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THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
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hange is in the air at the Museum this winter with the opening of three new exhibitions, a special installation by internationally known artist Linn Meyers, and the rehanging of the Shorter and Leebern Galleries. The Woodruff Gallery will feature Work It Out: The Material and Visual Culture of Labor, an exhibition drawn from the Museum’s collection, while the Yarbrough Gallery will feature an exhibition of Hollywood photographs from the collection, “We had Faces!” Stars from Old Hollywood. As we move towards winter, it is not too late to see our major fall exhibition, And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations, which closes December 30. The quilts featured in the exhibition are extraordinary in both their artistic merit and narratives of African-American history. Then, in late February, the Third Floor Galleries will present the work of Anna Betbeze, a Columbus native who is exhibiting her work internationally, and H LOGRAPH: Women on paper, an exhibition from the permanent collection. The Museum has commissioned Linn Meyers to create a site-specific drawing on the wall outside the Shorter and Leebern Galleries. Meyers has done largescale drawings for the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and we anticipate a stunning drawing that will transform the area. Meyers intends
these monumental drawings to be temporary, and the Museum’s will be on view through June 17, so catch it while you can. Jonathan Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of American Art, has been working on a new installation of the Museum’s modern and contemporary collections that we are excited to unveil. The new installation in the Shorter and Leebern Galleries will include works that have not been on view recently, popular favorites, and new acquisitions. We anticipate that the installation will be complete by mid-December. The Museum’s Education Department provides history and arts-integrated lessons and activities throughout the year for students and teachers in the Muscogee County School District, as well as for
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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other school districts in the region, private schools, and homeschool groups. This activity occurs on a near daily basis, and the Museum sees thousands of students over the course of the year. A feature in this issue of The Muse has more information about the outstanding work done by the Education Department’s staff. Response to our new affiliate group, the Alma Thomas Society, which has 32 members as of this writing, has been strong, and I am pleased to report that it continues to grow. Next year, members will meet to select an acquisition or acquisitions by African-American artists for the Museum’s collection. We are grateful and appreciative to members of the Alma Thomas Society for their generosity, which makes it possible for the Museum to continue to build a collection that reflects the entire history of American art. Holiday festivities at the Museum include the 28th annual Master Circle dinner on December 4, when we thank Master Circle, Collector Circle, Director Circle, and President Circle members for their generous support. Several people have told me that the Master Circle dinner kicks off the holiday season, and co-chairs Kathy Smith and Dusty Wellborn and their team of volunteers are hard at work to make the event spectacular. The Museum’s Young Art Patrons affiliate group is debuting a new event, the Holiday Highball, featuring the art of mixology on December 8. This event benefits the Museum and will be a great way to ring out the week and celebrate the season. I hope you’ll join us for the fun!
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On the Cover: Anna Betbeze, Mimosa (Detail), 2011, Acid dyes, ash from burning on wool carpet, Courtesy of the artist
ART EXHIBITIONS
LINN MEYERS Wall Drawing
JANUARY 11 – JUNE 17, 2018 | GALLERIA NORTH & LEEBERN LEF T
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ased in Washington, D.C., Linn Meyers has been recognized internationally for her monumental images and contributions to the field of drawing. Following in the footsteps of institutions like the Hammer Museum, The Phillips Collection, and the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, The Columbus Museum has commissioned the artist to create a site-specific wall drawing tailored to the architecture of the main floor’s colonnade. Meyers selected this particular space because of how the sun travels across it, throughout the day and over the course of the year. Visitors to the Museum will be able to see Meyers at work on the north Galleria wall from January 3–10, 2018. The overall project also encompasses a related fivepanel drawing, as well as The Columbus Museum’s Jay Defeo collage, Summer Image, 1982—a rarely seen work on paper
significant collecting organizations— from the Arkansas Arts Center and Sheldon Museum of Art to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Museum of Women in the Arts—have acquired examples of Meyers’s output. The Columbus Museum is pleased to introduce this important American artist’s work to the communities of the Chattahoochee Valley.
from the permanent collection. In her practice, Meyers grapples with the philosophical aspects of uncertainty, materiality, and ephemerality. Given the enormous amount of time and energy needed to plan, plot, and execute them, the artist’s wall drawings also raise issues around physical endurance and intentional mindfulness. Many
Left: Linn Meyers: Our View from Here (Detail) on view at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, May 12, 2016 through Aug. 13, 2017.
Artist Roundtable
JANUARY 11 | 5:30-7:30 P.M.
“WE HAD FACES!” Stars from Old Hollywood DECEMBER 9, 2017 – MARCH 18, 2018 | YARBROUGH GALLERY
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oday, in an era when actors can be photographed by any fan with a cell phone, glamorous, classical Hollywood studio photographs may seem oddly alien. These perfect, precisely arranged, and frequently retouched photographs were extremely important in establishing an image for each Hollywood star, and they included both formal portraits and staged movie publicity shots. Every star’s public image was carefully maintained in the old studio system, and it was not until the 1950s that Right: Jean Harlow, Dinner at Eight (Detail), 1933, Silver gelatin print, Gift of George W. Dudley, Jr. G.1991.17.241
candid images also began to appear. The photographs in “We Had Faces!” Stars from Old Hollywood include examples by leading Hollywood photographers such as Clarence Sinclair Bull, George Hurrell, and Laslo Willinger. The late George W. Dudley, Jr., who grew up in Columbus and was president of the American Postcard Company in New York, donated most of the photographs in this exhibition to The Columbus Museum in 1991 as part of a larger gift. Ranging from 1918 to 1957, the images on view include publicity photographs from classic Hollywood films such as Dinner at Eight and Suspicion, portraits of stars such as Gloria Swanson, Hedy Lamarr, and
Gary Cooper, and more candid photographs of 1950s icons James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. “We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces! There just aren’t faces like that anymore.”
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NEW EXHIBITIONS
ANNA BETBEZE: DARK SUN
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o create her current body of work–large-scale abstract painting on wool rugs–Anna Betbeze employs fire, water, acids, and colorful industrialstrength dyes. With vivid hues and battered sculptural surfaces, Betbeze’s works are layered and visceral. She describes the experience of making as well as viewing as “when seeing becomes breathing, stroking, tasting, and sound–often simultaneously.” By exploring the dichotomies of abjection/ beauty, abandonment/care, and destruction/creation, each painting gives the viewer a sense that these peculiar objects were found in their decayed but colorful state rather than made, allowing them to fluctuate anachronistically between the historical and the contemporary. Anna Betbeze: Dark Sun, which was organized by the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, also includes a new series of smallerscale works on paper that continues the artist’s investigation of the inherent qualities found in her materials. In this case,
Betbeze explores the paper’s rate of absorption through her use of saturated pigments, staining, and layered media. The relationship between the works on paper and the rugs is made apparent not only in her use of vibrant colors and textured surfaces but also in the areas where the white of the walls and the white of the paper peek through from behind the areas of color, creating a visual resting point for the viewer. Like the recent eclipse where the moon negated the sun, providing a moment of darkness and reflection on our relationship to light, Betbeze’s paintings are born from a similar negation. Using destruction as a force for creation, what remains are works that can be sensed as well as seen. Anna Betbeze was born in Mobile, Alabama, grew up in Columbus, Georgia, and received a B.F.A. from the University of Georgia and an M.F.A. from Yale University. Her work has been shown at institutions such as MOMA PS1, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, among other galleries and institutions around the world. Her works are in
the permanent collections of The Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University and the High Museum in Atlanta. Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artforum, and The Los Angeles Times. Betbeze is a recent recipient of the prestigious Rome Prize. She currently lives in New York City. Below: Anna Betbeze, Dark Sun, 2017, industrial dye on sheepskin. Courtesy of the artist.
H LOGRAPH: WOMEN ON PAPER
FEBRUARY 24 – JUNE 24, 2018 | THIRD FLOOR GALLERIES
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n celebration of Women’s History Month (March), The Columbus Museum has assembled some of its best works of art by female makers. Although conceived as a show of “works on paper,” that organizing principle will be stretched beyond the convention of prints and drawings to
include handwritten correspondence, natural history illustrations, paper cutouts, costume designs, and calligraphy. Several new acquisitions will also make their Museum debut. Left: Katja Oxman, An Acre for a Bird to Choose, 2000, color intaglio print, Gift of Mark Oxman G.2016.37.3
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he old adage that “a picture is worth a thousand words” gains new meaning within museum collections, where objects hold primacy. This sampling of historic photographs added to the Museum’s collection this year represents diverse stories across time in the Chattahoochee Valley. In the early 20th century, many Southern mills and industrial businesses sponsored company baseball teams to boost morale. Columbus boasted five teams in a city league in 1917, and the Chero-Cola team (image 5) practiced at Wildwood (now Lakebottom) Park. Less than a hand-
ful of images of early Columbus company teams are known to exist. U.S. Army soldier Albert P. Chol captured many scenes while stationed at Fort Benning from approximately 1927 to 1935. His photographs (image 2) show him and fellow soldiers during work and leisure activities, including a pick-up football game, training on the Chattahoochee River, and an equestrian competition. Writing on
the back of several images indicates Chol sent the snapshots to his sweetheart. The woman in the photograph (image 4) was one of the 140 members of the Women’s Army Corps (WACs), assigned to the Airborne School at Fort Benning. Approximately half worked as parachute riggers and packers, while others filled clerical positions or drove in the motor pool. Though WACs could not attend the Airborne School, some were champion sports parachutists themselves. This 1943 photograph (image 1) shows U.S. Army soldiers of Mexican descent during training at Fort Benning. Nearly 500,000 Mexican Americans served in World War II, many the children of immigrants. This is the first artifact in the Museum’s collection to directly address Latino people in the Chattahoochee Valley. A yearbook, named The Little Light, documents the Veterans Training School for African-American men at Radcliff School (image 3). Published in 1956, it gives a brief history of the program’s beginning in 1949 and includes names and pictures of 51 current and former faculty members and 70 local students/veterans. Traditional yearbook photos of classes and extracurricular activities are also featured.
1. U.S. Army, Platoon of Mexican American soldiers at Fort Benning, 1943, gelatin silver print, The Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2017.43 2. Albert P. Chol and friends at Fort Benning, ca. 1930, gelatin silver print, The Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2017.15.12 3. Students and teacher examining an ant under a microscope, Radcliff Veterans School yearbook, 1956, The Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2017.41 5. Bon Art Studios, Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Airborne member, 194245, gelatin silver print, The General Acquisitions Fund G.2017.2 4. McCollum’s Photos, Chero-Cola baseball team, ca. 1917, gelatin silver print, The General Acquisitions Fund G.2017.1
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
ON THE MOVE
The Museum in and out of the Classroom Through our ongoing partnership with teachers and administrators, new programs and offerings are continually planned and developed to bring American art and history to life for the communities of the Chattahoochee Valley. The Museum works in and out of the classroom to provide signature programs that enhance learning experiences across the region.
Curriculum Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Skype lessons, and Gallery Tales brought in 3,946 students in the 2016-17 school year. We also provide teacher professional development workshops and classroom resources.
FOR THE CLASSROOM Educator Resource Center (ERC)
The ERC provides a multi-media resource library for educators that connects both to social studies and the visual arts. Educators can choose from books, videos, DVDs, posters and other materials like the Muse on the Move Traveling Trunk Program, which includes themed all-in-one curriculum resource kits.
Teacher professional development workshops
They create hands-on learning environments for teachers that incorporate the Museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions tied into core content areas. Part of each arts-integrated lesson includes art-making experiences.
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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Curriculum Tours
They tie the Museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions to Georgia and Alabama Performance Standards.
Gallery Tales
They feature interactive stations that foster critical thinking skills by exploring works of art and historical objects.
Community Partner Programs
Springer Opera House’s PAIR Program, which is an arts integrated program in its second year at Fox and South Columbus Elementary Schools.
Troy University’s Teachers on the River includes workshops for educators from Muscogee County School District, Phenix City Schools, and Russell County Schools.
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Aziza Souder-Hickman What is your favorite thing about volunteering at the Museum?
The more I volunteer here, the more I learn about the Museum and how it operates. Do you give your time anywhere else?
I volunteer wherever it is needed really. The Museum is probably the only place that I volunteer consistently…other than that it’s just managing my school’s band during band season and being active in a few clubs. What is your favorite piece in the Museum’s collection?
My favorite piece would have to be Root People Paperweight by Paul J. Stankard. I like this piece because of how intricate the design is and how it shows that the artist really takes his time with his creations. Any extra information you would like to include about yourself (ex: hobbies, interests, etc.)
I enjoy drawing, painting, and digital design. I would like to get into an art career such as Graphic Design or Art Education when I graduate.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Christmas at Moon Lake DECEMBER 6 | 4–7 P.M.
Number of volunteers needed: 5 Volunteers will help families create unique art projects. Minimum age requirement: 15
Open Studio
DECEMBER 22 & JANUARY 6 9:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M. Number of volunteers needed: 15 Volunteers will help children and families with art activities, greet visitors at the check-in table, and with the set-up and breakdown of the event. Minimum age requirement: 15 3
Family Festival
FEBRUARY 24 9:30 A.M.–2:30 P.M. Number of volunteers needed: 15 Volunteers will help children and families with art activities, greeting visitors at the check-in table, and with the set-up and breakdown of the event. Minimum age requirement: 15
Other opportunities may include:
Volunteering with different Museum departments, such as Design, Curatorial or Development.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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December: Laura R. Gadson, Mammy’s Golden Legacy, 2012, Cotton fabric, acrylic paint, buttons, beads, cotton batting | January: Knights of Pythias ceremonial helmet worn by Columbus resident Max Banner, ca. 1885, Gift of Teresa Banner G.1961.139 | February: Family Festival
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Adult Programs Crafting Power Hour 5:30–6:30 P.M.
Get your craft on! Each Power Hour will allow you to get hands-on with a variety of materials and create a work you can take home. All materials are included in the cost. Space is limited and registration is required. Register by one week prior to each class; Contact: Abbie Edens, edu@columbusmuseum.com or 706.748.2562 ext. 650
$15 Museum member/ $20 future member
DECEMBER 7 Indigo Dyed Scarves FEBRUARY 8 Alcohol Ink Painted Glasses & Coasters
LOOK! @ Lunchtime
12:15–12:30 P.M. | FREE!
LOOK! @ Lunchtime is a collaborative viewing exercise and dialogue centered around works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection. Jonathan Frederick Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of American Art, will facilitate LOOK! discussions every second Tuesday. Each month a new object will be explored.
Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
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Henry Glintenkamp, Spanish Town, Alcalá de Guadaira, 1923
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Holiday Ornament Glassblowing Workshop
DECEMBER 17 | 1 P.M. & 3 P.M.
Instructor: Kelly Robertson, Calvary Glass
Heat up the holidays at The Columbus Museum with this special art-making class. Glass artist, Kelly Robertson, will instruct participants on how to make their own blown glass ornament. Spaces are limited and registration is required.
Pictures & Kate McArdle, Director of Film Workforce Development and Capstone Projects, Georgia Film Academy Join us for an engaging evening of exploring the art and the passion behind making motion pictures. Two film professionals will be on our panel of experts to talk about their careers and how the industry is shaping our region and state. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
This program is held in conjunction with Close Up.
Register by December 10; Contact: Abbie Edens, edu@columbusmuseum.com or 706.748.2562 ext. 650
$45 Museum member/ $55 future member
Super Museum Sunday!
FEBRUARY 11 1–3 P.M. | FREE!
The Columbus Museum is one of many museums across the state of Georgia that are celebrating Super Museum Sunday in partnership with the Georgia Historical Society. Join us for a POP! Up Art program where you can pop-in and create your own masterpiece inspired by the history and art in the Museum’s collection. You can also go on a tour of the Museum’s permanent collection and newest exhibitions with one of our guides. This program is open to all ages! No registration is required.
Voices & Visions: The Future of Film
FEBRUARY 15 6–7:30 P.M. | FREE!
Featuring: Jordan Beck, Director of Communications, Fun Academy Motion
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 free and open to the public. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
FEBRUARY 27 NOON–1 P.M.
Art of the Civil Rights Movement
Speaker: Shawnya Harris, Georgia Museum of Art
Explore the art of the Civil Rights Movement with Shawnya Harris, the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art at the Georgia Museum of Art. If you are interested in purchasing a $10 lunch, please contact the Education Dept. at edu@columbusmuseum.com by Friday, February 23. This event is made possible through the 10”x10” Art for Education Fund.
Youth & Family Programs Parent and Child Class: Self Portrait
JANUARY 13 | 10 A.M.-NOON AGES 7-10 & CAREGIVERS
Instructor: Virginia McCullough
Participants in this hands-on art making class will discover fun and fabulous facts about self-portraits while using paint and a variety of mixed media to create their own expressive work on canvas that will become their own sensational selfie!
Register by January 5; Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information. $12 Museum member/ $15 future member Scholarships are available for Parent and Child Classes.
NEW! Open Studio
10 A.M.-NOON
Each Open Studio session gives families the opportunity to explore unique art making methods and materials. This program is free and open to families with children of all ages. No registration is required.
Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
DECEMBER 22
Join us as we turn the Museum into a winter wonderland! Participants will discover a process to create their own snow and will be sent on a gallery scavenger hunt to celebrate the season. Each participant will go home with a bag of the snow he/she created and a recipe to create snow at home! Recommended for ages 3 and up.
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Get creative in the New Year and make a masterpiece! Participants will utilize oil pastels as they create works drawing inspiration from Burgoyne Diller’s Untitled (Wall Construction). After visiting the art-making station, visitors will have the opportunity to complete a gallery scavenger hunt.
including paper flowers and finger puppet bumblebees, go on a gallery scavenger hunt to win prizes, and more! Additional crafts and activities provided by Oxbow Meadows and SPARK Art. This event is made possible through the 10”x10” Art for Education Fund.
February Family Festival
FEBRUARY 24 10 A.M.–1 P.M. | FREE! Instructor: Kelly Robertson
Join us for our first February Family Festival as we explore nature in art. Stop by art making stations and create art projects
Teen Advisory Group Events Teen Holiday Ornament Glassblowing Workshop
DECEMBER 16 10 A.M., NOON, 2 P.M. & 4 P.M. Instructor: Kelly Robertson
Participants will be guided on a step-by-step process to create their own blown glass ornaments. Ornaments will be ready for pick up one hour after the completion of the class. Register by December 12; Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
$25 per person; Scholarship funds are available for teen workshops.
Join the Teen Advisory Group
The Columbus Museum is taking applications for the Teen Advisory Group for the 2018-2019 year. This committee is responsible for planning a variety of teen events at the Museum. Applicants must be able to commit to meet at the Museum two Thursday nights a month May 2018-April 2019 and should maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Applications will be available on February 1 and all application materials must be turned in by 5 p.m., Sunday, March 4. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
NEW! Teen Advisory Group Arts Competition 2017
We invite middle and high school students to submit original works of art, photographs, films, poems, short stories, songs, and dance performances. You could have your work displayed or be invited to perform at the Museum’s Teen Night on April 21, 2018. All work must be submitted by March 16, 2018 at 5 p.m. and must be inspired by one of three works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection. All selected work will be on display during April. Selected performances will take place during Teen Night. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
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MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERS MAKE MUSEUMS 28th Annual Master Circle Dinner DECEMBER 4 | 6 P.M.
Join us as we celebrate a night of artistic décor and fine dining to honor and thank our Circle level members. This black-tie event is themed around the exhibition And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations and crafted by Master Circle Chair Kathy Smith and Co-Chair Dusty Wellborn. It will feature a three-course meal, presented by Jamie Keating Culinary, and beverages. This exclusive evening is a benefit of Circle level membership. RSVP by November 27; Contact: Sarah Tinsley, stinsley@columbusmuseum.com, 706.748.2562 ext. 542
NEW! YAP Holiday Highball DECEMBER 8 | 7–10 P.M.
Reminiscent of the pre-prohibition era, prepare for an evening featuring local bartenders competing in the art of mixology, sample craft cocktails, hors d’oeuvres by The Wicked Hen, and live music. Cast your vote for the best cocktail and experience a showdown finale in a cocktail Chopped-style competition. RSVP by December 1; Contact: Sarah Tinsley, stinsley@columbusmuseum.com, 706.748.2562 ext. 542 $50 per ticket/$90 for two tickets
Signature Series: Holiday Home Tour
DECEMBER 19 | 6–8 P.M.
Hosted by: Lucy and John Sheftall
Come and experience The Cedars, John and Lucy Sheftall’s historic family home, built in 1836 and filled with its original furnishings, including portraits and other notable works of art, and decorated for Christmas with authentic greens and special holiday trimmings. History, art, and architecture come together in a magical but very personal way that will fill you with holiday cheer. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by December 12;
Contact: Sarah Tinsley, stinsley@columbusmuseum. com, 706.748.2562 ext. 542 $30 members only (Reciprocal level and above). Space is limited. Reservations are required.
Signature Sunday
FEBRUARY 11 | 3–4:30 P.M.
2018 YAP Kickoff
Hosted by: Kathelen and Dan Amos
Experience art and history in new ways as we kick off another YAP year! From live art demonstrations to music, dance, and culinary art, every turn of the night will bring something new to broaden the scope of what art is and can be. Come see “what all the YAP” is about as we celebrate the diversity of art and regional history and unveil the 2018 calendar of events. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.
RSVP by February 2;
FEBRUARY 2 | 6 P.M.
RSVP by January 26; Contact: Sarah Tinsley, stinsley@columbusmuseum.com, 706.748.2562 ext. 542
Join us for a private tour of the notable personal collection of Kathelen and Dan Amos. Refreshments will be served. Contact: Sarah Tinsley, stinsley@columbusmuseum. com, 706.748.2562 ext. 542 $30 members only (Reciprocal level and above). Space is limited. Reservations are required.
Look How you are Keeping Art & History Alive! You are making our community a vibrant place where we celebrate and value art and history. Museums teach us to embrace wonder, appreciate uniqueness, and learn from our past. Together we are engaging and shaping upcoming generations to create a future that is inclusive, forward thinking, and beautiful for us all. Because of your commitment, so much is happening! 12 THE MUSE WINTER 2017/18
IN FY 2017: • More than 54,000 visited the Museum or participated in an OutreachProgram.
• More than 750 5th graders visited the Reflections and Gordon Parks exhibitions for guided tours. • The Georgia Historical Society named the Museum its Affiliate Chapter of the Year. • More than 50 objects were added to the permanent collection.
And we aren’t slowing down! Exciting exhibitions, community partnerships, artist talks, and new children’s interactives are all waiting for you. Thank you for keeping art and history alive in the Chattahoochee Valley. We hope that you will continue to support the Museum as we strive to share our collective story. To give, visit us online at www.columbusmuseum.com/joingive or Contact: Carmen Overton, Director of Development, 706-748-2562 ext. 541.
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MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTIONS
JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our President Circle, Director, Collector 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
President Circle
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Amos** Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ogie** Ms. Marleen De Bode Olivié & Mr. Marc Olivié Thornwill Farm, Harris County, Georgia**
Director Circle
Mrs. Lovick P. Corn** Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.** Dr. & Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan** Mr. & Mrs. Mason H. Lampton** Mr. & Mrs. John C. Martin II** Mrs. Jack S. Schiffman** 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. Alan C. Ramsay, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Otis J. Scarborough** Dr. & Mrs. Otis E. Tillman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. Tomlinson III** Dr. Amandah S. & Mr. John T. Turner Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough III**
Master Circle
Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Adams, Sr.** Dr. & Mrs. A. C. Alvarez** Dr. & Mrs. Champ Baker** Ms. Betsy Eby & Mr. Bo Bartlett Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Beck, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Bickerstaff III** Mrs. Marjorie B. Bickerstaff** Mr. & Mrs. W. Reynolds Bickerstaff** Mr. & Mrs. James J. W. Biggers** Mr. & Mrs. James H. Blanchard** Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Bradley** Mrs. Minnie R. Bradley** Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Brewer 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** Mr. Dale Caldwell Mrs. Forrest L. Champion, Jr.** Dr. Thomas A. Cochran** † Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Crowley** Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Culpepper** †= deceased
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.** Mrs. James W. Feighner, Sr.** Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Flowers* Mr. David Forker III Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gates** Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Goldfrank** Mrs. Ben M. Greenblatt** Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Kerry W. Hand** 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.* Mrs. Donald M. Leebern, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Lemieux* Mrs. Margaret O. Lewis** Mr. & Mrs. W. Fray McCormick* Mr. & Mrs. Horace C. McCoy Mr. & Mrs. L. Pierce Miller Mrs. Marie Moshell Mr. & Mrs. Jerry B. Newman* 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 Holden 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. & Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. William B. Turner III 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 Mr. & Mrs. Gary O. Bruce** Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Etheridge III** Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Foley III Drs. Marlene & Robert Garnett** Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Hare Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Hudson, Jr.* Mr. & Mrs. John P. Illges III** Mrs. Harold G. Jarrell** Dr. & Mrs. Edward B. Kinner** Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Krieg Dr. & Mrs. Ashok Kumar 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 Dr. Robert L. Wright
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
Drs. Karin & Champ Baker III Dr. & Mrs. Ronald V. Beck Mr. & Mrs. Ronald V. Beck II** Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Beil* Mrs. Larry E. Brightwell Mrs. Philip M. Byrne** Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Calhoun** Mrs. Fay J. Cannamela** Mrs. Faye Carles** Mr. & Mrs. Jack Collins** Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. David, Jr.** Mr. & Mrs. John J. Fatum Mrs. Tamlin Fortner Mrs. Barbara L. Houser Mr. & Mrs. Brock Jones Mrs. Cindy Jones Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Key III** Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Kilpatrick, Jr. Ms. Camille Kramig Hon. & Mrs. John T. Laney III Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Martin III Mr. James P. McHenry & Ms. Cheryl Yatsko Mr. Edwin S. Poole, Jr. Ms. Carole Rutland & Mr. Bob Offer Ms. Marnie S. Salter Mrs. Frank B. Schley, Jr. **
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Swift** Mr. & Mrs. T. Stacy Welch
Supporting
Ms. Angie Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Lamar Barnett Mr. James L. Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Berry III Ms. Elizabeth Ann Bickerstaff Ms. Kathryn Bishop Mr. & Mrs. Jesse G. Bowles III** Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brannan Ms. Julie A. Bray Ms. Darby Britto Mr. & Mrs. Mike Buckner Ms. Darci Burdett Mr. & Mrs. Chris Calle Ms. Alice Gentry Douglas** Mr. & Mrs. Clifton C. Fay, Sr.** Ms. Lavonda W. Forbes* Mrs. Dana Haas Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Pace Halter Mr. & Mrs. William B. Hardegree, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. B. Seth Harp, Jr. Maj. Gen. & Mrs. Henry H. Harper** Mr. & Mrs. Marion Hart Mr. & Mrs. J. Madden Hatcher** Dr. & Mrs. Hewlett M. Hendricks Mrs. Joan Mize Holder Mr. Clarence H. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Janke, Jr. Ms. Charlene D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David M. Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Kennedy Mrs. James W. Key Ms. Meredith L. King Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Kittle Ms. Sandra Lawson Dr. Donna Livingston Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Mahone Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Mitchell III Ann & Chris Newland Mr. & Mrs. Robert Newton** Ms. Celia G. Page** Mr. & Mrs. John R. Page** Mr. & Mrs. Francis Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Polleys, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James A. Poole Mr. & Mrs. Carl S. Porter Mr. & Mrs. James K. Pound** Mr. Seth Pound Dr. & Mrs. Hugh I. Rodgers** Ms. Maureen Rosenbaum** Mr. & Mrs. Jed Rothwell Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Russell Dr. Philip T. Schley Mr. Michael Sellers Mrs. Billie C. Smith** Ms. Wynne P. Stevenson** Mrs. Gloria Stover* Mr. & Mrs. Ed Tante (Continues on next page ...) WINTER 2017/18 THE MUSE 13
MEMBERSHIP The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following friends for their contributions:
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Mrs. Jack H. Tinkler Mr. & Mrs. Philip Tomlinson** Mr. Cliff Tucker** Ms. Merilyn Villalta Mrs. B. A. Waddell** Ms. Bea Wallace Dr. Carl F. Wallman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Walton* Mrs. Martha Ruth Whatley Ms. Ann Williamson Ms. Amy Wood Mrs. Mattie Wright**
Civic
Mrs. Bette Barr Ms. Silvia M. Bunn
Ms. Geraldine Goodman Mr. Bruce Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hawks Ms. Patricia B. Hunter Ms. Ernestine Johnson Mrs. James B. Knight Ms. Peggy Luker** Ms. Felecia Mathews* Mrs. Ana J. Nobles Mrs. Stephanie Erdman Payne Mr. David Saville Rabbi Beth Schwartz & Mr. Lawrence Washington Ms. Lois H. Staley Mrs. Retta M. Stevens Mrs. Susan K. Talley
JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our active Business Partners (Those who joined or renewed within the last quarter are in bold print.)
Business Partners
Aflac Alexander Electric Company B & B Beverage Company BNY Mellon Wealth Management Bob Vardaman Events Management Christies Georgia Crown Distributing Company
JK Culinary J. Smith Lanier & Company Melissa Thomas Realtor Robinson, Grimes & Company, P.C. The Hughston Clinic Townsend Wealth Management W.C. Bradley Co. The Wicked Hen
Donation for The Fund for African American Art Mr. John F. Greenman & Dr. Mary A. Budge Miss Amber Coleman Ms. Geraldine Goodman Ms. Dawn Grooms Reverend & Mrs. James Herring Mrs. Audrey Hollingsworth Dr. & Mrs. David F. Lewis Mr. Clarence H. Jackson Ms. Ernestine Johnson Ms. Jacueline Konan Ms. Valencia Marierose Mr. & Mrs. Michael McFalls Ms. Adrienne Leonard Pollard Dr. Franklin Star Ms. Gabrielle Young Donation of artwork by Danielle Frankenthal, Untitled from A War Room Ms. Danielle Frankenthal
Donation of photograph by Todd Boebel, Ranchos de Taos Church Mr. Todd Boebel Donation for the Young Art Patron’s acquisition of Martha Clippinger’s, tapete sketch Ms. Kathryn Bishop Ms. Roben Clark Ms. Sherricka Day Ms. Tamika McKenzie Mr. Brantley Pittman Ms. Maggie Reese Mr. Dale Caldwell Marina & Michael Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Greene Ms. Kendra Wright Ms. Rebecca Zajac
Donation of artwork and artifacts Mr. Richard D. Williams Donation of fifteen lithographs Conner Family Trust Donation of artwork by George Segal The George & Helen Segal Foundation Donation of artwork by Willem de Looper The Estate of Philip M. Smith
The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following contributions in honor or in memory of special friends.
Donation of artwork by Romi Sloboda Ms. Romi Sloboda
JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 In honor of Mrs. Karen Jones Dr. David F. Lewis
In memory of Mr. Bill Turner, Sr. Mrs. Ben H. Hudson II
In honor of Mrs. Cathy Bickerstaff & Mrs. Helena Jones Mrs. Di Stovall
In memory of Mr. Butch Cochran Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Alvarez
Donation of artwork by Joseph DiGiorgio Ms. Helen DiLello & John DiLello Donation of historical artifacts Ms. Sandra Strother Hudson
The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our active Affiliate Group Members who joined or renewed within the last quarter.
AS OF OCTOBER 20, 2017 Alma Thomas Society Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Amos Drs. Karin & Champ Baker III Mr. & Mrs. Lamar Barnett Mrs. & Mrs. W. Reynolds Bickerstaff Ms. Catherine Blades Rev. Carlos Coleman Ms. Sherricka Day Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Greene Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr. 14 THE MUSE WINTER 2017/18
Dr. & Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan Ms. Ticia L. Konan Mr. & Mrs. Mason H. Lampton Mr. Harry L. Lindsey Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Mahone Mr. Patrick Martin Ms. Tamika McKenzie Dr. & Mrs. Woodrow McWilliams Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Obleton Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael Ogie
Ms. Marleen DeBode Olivié & Mr. Marc Olivié Ms. Marianne Richter Mr. & Mrs. Oz Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Robinson Dr. Kimberly Scott Ms. Melanie Slaton & Mr. Ben Holden Rep. Calvin Smyre Mr. & Mrs. Bascom D. Talley
Thornwill Farm, Harris County, Georgia Dr. & Mrs. Otis E. Tillman, Jr. Dr. Jonathan Walz Mr. & Mrs. James White Mr. & Mrs. Joel O. Wooten
Young Art Patrons Mr. James L. Barrow Ms. Kathryn Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brannan Ms. Darci Burdett Mr. Dale Caldwell Mrs. Stephanie Erdman Payne Mr. Seth Pound Mr. Cameron Saunders Mr. Michael Sellers Ms. Amy Wood
BOARD OF TRUSTEES & STAFF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2017 –18 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
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
Patricia Butts, Assistant to the Director
Cynthia Cepeda, Exhibit Preparator
Sarah Tinsley, Membership Manager
EDUCATION
Kiara McClellan, Social Media and Online Coordinator
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
Abbie Edens, Director of Education
Kelly Cargill, Event Sales Manager
Liliana Harrell, Visitor Services Representative Isaac Sabelhaus, Visitor Services Representative
Morgan Wilson, Development Assistant
Rick McGowan, Security Chief
Jessamy South, Youth and Family Programs Manager
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Al Johnson, Security Deputy
Kennan Ducey, Community Outreach Instructor
Kimberly Beck, Deputy Director for Operations
DEVELOPMENT
Paula Evans, Accounting Specialist II
Christy Barlow, Academic Programs Manager
Lauren Fleming, Assistant Collections Manager
Carmen Overton, Director of Development
Mary Lee Doughton, Gift Shop Manager/ Buyer
Cameron Faucette, Exhibition Coordinator and Designer
Mercedes Parham, Marketing and Media Manager
Sina Niusulu, Museum Shop Associate
Larry Hunter, Security Deputy Edward Diamond, Maintenance Engineer Sam Willis, Maintenance Technician Custodians: Martha Culp, Alice Holmes, Dorothy James
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