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MUSEUM STAFF Charles T. Butler, Director Patricia A. Butts, Assistant to the Director Marcolm Tatum, Graphic Designer
COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS Kristen Miller Zohn, Director of Collections and Exhibitions Rebecca Bush, Curator of History Aimee Brooks, Registrar Mellda Alexander, Assistant Registrar Katie Coakley, Exhibition Coordinator Chris Land, Art and Artifact Handler Leslie Shirah, Exhibit Preparator
EDUCATION Abbie Edens, Curator of Education Jessamy South, Youth and Family Programs Coordinator Christy Barlow, Academic Programs Coordinator Kirsten Dunn, Community Outreach Instructor
DEVELOPMENT Donna Atkins, Development Director Mercedes Parham, Marketing and Media Manager Autumn Amos, Membership Manager Dori Nix, Social and Online Media Coordinator Laura Narr, Development Assistant
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Kimberly Beck, Deputy Director for Operations Mary Goff, Information Assistant Jennifer Blomqvist, Museum Shop Manager/Buyer and Volunteer Coordinator Cole Trahan, Museum Shop Associate Liliana Harrell, Front Desk Receptionist Logan Arrowood, Thursday/Weekend Receptionist Rick McGowan, Security Chief Al Johnson, Security Deputy Gale Solomon Kittrell, Security Deputy Ted Sanchez, Maintenance Engineer Larry Relf, Head Custodian Custodians: Martha Culp, Peggy James, Carl Upshaw
MUSEUM HOURS: Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thurs. 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Sun. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MUSEUM SHOP HOURS: Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thurs. 10:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Sun. 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM 1251 Wynnton Road | Columbus, GA 31906 706.748.2562 | columbusmuseum.com On the Cover: Plenty (detail), 2001, Charcoal on wood, found objects, 95 1/2 x 56 inches, Whitfield Lovell, Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York, Promised gift of halley k harrisburg and Michael Rosenfeld
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From the Director I first visited the Columbus Museum in late December of 1993. My wife and I were on our way to Florida for the Christmas holidays and I recall it was a chilly and dreary day with a mix of flurries and fog in the air. We had driven from Montgomery across the Wiregrass Highway and into Phenix City before arriving at the Historic District and what is now called Uptown Columbus. Since I knew I was going to be interviewed for this director’s position after the New Year, I saw this as a kind of reconnaissance mission to see what the community and the Museum were really like. The fact that no one I spoke to in the old downtown area could give me directions to the Museum caused me more than a little concern. I soon found a police officer who told me how to negotiate the underpass and go up Wynnton Road in order to find the Museum (a driving feat at that time due to a lack of signage). I turned into the parking lot and soon my wife and I were touring the facility and learning more about the Museum. Little did we know that this place would soon become our home for the next twenty years. I think of that day fondly. Since it was so close to the holidays there was only a skeleton crew on board who were incredibly helpful to this inquisitive visitor who even requested that they unlock and show me the auditorium …which was a big treat. When we got back into the car to head south I noted that this was a Museum that was much loved and supported by its community. Now, in 2014, as I walk quietly through the Museum, I still have a sense of wonder, amazement, and respect for the quality of the collections, variety of the programs, and commitment of everyone connected to its operation. The thrill of being associated with the Columbus Museum has never diminished for me, and if anything, it only gets better. Seeing a Sol LeWitt wall drawing being installed, studying the recent installation of Dutch Old Masters amidst our 19th-century American pictures, or watching the current reinvention of Transformations is so meaningful. It signifies that this institution is always changing, always striving to engage new audiences and initiate inspiring and relevant dialogue, based upon its educational mission, among its diverse visitors. I also continue to take pride in the fact that it’s always free – everyone can participate. The curatorial staff and website manager have placed a link on our site that shares some of my most exciting acquisitions over the past twenty years, but after looking at it a few days ago, I realized that I could add even more that I feel are missing from the roster. In truth, I am a collections-based director who has always enjoyed the knowledge that we provide one-of-a-kind, first-hand educational experience with the actual objects that tell their personal stories of history and creativity better than any reproduction could. We also have the important job of keeping these treasures in trust for our future community to learn from. I am convinced we do a good job with this and that the collection will continue to grow and improve in the years to come. The staff in place is well-trained, competent, and eager to make their mark on the institution’s legacy. Our trustees are aware of the awesome responsibility they have and they are well prepared to do their duty and help guide the Museum. Our membership is a source of pride and our community supporters the envy of many. Therefore, with these reflections in mind, I am not regretting my decision to retire at the end of 2014. It's time for the next director to take up the reins of leadership and work with the School District, Board and staff to achieve the ambitious but important strategic plans in place. For me, it has been a terrific journey and I thank everyone who has aided me along the way … I have tried to be open to all ideas over the years and realize now how helpful and instructive that has been. My last column provides me the opportunity to acknowledge my debt to all of you for making my time here so very, very satisfying. Thank you.
On view now in the Woodruff Works on Paper Gallery
NEW EXHIBITION
MAKING DRAWINGS/ THINKING PRINTS
Works by Beth Van Hoesen
Beth Van Hoesen focused her career on the technique of intaglio printmaking, in which the image is incised into a metal surface, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. Most of her 600 prints were carefully planned, with sometimes as many as fifty preparatory drawings. The artist paid attention to both accurate observation and the properties of line, and the latter strongly links her drawings and prints. The title of this installation, Making Drawings/ Thinking Prints, is taken from Joseph Goldyne’s introduction to the catalogue raisonné of limitededition prints, books and portfolios, published in 2011. Known for her whimsical portraits of animals, Van Hoesen’s subject matter also includes landscapes and still lifes. Born in Boise, Idaho in 1926, Van Hoesen received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University in California. She traveled to France to study at the École des Beaux Arts de Fontainebleau in 1948, and enrolled at the Académie Julian and Académie de la Grand Chaumière in Paris from 1948 to 1950. In 1951, she returned to the U.S. and enrolled at the
California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where she met artist and designer Mark Adams. The couple married in 1953. After a year of study and travel in France, they returned to San Francisco, and in 1957-58 she attended classes at San Francisco State College. She began to receive recognition for her drawings and intaglio prints, including a solo exhibition at the art gallery at Stanford University in 1957. In 1959, Van Hoesen and Adams purchased a 1910 firehouse in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood, where they established their studios. For many years, they hosted a weekly figure drawing group at the Firehouse studio. In 2005, they moved to the Sequoias in San Francisco, where Van Hoesen was living at the time of her death in 2010.
Above: Judy, 1972, aquatint with roulette: Printer’s inks on paper, 3/25, Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust G.2012.20.6 Below: Boris (detail), 1981, aquatint, etching and drypoint with roulette, printed á la poupée: Printer’s inks on paper, hancolored, AP IV/X, Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust G.2012.20.11
This exhibit is made possible through the generous funding of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Crowley.
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Legacy Gallery | Feburary 22, 2015 – February 7, 2016
TROUBLEMAKERS & TRAILBLAZERS
Above: Lobby card for The Phenix City Story, 1955. Museum purchase made possible by the Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2006.71 Bottom: Pulitzer Prize awarded to the Enquirer-Sun under editor Julian Harris, 1926. Courtesy of Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University. Nancy Harts militia featured in Ladies Home Journal, 1904. Courtesy of the Troup County Archives.
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This exhibition will present the more colorful characters of the Chattahoochee Valley, people who were criticized or ostracized for being outside the mainstream or going against dominant power structures. Race, class, gender, and sexuality will be topics of discussion, as well as what it means to “do the right thing.” An overarching theme will be how we perceive trouble and how these troublemakers are sometimes, but not always, seen differently through the long lens of history. Featured individuals will include author Carson McCullers, musician Ma Rainey, anti-corruption lawyer Albert Patterson, Civil Rights activist
Dr. Thomas Brewer, suffragette H. Augusta Howard, and journalists Julian and Julia Harris. Millworkers on strike, the Nancy Harts all-women militia in LaGrange, groundbreaking female architects, and local Unionists during the Civil War will also be highlighted. This exhibition is generously funded by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Swift, the family of Dr. Roland Bird Daniel and the Edward Swift Shorter Bequest Fund.
HISTORY ACQUISITIONS
ARMY HISTORY As the home of Fort Benning, Columbus’ twentieth-century history is strongly tied to the U.S. Army, its soldiers, and their families. The Museum is pleased to add the following items to its collection, all of which help tell the important ongoing story of military life in the Chattahoochee Valley. This program lists May Day festivities taking place at Camp Benning and advertised especially to visitors in 1920. At the time of this celebration, the camp had moved to its new permanent location from its original Macon Road site not quite a year earlier, and public opinion in Columbus was still sharply divided about the value of a permanent Army post nearby. After much maneuvering by Army officials and some prominent local landowners and businessmen, the War Department approved a continuous Infantry School in late 1919, cementing the camp’s usefulness as more than a World War I training post. The special attention given to visitors, including a baseball game between Camp Benning and Bibb mill teams, suggests a concerted public relations effort to win over more local residents. The Commandant at this 3
time was still the camp’s first Commandant, Colonel Henry Eames, who selected and oversaw the move to a new location before leaving in June 1920. Major Lloyd Eldridge Kelly was an instructor at the Fort Benning Infantry School, Tactical Section from May 1942 to April 1943. He also participated in Army Reserve training at Fort Benning in 192829. The graduation program lists Kelly as a First Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve graduating from the machine-gun and howitzer course. An accompanying map was initially created in 1938 and updated in 1940, with darker lines in one area denoting the addition of new barracks. This document captures the buildings and roads of Fort Benning immediately prior to World War II, when construction exploded on post. These items supplement an earlier donation of Major Kelly’s items by his daughter Janet Kelly Morgan. Sidney Halleck Yarbrough, Jr. was activated from the U.S. Army Reserve to active-duty in 1941 as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served as a dentist at Keesler Army Airfield in Biloxi, Mississippi, and remained there until his discharge as a major in 1945 when World War II ended. He moved back to Columbus with his family and continued practicing dentistry until his death in 1954. The Army issued the combat helmet to Yarbrough when he became active-duty; he purchased the overcoat, designed for Army officers, in Biloxi. The Museum appreciates this gift by his son Sidney and his daughter Martha. 1 & 2. U.S. Army combat helmet and officer’s overcoat worn by Sidney Halleck Yarbrough, Jr., 194145. Gifts of Sidney Halleck Yarbrough III, M.D. and Martha Camilla Yarbrough Elder G.2014.27.1-2 3. Infantry School National Guard and Reserve Company-Officers graduation program, 1929. Gift of Janet Kelly Morgan G.2014.25.1 4. Camp Benning May Day celebration program, 1920. Museum purchase made possible by the Evelyn S. and H. Wayne Patterson Fund G.2014.24 4
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AMOS GIFT TO HELP FUND AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART INITIATIVE Top Left: O Freedom Ova Me, 1995, mixed media on wood, Radcliffe Bailey, born Bridgeton, N.J. 1968, Museum purchase made possible by the Edward Swift Shorter Bequest Fund G. 1996. 5 Top Right: Air View of Spring Nursery, 1966, Acrylic on Canvas, Alma Thomas, Museum purchase and gift of the Columbus-Phenix City National Association of Negro Business Women and of the Artist G.1979.53
On the heels of the enthusiastic response to the Columbus Museum’s exhibition Leaving MississippiReflections on Heroes and Folklore: Works by Najee Dorsey, the Museum announced a new initiative aimed at increasing exposure for African-American artists. This project, funded through a pledged gift of $100,000 by Dan and Kathelen Amos, will focus on acquiring works by African-American artists. The Museum hopes to raise additional matching funds through various members of the Columbus community. "The Columbus Museum has an outstanding collection of American art. Through a dedicated fund to focus on acquiring works by African-American artists, our collection can be expanded in ways that will not only broaden it artistically, but enhance our ability to blend art with the history of our region and our country in ways that will engage diverse audiences," said Dan and Kathelen Amos. Leaving Mississippi, on view in the Museum’s Legacy Gallery through January 4, 2015, features mixedmedia works that illustrate themes of the Civil Rights movement, participants of civil disobedience, and folklore legends. More than 480 attended the opening reception hosted in partnership with Representative Calvin Smyre, Aflac Executive Vice President, General Counsel Audrey Boone-Tillman, the Fountain City
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Classic’s Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (L.O.T.T.), the Wade H. and Teresa Pike Tomlinson Fund, Georgia Council for the Arts, and Janet and Clive Foster. “Leaving Mississippi represents a crucial time [period] in our nation’s history,” said Audrey Boone Tillman. “The Civil Rights movement left an indelible mark on the country as brave pioneers took great personal risks to stand up for equal treatment for everyone under the law. This is a story that needs to be told through the arts, and I am pleased to lend my support to creating more opportunity for African-American artists here in Columbus.” In preparation of the effort, the Columbus Museum’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Kristen Miller Zohn is assembling an ad-hoc advisory committee of artists, collectors, and community members that will recommend acquisitions to the Museum’s Collections Committee. “The Museum currently owns works by important African-American artists, including Benny Andrews, Radcliffe Bailey, Robert Colescott, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Alma Thomas, and Kara Walker. We are thrilled that this initiative will give us the resources to enhance our collection and enrich our community,” said Miller Zohn.
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December Image: Carson McCullers, courtesy of Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians, Columbus State University | January Image: Mary A. Shivers Thomas, 1838, oil on canvas, C.R. Parker, The Columbus Museum, Gifts of Dr. William L. Sibley III and his wife, Ruth F. Sibley G.2005.36.1 & .2 | February Image: Boris Drawing I (#10), 1980, colored pencil, graphite on paper, Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust G.2012.20.10
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EDUCATION
ADULT PROGRAMS
CROCHET ORNAMENT WORKSHOP
THIRD THURSDAY
Create a unique holiday decoration that will last for years. Choose from a variety of patterns available to all skill levels. This course is recommended for those with at least a basic understanding of crocheting (i.e. chaining, single, and double crochet stitch).
6 – 8 P.M. | FREE! Experience the Museum in new ways during our Third Thursday programs. Exploring themes in the Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions, each Third Thursday allows you the opportunity to participate through an array of activities, such as artist talks, music, dance and gallery walks. This program is free and takes place on the one night of the week we are open late!
December 4 | 5:30 – 8 P.M. | Instructor: Keely Gilmartin
Deadline to register: January 7; 50 Members/$60 Future Members. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com
CROCHET SCARF WORKSHOP
No reservations are required, and refreshments are provided while they last. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com.
Saturdays, January 10 – 24 | 1 – 3 P.M. Instructor: Keely Gilmartin
January 15: And All That Jazz Featuring music by Fountain City Brass Warm up this January at Third Thursday with an evening of jazz music. During the musical break, enjoy a docent-led gallery walk highlighting works inspired by jazz music.
Create your unique personalized scarf for the winter season. Patterns for every skill level will be available to fit the yarn size and color of your choice. We will spend the first hour reviewing the basic stitches, and the rest of our time executing our patterns.
February 19: The Extraordinary Contraptions Join us for some steampunk-inspired music. Enjoy a rollicking introduction on guitar, keyboard, accordion, upright bass, and improvised drums from a patent-medicine man, an accidental time traveler, a gentleman explorer, and his mad inventor brother. During the musical break, explore the contraptions and gadgets in the Memory’s Cabinets exhibition.
Deadline to register: December 2; $20 Member/$30 Future Member. Yarn will be supplied. Participants will need to purchase a size D or F crochet needle. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com
STEAMPUNK JEWELRY WORKSHOP February 28 | 1 – 5 P.M. | Instructor: Leslie Shirah Join us for an exciting day of creating handmade jewelry. Explore various jewelry techniques using items inspired by the Memory’s Cabinet exhibit. Learn how to make your own paper pendants to produce unique and beautiful designs. Deadline to register: February 26; $35 Member/$45 Future Member. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com
LUNCH & LECTURE Noon – 1 P.M. | FREE! The Lunch & Lecture series features noted local and regional art and history speakers who discuss topics related to the Museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. If you are interested in purchasing a $10 lunch, please order through the Education Department, edu@columbusmuseum.com by the Monday prior to each program.
YOUTH PROGRAMS SECOND SATURDAYS
10 A.M. – Noon | 11 A.M. Story Time | FREE! Drop by the art cart with your children and grandkids each second Saturday to explore various art mediums, enjoy art related stories, and participate in gallery hunts at the Museum. Children of all ages are welcome and encouraged to participate. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com for more information.
January 9: American Paintings from Wesleyan College Speaker: Lisa Sloben, Director, Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Wesleyan College Join Lisa Sloben, Director of the Center for Creative and Performing Arts, and Curator of the American Paintings from Wesleyan College exhibit for this lively lunchtime lecture. This exhibition offers a window into the styles and techniques taught at some of the most prestigious studios of New York City and Europe around the turn of the 20th century. With an eye to American realism, each masterwork is exemplary, every artist is accomplished and recognized.
December 13: Holiday Open House 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. Join us for a special extended Second Saturday with not one, but two art projects as part of our Holiday Open House program. Create a glittery snowman sculpture and Q-tip painting holiday card of your own. Then pick up one of our gallery scavenger hunts for a special search through the permanent collection.
February 20: India Unveiled: Spirit, Tradition, People Speaker: Robert Arnett Nationally recognized speaker Robert Arnett will present based on internationally acclaimed photography from his book, India Unveiled: Spirit, Tradition, People. He will discuss the diversity of India, its culture, customs, the sacred sites of all major religions, art and architecture, and other remote sites seldom visited by travelers.
February 14 Explore the world of abstract art as we create our own abstract masterpieces at the art cart. Then go on a fun gallery scavenger hunt and make sure to join us for a special storytime reading of The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock.
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January 10 Drop by the art cart to create a seascape using liquid watercolor and salt. While your work of art dries, take a trip around the Museum on a fun scavenger hunt. Then join us for a reading of Pattern Fish by Trudy Harris.
EDUCATION CAMP MUSEUM: ART SCAVENGER HUNT December 20 | 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. | Ages: 8 – 10 Instructor: Claudia Evans Williams
TEEN PROGRAMS
Adventurers will explore the Two Republics: 17th Century Dutch and 19th Century American Art for the Common Man exhibit. They will participate in a scavenger hunt to find common themes and objects found in the art of these two republics. After sharing their discoveries, young explorers will use their incredible creative skills to produce a work of art inspired by the exhibit. RSVP deadline: December 18; $20 Members/$30 Future Members. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com.
CAMP MUSEUM: A SURREAL GOOD TIME February 21 | 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. | Ages: 5 – 7 Instructor: Inge Winters Encourage your child to delve into the human subconscious through art making. We will explore Surrealist art in the Museum’s permanent collection before making our own Surrealist inspired work. Campers will play art games, create surrealist landscapes, and have a surreal good time!
BIG WINTER BLOWOUT: TEEN GLASSBLOWING CLASS
RSVP deadline: February 19; $20 Members/$30 Future Members. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com.
WINTER BREAK CAMP
Sign up for this exclusive teen class to create your own blown glass ornament. Your instructor will teach you how blown glass is made and will walk you step-by-step through creating your own one-of-a kind creation. Sessions are hourly and space is limited.
January 2 | 9 A.M. – 4 P.M. | Ages 8 – 10 Instructor: Courtney Ryan
RSVP deadline: December 3; $15 Members/$20 Future Members. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com.
Join us as we create one-of-a -kind memory boxes for each child to store all the small things they hold dear. Each student will be directed through the process of preplanning, crucial design elements, and expressive execution for their memory box dreams. Memory boxes are perfect thing to house small knickknacks, photos, and unique findings. No two boxes will be the same! RSVP deadline: December 22; $25 Members/$35 Future Members. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com.
HOMESCHOOL PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP February 10, 1 – 3 P.M. | February 11, 10 – 11 A.M. Instructor: Kirsten Dunn Your students will create their own unique works of art based on our Permanent Collection. Participants will learn about a variety of printmaking techniques ranging from creating prints with objects found in nature to simple linoleum block prints.
December 6 | 9 A.M., 10 A.M., 11 A.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M., 4 P.M. | Instructor: Kelly Robertson
TEEN POTTERY CLASS February 14 | 2 – 4 P.M. Instructor: Claudia Evans Williams Create your own pottery by learning how to handbuild with clay. The possibilities are endless! Participants will learn the three basic methods of construction: pinch, coil, and slab. Your instructor will demonstrate each of the three construction methods and will share ideas for designing your pottery. Then you will begin making your own unique piece of pottery. This class is ideal for both those new to working with clay and for those who have had previous instruction. RSVP deadline: February 11; $15 Members/$20 Future Members. Contact edu@columbusmuseum.com.
Deadline to register: February 6th; $10 Members/$15 Future Members. Contact: edu@columbusmuseum.com.
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Business Partner
SPOTLIGHT Thank you to all of our generous and supportive businesses who recently joined the Columbus Museum as Business Partners! We are honored to have such a distinguished list of businesses who value our mission. By pledging or donating $1,000-$2,500 this year, these businesses are privy to a wide variety of benefits while providing cultural and educational experiences for their employees and customers. A few of the unique benefits include: • Tickets to our Annual Master Circle Dinner • Scheduled use of the Museum’s Wright Room to conduct offsite gatherings for client meetings or employee training • An invitation to a Corporate Day at the Museum • The option to schedule private, Curator-led tours of exhibitions for clients or employees Please join us in thanking our gracious Business Partners! A-COM Alexander Electric Company Columbus Travel Georgia Power Company Greystone Properties Jay Harris Orthodontics
25TH ANNUAL MASTER CIRCLE DINNER SILVER ANNIVERSARY Monday, December 8 | 6 P.M. Master Circle level members and above are invited to the Museum’s exclusive holiday soiree. This year’s annual black-tie evening has been planned by event chair, Deani Pahl and Co-Chair, Sue Anne Baker. Each year volunteers pull out all the stops to ensure our patrons are treated to the finest evening of the season as the Museum says thank you for their continued support. Join us as we celebrate the event’s silver anniversary featuring the finest cuisine by Jamie Keating, wine pairing with Georgia Crown, live entertainment, and exquisite table décor. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the benefits of upper-level membership. Please consider this an opportune time to show your support for the Columbus Museum and share it with a friend! Interested in upgrading your membership to Master Circle level? Contact our Membership Manager, Autumn Amos, at 706.748.2562 ext. 542 or aamos@columbusmuseum.com
J. Smith Lanier & Company Litho-Krome Company (Hallmark) Robinson Grimes and Company, P.C. Waddell Realty Yates, Woolfolk and Turner Insurance *If you are interested in becoming a Business Partner, please contact the Museum’s Membership Manager: Autumn Amos 706.748.2562 ext. 542; aamos@columbusmuseum.com
COMING SOON! SIGNATURE SUNDAY In the home of Helen and Comer Hobbs Enjoy a unique opportunity of your Museum membership offered only to Reciprocal level ($150) members and above. Join us for an intimate group of members gather for wine and small bites to view the personal collection of Helen and Comer Hobbs. The Hobbs’ collection includes a mix of high end crafts, photographs, and fine arts. 12 THE MUSE WINTER 2014/2015
Featured artists in their collection include Wolf Kahn and Matt Moulthrop. Not a Reciprocal level member? Take this opportunity to upgrade your membership at columbusmuseum.com or contact the Membership Manager at 706-748-2562, ext. 542.
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YEAR END GIVING HELPS THE MUSEUM GROW Donations to the Museum are essential to Columbus’ cultural growth and enhance the quality of life of the Chattahoochee Valley. Your gift helps the Columbus Museum bring American art and history to life for people of all ages through unique educational programming and exhibitions while allowing free admission to the public. Contributions at every level are appreciated; a 100% taxdeductible year-end gift to the Museum provides immediate and long-term impact. How will your gift help?
$50 will provide scavenger hunt activities for two Second Saturday programs or one new puppet for Transformations
$150 will provide one Summer Camp scholarship, Lunch & Lecture program, or one program for the Boys & Girls Club
$500 will produce one family guide for an exhibition, a Spring Break program for families, or one month of supplies for the Transformations mini-studio
$1,000 will support one series of eight Gallery Tales program for K-5th graders or one Homeschool program
$2,500 will offer a new Touch Tour at the Museum $5,000 will create a new interactive in Transformations or a Family Festival program As 2014 draws to a close, please consider a year-end gift to the Museum. No contribution is too small; it will ensure our level of excellence in exhibitions and programming in the coming year. Join/Give Online: www.columbusmuseum.com thru 12/31.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Saturday, December 13 | 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. | Free Kick-off your holiday season at the Museum. Families will enjoy a fun-filled day of activities including seasonal arts and crafts, a scavenger hunt, pictures with Santa Claus, treats, and live performances by our special guests. Don’t miss out on this annual day of exciting festivities! Schedule of Events: 10 A.M. - 2 P.M.
Second Saturday Art Cart activities Art & Crafts with Muscogee Moms Story time with the Columbus Public Library
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Youth Orchestra of Greater Cols. Performances Columbus Symphony Orchestra Instruments Petting Zoo
11 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pictures with Santa Noon - 2 P.M.
The Liberty Singers Performances
ART WITH THE MASTERS Thursday, February 12 | 6 – 8 P.M. Instructor: Suzanne Reed Fine Please join us for an evening combining realism and imagination as you create your own acrylic masterpiece. This event consists of abstractly layering colors while experimenting with textures and techniques. No experience is required necessary-only imagination and eagerness to learn something new. The artist will have an acrylic masterpiece prepared in advance and will create an original during the class. About the Artist Suzanne Reed Fine is a fourth generation painter born and raised in southern Colorado. She works in acrylic, using a variety of techniques giving a glimpse of realism with the energy and urgency of abstracted marks, marrying the two styles. Fine received her Bachelor’s of Art degree from Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, where she studied with her
mentor and noted water media artist, Stephen Quiller. Fine also pursued studies in Graphic Design at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, GA. She currently resides in Columbus, GA. Reserve your seat by February 5, 2015; $25 Members/$35 Future Members; Fee includes all materials, hors d’oeuvres, and beverages. RSVP to Laura Narr; lnarr@columbusmuseum.com; 706.748.2562 ext. 544 THE MUSE WINTER 2014/2015
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MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTIONS The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our Director’s, Collector’s and Master Circle Members. Those who joined or renewed within the last quarter are in bold print. (**Continuous Member 20+ years/*Continuous Member 10+ years)
The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following contributions in honor or in memory of special friends.
July 1 to September 30, 2014
July 1 through September 30, 2014
DIRECTOR CIRCLE Mrs. Lovick P. Corn** Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.** Dr. and Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan** Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin II** Mr. Marc Olivié and Ms. Marleen De Bode Olivié Mrs. Jack S. Schiffman**
COLLECTOR CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Amos** Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Amos II Mrs. Donald F. Broda, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Hecht** Mr. and Mrs. A. Comer Hobbs, Sr.** Mr. and Mrs. Mason H. Lampton** Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Ramsay, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. Otis J. Scarborough* Thornwill Farm, Harris County, Georgia* Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Tomlinson III* Mrs. Davis Ronald Watson**
MASTER CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Adams, Sr.** Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Alexander Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Alvarez** Mr. and Mrs. George L. Atkins* Dr. and Mrs. Champ Baker** Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Beck, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. W. Reynolds Bickerstaff** Mr. and Mrs. James W. Biggers, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard** Dr. and Mrs. Philip L. Brewer** Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Butler** Mrs. Forrest L. Champion, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. Cecil M. Cheves Dr. Thomas A. Cochran* Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Crowley** Ms. Martha King Cunningham** Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.** Mrs. James W. Feighner, Sr.** Mr. and Mrs. John F. Flournoy Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Flowers* Mr. David Forker III Mr. and Mrs. D. Clyde Fountain** Mr. and Mrs. James E. Gates* Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Goldfrank* Mrs. Ben M. Greenblatt** Mr. and Mrs. Kerry W. Hand** Mr. and Mrs. Morton A. Harris** Mr. Stephen J. Hodges and Mrs. Pat Daniel Mrs. Jack C. Hughston** Mr. C. Dexter Jordan, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Key, Jr.** Mrs. Donald M. Leebern, Jr.** Mr. Wendell Lewis** Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McCaul* Mrs. Marie Moshell** Mr. and Mrs. W. Turner Moshell Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Newman* Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Ogie** Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Pahl Mr. and Mrs. F. Anderson Philips, Sr.** Mrs. Mary L. Pierson Dr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Pippas Mr. Mark D. Porter and Mr. Chris Harman** Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Riley Mrs. Kathy J. Riley** Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Robbins** Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Robinson** Mrs. Barbara G. Rothschild** Mrs. Benno G. Rothschild**
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Mr. Bert Russo and Dr. Deborah Levy Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Star** Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Swift III** Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Swift, Jr.** Ms. Elizabeth A. Taylor** Mrs. T. Earl Taylor** Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turner* Mr. John T. and Dr. Amandah S. Turner Mr. William B. Turner, Sr.** Mr. and Mrs. William B. Turner, Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. William Clark Turner Mr. and Mrs. William B. Turner III Mrs. Elizabeth G. Tyler** Mr. and Mrs. J. Barrington Vaught Mr. and Mrs. Wright B. Waddell** Mr. and Mrs. John W. Walden, Jr.** Dr. and Mrs. John Waldrop* Ms. Christine D. Weaver** Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Wellborn Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilensky** Ms. E. Worth Williams Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Wilson* Mr. and Mrs. George Woodruff III Mr. and Mrs. Joel O. Wooten* Dr. and Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough III** The Columbus Museum is proud to recognize our Patron, Reciprocal, Supporting, Contemporaries, Civic, Honorary members, and Business Partners who joined or renewed within the last quarter. (**Continuous Member 20+ years/*Continuous Member 10+ years)
PATRON Mr. and Mrs. D. Hal Averett** Mr. and Mrs. Wilson W. Blackmon** Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Burdeshaw Mr. and Mrs. A. Illges, Jr.** Dr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinner** Mr. and Mrs. W. Fray McCormick* Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Philips**
RECIPROCAL Mr. and Mrs. John C. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Beck* Mr. and Mrs. Vance Beck Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Bladen** Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brantley Mrs. Sarah H. Bullard** Mrs. Philip M. Byrne** Mrs. Faye Carles* Drs. Kathryn and Benjamin Cheek** Dr. and Mrs. William B. DeNamur* Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ditchfield** Mr. and Mrs. Tom Inman* Mrs. Clarence H. Jackson** Dr. and Mrs. Kurt E. Jacobson** Mr. and Mrs. Brock Jones** Mrs. Reuben B. Kimbrough Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Kravtin Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Land, Jr.** Ms. Loree Link Drs. Kevin T. and Amanda McPherson Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Passailaigue, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Pease III Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Poole, Jr. Ms. Marnie S. Salter** Mr. Rob St. Clair Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Swift** Ms. Claire Tillery BG (Ret.) and Mrs. Harry D. Walker* Col. Reid Wallis
CONTEMPORARIES Ms. Hillary Blanc and Mr. James Haines Ms. Amber Coleman Mr. Bradford Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Larry Glasscock Ms. Caroline Jarrell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Scott Ms. Kymberli Stamps
SUPPORTING Mr. and Mrs. Arch V. Arnold III** Ms. Carole Barham and Mr. Karl Henry Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beil Mr. and Mrs. Jesse G. Bowles III** Ms. Patty H. Branch** Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Brightwell Mr. Darby Britto Mrs. Betty Britto** Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Broda* Ms. Julia H. Brown Mr. Ray and Dr. Dottie Brown Mr. and Mrs. Chris Calle Mrs. Fay J. Cannamela* Ms. April Cantiberry Mr. and Mrs. Herb K. Cawthorne Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ceccato Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Chancellor III Dr. and Mrs. John C. Connelly** Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Coss** Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Dashiell** Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. David, Jr.** Ms. Alice Gentry Douglas** Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Flournoy** Ms. Patricia Flowers Ms. Lavonda W. Forbes* Mrs. Tamlin Fortner* Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gannaway Ms. Gloria P. Germany Ms. Shannon Godlove Ms. Millie Gosch Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Griffin** Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson Harp Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry H. Harper** Mrs. Dennis J. Harron** Ms. Ann Helms* Mr. and Mrs. John S. Holt, Jr. Ms. Hannah Israel and Mr. Orion Wertz Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Janke, Jr. Mrs. Jean T. Johnson Ms. Charlene D. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Miles Jordan Dr. Philip Kaplan and Dr. Iris Saltiel* Mrs. James B. Knight* Judge and Mrs. John T. Laney III** Ms. Gloria Mani Ms. Kathleen Mason Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCarley** Mr. James P. McHenry and Ms. Cheryl Yatsko* Mr. Dick McMichael* Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. McRae* Ms. Anne Mims Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moore Ms. Latoya Moore Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norris Lt. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Arthur D. Osborne** Mr. and Mrs. John R. Page** Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Parham Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Pridgen** Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson C. Reed Ms. Corrin W. Riley Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Hugh I. Rodgers** Ms. Maureen Rosenbaum**
Mrs. Agnes A. Shelton Mr. Marshall A. Simpson* Ms. Melanie Slaton Mr. William L. Slaughter** The Honorable and Mrs. William J. Smith* Mr. Dan M. Snavely Mr. and Mrs. John P. Stafford** Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stern* Ms. Wynne P. Stevenson** Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Stewart** Ms. Elizabeth Sudduth Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tante Ms. Jill Tigner and Mr. Mike Venable Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tinkler Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tomlinson Mr. Cliff Tucker* Mrs. B. A. Waddell** Dr. Carl F. Wallman Mr. and Mrs. James C. Walton Mrs. Mattie Wright* Ms. Kristen Miller Zohn
In honor of Mrs. Helen Hobbs’ Birthday Mr. and Mrs. David Deiters, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNulty Woodruff Brokerage Company ZWJ Investment Counsel
CIVIC
Friends of the Museum Gift to sponsor Educational Programs
Mr. Bruce Armstrong Ms. Marilyn Austin* Mrs. Bette Barr Mr. and Mrs. Neil Block Ms. Kerry Britt Ms. Judy Bryson Ms. Silvia M. Bunn Ms. Jan Carter* Dr. and Mrs. Hunter Champion Mr. and Mrs. Fred Decker Ms. Dorothy J. Delsarte Mr. and Mrs. William Donald Mrs. Shari Evans Mr. Mark Flynn and Ms. Veronique Lambilliotte Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. John Christian Frandsen* Ms. Deborah Glover Mr. Bruce Griffin Mrs. Marie Hand Mr. and Mrs. John Kittrell Mrs. Carol Kline Dr. Frances and Mr. William Kochan Ms. Crystal Macon Ms. Felecia Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Rick McGowan Mrs. Lucile W. Ogie** Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Raimondo Ms. Dora W. Ray Ms. Kay Rushing Dr. Kimberly Scott Mr. and Mrs. William B. Singer** Ms. Ann Spencer Mr. and Mrs. B. Kenneth Townsend Ms. Fleur Upchurch Mrs. Martha Ruth Whatley
BUSINESS PARTNERS ACOM Alexander Electric Company Columbus Travel Georgia Power Company Greystone Properties Jay Harris Orthodontics J. Smith Lanier & Company Litho-Krome Company (Hallmark) Robinson Grimes and Company, P.C. Waddell Realty Yates, Woolfolk and Turner Insurance
In memory of Col. (Ret.) Barney D. Wheeler Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stephenson
The Columbus Museum gratefully acknowledges the following friends for their contributions:
July 1 through September 30, 2014 Chick-fil-A, Wynnton Road Donation of breakfast for Membership Drive Through event Friend of the Museum For gift of funds to restore the Museum’s Bradstreet Chair
For sponsorship of Two Republics Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass For sponsorship of Feel the Heat Consolidated Columbus Government and Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau For sponsorship of Chattahoochee Cookin’ Ms. Janet Kelly Morgan Gift of Infantry School National Guard and Reserve Company – Officers graduation program, 1929 and map of Fort Benning, 1938-40 Mr. John A. Patterson Gift of wedding book and printed items relating to wedding of Annie Hamburger and John A. Mitchell of Columbus, 1894 Mr. Mark Porter and Mr. Chris Harman For sponsorship of the Education Department’s PLU program Ms. Liz Whitney Quisgard For gift of her works, Hanging No. 16 and Hanging No. 17 Ms. Joan Redmond and the George and Ann Swift Family Foundation, Inc. For sponsorship of Poetry of Earth: Works by Sally Bradley and Stephen Hawks The Wade H. and Teresa Pike Tomlinson Fund For sponsorship of Summer Camps program Dr. and Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough III and Ms. Martha Camilla Yarbrough Elder Gift of U.S. Army combat helmet and officer’s overcoat worn by Sidney Halleck Yarbrough, Jr., 1941-1945 The Lloyd G. Bowers Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Burgin and the Jackson Burgin Foundation State of Georgia The Walter Alan Richards Foundation, Inc. The J.W. and Ethel I. Woodruff Foundation
TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEE & VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014 – 2015 W. Fray McCormick, President Marleen De Bode Olivié, 1st Vice President Carolynn Obleton, 2nd Vice President Dr. Philip L. Brewer, Treasurer Eliza Brewer, Corresponding Secretary Charles T. Butler, Recording Secretary Wade H. (Trip) Tomlinson, Immediate Past President Dr. A.C. Alvarez, Daniel P. Amos, Kathelen Amos, Eliza Brewer, Kay Broda, Elizabeth T. Corn, Gail B. Greenblatt, Joanne Gristina,
Charlotte Hare, Robert G. Hecht, Chris Henson, Helen Hobbs, Dora E. Jackson, Dori Jones, Dr. Thornton Jordan, William P. Kendall, Mary Lu Lampton, David Lemieux, Sallie Martin, Jerry B. Newman, Carolynn Obleton, Jill Chancey Philips, Mark D. Porter, Dr. Garry Pound, Otis Scarborough, Dr. Steve Sharp, Elizabeth Taylor, William B. Turner III, Rebecca K. Yarbrough
F. Clason Kyle, Betsy T. Leebern, Thelma Robinson
Honorary Trustees: James H. Blanchard, Wendell Lewis, Representative Calvin Smyre, J. Barrington Vaught
Adjunct: Docents – Elaine Raimondo MCSD Liaison – Rebecca A. Braaten
Life Trustees: Evelyn T. Crowley, Ethel W. Foley, Sarah M. Hardaway, Judye S. Harris,
NEW EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Autumn Amos, Membership Manager
Christy Barlow, Academic Programs Coordinator
Dori Nix, Social Media and Online Coordinator
Autumn Paige Amos was born in Douglas, Georgia. She received her B.S. in Fashion Merchandising and Education. Her background is in Enrollment Services and recruiting, where she spent the past five years increasing total enrollment numbers and conducting regional recruitment for Young Harris College and Andrew College.
Christy has a B.F.A with an emphasis in Art Education and Art History Minor and a MAEd from the University of Southern Mississippi. Barlow is excited to begin work creating and implementing programs for Pre-K through college audiences, as well as for our docent corps.
Dori Nix was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and received her B.A from Georgia Southern University in Art History and Studio Art. While specializing as a lifestyle photographer, Dori has spent time working in project management, creating promotional products for various organizations, and contributing her time and skills as a creative enthusiast to the community.
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Rachel Grose, Museum Volunteer Rachel Grose joined the Museum volunteer ranks in August. She specializes in working in the gift shop, but has also worked in the Education department for the Fall Festival. Rachel was previously a member of the Killeen Civic Art Guild in Killeen, Texas. “[I find] museums fascinating and exciting…love their educational value,” says Grose.
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