMA Movies: West of Memphis, 6:30 p.m.

4/19, 4/20 & 4/21 Spring Double Discount Days

3/30 Gallery Talk: Women's Art and the Art of Philanthropy by Nancy Foss, 1 p.m.

4/20 & 4/21 PMA Movies: Koch, 2 p.m.

3/30 & 3/31 PMA Movies: West of Memphis, 2 p.m.

4/24 PMA Picks: Molly Braswell, Learning and Interpretation Assistant, 11 a.m.

3/31 Youth Art Month closes

4/25 ARCHITALX Lecture Series: Matthias Hollwich, HWKN, 6 p.m. 4/30 Director’s Circle: Lecture by Bernardo Laniado-Romero, Director of the Museu Picasso in Barcelona

ON VIEW NOW & UPCOMING Lois Dodd: Catching the Light On View through April 7 Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx On View through May 19 Youth Art Month Opens March 1 Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess Opens April 6 The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism Opens May 2 SHANGAA: Art of Tanzania Opens June 8 Ahmed Alsoudani: Redacted Opens September 7 Winslow Homer’s Civil War Opens September 7 2013 Portland Museum of Art Biennial Opens October 3

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MAY (Closed Mondays Until 5/27) 5/1 PMA Members Preview: The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism, 6 p.m. 5/2 The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism opens What Do You Think? Boats at Martigues by Raoul Dufy, 11:30 a.m. 5/8 PMA Picks: Patsea Cobb, Gallery Officer, 11 a.m. Teacher Preview Night: The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism, 4 to 5 p.m.

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5/17 Curator Talk: The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism by Margaret Burgess, Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Associate Curator of European Art, noon

PAYSON BUILDING May 14, 2013

5/19 Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx closes Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess closes 5/22 PMA Picks: Heidi Brady, Gallery Officer, 11 a.m. 5/27 Summer Hours Begin, PMA open Mondays

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Hours Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday Evenings are free from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and are made possible through the generous support of and Patricia and Cyrus Hagge. Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Memorial Day to Columbus Day only) Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Admission Members: Free Adults: $12 Seniors (65+) and Students with ID: $10 Youth ages 13-17: $6 Children 12 and under: Free Free Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. PMA Store and PMA Café by Aurora Provisions Admission to the Store and Café is always free. Café closes one hour before museum.

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Coming in June:

SHANGAA : ART OF TANZANIA

Shangaa: Art of Tanzania was organized by QCC Art Gallery of the City University of New York (CUNY) and curated by Dr. Gary van Wyk. Generously supported by The Estate of Jessie S. Kravitz. Media Sponsor:

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A LOOK AHEAD Lois Dodd: Catching the Light On View through April 7, 2013

Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx On View through May 19, 2013

Youth Art Month March 1–March 31, 2013

Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess April 6–May 19, 2013

The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism May 2–September 8, 2013

SHANGAA: Art of Tanzania June 8–August 25, 2013

Ahmed Alsoudani: Redacted September 7–December 8, 2013

Winslow Homer’s Civil War September 7–December 8, 2013

2013 Portland Museum of Art Biennial October 3, 2013–January 5, 2014

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MoMA COMES TO MAINE The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism May 2–September 8, 2013

This side: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864 –1901, M. de Lauradour (detail),1897, oil and gouache on cardboard, 26¾ x 32½ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Facing side, top to bottom: Lois Dodd, United States, born 1927, Cow Parsnip (detail), 1996, oil on linen, 38 x 80 inches. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, Gift of Alex Katz. Architalx image courtesy of Sandy Agrafiotis.Valerie Pendleton, Grade 10, Self-Portrait (detail), 2012, graphite. From Youth Art Month. David Brooks Stess, United States, born 1961, Raking Close Up (John Boy) (detail), circa 1999, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. Courtesy of VoxPhotographs. ©David Brooks Stess. Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881–1973, Nude with Joined Hands (detail), 1906, oil on canvas, 60½ x 37⅛ inches. The William S. Paley Collection. Sukuma, Tanzania, Thumb piano (detail), undated, wood, metal, 11 x 7 inches. Collection of the QCC Art Gallery, the City University of New York. Ahmed Alsoudani, United States, born Iraq, 1975, Untitled (detail), 2011, charcoal and acrylic on canvas, 63 x 61½. Courtesy of the artist and Haunch of Venison. ©Ahmed Alsoudani. Photo courtesy of Haunch of Venison, New York. After Winslow Homer, United States, 1836–1910, The Army of the Potomac, A Sharpshooter on Picket Duty (detail), November 15, 1862, wood engraving on wove paper, 9⅛ x 13¾ inches. Gift of Peggy and Harold Osher.

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