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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Dear Member,

ummer is a wonderful time to take a break from the heat and visit The Columbus Museum to view the collections and special exhibitions and to attend one of our many programs. Fantastic Fridays, offering free performances for families by musicians, actors, and storytellers will be back in June and July. One-week summer camps also return during June and July, with each week focusing on a different theme and age group. We also will have a free monthly summer concert series on Thursday evenings in June, July, and August. Four new exhibitions open this summer, including Civic Spirit, presented in the Galleria Cases. The exhibition looks at the growth of civic-minded organizations in Columbus from the 19th century to today. Works by Columbusborn artist Martha Clippinger will be on view in the Leebern Gallery, while the Woodruff Gallery will present profile portraits. In addition, From Flying Aces to Army Boots: World War I and the Chattahoochee Valley and Close Up: Cinema along the River continue on view in the Third Floor Galleries and the Legacy Gallery, respectively. Did you know that the Museum offers a corporate day for the employees, customers, and families of Business Partner members, an invitation to

a Business Partner luncheon reception, and advertisement in print and digital media, among other benefits? This summer, we will be holding a Business Partnership membership drive; we invite you to contact our membership department to learn more about collaborating with the Museum in ways that support your business while also providing philanthropic support to the Museum. Many thanks are due to the artists and volunteers who helped make the Museum’s annual fundraiser, Let There Be Art!, a big success! The event had excellent attendance and throughout the

The mission of the Columbus Museum is to bring American art and history to life for the communities of the Chattahoochee Valley.

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week we had strong art sales. We are grateful to the 80 artists who contributed a 10” x 10” work to the event, with proceeds going to educational programs, and the many volunteers who planned the gala, luncheon with Rebecca Wood, and made it possible to hold a weeklong sale. Thank you! If you have visited the Museum recently, you probably noticed that the front entrance has a new work of art in the fountain. We installed Kindred, a stainless steel sculpture by Atlanta artist Andrew T. Crawford, in late March. The many generous contributions that we received in memory of Mark D. Porter, past president and longtime member of the Board of Trustees, provided the funds for this handsome, soaring work, including installation costs, repebbling the pool, and replacing the lighting. Crawford, who has work at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the Georgia Museum of Contemporary Art, and Highlands Performing Arts Center in North Carolina, stated, “…Kindred is based on the observation of the similarities and differences between natural and manmade forms. It finds its origin in objects that exist in environments that are not exclusively of nature or mechanical origins.” To everyone who made it possible for the Museum to remember Mark in a meaningful, tangible way, the Board of Trustees, staff, and I extend heartfelt thanks. Kindred will be on view for our community and visitors to enjoy for years to come.

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On the Cover: (Detail) Amy Sherald, What’s different about Alice is that she has the most incisive way of telling the truth, 2017, oil on canvas, Museum purchase made possible by the Fund for African American Art G.2017.10

ART EXHIBITIONS

MARTHA CLIPPINGER

Hodge Podge Lodge

MAY 27 – NOVEMBER 12, 2017 | LEEBERN GALLERY

artha Clippinger, who was born and raised in Columbus, is an important, nationallyrecognized emerging artist. She earned a Bachelor of Art cum laude from Fordham University and a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University. She has been awarded residencies from the MacDowell Colony, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and the Edward F. Albee Foundation. She also received a prestigious Fulbright Foundation grant in 2013–2014. Two recent acquisitions to the

Right: Martha Clippinger, Anni, 2011, acrylic on pieced fabric, Gift of Charles Purcell Clippinger in memory of Philip Pritchett Clippinger G.2016.41

permanent collection speak specifically to the idea of “The South”: Anni refers to quiltmaking and Anni Albers, who taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina; vortex employs a peach basket, alluding to Georgia’s agriculture as well as migrant labor. For this exhibition Clippinger will present a selection of work from the past five years as well as new items. The artist’s production currently occurs in two modes: a kind of hybrid painting-sculpture (apparent in Anni and vortex) and translations of her colorful two-dimensional designs into woven carpets. The project will demonstrate the artist’s connection to—and ongoing dialogue with the work of Alma Thomas and Eddie Owens Martin (St. EOM).

SIDE EYE

Portraits in Profile

JUNE 3 – DECEMBER 3, 2017 | WOODRUFF GALLERY

ong before the “profile pic” and “profiling” gained common currency, artists employed visual representations of specific individuals from the side, rather than head-on or in three-quarter view. Indeed the ancient Greeks believed that relief sculpture originated when a young Corinthian woman traced the silhouette of her lover—departing for battle the next day—on the wall behind him. The Columbus

Left: Andy Warhol, Little Red Book: Unidentified man, 1972, Polacolor Type 108 photograph, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts G.2013.38.5

Museum, like many collecting institutions, contains a number of portraits in profile. This exhibition will highlight this subset of the larger genre. Based in the visual needs of legible authority in the ancient world, the format has remained a vital, if less common, mode for portrait artists up through the present. SUMMER 2017 THE MUSE 3

HISTORY EXHIBITIONS

COMMON GROUNDS

JULY 1 – NOVEMBER 5, 2017 | YARBROUGH GALLERY

olumbus residents today know the South Commons as home to the Civic Center and Golden Park, but they might not realize that the city was once surrounded by a public greenbelt. This exhibition utilizes maps, artifacts, and images to examine the former Commons areas set aside

by Columbus’ founders as public green spaces. The South Commons has been home to ball fields, race tracks, and other recreational pursuits since the city’s early years, but similar spaces also existed on the north and east sides of the city. After the Civil War, those areas came to house the first City Hospital, the first residences and schools available to freedmen, and the industrial area that included Golden’s Foundry and facilities for the Central of Georgia Railway, among others. Though the use of these common spaces changed, their purposes continued to benefit the public, whether providing healthcare, connecting Columbus to the rest of the country through rail travel, or offering formal education to African Americans. Even today, many of these areas

mirror their historic goals, bringing residents and visitors together in search of common ground. This exhibition is generously supported by Mr. Alan F. Rothschild, Jr. through the Fort Trustee Fund, CFCV and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Newman 1. Claflin School, ca. 1925, Museum purchase made possible by the Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2014.21.5 2. Central of Georgia Railway conductor’s hat, ca. 1940, Given in memory of James M. Rutledge, Jr. by Frances W. Rutledge G.1999.23.4

CIVIC SPIRIT

AUGUST 12, 2017 – JANUARY 21, 2018 | GALLERIA CASES

sing artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection, as well as objects from local residents and the Columbus State University Archives, this exhibition examines the growth of civic-minded organizations in 19th-century Columbus and their contemporary counterparts. Mirroring nationwide trends, fraternal organizations and local militia units in Columbus, as well as their female auxiliaries, experienced a significant increase in interest and social activities after the Civil War. This rise in civic organizations reflected

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Left: Knights of Pythias ceremonial helmet worn by Columbus resident Max Banner, ca. 1885, Gift of Teresa Banner G.1961.139

growing enthusiasm for philanthropy and so-called voluntary organizations. For African Americans, these groups were vital to staking claims as involved citizens ready to participate in a free society previously denied to them. The exhibition will also explore fraternal and civic organizations active in the area today, which continue to play a vital role in promoting a sense of community and civic philanthropy.

ACQUISITIONS

ART ACQUISITION

olumbus-born artist Amy Sherald creates monumental paintings of individuals she encounters in everyday situations, constructing new identities for them through the clothing they wear and the objects they carry. She explains, “I want people to be able to imagine life outside of the circumscribed stereotype, or identity, that can be controlled by many circumstances such as your environment, your parents, your friends, your skin color, your class, etc. Imagination allows you to bend the rules of the temporal world. I just want [my subjects] to see that a more beautiful world exists beyond the confines of [the given] environment.” Sherald graduated from St. Anne Pacelli High School in Columbus and received a Bachelor of Art from Clark-Atlanta University in 1997. She earned a Master of Fine Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004, studying with renowned second-generation Abstract Expressionist painter Grace Hartigan. Sherald is known for creating skin tones in a range of grays, challenging our conception of how color has traditionally

signified race and how those conventions might be challenged. In 2016, her submission to the National Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition exhibition—for which there were more than 2,500 entries—was selected for the first prize; Sherald is the first woman to be so honored. That 2016 exhibition is now traveling to institutions across the country, from the Tacoma Art Museum to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City. Her work was also included in Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art, an exhibition organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and subsequently appearing at the Speed Museum of Art in Louisville. Dorothy Moss, associate curator of painting and sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, describes Sherald as “an artist to watch,” and a recent flurry of institutional acquisitions, by the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the National Museum of African American History and Culture among others, seems to confirm this observation. In late 2014, The Museum announced a new initiative aimed at increasing exposure for African-American artists. This project, funded through the generous seed gift of $100,000 by patrons Dan and

Amy Sherald, What’s different about Alice is that she has the most incisive way of telling the truth, 2017, oil on canvas, Museum purchase made possible by the Fund for African American Art G.2017.10

Kathelen Amos, supports the acquisition of works exclusively by African-American artists. The Museum is planning a campaign to raise additional matching funds through various members of the Columbus community and beyond. The Museum is delighted to announce What’s different about Alice is that she has the most incisive way of telling the truth, 2017, as the first purchase from the Fund for African American Art.

HISTORY ACQUISITIONS Columbus in Times of War

ecently, the Museum received the only Confederate breech-loading cannon ever made, generously donated by the W.C. Bradley Company. The Columbus Iron Works on the banks of the Chattahoochee produced most of the Confederate artillery used during the Civil War. Engineer W.J. McAlister made use of the wheel shaft of the sunken steamboat John C. Calhoun to create this cannon as a poten-

tial defense for the city. However, its strong recoil in tests proved problematic even before Union troops broke one of its trunnions to render it inoperable after the Battle of Columbus in 1865. The cannon is still a unique testament to Columbus residents’ ingenuity and can now be seen near the Museum’s front door. (Continues on next page ...)

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Other recent acquisitions reflect a more recent chapter in Columbus’ military history: civilian involvement with Fort Benning during World War II. Concerns about security and potential sabotage led to the rise of photo identification badges for workers at both U.S. government agencies and civilian factories contracted to produce material for the war effort. At military installations, civilian employee badges provided a quick and easy means of identification as employees entered and went about their workday. Though the name of the woman pictured on this badge is unknown, we know that she came to work at Fort Benning from rural Pennsylvania, seeking a job after clothing factories in her hometown switched to defense manufacturing. Wearing sweetheart jewelry denoted patriotism and pride in the service of a loved one. The unusual inclusion of a place name on this piece suggests that the sender purchased the pin at Fort Benning and then sent it to a woman in his life, or it might have been purchased by the wearer during a visit to the post. The wings and propeller signify the U.S. Army Air Corps, which had a significant presence at Lawson Army Air Field conduct2

ing training for the Parachute School. The first test platoon of American paratroopers was formed at Fort Benning in June 1940 and the Army Air Corps’ first airborne divisions were activated in August 1942. Another example of this unit’s influence in popular culture is the children’s toy Raggy Doodle, first manufactured

about 1943 and inspired by a similar British paratrooper doll. Raggy Doodle had a cloth body that came in various shades of light and dark brown, as well as a green camouflage pattern. Its parachute, printed with the words “Fort Benning, Georgia,” helped the toy slowly descend when tossed into the air.

1. Breech-loading cannon made by Confederate Naval Iron Works, 1863, Gift of the W.C. Bradley Company G.2016.24 2. Raggy Doodle paratrooper doll, 1943–45, Museum purchase made possible by the Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2016.29 3. U.S. Army Air Corps sweetheart pin, Fort Benning, 1941–45, Museum purchase made possible by the Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2016.21 4. U.S. Army civilian employee badge, Fort Benning, 1942–45, Museum purchase made possible by the Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2016.28

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Hariot Lippmann If you have visited the Museum Shop, chances are you have met Hariot Lippman. She has been a volunteer at The Columbus Museum for nearly 30 years. Currently Hariot gives her time in the Museum’s gift shop on Thursdays. One of her favorite things about volunteering at the Museum is meeting new people who have traveled from all over to visit Columbus. She also enjoys working with the Museum’s staff.

When asked about her favorite work in the Museum’s collection, Hariot gave three: Boat Installation by Dale Chihuly; My Daughter, Alice by William Merritt Chase; and Sara and Her Mother with Baby by Mary Cassatt. Hariot has seven great grandchildren, six grandchildren, and is a mother of two daughters. She was an elementary school librarian in the Muscogee County School District for 30 years until her retirement. In her spare time Hariot loves to read and play bridge. The Museum thanks Hariot for her dedication to the Museum for so many years!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Orientation

Museum Shop

OCCURS MONTHLY Interested in becoming a volunteer? Please join our team at The Columbus Museum! We are always looking for energetic people with a passion for history and art. At the orientation you will complete all the steps required for you to start volunteering.You must RSVP to attend the orientation.

ONGOING (Museum hours with flexible shifts) Shop volunteers deal daily with the Museum’s guests by providing them with excellent service. Volunteers are required to handle transactions, restock merchandise, and keep the Shop tidy. Minimum age requirement: 16

Fantastic Fridays

Other opportunities may include:

JUNE 9, 16, 23 & JULY 7, 14, 21 9:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. OR 12:30 – 2 P.M. Number of volunteers needed: 10 Love working with children and families? Why not volunteer for a Fantastic Friday event? Volunteers help children and families with art-making activities, restocking supplies, and providing assistance in the galleries. Minimum age requirement: 15

Volunteering with different museum departments, such as Design, Curatorial or Development.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact: Kirsten Dunn, kdunn@columbusmuseum.com, 706.748.2562 ext. 654.

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9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp 10 – 11 A.M. Access for the Arts

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9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp 5:30 – 7:30 P.M War Games

9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp 10:30 A.M. – Noon Fantastic Friday

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9 A.M. – Noon Pre-K camp 6 – 8 P.M. Summer Concert Series

10:30 A.M. – Noon Fantastic Friday 6-8 P.M. Operation Warfare Dinner

Common Grounds Exhibition opens

Side Eye Exhibition opens

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From Flying Aces to Army Boots Exhibition closes

10 – 11 A.M. Access for the Arts

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9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp 10 – 11 A.M. Access for the Arts

6 – 8 P.M. Art with the Masters

9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp Noon – 1 P.M. Lecture Series

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June: Fantastic Friday performance | July: Summer Camp | August: British Helmet, courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History

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9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp

5:30 – 7:30 P.M. War Games

6 – 8 P.M. Summer Concert Series

9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp 6:30 – 8 P.M. Artists Living Unplugged W.C. Bradley Museum

9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Summer Camp 6 – 8 P.M. Summer Concert Series

5:30 – 7:30 P.M War Games

3 – 4 P.M. Lecture Series Civic Spirit Exhibition opens

Close Up on view through April 22, 2018

From Flying Aces to Army Boots on view through August 27, 2017

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EDUCATION

Adult Programs NEW! Summer Concert Series

6 – 8 P.M. | FREE!

Bring a picnic dinner or purchase from one of our featured food trucks as we bring arts and music together in one setting throughout the summer. Enjoy live music performed by regional bands and guided tours throughout the evening. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.

ends, and is free and open to the public. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.

JULY 25 | NOON – 1 P.M. The Orphans of G. Gunby Jordan and Other Tales from Columbus’ World War I Home Front

Our featured speakers will discuss how men, women, and children of all ages and backgrounds participated in home front and refugee relief efforts during World War I. Pre-ordered lunches are $10 and available by contacting the Education Department.

JUNE 15

Take a journey with this musical ensemble connecting music and film.

AUGUST 12 | 3 – 4 P.M. There and Back Again

Gallery Tour: Close Up exhibition

JULY 20

Featuring: Snakebite Six

This band provides audiences with a taste of traditional New Orleans jazz. Gallery Tour: Permanent collection

AUGUST 3

Featuring: Adam Forrester, filmmaker

Adam Forrester, a native of Alabama, will discuss his time spent working in the filmmaking industry in Hollywood and how it shaped his current filmmaking process in the independent filmmaking community of Atlanta. This program is held in conjunction with Close Up: Cinema Along the River.

Featuring: Wolf and Clover

Enjoy a blend of American and Irish/ Celtic music. Gallery Tour: Permanent collection

NEW! Lecture Series FREE!

Explore themes within the Museum’s collection and exhibitions through engaging talks by local and regional history and arts professionals. Each program is offered during the week and on week-

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$60 per person/$110 per couple

This program is held in conjunction with From Flying Aces to Army Boots: World War I and the Chattahoochee Valley.

Featuring: Rebecca Bush, Curator of History and David Owings, University Archivist, Columbus State University

This program is held in conjunction with From Flying Aces to Army Boots: World War I and the Chattahoochee Valley.

Featuring: Cinema para Musica

NIFEducation@nationalinfantryfoundation.org for more information.

Operation Warfare JUNE 9 | 6 – 8 P.M.

The Columbus Museum and the National Infantry Museum are teaming up to provide a WWI culinary journey through the eyes of the Allies. Dinner will consist of period classics from five Allies paired with spoken history and personal experiences from our living historians. Register by May 26; Contact: National Infantry Museum: 706-653-8368 ext. 5849 or email

War Games

(Hosted in partnership with the National Infantry Museum) JULY 13 & AUGUST 24 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. | FREE

Invite your friends and family to enjoy a wide range of World War I- inspired board and video games. Board games are suitable for ages 10 and up; video games are suitable for ages 17and up. Snacks will be provided while they last. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.

This program is held in conjunction with From Flying Aces to Army Boots: World War I and the Chattahoochee Valley.

Youth & Family Programs Fantastic Friday

10:30 A.M. – NOON | FREE!

Fantastic Fridays bring a variety of performers and art projects to The Columbus Museum. Seating in the Patrick Theater

is available on a first- come, first-served basis.

Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.

JUNE 9 Alphabet Soup

Featuring: Wendy Bennett Musical storyteller Wendy Bennett presents a program starring the entire alphabet with special appearances by the letters Y, W, A, P, and F!

JUNE 16

Georgia on My Mind

Featuring: Natalie Jones Natalie Jones regales the audience with a combination of folktales and history moments highlighting Georgia’s people and places.

JUNE 23

They Came From Land and Sky

Featuring: David Novak David Novak connects stories with nature using personal experience, folk tales, myth, and history.

JULY 7

Upcycled Cinderella

Featuring: Bright Star Touring Company Using household items, recycled objects, and physical comedy, Bright Star’s performers create hilarious characters, inventive settings and lively scenes that will activate the audience’s imagination.

JULY 14

Fun Fables and Fantastic Folktales Featuring: Plays on the Go

Using acting, singing, and dancing, Plays on the Go will present tales featuring animal characters who talk and act like humans.

JULY 21

The Pied Piper and Other Fantastic Tales

Featuring: Donna Wissinger Flutist and storyteller Donna Wissinger draws children into a musical world that encourages active listening and imaginative thinking.

SUMMER CAMP

Summer camps give children the opportunity to learn about art through lessons in the Studio, hands-on projects, and tours of the Museum’s galleries.

Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information. Pre-K Camp: $60 member/$80 nonmember All other camps: $145 member/$165 nonmember

JUNE 12 – 16 | 9 A.M. – NOON Amazing Animals (Pre-K; Ages 4-5) Instructor: Lesley Jakovcic

Each camper will discover how artists portray animals through activities like weaving crocodiles, creating cat collages plus learning shapes, colors, and primary art skills.

JUNE 19 – 23 | 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Art Passport (Ages 5-7) Instructor: Meghan Lacey

Campers will create their own passport while learning about different cultures, art materials, ways to make art, and learn about artists who studied abroad.

JUNE 26 – 30 | 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Mad Art Scientist (Ages 5-7) Instructor: Meghan Lacey

JULY 17 – 21 | 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Art Time Machine (Ages 8-10) Instructor: Laszlo Olah

Campers will explore different historic eras such as the colonial era, where they will create handmade paper, all the way to the present where they will create sculptures inspired by artist Dale Chihuly.

JULY 24 – 28 | 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Passionate About Painting (Ages 5-7) Instructor: Meghan Lacey

Let your young ones learn about the methods and materials used by a variety of artists and explore styles of painting such as pointillism and impressionism.

Community Outreach Access for the Arts

JUNE 19, JULY 17, & AUGUST 14 10 – 11 A.M. | FREE

Access for the Arts is an art exploration program for individuals with early stage Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. We offer monthly tours or hands-on art making sessions led by a Museum Educator. Register by one week prior to each class. Contact: the Alzheimer’s Association, 1-800-272-3900.

Focusing on subjects such as earth science, geology and physics, science will be brought to life through the artistic process.

Girl Scout & Boy Scout Programs

JULY 10 – 14 | 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. Mad Art Scientist (Ages 11-13)

Please check out our website for more information: columbusmuseum.com/programs/community/boy-scouts/

Instructor: Laszlo Olah

Experiment, explore, and create as we explore the application of the scientific method in art!

Available Upon Request

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MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERS MAKE MUSEUMS WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY SAY ABOUT YOU? Every object in our Legacy Gallery and every work of art on our walls tells a story. When Museum visitors experience these objects, they are changed. They gain a new perspective. What story will your legacy tell? By including The Columbus Museum in your bequest, gift annuity, or estate plans, your legacy can include supporting art and history education for generations to come. Friends of The Columbus Museum who wish to help shape the Museum’s future can choose a planned gift to extend their loyal support past their lifetime, while realizing substantial benefits for themselves. As a Museum donor, your planned gift can achieve personal goals, enhance your financial security, and help to sustain the Museum’s future. To learn more about planned giving options, contact: Carmen Overton, coverton@columbusmuseum.com, 706-748-2562 ext. 541.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Sherricka Day

Young Art Patrons Advisory Board Member Sherricka is an engaged, energetic Museum member at the Young Art Patrons level. She also serves on the YAP Advisory Board. Sherricka consistently attends Museum events and is a strong advocate of our Museum and arts community. M: Why are you a member of The Museum?

Artists Living Unplugged Hosted by the Young Art Patrons

JULY 27 | 6:30 – 8 P.M. W.C. Bradley Museum | 1017 Front Ave, Columbus, GA 31901

Experience an artist’s world through the eyes of local professional artists. Hear how they turned their passions for art into thriving businesses. Join us for refreshments and discussion while artists from various backgrounds and disciplines share their journeys. RSVP or register online by July 20; Contact: Laura Narr, lnarr@columbusmuseum.com, 706.748.2562 ext. 544 Free for YAP members/$10 Future members Young Art Patrons events are generously sponsored by

Art with the Masters AUGUST 22 | 6-8 P.M.

Featured Artist: Sally Bradley

Join us for an evening alongside local artist Sally Bradley. Bradley was born in Columbus, Georgia. She studied at the University of Georgia, Monash University in Australia, The Art Students League of New York, and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Her work explores the ideas of memory and restructured experience through landscape and figure. Bring your creativity and open mind—we will provide the supplies and light refreshments. Seating is limited and secured on first-come, first-served basis. Register online by August 15; Contact: Laura Narr, lnarr@columbusmuseum.com, 706.748.2562 ext.544 $35 Museum member/ $45 future member 12 THE MUSE SUMMER 2017

S: I’m a fan of art, people, culture, history and engaging events. I joined the Museum because it combines those elements into one big pot and serves up a variety of appealing experiences. I can’t think of anywhere else in the city that you can go to that offers what our Museum has on a regular basis. And I love the staff! Everyone is helpful and friendly. I feel at home every time I walk through the door. M: What is your most memorable experience at The Museum?

S: The trip to Bert Russo/Deborah Levy’s house and SCAD in Atlanta. It was my first trip with the Museum. I had so much fun. I was impressed by the personal Chihuly pieces, other collections and SCAD Atlanta. I learned so much in just a few hours. The funny thing is that I almost talked myself out of going. But I’m so glad I went! I knew that as soon as I got off the bus, I wanted to become a member. M: Why do you think The Museum is important to the community?

S: The museum offers something for everybody regardless of ethnicity, economic class or gender. You can learn about an artist on your lunch break or listen to a live music band in the evenings. You can bring your kids to an interactive workshop or just walk around and enjoy the exhibits. With each experience, you leave with a sense of awareness and a new nugget of information. Most of the events are offered at little to no cost, which is a big plus. Our Museum connects people to local artists/authors, living legends and rich history. I think these connections are crucial. They help us understand and respect our differences, making for well-rounded and open-minded individuals. These connections add to the strength and overall growth of our community.

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTIONS

JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2017 The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our President’s Circle, Director’s, Collector’s and Master Circle members. Those who joined or renewed within the last quarter are in bold print. **Continuous member for 20+ years *Continuous member for 10+ years

Inaugural President Circle Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Ogie** Mr. Marc Olivié & Ms. Marleen De Bode Olivié

Director Circle

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Amos** Mrs. Lovick P. Corn** Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.** Dr. & Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan** Mr. & Mrs. John C. Martin II** Mrs. Jack S. Schiffman** Thornwill Farm, Harris County, Georgia** Mr. & Mrs. Wright B. Waddell**

Collector Circle

Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Amos II Mr. Benjamin H. Hardaway III** Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Hecht** Mr. & Mrs. A. Comer Hobbs, Sr.** Mr. & Mrs. Mason H. Lampton** Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Ramsay, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Otis J. Scarborough** Dr. & Mrs. Otis E. Tillman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. Tomlinson III** Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough III**

Master Circle

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Adams, Sr.** Dr. & Mrs. A. C. Alvarez** The Honorable & Mrs. Barschall Andrews* Dr. & Mrs. Champ Baker** Mr. Bo Bartlett & Ms. Betsy Eby Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Beck, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Bickerstaff III** Mr. & Mrs. W. Reynolds Bickerstaff** Mrs. Marjorie B. Bickerstaff** Mr. & Mrs. James J. W. Biggers** Mr. & Mrs. James H. Blanchard** Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Bradley** Mrs. Minnie R. Bradley** Dr. & Mrs. Philip L. Brewer** Mrs. Donald F. Broda, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Lance Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Burdeshaw** Dr. & Mrs. Max Burr** Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Butler** Mrs. Forrest L. Champion, Jr.** Dr. Thomas A. Cochran** Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Crowley** Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Culpepper** Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.** Mrs. James W. Feighner, Sr.** Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Flowers* Mr. David Forker III

Mr. & Mrs. D. Clyde Fountain** Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gates** Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Goldfrank** Mrs. Ben M. Greenblatt** Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Kerry W. Hand** Mr. Christopher R. Harman** Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Harris Mrs. Judye S. Harris** Dr. & Mrs. Ed P. Helton Mrs. Jack C. Hughston** Mrs. A. Illges, Jr.** Mr. C. Dexter Jordan, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Allan E. Kamensky Dr. William P. Kendall** Mrs. Elizabeth L. King** Dr. & Mrs. W. Blake Lane, Jr.* Mr. & Mrs. David Lemieux* Mrs. Margaret O. Lewis** Dr. & Mrs. Jonathon L. Liss Mr. & Mrs. W. Fray McCormick* Mr. & Mrs. Horace C. McCoy Mr. & Mrs. L. Pierce Miller Mrs. Marie Moshell Mr. & Mrs. Jerry B. Newman* Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Obleton Friends of the Museum Mr. & Mrs. William Roland Peek Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Philips** Dr. & Mrs. Andrew W. Pippas* Dr. G. W. Richter Ms. Marianne Richter Mrs. Kathy J. Riley** Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Robbins** Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Robinson** Mrs. Barbara G. Rothschild** Mrs. Benno G. Rothschild** Mrs. Charlotte Alexander Saunders** Ms. Melanie Slaton & Mr. Ben Holder Dr. & Mrs. J. Lacey Smith Dr. Eva Sperk Dr. Franklin Star** Mrs. Rose H. Steiner* Mr. & Mrs. Clifford J. Swift III** Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Swift, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mathews D. Swift* Ms. Patty K. Taylor* Mr. & Mrs. B. Kenneth Townsend Mr. John T. & Dr. Amandah S. Turner Mr. & Mrs. Jack Turner* Mr. William B. Turner, Sr.** Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner III Mr. William B. Turner, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Barrington Vaught Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Wade, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. John W. Walden, Jr.** Mrs. Davis Ronald Watson** Ms. Christine D. Weaver** Mr. & Mrs. Sam M. Wellborn Ms. Susan S. Wiggins Mr. & Mrs. Jack Wilensky** Ms. E. Worth Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Wilson* Mr. & Mrs. Joel O. Wooten

Patron

Ms. Betty L. Auten Drs. Karin and Champ Baker III Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Brewer Mr. & Mrs. Gary O. Bruce** Mrs. John C. Dixon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Etheridge III** Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Flournoy** Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Foley III Drs. Marlene & Robert Garnett** Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Hare Mr. & Mrs. John P. Illges III** Mrs. Harold G. Jarrell** Dr. & Mrs. Edward B. Kinner** Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Krieg Mr. Patrick Martin Drs. Kevin T. & Amanda McPherson Mrs. Louise K. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Chandler Riley* Mr. & Mrs. Claude G. Scarbrough III** Mr. & Mrs. Marvin R. Schuster** Mr. & Mrs. John P. Thayer Mr. & Mrs. William Clark Turner* Dr. Jonathan Frederick Walz The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our Reciprocal, Young Art Patrons, Supporting, and Civic members who joined or renewed within the last quarter. **Continuous member for 20+ years *Continuous member for 10+ years

Reciprocal

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Adams, Jr. Ms. Marie J. Avant* Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Bladen** Ms. Miriam Bregman Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Brown Mrs. Marvyn D. Cohen** Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Cohn** Mrs. Mabel Ditchfield** Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Gristina Ms. Susan Schley Gristina* Mr. & Mrs. Lee R. Grogan, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. David Hay** Mrs. Lula Huff** Mr. & Mrs. Roderick C. Hunter Mr. Harry L. Lindsey Mr. & Mrs. Max R. McGlamry** Dr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Meine** Ms. Louise O’Kelley** Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pavlick** Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Peebles** Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Satterwhite, Jr.** Dr. Shain Schley and Dr. Mary M. Ball Mr. & Mrs. John A. Shinkle LTC (Ret.) & Mrs. Benjamin F. Stahl III** Mr. & Mrs. Warren B. Steele II** Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stephens* Mr. & Mrs. James Trotter, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Billy G. Turner** Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Waddell**

Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Witsell** Mr. & Mrs. William C. Woolfolk III Mr. & Mrs. James D. Yancey** Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Zanga Mr. & Mrs. Bruno Zupan**

Young Art Patrons Ms. Yisrah Abrahaim Ms. Raveeta Addison Ms. Autumn Amos Mr. Drew Barwick Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bishop Mr. Rembret Brady Capt. Vannesa Cardenas Ms. Roben Clark Mr. William Wade Cliatt Ms. Jena J. Davis Marina & Michael Dunbar Ms. Taylor Frady Ms. Elle Fuller & Ms. Mary Claire Ridgeway Ms. Katherine Jenkins Mr. Sharath Kalahasthi Ms. Jacqueline Kuonen Mr. Lawrence Laska Ms. Courtney Laughlin & Mr. Craig Wilson Ms. Cassi LaVelle Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lotson Ms. Tamika McKenzie Ms. Caitlin Melvin Ms. Mary Jane Mitchell Mr. John Morrison Cassie & Aaron Myers Ms. Shayonne Peterson Mr. Keith Phillips Mr. Brantley Pittman Mr. Thomas J. Rice Ms. Deidra Scott & Mr. David Britt Ms. Amarinda Trear Mr. Brandon Wallis Ms. Erica Whitby

Supporting

Ms. Agnes D. Albright Mr. & Mrs. Mote W. Andrews, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. George L. Atkins* Mrs. Lyman Blackmar** Mrs. Jennifer Blomqvist Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Broda* Mr. & Mrs. Will Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Kin Brown Ms. Denise Brown Owens Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Calhoun, Jr.** Dr. Virginia Causey & Mr. Tim Chitwood Drs. Kathryn & Benjamin Cheek** Mrs. Carol Ann Conner Mr. & Mrs. William Consoletti Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Coolik Mr. & Mrs. Craig Courville* Ms. LuAnn Craighton Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Dakin* Dr. & Mrs. Dail Fields (Continues on next page ...) SUMMER 2017 THE MUSE 13

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Mr. & Mrs. Winfred H. Fowler* Ms. Susan Gallagher* Mr. John F. Greenman & Dr. Mary A. Budge** Mrs. Kay E. Gudger** Mr. & Mrs. David E. Harris Ms. Betty B. Hooks Ms. Ann Howard** Mr. & Mrs. Milton Jones Ms. Lucy Jones Jeanette B. Jones Ms. Anna Kemp & Mr. Paul Beyer Mr. & Mrs. Larry A. King** Mr. & Mrs. William B. Kleinhoff Dr. & Mrs. Jack Lawler** Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Lesh Mrs. Johnny L. Mims** Ms. Gail T. Newman** The Honorable & Mrs. Andrew Prather II** Mr. William A. Pruett & Mrs. Virginia McPhearson* Mr. & Mrs. F. Houser Pugh** Mr. & Mrs. G. L. Sexton III** Mrs. Agnes A. Shelton Dr. & Mrs. Richard K. Straus, Sr.** Mrs. Elaine Tarpley** Ms. Edweena Thomas Ms. Jill Tigner & Mr. Mike Venable

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Tucker** Ms. Joyce Turner Mr. & Mrs. Ron Ussery Mr. Elliott S. Waddell III* Mr. and Mrs. L. Rexford Whiddon**

Civic

Mr. Bruce Armstrong** Ms. Sara G. Barfield Mrs. Marjorie L. Drury Mr. Robert G. Felton Mrs. Dennis J. Harron Mr. A. Stephen Johnson* Ms. Ruth Kiralfy Mr. & Mrs. Haines J. Layfield Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McCarley** Mr. Thomas McDaniel & Ms. Marlyne Marrow Mrs. Almeda Medlin** Mr. E. Warner Neal, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brad Palmer Mrs. Jeanne P. Robinson** Dr. Carolyn S. Russell** Ms. Christine M. Szymanski** Mrs. Dorothy H. Vardaman** Mr. & Mrs. Chris Willis

The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following friends for their contributions:

JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2017 Sponsorship of The We of Me: The Chosen Families of Carson McCullers Georgia Humanities Council Metro Power Sponsorship of 2017 Young Art Patrons Activities W.C. Bradley Co.

Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, LLP Schuster Enterprises, Inc. Standard Concrete Products, Inc. SunTrust Bank The Hughston Clinic, Inc. TSYS Bob Vardaman Events Management, Inc.

Sponsorship of back page ad of the Spring 2017 Muse Communicorp, Inc.

2017 Let There Be Art! Patron Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. A. C. Alvarez Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Amos Dr. & Mrs. Champ Baker Mr. & Mrs. W. Reynolds Bickerstaff Mr. & Mrs. James H. Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Bradley Mrs. Donald F. Broda Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Butler Friend of the Museum Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hall Mr. Christopher R. Harman Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Hecht Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. A. Comer Hobbs, Sr. Mrs. A. Illges, Jr. Mr. C. Dexter Jordan, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan Dr. William P. Kendall Mr. & Mrs. Mason H. Lampton Mr. & Mrs. John C. Martin II Mr. & Mrs. W. Fray McCormick Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ogie Mr. Marc Olivié & Ms. Marleen De Bode Olivié Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Ramsay, Jr. Mrs. Barbara G. Rothschild Thornwill Farm, Harris County, Georgia Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. Tomlinson III Mr. John T. & Dr. Amandah S. Turner Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner III Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wright B. Waddell Mrs. Davis Ronald Watson Ms. E. Worth Williams Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough III

Donation for future exhibits Mr. & Mrs. Jerry B. Newman Alan F. Rothschild, Jr. through the Fort Trustee Fund, CFCV General Donations Mr. & Mrs. George L. Atkins Mr. Charles P. Clippinger Donation of Ft. Benning Map, August 1945 Family of SFC Carl Guthrie

The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our active Business Partners

Donation of Southern Airways Promotional Divot Repair Tool Mrs. Ben M. Greenblatt

JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2017

Donation of Artwork and Photographs by Frederick Hammersley Frederick Hammersley Foundation

(Those who joined or renewed within the last quarter are in bold print.)

Business Partners Alexander Electric Company B & B Beverage Company BNY Mellon Wealth Management Bob Vardaman Events Management Christies J. Smith Lanier & Company

Melissa Thomas Realtor Robinson, Grimes & Company, P.C. The Hughston Clinic, Inc. Townsend Wealth Management W.C. Bradley Co.

The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following contributions in honor or in memory of special friends.

JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2017 In memory of Mr. Mark Porter Mr. & Mrs. James H. Blanchard Dr. & Mrs. Max Burr Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Butler Ms. Patricia Butts Mr. & Mrs. B.R. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John C. Martin II Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Obleton Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ogie Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Ramsay, Jr. Synovus Financial Corp.

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Mr. & Mrs. D.A. Turner III Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr. Mr. Bob Vardaman Ms. E. Worth Williams In memory of Mrs. Eva P. Rothschild Mrs. Ben H. Hudson II Mr. & Mrs. J. Edward Norris, Jr. In memory of Mrs. Kathryn K. Adams Dr. & Mrs. Andrew W. Pippas

Donation of American Meter Company Meter, ca. 1900 Liberty Utilities Donation of funds to frame Irving Penn Photo Thornwill Farm, Harris County, Georgia 2016 Year End Gifts Ms. Geraldine Goodman Rabbi Beth Schwartz & Mr. Lawrence Washington Mrs. C. Alex Sears, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Smith, Sr. 2017 Let There Be Art! Corporate Sponsors Aflac W.C. Bradley Co. Brasfield and Gorrie Columbus Bank and Trust and Synovus Mr. and Mrs. John F. Flournoy Friend of the Museum Georgia Crown Distributing Company Georgia Power Company Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Henri’s Formal Wear The Hughston Clinic, Inc. Knight-Rawls, Inc.

2017 Let There Be Art! Donors Greystone Properties Kinetic Credit Union Mr. & Mrs. Mathews D. Swift

BOARD OF TRUSTEES & STAFF

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016 –17 Marleen De Bode Olivié, President Carolynn Obleton, Vice President Mary Lu Lampton, Treasurer Eliza Brewer, Corresponding Secretary Marianne Richter, Recording Secretary W. Fray McCormick, Immediate Past President A.C. Alvarez, Daniel P. Amos, Kathelen V. Amos, Sue Anne Baker, Kay Broda, J. Robert Elliott, Jr., Joanne Gristina, Gail B. Greenblatt, James Hall, Charlotte Hare, Robert G. Hecht, Chris Henson,

Helen Hobbs, Dori Jones, Thornton F. Jordan, William P. Kendall, David Lemieux, Sallie Martin, Elizabeth C. Ogie, Garry Pound, Otis J. Scarborough, Willette Shalishali, Steve Sharp, Melanie Slaton, Otis E. Tillman, Wade H. Tomlinson, William B. Turner III, Rebecca K. Yarbrough

HONORARY TRUSTEES:

James H. Blanchard, Representative Calvin Smyre, J. Barrington Vaught

ADJUNCT:

MCSD Liaison – Rebecca A. Braaten

LIFE TRUSTEES:

Philip L. Brewer, Elizabeth T. Corn, Evelyn T. Crowley, Ethel W. Foley, Judye S. Harris, F. Clason Kyle, Betsy T. Leebern, Jerry B. Newman, Thelma M. Robinson

MUSEUM STAFF Marianne Richter, Director

Chris Land, Art and Artifact Handler

Sarah Tinsley, Membership Manager

Patricia Butts, Assistant to the Director

Cynthia Cepeda, Exhibit Preparator

Kelly Cargill, Event Sales Manager

Marcolm Tatum, Graphic Designer

COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS Jonathan Frederick Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of American Art Rebecca Bush, Curator of History/ Exhibitions Manager Aimee Brooks, Collections Manager Lauren Fleming, Assistant Collections Manager Cameron Faucette, Exhibition Coordinator and Designer

EDUCATION Abbie Edens, Director of Education Christy Barlow, Academic Programs Coordinator Jessamy South, Youth and Family Programs Coordinator Kirsten Dunn, Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT Carmen Overton, Director of Development Mercedes Parham, Marketing and Media Manager

Kiara McClellan, Social Media and Online Coordinator

Liliana Harrell, Visitor Services Representative Kayla Staubitz, Visitor Services Representative

Laura Narr, Development Assistant

Rick McGowan, Security Chief

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Al Johnson, Security Deputy

Kimberly Beck, Deputy Director for Operations

Custodians: Martha Culp, Alice Holmes, Dorothy James, Sam Willis

Paula Evans, Accounting Specialist II Mary Goff, Information Assistant Mary Lee Doughton, Gift Shop Manager/ Buyer Sina Niusulu, Museum Shop Associate

Larry Hunter, Security Deputy Edward Diamond, Maintenance Engineer

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