JULE. Member Magazine for Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Summer 2015.

SUMMER 2015

MEMBER MAGA ZINE

JULE

NEW PROGRAMS CHANGE LIVES

THROUGH ART

COLLECTORS S H A R E P R I V AT E H O L D I N G S

Dear friends and members,

J U L E CO L L I N S SM I T H MUS E UM OF FINE ART, AU B U RN U N I VERSI T Y M I S S I O N STAT EM EN T

Art changes lives. Our mandate within the larger mission of Auburn University is to preserve, enhance, research and interpret the collections entrusted to us.

Through the presentation of compelling exhibitions and programs to our diverse audiences, we foster the transformative power of art.

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Free, c o u r t e s y o f t he JCS M B u s i n e s s Partne r S po ns o r s hi ps S TA FF

Janice A l l e n, f in an cial a d mi n i s t r a t o r Melai ne Be nne t t , develo p m e n t o f f i c e r Robbi n Bi r m i ng ha m , exe c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y Scott Bi s ho p, curat or of e d u c a t i o n Matth e w Ca r m i c ha e l , se c u r i t y ma n a g e r Mike Co r t e z, in f orm at ion t e c h n o l o g y s p e c i a l i s t Cindy Co x , m em bersh ip o f f i c e r Danie l l e Fu nde r bu r k , reg i s t r a r Janet G u y nn, m useum de s i g n e r Todd H a l l , preparat or Kate H a nc o c k , developme n t c o o r d i n a t o r Denni s H a r pe r, curat or of collect ion s a n d e x h i b i t i o n s Charl o t t e R. H e ndr i x , p ri n t an d digit al m edi a p r o d u c e r Andre w H e nl e y, curat or o f e d u c a t i o n , K – 1 2 Jessic a H u g he s , curat ori a l a s s i s t a n t Laure n H o r t o n, even t s c o o r d i n a t o r Marilyn La u fe r, direct or E lla M c N e c e , securit y m a n a g e r Chris t i ne Me i r, m useum s h o p ma n a g e r Delanne Ro be r t s o n, assi s t a n t p r e p a r a t o r Andy Te nna nt , assist an t d i r e c t o r Andre w V i nc e nt , assist an t p r e p a r a t o r Marga r e t Wr i g ht , recepti o n i s t E DITO R Cha r l o t t e R. H e n d r i x DE SIGN Ja ne t G u y nn PHOTO GR A P H Y Mi k e C o r te z

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This spring semester has sped by much like one of those wildly outrageous trucks that zoom by you on the interstate. That kind of encounter frequently leaves you a little breathless, and in many ways seeing the rush of activities that revolved around the John Himmelfarb: TRUCKS exhibition was a similarly exhilarating experience. Anyone who was privileged to observe the artist completing his 11- x 35-foot painting installation in the gallery the first week of the show knows what I mean. It will be sad to see these wonderful artworks leave the gallery and museum grounds. Thanks to everyone who participated. It was a great ride (okay, I will now stop with the bad truck puns).

Charitable giving through the 1072 Society of 2015 once again generously provided funds that allowed us to acquire all but one of the Old Master works on paper that were brought in for consideration. This year’s 1072 Society acquisitions include: the landscape by Claude Gellée, (also called Le Lorrain); the image of the Temple of Poseidon and The Temple of Hera by Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Canaletto’s etching, The Tower of Malghera; the drawing entitled The Offering to Pan

by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier; The Death of Adonis by Anthonie Waterloo; Adriaen van Ostade’s etching of The Singers; Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s Last Supper; Jacob Matham’s engraving Saint Catherine, and Pieter Claesz Soutman’s The Fall of the Damned after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. I want to personally thank all of the society members for their important support and Cindy Cox, membership officer, for her commitment to stewarding our society members. This year’s membership of 75 participants makes 2015 our best year ever.

We have wonderful exhibitions scheduled for the summer of 2015 that feature two very different but equally treasured personal collections. We look forward to “The Greatest Poem”— American Art in the Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton Collection, which features a selection of paintings, prints, and drawings by such important American artists as Winslow Homer, George Bellows, and Arthur Dove.

We also are excited to present Between the Black and Caspian Seas: Antique Rugs from the Caucasus, Selections from the Collection of Larry Gerber. This exhibition will introduce our audiences to the handmade weavings of this region of western Asia.

For centuries, this region has supported a diverse and rich history with influences from Byzantium, Islam, Central Asian Turks, as well as the Ottoman Empire and Europeanized Imperial Russia. We are grateful to our local collectors who have graciously made these special exhibitions available to our audience.

Also, for the first time, the museum will exhibit a group of naturalist prints by European artists who either preceded, were contemporaries of, or followed after J. J. Audubon (1785–1851). This collection, donated to JCSM by Sheila J. McCartney, serves as a wonderful counterpoint to our stellar Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Collection and brings yet another component to art historical research opportunities within the context of naturalism.

While recently attending a meeting of the American Association of Art Museum Directors, I had the good fortune to hear Darren Walker. Mr. Walker is the president of the Ford Foundation, where he oversees one of the largest global granting offices in the world. The Ford Foundation’s $125-million commitment last year to the “grand bargain” for Detroit, Michigan, was the largest of a consortium of 15 foundations that collectively pledged $366 million to allow the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) to protect its extensive art collection by providing

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ON THE COVER, DETAIL: Todd McGrain, (American, b. 1961), The Lost Bird Project, 2007, Bronze, Edition: 4th edition of 15, courtesy of The Lost Bird Project

Claude Gellée, called Le Lorrain (French, 1600–1682), Le Départ pour les champs ca. 1638–4, etching, third

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Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University; museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society of 2015, 2015.01.3

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13 RECENT ACQUISITIONS

an alternative fund to safeguard city retirees’ pensions. Walker was at the forefront of this unprecedented project. It was he who garnered support from other foundations, noting that to do otherwise would be “philanthropic malpractice.” It would seem that Walker and his colleagues understood that Detroit’s exemplary art museum was an essential cultural resource that the community could not afford to lose if it was ever to regain its status as an important urban center.

During the course of his presentation, Walker made some points that deeply resonated with our audience of almost 200 art museum directors. He noted that museums have fallen into a mentality of instrumentality where we are made to feel we must justify our purposefulness instead of celebrating the unique position we can play in our communities. This was often a result of the role of museums not being fully realized as centers of activity rather than passivity. For example, too often the focus (as was the case with the DIA) is on the monetary value of our collections rather than the value of collections as significant catalysts for dialogues about everything from the human condition to our different world perceptions. Mr. Walker sees museums as democratic institutions that should be a forum for social change by encouraging diverse conversations that could potentially evolve into action. This way of thinking about museums is profoundly challenging. Museums in the 21st century must be relevant to their communities by providing a multi-experience environment that fosters social interaction, entertainment, a place for decompression, diverse learning opportunities, and more. We also have the responsibility of affording opportunities for audiences to experience what’s excellent and truly authentic in a world of virtualities.

What Walker proposed is a daunting challenge, but one that this museum, with the help of the Auburn campus and community, will continue to work towards achieving because it is indispensable to our futures. Art changes lives.

16 CALENDAR

18 SPECIAL EVENTS

19 PROGR AMS

22 E D U C ATI O N

24 DEVELOPMENT

27 MEMBERSHIP

Be well and best,

Marilyn Laufer, PhD, director

J C SM A DV I S ORY B OA RD Mr. Davi d Br a l y

D r. Ed w a r d Ha ye s

Mr. Mar k W. Spen c er

Mr s. Gen e H. Tor ber t

Ms. H ele n Ca r l i s l e

Ms. Dora James

Mr s. J ul e C ol l i n s Smi t h

Mr. C . Noel Wadsw or th

Dr. T hom a s M. Cha s e , Cha i r

Mrs. Jenny Jenkins

Mr. Wi l l i am C ol l i n s Smi t h

Ms. Fran Di l l a r d

M r. D a v i d E . J o h n s o n

D r. Eugen e Edw ar d St an al an d

EX- O FFI C I O MEMBERS

Mrs. Patr i c i a Di s qu e

M r. M a r k J o n e s

Mr s. J ean e B. St on e

Mr. Gar y Wagon er

Dr. Ralp h Dr a u g ho n, Jr.

D r. Lyn n B a r s ti s Ka tz

D r. Paul et t e Pat er son Dilworth

Mr. Willi a m Du nl o p

Mrs. Joy Kloess

EMERI TUS

Ms. Lady C ox

Mr. Jame s Fa r m e r

M r. R o g e r D. Le th a n d e r

Mr. Bat ey M. Gr esh am, J r.

Dr. Robe r t B. E k e l u nd, Jr.

Ms. Janet Nolan

D r. Tayl or D. Li t t l et on

Mrs. Diana G. H a g l e r

D r. S tu a r t Pr i c e

Mr. Wi l l i am V. Nev i l l e, J r.

Mrs. Nanc y H a r t s fi e l d

M r s . C a r o l yn B. R e e d

Mr. Al ber t J. Smi t h , J r.

D r. Mar i l yn Lauf er, di rector

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NEWS

Area Second Graders, College Students, and Community

VISIT ARTIST DURING RESIDENCY Long before they can drive, many children zoom toy trucks across the carpeted highways of their imaginations.

Chicago-based artist John Himmelfarb recalls this fondness for trucks as a child, but his survey of work “TRUCKS” goes the distance.

“I’ve always found them visually interesting, especially the colors and textures you can find,” he said, noting a garbage truck as a good example with colored cans and boxes piled high.

“After I had been working with them as an image for awhile, I realized there was a larger hook to the idea. Trucks are a good metaphor for us—for our challenges in life and ambitions.”

This was the lesson learned by 180 second-grade students from Auburn Early Education Center during the exhibition’s opening week. Himmelfarb spent seven

days working on Grace, a formerly unresolved 11- x 35-foot painting displayed in the Bill L. Harbert Gallery of the museum. Over the course of two days, the children toured the exhibition with museum docents in small groups and had opportunities to engage in conversations with Himmelfarb and watch his process.

“I didn’t start out with an idea of a message for them, much as I don’t start out my paintings with a specific idea of what it’s going to look like when I’m done or a message I’m trying to convey,” Himmelfarb said. “In talking with kids, I try to get them to ask questions and then respond honestly to those.” Himmelfarb said one of the things they were most interested in was what happened when he made a mistake or didn’t like what he painted. “I saw an opportunity to talk about making mistakes and the

necessity of making mistakes if you want to learn something. It’s a good thing to make mistakes.”

Himmelfarb’s artwork is found in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, DC, and Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. “Sometimes I think that when we talk about artists and poets and authors, children think that that’s something that’s unattainable to them, so I hope that this allows them to see that painters are real people, and this is something that they could strive for and accomplish in their lifetime as well,” said Dr. Shelley Aistrup, Principal of Auburn Early Education Center.

In addition to presenting “A Little Art Talk” for the community during his visit, Himmelfarb met with associate professor Zdenko Krtic’s painting class. Laura Mitchell, a senior art major, was among

those students in attendance and said that her big take away from the session was how Himmelfarb was able to not only make his art, but how he was able to market himself as an artist.

“It was an intimate setting, so I got to talk one on one with a real artist and ask him about his process, how he develops ideas, and actually see him putting the paint on the canvas,” Mitchell said. “He seemed very relatable and approachable, taking the persona of a great artist and making it seem possible those achievements might be my own someday.”

“Painting pictures and making sculptures is essentially about sharing,” Himmelfarb said. “Sharing my experience about becoming an artist or what it is like to be an artist an extension of that.”

The closing weekend of John Himmelfarb: TRUCKS is Saturday and Sunday, May 9 through 10.

TOP: Second grade students discuss the sculpture Bend in the Road, 2012 LEFT: Himmelfarb’s work was streamed live online and documented as a time-lapse video.

BOTTOM: Following their visit with Himmelfarb, these painting students were given an assignment to create a piece on infrastructure.

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NEWS

JCSM SERVES SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY Art changes lives. Sometimes it’s hard to see what that means.

This spring, JCSM staff, docents, and collaborators have brought the transformative power of art to two groups of people facing challenges. Dana Stewart, special programs coordinator for the City of Auburn, works with the Therapeutic Recreation programs for local residents. Therapeutic Recreation is a service especially for those with special needs of all ages in the Auburn community.

JCSM staff members have collaborated with Stewart this year to offer Exploring Art. This new program meets on a Friday afternoon once a month to comfortably explore a wide range of art-making materials and techniques.

Our Friday afternoons at the Dean Road Recreation Center have included working with clay, creating holiday-themed decorations, and making new friends. “The Exploring Art program has given those with therapeutic needs their own time to learn, express themselves, and have fun while learning in an environment that is devoted to them,” said Stewart. “This program helps them to develop social skills, coordination, and participate in sharing their unique gifts.”

The unique gifts of those students have been a highlight for JCSM staff members and demonstrate one of the powerful aspects of art: connections. Psychologist Carl Rogers wrote “what is most personal, is most general.” Often, the deeply meaningful thoughts we have about a work of art can connect us with those around us. Another new program, Art Changing Lives, is built on the challenges to interpersonal relationships brought on with early signs of dementia.

“What is most personal, is most general.”

—Carl Rogers, psychologist

In collaboration with the Lee-Russell Council of Governments, and Auburn University’s Art and Social Work departments, JCSM docents and staff have facilitated a program for those in the early stages of dementia and their caregivers. As people begin to experience symptoms of dementia, social interactions can become uncomfortable or frightening. This new program offers a safe, worry-free environment where people can once again socialize and reconnect with their caregivers in new ways.

Art Changing Lives aims to offer fresh conversations for those with dementia symptoms and provide a respite for family and friends from daily caregiving responsibilities. This program uses art as the starting point for understanding each other, creating opportunities for autonomy, and creative growth. The results are powerfully important for those looking to create the highest quality of life for their loved ones during difficult changes.

Programs like these bring our mission statement to life, and change the lives of participants. Be sure to see the wide range of programs featured in this issue of Jule and become a participant yourself—see how art can change your life!

ABOVE: Art Changing Lives participant Bill Price with Blakeley Kilgore, Auburn student LEFT: Farrall Chester, Exploring Art participant

INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS AND SUPPORT JCSM Auburn University graphic design professor John Morgan masterfully brings art to life in three-dimensional form through kinetic sculpture. Intrigued by the possibility of collaborating on a large piece with the museum, Morgan planned for a multi-faceted display intended to fascinate the public.

Combining visual art, design, mechanics, and woodworking, Morgan created an animated sculpture donation box. The piece is made of five electric motors controlled by a series of timers and switches. The carved wooden carrousel turns clockwise as each gear slides into position. Each click of the gear showcases wooden figures attached to the piece, derived from the museum’s permanent collection.

“I didn’t find it interesting to try to simply duplicate two-dimensional art in three dimensions as it limits the opportunity for creative expression,” Morgan said. “So I chose to extrapolate what each of the subjects might have been doing at a time other than the moment that their image was frozen in our conscience by the artist.”

With this in mind Morgan created a unique personality for each subject attached to the piece. In Diane Arbus’ black and white photograph, Triplets in their Bedroom, the subjects are now shown vacationing at the beach, but still depicted in black and white.

In addition, Audubon’s whooping crane is shown wading through a marsh observing whatever happens to pass by. Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s Circus Girl Resting is now shown performing and Roger Brown’s Hank Williams Honky Tonk Man sings in a “honky tonk” setting.

“Since all four of the subjects have different personalities, I decided to present each to the viewer one at a time on the carousel turntable with the Audubon whooping crane being the central unit that unites other diverse subjects,” Morgan said.

The creation of each subject and the turntable took approximately two years to complete with the help of student technicians. The planning process lasted a year, which led to a full-size cardboard model. After the dimensions were approved, Morgan finalized the sculpture, marking another stage in his kinetic sculpture career.

“It would be a delight to me if parents who were introduced to the piece as children in 2015 would remember the experience and one day return to give their children the opportunity to interact with it as well.”

—John Morgan

For 30 years, Morgan has studied and produced kinetic sculpture primarily in woodwork.

Pieces from his limited edition collections have been shown in American Craft and American Woodworker and exhibited in museums around the world. In the summer, he also teaches at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana, the largest woodworking school in the United States.

“I hope that this piece will be well received by the patrons and become a signature piece of the museum,” he said. “I believe that it will help to make the experience of museumgoing more interactive.”

Museum guests will be able to visit the donation box in the museum’s Carlisle Lobby and experience Morgan’s interpretation of the permanent collection. This piece was made possible with support from J. Mark Jones—Prestige Properties.

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BETWEEN THE BLACK AND CASPIAN SEAS: ANTIQUE RUGS FROM THE CAUCASUS SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LARRY GERBER MAY 23 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 Bill L. Harbert Gallery

MEMBERS' RECEPTION:

May 29, 5:30 pm check-in, 6 pm panel discussion For more information, see page 18.

Students of art history are certainly aware of the western fascination and appreciation of the handmade carpets of this and other regions of western Asia by their presence in paintings of the Renaissance and Dutch still life and interior scenes of the 16th and 17th centuries. Their saturated colors and intricate patterns have long captivated collectors around the world who showed them off as prize possessions in a variety of ways, including as wall hangings and table coverings.

Over the centuries, the Caucasus region (the area that, as the exhibition title suggests, lies between the Black and the Caspian Seas) became a mixture of numerous cultures and ideas that reflects the comings and goings of both interlopers and natives. Because of this diverse and rich history, the influences and customs of Byzantium, Islam, Central Asian Turks, as well as the Ottoman Empire and Europeanized Imperial Russia, are all part of traditional Caucasus weaving.

This exhibition focuses on the Caucasus textile tradition, specifically hand-woven carpets. For the most part, selfemployed women weavers working out of their homes and villages sustained this craft. These rugs were prized by the weavers’ families and soon found their way into mosques and became available for purchase or barter by way of the caravan trade. As international demand grew, rugs merchants recognized the foreign appetite for these ethnic pieces and in some cases dictated which motifs and patterns were more popular and therefore should be focused upon. Perhaps in an attempt to devise a means to supplement meager agricultural incomes and supply this growing market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the home craft textile industry of this area of the world saw a dynamic revival.

The antique carpets in this exhibition are from the collection of Larry Gerber and all date from this exceptional late period of productivity referencing many traditional motifs and cross ancestral references and designs. We are grateful to Dr. Gerber for making this selection available to our Auburn audiences. A publication featuring a scholarly essay by Sumru Belger Krody, Senior Curator at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum will be available to our visitors for purchase in the Museum Shop. Programming for the exhibition includes a session of rug identification for local collectors as well as a lecture by noted researcher, dealer, and collector in the field of oriental rugs, John T. Wertime, of Washington, DC. See the opposite page for listings.

“Like all weaving traditions from carpetproducing regions, women were the weavers of Caucasian carpets. Unlike Western artists, these women rarely incorporated their names into their work.

Instead, these weavings stand on their own intrinsic aesthetic merit, with bright colors and bold designs.”

Excerpt from JCSM's exhibition catalogue essay by Sumru Belger Krody, Senior Curator at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

A B OV E : Karabagh ru g, Chelaberd area , Mi d - 1 9 t h C ent ury, 6'5" x 4’6”, c alled “Eagle Kaz ak ” in the rug t ra d e

EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING

JUNE 4, 5 PM

JUNE 21, 2 PM

GALLERY TALK: “BETWEEN THE BLACK AND CASPIAN SEAS: ANTIQUE RUGS FROM THE CAUCASUS”

PRESERVING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE: GEORGIAN FILM

Join collector Larry Gerber in the gallery where he will discuss his collection of rugs and share his stories about collecting.

JUNE 11, 5 PM

OPEN STUDIO: WEAVING Listen to jazz, order up some tapas from the café, and weave your way through a relaxing hands-on evening. This evening is designed for all ages to explore the weaving techniques used in making rugs. Our educators will work with all comers—kids, college students, and adults.

JUNE 18, 4 PM AND 5 PM

PRESERVING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE: GEORGIAN FILM Lecture with Julie Christensen Screening of Sayat Nova (The Color of Pomegranates) 79 min. | NR | 1969 During the Soviet period, Georgian filmmakers often turned to cultural traditions, pre-modern, pre-industrial methods of production, ancient ethnic and folk motifs, and to times and locations that spoke to them of their ancient past. In Sayat Nova, Sergo Parajanov incorporates ancient symbols, instruments, music, dance, and some rugs in his biopic of an Armenia-Georgian court poet of the 18th century.

Remembering, recalling, re-collecting are ubiquitous elements of Georgian and Caucasian culture, Dr. Christensen will deal with this aspect of Georgian culture in general and its representation in Georgian cinema, one of the leading “poetic strains” of film produced in the Soviet era by a people determined to maintain their own national and ethnic identity.

Julie Christensen holds a PhD in Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures from the University of California at Berkeley. She is currently Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

She “discovered” Georgian film for herself while working in Moscow and has been studying Georgian film, literature, and culture for over 20 years.

Giorgobiste (The Month of Giorgi, or Falling Leaves) | 91 min. | NR | 1968 In his delightful comedy entitled Giorgobiste (The Month of Giorgi, or Falling Leaves), Otar Ioseliani presents winemaking in Georgia before or beyond Soviet collectivization.

JUNE 25, 3:30 PM

DISCUSSION: “SHOW AND TELL” Have questions about that rug that your grandmother gave you? Members of the community are invited to bring their rugs and other oriental textiles to the museum to have internationally recognized expert on Near Eastern and Central Asian textiles, John T. Wertime, comment on them. Mr. Wertime will not be appraising rugs, but will be here to help textile owners understand what they have. Space is limited. Please call Robbin Birmingham at 334.844.3085 to make a reservation to bring your textiles.

JUNE 25, 5 PM

LECTURE: “WOMEN’S VISIONS: A NOMAD LEGACY IN ISLAMIC ART,”

BY JOHN T. WERTIME John T. Wertime is a contributing editor to Hali: Antique Carpet, Textile and Islamic Art and a recipient of the Joseph V. McMullan Award for Scholarship and Stewardship in Islamic Textiles. He has written numerous articles and reviews, two books, several catalogues, and has curated a number of exhibitions, the most recent of which is Silk & Leather: Splendid Attire of Nineteenth-Century Central Asia at the Textile Museum, Washington, DC. He holds a BA from Haverford College and an MA from Princeton University, where he read Persian and Persian history. During a nine-year sojourn in Iran, he taught, did historical research, traveled in the Near East, and collected nomad textiles and Persian metalwork, about which he has also written. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Suzan.

LEFT: Ju lie Chris tens en RiGH T: John T. Wertime

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E dw ard Ho ppe r ( Am e r ican, 1882–1967), N igh t Sha d ows, 1921, etc hing, Co l l e c t i on of Ro be r t B. E ke l und, Jr. and M ar k Thornton

“Americans of all nations at any time upon the earth have probably the fullest poetical nature.” America is itself “the greatest poem.”

—Walt Whitman

“THE GREATEST POEM”

AMERICAN ART IN THE ROBERT B. EKELUND, JR. AND MARK THORNTON COLLECTION MAY 23–SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 Gallery C

George B ellow s (A meric an, 1 8 8 2 – 1 9 2 5 ), D a n c e i n a Mad house , 1917, edition: 47/ c a . 7 7 , l i t ho g ra p h, c o l l ec t i o n of Robert B . Ekelu nd, Jr. and Ma rk T ho rnt o n

MEMBERS' RECEPTION:

May 29, 5:30 pm check-in, 6 pm panel discussion For more information, see page 18.

Auburn collectors Bob Ekelund and Mark Thornton share a passion for art, one that is eclectic in taste, inclusive, and celebratory of the human spirit. Ekelund’s earlier and longtime study of modern Mexican art has gradually given way to a new focus on American art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries––the period when this young nation began to find its own confident voice in the world.

American artists at the turn of the century made a collective turn from emulating European modes to exploring and forging new indigenous idioms. Of course, the melting pot of cultures that composed the United States ensured that the search for modern native expression would take many paths, and be rich and vibrant and contradictory. The American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) referred to this capacious nature of American society in his preface to Leaves of Grass, describing its rugged, generous, fierce, spiritual, and noble citizenry. He proclaimed, “Americans of all nations at any time upon the earth have probably the fullest poetical nature.” America is itself “the greatest poem.”

The Ekelund/Thornton collection reflects in many ways Whitman’s vision, through examples by George Inness and Gustave Baumann that depict the transcendent beauty of our diverse landscape, to images by George Bellows and Edward Hopper that draw attention to the common man, and compositions by artists ranging from Winslow Homer to Arthur Dove that trace a transition from realism to abstraction. Drawn from the collectors’ wider holdings, The Greatest Poem presents an intimate selection of works that illustrate, as Whitman described it, “the great psalm of the republic.”

EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING

JULY 9, 5 PM

GALLERY TALK Collectors Robert Ekelund and Mark Thornton join Dennis Harper, curator of collections and exhibitions, in the gallery to discuss the objects in the exhibition, The Greatest Poem, and the stories behind collecting the xm.

Gu s tav e B au mann (A meric an, b. Germany, 188 1 – 1 9 7 1 ), Mon te r e y Cyp r e ss, c olor w oodc u t, edition: 22/125, c ollec t i o n o f Ro b ert B .

Ekelu nd, Jr. and Mark T hornton

Selected for their visual connection to “The Greatest Poem”—American Art in the Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton Collection, these films in July feature New York City and its scenes of urban life.

JULY 16, 5 PM

“THE VISUAL POETICS OF PLACE IN AMERICAN MODERNISM” Lecture with Janice Simon Janice Simon is Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of Art History in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia. In this post, she has taught courses on American art, Spirituality in Modern art, Modern Photography, and on the films of Alfred Hitchcock since 1988. She received her MA and PhD (with Great Distinction) in Art History from the University of Michigan. She graduated from SUNY/Buffalo summa cum laude with a BA in Art History.

A specialist in American art, with a focus on 19th-century landscape painting and American art periodicals, she has published in the 19th-century art journals The Crayon and The Aldine, images of the forest interior in the Adirondacks and the White Mountains, on American Impressionism, the photographs of William J. Stillman, and on paintings by Sanford Gifford, Charles Burchfield, Martin J. Heade, and George Henry Hall, among others. The art of John F. Kensett has been of special interest since her master’s thesis, and she is author of Images of Contentment: John Frederick Kensett and the Connecticut Shore (Mattatuck Museum, 2001) and “Impressed in Memory: John Frederick Kensett’s Italian Scene” in Classic Ground: Mid-Nineteenth Century American Painters and the Italian Encounter (Georgia Museum of Art, 2004).

JULY 23, 5 PM

FILM All About Eve | 138 min. | NR Broadway legend Margo Channing, aging but not gracefully, has everything: a successful career, close friends, and a man who loves her. She also has a fan named Eve Harrington, who manages to worm her way into Margo’s life, in order to “study her like a blueprint.” Eve’s sweet facade is soon seen through by a number of people, most quickly by theater critic Addison deWitt, who decides to become her mentor. Eve achieves her goal of Broadway stardom, leaving a trail of unhappiness, but ultimately contentment, behind her.

JULY 30, 5 PM

FILM On the Waterfront | 108 min. | NR Terry Malloy dreams about being a prizefighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, a corrupt union boss. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny’s thugs, and later meets the dead man’s sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.

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(DETA I L) B enjamin Waterhou s e H aw kins (Eng l i sh, 1807–1894), Eave d Te r r ap e n, n.d., lithog ra p h w i t h hand c oloring on paper, Ju le Collins Smi t h Museum of Fine A rt, A u bu rn U niv ers ity; gift of Shei l a J. Mc Cartney, 2013.18.05

FLORA AND FAUNA:

SELECTIONS FROM THE SHEILA J. MCCARTNEY COLLECTION AT JCSM

JUNE 20–NOVEMBER 1, 2015 Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Galleries Flora and Fauna contains highlights from JCSM’s growing collection of natural history prints donated by Sheila J. McCartney. While attending Rice University, McCartney acquired her first print, an owl, in recognition of the school mascot.

Attracted to the detailed, hand-colored prints, McCartney began collecting more prints of owls and other birds, as well as a few mammals and botanical prints. She would seek out rare book dealers and antique dealers while on business trips to San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, or travel to Europe.

Through numerous relocations, the primary goal was the safe passage for her artwork and rehanging in her new home. Regarding the display of these artworks, McCartney recalls “The walls in my home were covered with these prints…I loved living with these magnificent pieces."

These prints are pulled from the permanent collection of JCSM, where they provide an enrichment for, and divergence from, our collection of prints by John James Audubon. Audubon completed his masterwork, Birds of America, between 1827 and 1836. Most of the prints in this selection are by his European predecessors, working in the early to mid-1700s. JCSM is excited to share Sheila J. McCartney’s trove of prints and we look forward to exhibiting more from the collection in the coming years.

September 3, 5 pm GALLERY TALK: Flora and Fauna Join Danielle Funderburk for an informal talk on the exhibition she curated, Flora and Fauna: Selections from the Sheila J. McCartney Collection at JCSM. Danielle Funderburk has been the registrar at JCSM for seven years.

She received her BA in Art Administration at the University of Alabama.

She occasionally curates exhibitions from the permanent collection.

Todd McGrain, (American, b. 1961), The Lost Bird Project, 2007, Bronze, Edition: 4th edition of 15, courtesy of The Lost Bird Project

THE LOST BIRD PROJECT THROUGH MARCH 20, 2016 Museum Grounds

SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ONGOING Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth Gallery & Chi Omega–Hargis Gallery

Giov anni A ntonio Canal , c a l l ed Canaletto, La Tor r e d i M a l g h e r a

Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, b. 1930) From the series Inward Eye, 1970 Color serigraph Edition: 100 Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.1 Peggy Bacon (American, 1895–1987) Extravagance Black crayon on thin paper Anonymous gift in honor of Harry Lowe 2014.24.1 William Baggett (American, b. 1946) Backstage, 1997 Egg tempera on hardboard panel Gift of Susan Thomson 2014.22.1 3 works on paper by Miriam Beerman (American, b. 1923)b Gift of William B. Jaffe After Leonardo, 1999 Paper lithograph 2015.2.1 From the series Faces, 2000–01 Edition: 11/11 Drypoint 2015.2.2 From the series Faces, 2000–01 Edition: Studio proof Drypoint 2015.2.3

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Italian, 1697–1768) La Torre di Malghera (The tower at Marghera) From Vedute, Altre prese da i Luoghi altre ideate, da Antonio Canal, 1735–46 Etching Second state of two Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.2 Jean Charlot (American, b. France, 1898– 1979) Untitled (two seated figures), 1930 Lithograph (tondo) Anonymous gift in honor of Harry Lowe 2014.24.2 Albert Christ-Janer (American, 1910–1973) Land of Enchantment, 1972 Edition: artist’s proof Color lithograph Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.2 Herbert Creecy (American, 1939–2003) Untitled Acrylic on paper Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.3

John Steuart Curry (American, 1897–1946) Sanctuary, 1944 Lithograph Anonymous gift in honor of Harry Lowe 2014.24.3 Johnny Friedlander (German, 1912–1992) From the series Titre non identifié Edition: 41/95 Color lithograph with embossing Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.4 Claude Gellée, called Le Lorrain (French, 1600–1682) Le Départ pour les champs, ca.

1638–41 Etching Third state B Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.3 Karl Gerstner (Swiss, b. 1930) From the series Color Sounds, 1973 Edition: 98/175 Color serigraph Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.5 Bessie Harvey (American, 1929–1994) African Warrior, 1990 Wood and found objects Gift of Micki Beth Stiller 2014.26

5 works on paper by Clinton Hill (American, 1922–2003) Gifts of the Clinton Hill/Allen Tran Foundation Untitled (#2), 1975 Edition: 3/10 Handmade paper and thread 2014.21.1 Untitled (#3), 1975 Edition: 3/10 Handmade paper and thread 2014.21.2 Woodcut I-60, 1960 Edition: 2/5 4-color woodcut 2014.21.3 Title Page, 1956 Edition: 9/22 2-color woodcut 2014.21.4 Proximity Exposed, 1958 Edition: 13/22 5-color relief print 2014.21.5

COLLECTIONS

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

William Hogarth (English, 1697–1764) Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism.

A Medley. 1762 Engraving and etching Anonymous gift in honor of Harry Lowe 2014.24.4 Jack Key, Jr. (American, b. 1927) Bowl, 2014 Purple heart wood, bass wood, light mahogany Gift of the artist 2014.20

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Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, called Le Barbier l’aîné (French, 1738–1826) L’Offrande à Pan, ca. 1770 Pen and ink with brown washes Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.1

Enrique Martínez Celaya (Cuban, b. 1964; active in Spain and Puerto Rico) The Optimists, 2014 Four-color lithograph Edition: 19/95 Museum purchase 2015.5

Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610–1685) The Singers, ca. 1660–70 Etching Fourth state of seven Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.5

8 works by Harry Lowe (American, b. 1922) Anonymous gift in honor of Harry Lowe

Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) After Hendrik Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) Saint Catherine, 1615 Engraving Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.4

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) Vue des 18 colonnes (Temple of Poseidon and Temple of Hera), 1778 Etching and engraving Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.6

Dean Mitchell (American, b. 1957) Blue Angel, 2004 Oil on panel Gift of Susan Thomson 2014.22.2

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008) Suite of 7 prints: The Razorback Bunch, 1980–81 Color etching and chine collé Dimensions vary Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.15 – 23.21

Interior Construction Oil on canvas 2014.24.5 Untitled (abstract) Ink wash and silver paint 2014.24.6 Factory #2 Watercolor and gouache 2014.24.7 Dry Dock Watercolor 2014.24.8 Untitled (Park scene with bench) Gouache or casein on paper 2014.24.9 Untitled (Railway depot) Gouache or casein on paper 2014.24.10 Untitled (Panoramic view of downtown Opelika) Pen and black ink with brown washes 2014.24.11 House Pen and black ink with gray and brown washes 2014.24.12

L e o Tw i ggs, L a s t F l ag #4 , 2014

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944) The Dead Mother and Her Child, 1901 Etching and drypoint Gift of a grandparent in honor of Sara Kathleen Warren’s graduation from Auburn University, 2014 2014.25 Louise Nevelson (American, 1899–1988) Celebration #5, 1979 Edition: 29/50 Color etching with aquatint Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.6

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008) Suite of 8 prints: L.A. Flakes, 1982 Color etching with embossing Gift of Hugh Latta 2014.23.7–23.14 Pieter Claesz. Soutman (Dutch, 1580–1657) After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) The Fall of the Damned, 1642 First state of two Etching and engraving Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.7

Christopher Staley (American, b. 1954) Black Memory Box, 2013 Black stoneware Museum purchase 2015.3 23 works by Maltby Sykes (American, 1911–1992) Anonymous gift in honor of Harry Lowe Portrait of Harry Lowe Oil on canvas 2014.13 Visage Edition: 2/15 Lithograph 2014.24.14 Breaking Surf Edition: 5/15 Lithograph 2014.24.15 Coast at Pemaquid Edition: 3/20 Lithograph 2014.24.16 Fourth Martini Edition: 4/15 Aquatint 2014.24.17 Greek Mask Edition: 3/15 Aquatint 2014.24.18 Worried Man 2014.24.19 Square Edition: 3/15 Etching 2014.24.20 Ice Man Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.21 Icarus Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.22 Cyclops Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.23 Cyclops #2 Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.24 Lunar Surface Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.25 Martian Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.26 Thunderstorm Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.27

Eclipse Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.28 Prim Woman Edition: 3/15 Etching 2014.24.29 Boss Man Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.30 Prophet Edition: 3/15 Etching with drypoint and roulette 2014.24.31 Worried Woman Edition: 3/15 Etching with drypoint 2014.24.32 Winter Night Edition: 3/15 Etching with aquatint 2014.24.33 Meteor Edition: 3/15 Etching with aquatint 2014.24.34

SPOTLIGHT

Image of Fear Edition: 3/15 Lithograph 2014.24.35

Edvard Munch, who lived from 1863–1944, is renowned for his haunting imagery that speaks to universal emotions and experiences. Love, jealousy, separation, and death are among the motifs he returned to frequently, always seeking new ways to articulate those intimate aspects of the human condition. Though equally adept at painting and printmaking, he was especially prolific in the latter, producing well over 800 different images in etching, lithography, woodcut, and other techniques. Essentially self-taught in print media, he was a lifelong innovator and his prints reflect a constant search to expand the capabilities inherent in each process.

Through his graphic work, Munch achieved his most heartfelt and affecting statements.

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804) After Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770) Cena Domini (The Last Supper) Etching First state of two Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.8 Leo Twiggs (American, b. 1934) Last Flag #4, 2014 Batik on printed cotton Museum purchase with partial funding provided by Nancy Mims and John P. Hartsfield 2015.4 Anthonie Waterloo (Dutch, 1609–1690) The Death of Adonis Etching Only state Museum purchase with funds provided by the 1072 Society, 2015 2015.01.9 Stephen Scott Young (American, b. 1957) White Slippers Dry brush watercolor and gouache on paper Gift of Susan Thomson 2014.22.3

Edvard Munch, The Dead Mother and Her Child, 1901

Munch’s best-known creation, The Scream, is truly one of the most widely recognized images in modern art. Occurring in several versions, it depicts an agonized figure clutching his (or her) head while a swirling and agitated landscape bears down upon him from all sides.

This iconic work has been appropriated mercilessly into posters, cartoons, advertisements, and other displays of contemporary popular culture. Yet the original somehow maintains its powerful effect on its viewers. With broad and direct strokes Munch vividly captures an emotion, or emotional state, in a way that resonates deeply with audiences of diverse cultures, age, and experience.

The Scream’s wide popularity helped shape a romantic perception of its creator as a profoundly disturbed soul. And indeed Munch’s life was filled with tragedy and heartache. At age five, he suffered the loss of his mother; his eldest sister died when Munch was 13. Both women succumbed to tuberculosis, as did his grandmother and an aunt. Edvard, too, was sickly as a child. Later in life he was afflicted by alcoholism and spent short periods in clinics for a nervous disorder. Though never to marry, he had several love affairs, of which a few ended badly. Perhaps, then, it is no surprise that infirmity, death, and melancholy figure so strongly in his art.

COLLECTIONS

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

Our new addition to the collection and now one of our strongest Expressionist works, The Dead Mother and Her Child addresses the profound sadness that Munch experienced. A griefstricken young child, a stand-in for Munch himself, stares directly at each of us. The gesture is of course similar to the one we know from The Scream. Her clinched hands are held tight against a masklike and uncomprehending face. Munch expressed in his art exactly what he had lived, unashamed to bare his weaknesses and afflictions—alongside passions and joys that he also experienced. His art reveals an intensity of feeling and lack of cynicism that is a great antidote to the increasing sense of apathy or non-engagement that contemporary culture can impose on us. Authentic experiences are what we try to foster at the museum through our programs and presentation of significant works of art. Naturally, we are excited to have this remarkable etching by one of the world’s greatest artists come into our collection.

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5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz

Sunday EXHIBITION CLOSE: John Himmelfarb: TRUCKS

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz

Thursday, 12 pm A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC

Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

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Thursday, 12 pm A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC

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12:30 pm stART!: Make It or Break It

Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Make It or Break It

Sunday EXHIBITION CLOSES: Teen Takeover

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5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Casting Call

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Thursday, 5 pm GALLERY TALK: Between the Black and Caspian Seas

Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

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june

12:30 pm stART!: Over-Under, Over-Under

Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Over-Under, OverUnder

Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Stitch Fix

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

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5 pm LECTURE: “Women’s Visions: A Nomad Legacy in Islamic Art”

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Thursday, 3:30 pm SHOW AND TELL: Rug consultations with John T. Wertime

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Thursday, 5 pm FILM: On the Waterfront

Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

12:30 pm stART!: Press Ahead

Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Press Ahead

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Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Under Pressure

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12:30 pm stART!: Bookin’ It Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

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Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Bookin’ It

Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Bookin’ It

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Thursday, 5 pm FILM: All About Eve

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12:30 pm stART!: Mask Yourself Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

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Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Mask Yourself

Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Mask Yourself

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7 pm POETRY: Nick Norwood

8 pm EDUCATION: Teen Takeover

12:30 pm stART!: Not a Box

Sunday, 2 pm FILM: Muscle Shoals

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5:30 pm MEMBERS’ RECEPTION: “The Greatest Poem” and Between the Black and Caspian Seas

Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Not a Box

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Friday, 10 am EXHIBITION OPENS: Teen Takeover

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5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Thursday, 4 pm FILM: Muscle Shoals

Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

Sunday EXHIBITION CLOSES: Victor Koulbak

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Saturday, 10 am EXHIBITIONS OPEN: “The Greatest Poem” and Between the Black and Caspian Seas: Antique Rugs from the Caucasus

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Thursday, 5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–7 pm

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5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

5 pm FILM: Sayat Nova (The Color of Pomegranates)

Thursday, 4 pm LECTURE: Preserving the Cultural Heritage: Georgian Film

12:30 pm stART!: On Your Mark

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Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

Sunday, 2 pm FILM: Giorgobiste (The Month of Giorgi, or Falling Leaves)

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10 am ARTYPANTS: On Your Mark

Saturday, 10 am EXHIBITION OPENS: Flora and Fauna

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Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Tricks of the Trade

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12:30 pm START!: Cut-n-Paste Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

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Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Cut and Run

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Cut-n-Paste

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Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

Thursday, 5 pm STUDIO: Weaving

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Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

12:30 pm stART!: Brush Rush

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Thursday, 5 pm LECTURE: “The Visual Poetics of Place in American Modernism”

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Friday, 1 pm STATE OF CREATE: Tile Style

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Saturday, 10 am ARTYPANTS: Brush Rush

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Thursday, 5 pm GALLERY TALK: “The Greatest Poem”

Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

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Saturday MUSEUM CLOSED: Independence Day

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Wednesday, 12 pm A LITTLE ART TALK

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Thursday, 5 pm READING: The Woman in the Photograph with Dana Gynther

7 pm THIRD THURSDAY POETRY SERIES

Thursday, 5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–7 pm

5–8 pm CAFÉ: Tapas Menu, Jazz from 6–8 pm

Thursday, 5 pm DISCUSSION: “Art Education Paradigms”

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Larry Gerber, Dennis H arper, and Robert Ekel und

Al be r t J. Smith, Jr.

“We picked September 8, 1948, for our wedding…

Jule’s mother was happy, voiced conce but rn that Jule finish her degre We promised e. she would do so – but we didn’t say when .”

ALB ERT

The Jule Collin s Smith Fine

Arts Museum

at Auburn Univer sity

J. SMI TH, JR.

EVENTS SPECIAL

With Jule, my wife, friend, companion, lover, and “cheerleader ”

“I’ve been asked whether I share the arts – muse Jule’s love of ums, opera, and symphony.

I reply, ‘I R N engineer: I like Jule. Jule museums, opera likes , and symphony. like museums, Therefore I opera, and symp hony… And in business, I’m very glad she’s been on my of the table! ’” side

Albert J. Smith, Jr., Entrepreneur

Meet Alber t J. Smith, Jr., a classic exam entrepreneur ple of a creati – driven by the ve need to find with courage a better way, to accept risk, gifted and able to recog are actually opportunities. nize when barrie He chose the rs power, where arena of indus competition trial was not foster advantage. He ed, and found credits good competitive luck as a strong youth, studie factor durin s at Auburn, g his Navy service, and marriage.

Albert introd uces us to his prominent, forebearers. but not alway They faced many s lucky challenges: upend global financ ial crisis, and ed economy, arson as politic health, floodi al revenge, along ng, and boll weevil infest one farm, while ations that would with ill neighboring destroy fields were untou rose, as a one-a ched. The famili rmed Confe derate vetera es started a bank, n traded timbe an eloquent r and lawyer was electe cousins reform d governor, and ed a fraudulent two insurance comp any.

Albert financ ed, built, and operated cogen produced huge eration powe savings by recyc r plants that ling wasted heat. nation’s energ y crisis, he advoc In the wake of the ated conservatio Retired in Hous n and competition ton, he becam e intrigued by Alabama, at .

Auburn. After a venture back getting off to in had stalled. a good start, Albert saw an the project opportunity university, and to make a differ to celebrate ence for his a golden occas met there. ion with the woman he

DNA of a Sout hern Boy

Congratulati ng Auburn Class Jule, of 1999

High blood pressure blocked Albert from the Navy’s prestig ious V-12 progra m

“I wanted very much to belon g to this elite group of future officers. Instea d, I came into the Navy with the diverse group seamen, learni of ordinary ng how to pack a sea bag. It taught me self-su fficiency… I’m happened that glad things way.”

DNA of a Southern Boy ALB ERT

A groundbreak ing moment with Albert’s bankers to his right and his client to his left

“The PSE philos ophy had three make a fair points: One, profit throu gh innovation. have fun. Three Two, , leave the world place to live.” a better

J. SM ITH , JR.

SUMMER OPENING RECEPTION SET FOR FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015, AT 5:30 PM

DNA OF A SOUTHERN BOY,

BY ALBERT J. SMITH, JR. Beloved founding patron of JCSM, Albert J. Smith, Jr., is releasing copies of his book DNA of a Southern Boy this summer. The Museum Shop will have a limited number of copies available for $40. A portion of the proceeds will support the museum, with a book signing and reception slated for later this year.

Smith grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. A U.S. Navy veteran, he graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1947 with a degree in mechanical engineering. While in school, he met and married Jule Collins, who was born in Auburn and grew up in Lowndesboro and Montgomery, where her father, Albert Hamilton Collins, a former Auburn faculty member, was Alabama State Superintendent of Education.

Smith’s founding donation for the construction of Auburn University’s art museum was made on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his marriage to Jule Collins Smith, for whom the museum is named.

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, invites you to the grand opening reception of Between the Black and Caspian Seas: Antique Rugs from the Caucasus Selections from the Collection of Larry Gerber and“The Greatest Poem”—American Art in the Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Mark Thornton Collection on Friday, May 29. Guest check-in will begin at 5:30 pm with a panel discussion at 6 pm featuring the collectors and Dennis Harper, curator of collections and exhibitions. After the discussion, enjoy hors d’oeuvres from Ursula’s Catering in the Grand Gallery.

We encourage cash payment method for bar service, and the dress is business casual. Auditorium seating is open on a firstcome, first-served basis.

An invitation will arrive by mail. The favor of a reply is appreciated by May 27, 2015. Please contact Robbin Birmingham at 334.844.3085 or birmirc@auburn.edu.

JCSM Welcomes New Special Events Coordinator Lauren Horton is on board as our new special events coordinator. She covers everything from private rentals, to our museum functions, to expanded program nights, and she is working on attracting new business. Lauren says she loves all things that have to do with flowers and weddings. You may have noticed her skillful handiwork at the opening reception of TRUCKS.

L aur e n Ho r to n spe c i al e v e nts co o di nato r l a u re n h o r to n@aubur n.e du 334. 844. 3488

Her past position was with All Occasions Flowers and Gifts in West Monroe, Louisiana. She moved to Auburn with her husband, Tyler, who is attending Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine. They have a playful dog, Tucker, and are active in their church.

SPRING RECEPTION OPENS TRUCKS: The spring opening reception was an event not to be missed! John Himmelfarb spoke about his career and artwork before signing Grace, the large mural he completed in the Bill L. Harbert Gallery during his weeklong residency. The food by Ursula’s Catering was road trip-inspired, along with the decorations, with plenty of time for members to chat up John, mingle, and experience the exhibition.

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MUSIC: MAY 7 AND MAY 14, 5 PM

CULLARS IMPROVISATIONAL ROTATION AND FRIENDS Cullars Improvisational Rotation brings its original, ambient, folkinfluenced jazz sound after-hours to the museum every Thursday night from 6 to 8 pm. On May 7 and 14, we’ll start the music early at 5 pm.

Guests of the trio, some of our area’s best jazz musicians, will join us for music, tapas, and drinks on our terrace with its beautiful view of the Auburn sunset beyond the lake. If the weather requires it, we’ll move the program inside.

FILM: MAY 28, 4 PM, AND MAY 31, 2 PM

MUSCLE SHOALS

111 min. | PG

Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the “Singing River,” as Native Americans called it, the music of Muscle Shoals has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time.

At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Hall brought black and white together in Alabama’s cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the “Muscle Shoals sound” and The Swampers, the house band at FAME that eventually left to start their own successful studio, known as Muscle Shoals Sound.

Gregg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals’ magnetism, mystery, and why it remains influential today.

A course and concluding movie screening are a joint partnership between the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University (OLLI at Auburn) and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

Film stills from Muscle Shoals, a Magnolia Pictures release. Top to bottom: Clarence Carter, Gregg Allman, Archival photo from Muscle Shoals, Aretha Franklin, and Roger Hawkins. Photos courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

Advance registrations are encouraged via Eventbrite at jcsm.auburn.edu.

A u bu rn st u d e n t s, l i ke M ar ce lo Bl anco se e n he re, moderate the talks .

READINGS MAY 21, 7 PM READING: Third Thursday Poetry Series: Nick Norwood A native of Arkansas, Nick Norwood now teaches writing and literature at Columbus State University in Georgia. His poems have appeared in The Paris Review, The Southwest Review, Tar River Poetry, Copper Nickel, and a number of other journals and anthologies. Norwood is the author of three volumes of poetry—The Soft Blare (2003), A Palace for the Heart (2004), and Gravel and Hawk (2012).

AUGUST 6, 5 PM READING: The Woman in the Photograph with Dana Gynther Set in the romantic glow of 1920s Paris, The Woman in the Photograph is a captivating novel about New York socialite and model Lee Miller, whose glamorous looks and joie de vivre caught the eye of Man Ray, one of the 20th century’s defining photographers. Miller moves to Paris to make a name for herself among the talented circle of artists living in the city. She takes a job as Ray’s assistant but soon becomes his model, muse, and lover. As she begins to break out on her own, she provokes the jealousy of the older and possessive Man Ray and realizes her own vision can no longer come second to her mentor’s.

Dana Gynther attended the University of Alabama, where she received both her BA (Political Science and French) and MA (French Literature).

Gynther lived in France for two years in her early twenties, then in 1994, she and her French-speaking Spanish husband moved to his hometown, Valencia, Spain, where they work as teachers and translators and enjoy spending time with their two teenage daughters. Her debut novel, Crossing on the Paris, was an Indie Next Pick and B&N Hot Pick for November 2012, and Gynther was chosen as a Target Emerging Author.

TALKS WEDNESDAYS, NOON DISCUSSION: "A Little Art Talk" Join us at Noon on Wednesdays to get a focused look at a single piece of art. “A Little Art Talk” lasts about 15–30 minutes, leaving ample time to drop by the café for lunch.

Attendees will get free iced tea or coffee when they dine in the café.

Drawing on objects from JCSM’s permanent collection and exhibitions on view, presenters will encourage conversation designed to familiarize our patrons with the art JCSM owns and exhibits, the artists who made it, and the historical contexts in which they were made.

AUGUST 13, 5 PM DISCUSSION: “Art Education Paradigms”

AUGUST 20, 7 PM READING: Third Thursday Poetry Series Negative Capability Press presents a reading from its new anthology of Georgia-inspired poetry, Stone River Sky. The editor, Carey Scott Wilkerson, and associate editor, Melissa Dickson, spent a year collecting and assembling this poetic vision of Georgia as a place, as an idea, and as an expressive motif. Stone River Sky is thus both a literary artifact and a celebration of the many voices in the polyphony of Georgia poetry.

Indeed, the anthology’s scope is regional, national, and international with contributors from across the United States, even Europe, and Asia.

Wilkerson and Dickson will join a cast of distinguished poets reading their own works and selection from Stone River Sky. Among the guest poets will be: Sue Walker, Keetje Kuipers, Andrea Jurjevic, Nick Norwood, Chad Davis, Greg Fraser, Russell Struer, and others.

How is art taught? This seemingly easy question has a lot to do with the definitions of what art is, and what art can be.

Discussions like this can never really have a single answer, but we can continue to learn from the dialogue. Join JCSM education curator Andrew Henley, in a conversation about how art curricula differ, and what that might mean for students, schools, museums, and your own personal understanding of art.

A ndrew H enley and s tu dents dis cuss L E FT: Nic k Norw ood

an ex hibition at JCSM.

R IGH T: Dana Gynther

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EDUCATION

SUMMER ART CLUBS Our ever-popular summer art club series continues this year every weekend, all summer long! Parents are asked to join in the fun for Artypants and stART! Please register to guarantee a space and materials, via jcsm.auburn.edu. Class size is limited. Some topics may change slightly. Please note that there are no sessions on Friday, July 3 or Saturday, July 4, due to the holiday.

STATE OF CREATE: RISING 7TH-12TH GRADERS State of Create is an exciting dropin art club for teenagers. With the support of experienced staff members, we’ll explore challenging materials, professional techniques, and new art forms. Come join us each Friday (except for July 3) from 1 to 2:30 pm.

JUNE 5 CASTING CALL Using plaster and molten pewter, we’ll create small sculptures. Tools and materials will be sharp, hot, and dangerous today, so be careful!

JUNE 12 CUT AND RUN Papercraft has become increasingly popular in the past couple of years. Using templates and instructions we’ll make intricate folded paper sculptures, and even invent some of our own.

Tools will be sharp at this session!

JUNE 19 TRICKS OF THE TRADE Some might call it cheating, but there are a lot of tricks that artists have used to make their work look really good. Today, we’ll check out the techniques that make realism easier.

JUNE 26 STITCH FIX Sewing and weaving can be done using a wide range of materials for some really cool effects.

Crafty ideas on Pinterest and Etsy might inspire you to create some cool fabric, yarn, and sewn objects.

JULY 10 TILE STYLE Making mosaics is a great way to make a very durable, long-lasting work of art. Using stone, glass, ceramic, and masonry, we’ll make some neat mosaics.

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JUNE 6

MASK YOURSELF

MAKE IT OR BREAK IT

What are you hiding with a mask? What identity are you becoming? This session combines the best of fantasy, play, and artistic craftsmanship to create neat masks.

Artists set criteria for their own work. In this session, students will do the same, creating an original work of art using their own rules.

JULY 24 BOOKIN’ IT No need to move fast, we’re making art books.

Books made using folded paper, cloth, and other materials can be really creative and dynamic works of art that are more than just a single image.

JULY 31

UNDER PRESSURE

Drypoint is the process of incising into a plate with a hard-pointed object in order to make an image. Traditionally, plates were made from copper, but today many artists use plexi-glass.

For this project, we’ll experiment with both!

Also, there’s a really cool big printing press.

ARTYPANTS: RISING K-2ND GRADERS Those smarty arty kids have plenty to do at JCSM on Saturday mornings!

ArtyPants gives your child the opportunity to explore a wide range of materials, make new friends, and create their own art. Come join us each Saturday (except for July 4) from 10 am to 11:30 am.

MAY 30 NOT A BOX Three dimensions are better than two! Well, maybe not better, but different. We’ll explore space through sculpture this day, inspired by the children’s story “Not a Box.”

JUNE 13 CUT-N-PASTE Collage is a great tool that artists use to make images with symbols, textures, and interesting meanings.

JUNE 20 ON YOUR MARK Drawing is an essential art skill, but there are so many drawing tools that students don’t always get a chance to play with. Unusual shaped crayons, pastels, erasers, brushes… we’ll play with them all!

JUNE 27 OVER-UNDER, OVER-UNDER Sewing and weaving can be done using a wide range of materials, for some really cool effects.

Crafty ideas on Pinterest and Etsy might inspire you to create cool fabric, yarn, and sewn objects.

JULY 11 BRUSH RUSH Let’s spend some time painting. This fun session with watercolors will let you explore one of the most popular art media.

JULY 18 MASK YOURSELF What are you hiding with a mask? What identity are you becoming? This session combines the best of fantasy, play, and artistic craftsmanship to create neat masks.

JULY 25 BOOKIN’ IT No need to move fast, we’re making art books.

Books made using folded paper, cloth, and other materials can be really creative, and dynamic works of art that are more than just a single image.

AUGUST 1 PRESS AHEAD Lithography is the process of using a stone (litho) to make an image (graphic.) For this project, we’ll use polyester instead of stone, but the basic idea is the same (we’ll explain more when you get here!) Also, there’s a really cool big printing press.

START!: RISING 3RD-6TH GRADERS For the growing learner, stART! gives your child the opportunity to expand their knowledge of materials.

Students will begin considering more advanced applications of the elements of art such as color, line, and shape, as well as the principles of design including harmony and balance. Come join us each Saturday (except for July 4) from 12:30 pm to 2 pm.

MAY 30 NOT A BOX Three dimensions are better than two! Well, maybe not better, but different. We’ll explore space through sculpture this day, inspired by the children’s story “Not a Box."

JUNE 6 MAKE IT OR BREAK IT Artists set criteria for their own work. In this session, students will do the same, creating an original work of art using their own rules.

JUNE 13 CUT-N-PASTE With scissors in hand, students will cut, arrange, and paste paper to make images and designs. Cutting and pasting seems simple enough, but we’ll spice it up with new approaches like cubomania and applied color theory.

JUNE 20 ON YOUR MARK Drawing is an essential art skill, but there are so many drawing tools that students don’t always get a chance to play with. Unusual shaped crayons, pastels, erasers, brushes… we’ll play with them all!

JUNE 27 OVER-UNDER, OVER-UNDER

JULY 11 BRUSH RUSH Let’s spend some time painting. This fun session will let you explore one of the most popular art media.

JULY 18 MASK YOURSELF What are you hiding with a mask? What identity are you becoming? This session combines the best of fantasy, play, and artistic craftsmanship to create neat masks.

JULY 25 BOOKIN’ IT No need to move fast, we’re making art books. Books made using folded paper, cloth, and other materials can be really creative and dynamic works of art that are more than just a single image.

AUGUST 1 PRESS AHEAD Lithography is the process of using a stone (litho) to make an image (graphic.) For this project, we’ll use polyester instead of stone, but the basic idea is the same (we’ll explain more when you get here!) Also, there’s a really cool big printing press.

TEENAGERS ARE TAKING OVER On the night of May 28th and into the morning of the 29th, JCSM galleries will be occupied with youth. That right, it’s our first overnight lock-in at the museum!

What will they do? Who knows!

Seriously, we have no idea what the creative teenagers of Auburn will come up with. They’ll have access to a wide range of supplies, and 12 hours to make an exhibition—overnight.

The exhibition will stay up from May 29th through June 7th, so come by and see what the teens hath wrought.

For more information, contact Andrew Henley, andrew.henley@auburn.edu.

Sewing and weaving can be done using a wide range of materials, for some really cool effects. Crafty ideas on Pinterest and Etsy might inspire you to create some cool fabric, yarn, and sewn objects.

Advance registrations are encouraged via Eventbrite at jcsm.auburn.edu.

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“THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF COMPELLING EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS TO OUR DIVERSE AUDIENCES, WE FOSTER THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART.” A perfect example of one of the things JCSM does in service to campus and community was last fall’s presentation of Rembrandt, Rubens, Gainsborough and the Golden Age of Painting in Europe from the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.

We are extremely grateful to the exhibition underwriter, Mrs. Dorothy Davidson, for her support. Word of the exhibition traveled far with our promotional partners the Alabama Tourism Department, Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau, and Alabama Media Group.

During the exhibition’s 11-week installation (and even with the holiday break), JCSM logged: • Thirty-six new members • Almost 600 small group tour participants • Over $8,000 raised through visitor contributions to the donation box • Nearly 10,000 visitors from Oct. 19, 2014, to Jan. 4, 2015

Accreditation validated the museum’s professional standards for collections maintenance, exhibition planning, and the instructional value of its programs. With this mark of distinction, the museum is poised to make available larger-scale exhibitions, like “Golden Age,” featuring artworks spanning the history of world art. Sponsors for exhibitions of this caliber are essential, as there are higher costs for insurance, proper transportation, and installation. These types of exhibitions provide more meaningful thematic programming opportunities that can draw upon interdisciplinary learning. Hence, supplemental program support for staffing and materials is crucial.

For added relevancy, exhibitions of the museum’s own permanent collections may run concurrently; so, it is very important that the museum continue to research available pieces and thoughtfully acquire significant artworks through its collecting society as well as gifts to acquisition funds.

The museum has established a biennial juried outdoor sculpture program that not only makes use of our beautiful grounds but also makes the art accessible in an entirely different environment.

Through donations, these temporary installations could find a permanent home as part of the museum’s collection creating a sculpture park for the campus and community.

If you or someone you know might be interested in exhibition sponsorship, program support, or building collections, please contact Melaine Bennett at 334.844.7945 or mbennett@auburn.edu.

MUSEUM JOINS IN AUBURN'S COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN Launched publicly during A-Day weekend, Because This is Auburn is a $1 billion dollar campaign to propel our university forward through a renewed commitment to our students, a continued promise to our state, and a shared responsibility to the world. We know that there is tremendous power in every gift and within everyone who supports our cause. As a result of this campaign, we envision a bright future for Auburn University and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, and only through your investment can we make it a reality. We know it is up to us. Why do we know we will succeed? Why do we believe that our family will rise to the occasion? Because This is Auburn.

MELAINE BENNETT development officer mbennett@auburn.edu

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1072 SOCIETY CLASS OF 2015

JCSM WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS Giving to JCSM on behalf of friends or loved ones is a wonderful way to honor or remember their passion for art and philanthropy.

Alpha Beta Chi Omega House Corp given toward the purchase of a work of art in Honor of Chi Omega’s upcoming 100th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Rawson, in Honor of Mr. William Collins Smith Dr. and Mrs. Taylor D. Littleton ‘51, in Honor of Dr. Dwight Carlisle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Wright, in Honor of Jule Collins Smith and Albert J. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Johnson ‘82, in Honor of Taylor and Lucy Littleton Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hartsfield ‘56, in Memory of Alvin Braly Mr. John R. Capps ‘67, in Memory of Dr. Mark Jackson Mr. Vaughne Michael Vogler ‘92, in Memory of Judy D. Vogler Dr. Ronald Cole Porter ‘71, in Memory of Mary Foshee Lunceford Mr. and Mrs. Batey M. Gresham, Jr. ‘57, in Memory of Mrs. Mary Ann Sumrall Mr. Tom Butler and Dr. Marilyn Laufer, in Memory of Richard Lethander Received as of February 2, 2015

Since 2008, the members of the 1072 Society have helped raise over $370,000 and added 25 pieces to the permanent collection. The class of 2015 proved to be the best year to date, with 75 memberships resulting in more than $84,000 in philanthropic gifts. As a result, donors added nine pieces to the permanent collection and ushered in a new area of excellence of Old Master prints and drawings.

The museum will share information on the next 1072 Society exhibition for later this year. If you or someone you know might be interested in getting involved in the Class of 2016, please contact Cindy Cox at 334.844.3005 or cindycox@auburn.edu.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the members of the 1072 Society Class of 2015.

Mrs. R. Platt Boyd, Jr. Dr. Susan R. Braden Dr. and Mrs. Philip L. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Chase Dr. Ann D. Cousins Dr. Jacob H. and Dr. Fennechiena K. Dane Mrs. Christine Danner Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dillard Mr. and Mrs. James Disque Mr. and Mrs. Parker Edward Duffey Dr. Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Dr. Mark Thornton Mr. Martin Moss Freeman Dr. Larry G. Gerber and Dr. Louise Katainen Mrs. Margaret Gluhman Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hagler Mr. and Mrs. John Hartsfield Dr. Anne L. Harzem Mr. and Mrs. Michael Read Haughery Mr. Julian R. and Dr. Lucile M. Haynes Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hembree, Jr. Ms. Ursula Higgins Mrs. Joan C. Jaeger Dr. Richard C. Jaeger Dr. and Mrs. James M. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. David Edward Johnson Mr. Mark Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thornton F. Jordan Dr. Lynn Barstis Williams Katz

Dr. and Mrs. Price Kloess Mr. Tom Butler and Dr. Marilyn Laufer Mrs. Carolyn Levy Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lewis Mrs. Barbara Blanton Lohr Dr. David L. Martin and Dr. Catherine Perricone Dr. and Mrs. Wayne L. McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Millman Dr. Mary Virginia M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. William V. Neville, Jr. Ms. Janet Nolan Mrs. Judith W. Nunn Dr. and Mrs. Paul Parks Dr. Ann B. Pearson Ms. Joan Conley Penrod Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Phillips, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Scott Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jay Price Dr. Stuart B. Price, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn Reed Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Richardson Mr. Richard Saliba Dr. Stephen P. Schmidt and Dr. Margaret C. Craig-Schmidt Mr. Albert James Smith, Jr. Mrs. Jule Collins Smith Mrs. Susan Mitchell Smith Mr. William Collins Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Spencer Dr. and Mrs. Gene Stanaland Ms. Micki Beth Stiller Mrs. Jeane Stone Dr. Barbara M. Thompson Mrs. Renee Tillery Ms. Nancy Virginia Tillman Hon. and Mrs. Clement Torbert Mrs. Janice Moseley Watson Dr. Andrew M. and Dr. Jacqueline Weaver Ms. Jane Luster Williams Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Yarbrough Mrs. Lil Ziadeh 2015 Docents

Jean- Jac qu es -Franç ois Le B a rb i er, c a l l ed Le B arbier l’aîné (Frenc h, 1 7 3 8 – 1 8 2 6 ), L’ Of f r a nd e à Pan, c a. 17 7 0 , p en a nd i nk w ith brow n w as hes , mu seum p urc ha se w i t h fu nds prov ided by the 10 7 2 S o c i et y, 2 0 1 5 , 2015.01.1

membership officer cindycox@auburn.edu

ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM IS FREE COURTESY OF THE JCSM BUSINESS PARTNERS The JCSM Business Partners are a group of committed community businesses that believe in the transformative power of art and realize the impact that JCSM has on its surrounding community.

Through their annual financial contributions, business partners make it possible for people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the wonderful exhibitions that JCSM offers throughout the year. These businesses also enjoy a wide array of program benefits, including prominent recognition of support in our lobby area, acknowledgement in our magazines, invitations to member receptions, JCSM mailings, memberships, discounted JCSM facility rental, and more.

If your business would like to take part in the program, please contact Cindy Cox at 334.844.3005 or cindycox@auburn.edu for more details.

Alabama Contract Sales, Inc. AuburnBank Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau Behind the Glass, Inc. The Event Group/Tailgate Guys Family Properties, LLC Four Seasons Landscape Leonard Peterson & Co., Inc.

Machen, McChesney & Chastain Opelika-Auburn News Pet Vet Animal Hospital R. Alexander Gallery Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. Technical & Scientific Application, Inc. Tiger Town Embroidery & Screenprinting Ursula’s Catering Wild Birds Unlimited

MEMBERS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT Your support as JCSM members enables staff to bring in a wide range of visual art programs and exhibitions to the Auburn community.

FOUNDERS Alabama Power Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Milton Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Terry Andrus Dr. Lee F. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Baker Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bendinger Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Best Dr. and Mrs. William Boulton Mrs. Winifred Hill Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Owen Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert T Buisson Mr. and Mrs. H. Speer Burdette, III Mr. Daniel M. Bush Mr. James Carl Buston, III Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kyle Butler Mr. Edmund Rasha Cannon Ms. Lucinda Samford Cannon Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Lester Carlisle, Jr. Cary Pick Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chambliss Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Chase Mr. and Mrs. William Amos Cleveland Mrs. Danny Sue Conner Mr. Donald Moates Conner Mr. James Abner Conner

Dr. Ann Cousins and Mr. Thomas Cousins Mr. and Mrs. George Robert Creel, III Mrs. Louise Creel Mrs. Catherine Bailey Crowder Mrs. Sara McCall Curry Mrs. Dorothy Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Grant Davis, Jr. Dr. Carol McLaughlin Dell Hon. and Mrs. John Denson Dr. Urban Diener and Dr. Jackie Diener Mr. and Mrs. William Elbert Dillard, Jr. Mrs. Ingrid T. Doerstling Mr. and Mrs. Barry Martin Dorman Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michael Duggan, Jr. Mrs. Reeder P. Dulaney Mr. Francis William Dunlop East Alabama Medical Center Dr. Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Dr. Mark Thornton Mr. Wesley Crosby Ellis Dr. and Mrs. Ben Hurst Freeman Mrs. Marjorie M. Galloway Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Don Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. M. Miller Gorrie Mr. Hap and Dr. Mary Gregg Mr. and Mrs. Batey Moore Gresham, Jr. Mrs. Betty Grisham Mrs. Ruth Gynther Dr. and Mrs. Robert Martin Hagler Mr. and Mrs. William Forrester Ham, Jr. Dr. Nancy Johnson Haring Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Beseler Harris Mr. Robert A. Harris, Jr. Mr. Robert Alexander Harris Mr. Julian R. Haynes Dr. and Mrs. John Green Heilman Mr. and Mrs. John Hembree, Jr. Mr. Henry Henderson Ms. Ursula Higgins

MEMBERSHIP

CINDY COX

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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Garrard Hill Mrs. Marleah K. Hobbs Mrs. Judy L. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Hornsby, Jr. Mr. Kenny Howard Hon. Michael and Dr. Susan Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes Dr. and Mrs. Richard Jaeger Ms. Dora Hanson James Dr. and Mrs. James M. Jenkins, Jr. Dr. Benjamin H. Johnson, III Jones Prestige Properties, Inc. Mr. James Mark Jones Mr. and Mrs. George Edward Kenan Dr. Edward E. Kern, III Mrs. Tee C. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Jack Botts Key, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Knoke Kohnken Family Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Jane Dickson Lanier Dr. and Mrs. Donald Lee Large, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Leighton Dr. Gerald S. Leischuck Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lethander Mr. and Mrs. Todd Pearson Lethander Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lamar Lewis Mr. Ted Little Mr. and Mrs. Dowe Williams Littleton Dr. and Mrs. Taylor Littleton Dr. and Mrs. Don Logan Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Lowder Dr. David L. Martin and Dr. Catherine R. Perricone Dr. and Mrs. James Martin Mary Elizabeth Stallworth Foundation Dr. and Mrs. D. Robert McGinnis Dr. and Mrs. Wayne McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Earlon Curtis McWhorter Dr. Mary Virginia M. Moore Ms. Susan Moore Mrs. Julia Moreman Mr. David Morris, Jr. Dr. David E. Morris Dr. and Mrs. William Muse Mr. and Mrs. Behzad Nakhjavan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Needham Mr. and Mrs. William Vinkley Neville, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William V. Neville, III Mrs. Anita Nielsen Dr. Douglas Lowry Nielsen Dr. and Mrs. C. Lloyd Nix Mr. Frank Nowakowski Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Timothy O'Connor Dr. and Mrs. Paul Franklin Parks, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Penaskovic

Ms. Julie Perryman Mr. and Mrs. Allen Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Pick, III Mrs. Anne Galt Pilcher Dr. Stuart B. Price, Jr. Ms. Barbara Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Rawson Mrs. Carolyn Brinson Reed Regions Bank Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ray Richardson Dr. and Mrs. Francis Robicheaux Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Royal, Jr. Mrs. Mary Austill Samford Dr. William I. Sauser, Jr. and Dr. Lane D. Sauser Dr. Debbie L. Shaw Mr. Stanley Joe Sistrunk Mr. and Mrs. Albert James Smith, III Mr. and Mrs. Albert James Smith, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Reid Smith Mr. David Frank Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vernon Smith Mrs. Susan Sheridan Smith Mr. William C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee Spencer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Joseph Spina, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Edward Stanaland State Farm Companies Foundation Mr. Gerald Austin Stephens Mr. Jack Durant Stephens Mrs. Jeane B. Stone Mr. William Leary Stone Mrs. Christine Malone Street Mr. and Mrs. Carl Summers, Jr. Dr. Barbara M. Thompson Mrs. Renee R. Tillery Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Tomasso, Jr. Hon. Clement C. Torbert, Jr. and Mrs. Gene H. Torbert Mr. and Mrs. Foster Carlisle Towery Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Floyd Vest, III Mr. and Mrs. C. Noel Wadsworth Mr. and Mrs. William Warnock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thomas Watkins Dr. Phillip Watkins Mr. and Mrs. William Carroll Watkins Mr. Robert S. Weil, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barry Whatley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Ervin Willock Ms. Jean Woodham Mrs. Lillian Ziadeh CONNOISSEURS Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Flowers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Hartsfield Mr. and Mrs. David Edward Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Thomas Smith Ms. Jane Luster Williams PATRONS Mr. and Mrs. Walker Reynolds Bickerstaff, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilford Brown Dr. Barry R. Burkhart and Dr. Mary Q. Burkhart Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Davis Mr. L. Nick Davis and Mr. Sergio Marentes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon, Jr. Mrs. Sally Quillian Gates Mr. John F. Meagher, Jr. Dr. Gary R. Mullen Ms. Janet Louise Nolan Mr. and Mrs. David R. Petty BENEFACTORS Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lynn Anders, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Gaines Blackwell Mr. David Keith Braly Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Foy Cook, Jr. Mrs. Christine B. Danner Mr. and Mrs. James Disque Dr. and Mrs. Steve Richard Duke Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hatton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hecht Dr. Dean G. Hoffman and Dr. Gail E. Coblick Mr. David E. Housel and Mrs. Susan M. Housel Dr. Lynn Barstis Katz Mr. George F. Kent Dr. and Mrs. George A. Kozlowski, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John Michael Mason, Jr. Dr. Ann B. Pearson Dr. and Mrs. William Pugh Dr. John Saidla Mr. Richard Saliba Mr. Paul Scharff and Ms. Polly Fraser Dr. Peter Schwartz Mrs. Mamie Mills Sellers Mr. William G. Sewell, Jr. Mr. William Gerald Sewell, Sr. Dr. Steven Sharp Mr. and Mrs. John Albert Smyth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Spencer Mr. and Mrs. William Andrew Tennant Rep. and Mrs. Mark M. Tuggle Dr. and Mrs. Frank Uhlig Ms. Cornelia B. Vann Mr. and Mrs. Austin Wade Mr. and Mrs. John A. Walker Mr. Kenneth Walters and Ms. Teresa Rodriguez Dr. Andrew M. Weaver and Dr. Jacqueline G. Weaver

SUSTAINING Mr. and Mrs. Syed Asim Ali Dr. and Mrs. Larry Benefield Mr. Gary Wagoner and Ms. Scott Bishop Dr. Diane Elizabeth Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lebron Brantley Dr. and Mrs. Philip Brewer Ms. Lisa Brouillette Mr. James V. Burleson Ms. Joanne Camp Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Cannon, III Dr. and Mrs. W. Homer Carlisle, III Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Pat Chesnut Dr. James Clark and Dr. Miriam Clark Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Coutts Mr. and Mrs. Dean Cox Dr. Stephen P. Schmidt and Dr. Margaret C. Craig-Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Crane, Jr. Ms. Frances H. Cronenberg Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Delaney Ms. Mary Claire Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fuller Dyas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Evans Dr. Robin Fellers Prof. J. Scott Finn Mr. Jerry W. Hauser and Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser Mr. and Mrs. Michael Freeman Dr. Emily Clare Friedman Dr. Michelle R. Goodwyn Mr. Philip Goodwyn Mr. William and Dr. Mary Gwin Mr. and Mrs. William Hairston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Patric Harper Ms. Judye S. Harris Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Henley Mrs. Pamela Easmann Holmes Dr. Olga B. Hough Dr. Robert F. Ingram Mr. Edward F. Jacob Ms. Barbara C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Key, III Mr. William Kochan and Dr. Frances Kochan Dr. Steven Mark Swidler and Mrs. Elaine S. Kornitzky Mr. Paul Kouidis and Dr. Virginia Kouidis Mr. Tom Butler and Dr. Marilyn Laufer Mr. Thomas S. Lawson, Jr. Charlene and Dennis LeBleu Dr. and Mrs. Terry Ley Dr. and Mrs. George Henry Mathison Dr. and Mrs. David A. Maurer Mr. and Mrs. William McElveen Dr. and Mrs. Delos McKown Dr. and Mrs. Amnon Meir Mr. Jerry O. Moody Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ellis Moore Dr. and Mrs. M. Dean Neptune Mr. Richard Lewis Norris Mr. Carlos Olaechea and Mrs. Marie Roddam-Olaechea Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oliver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Page Mr. William L. Parker and Ms. Jane DiFolco Parker Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Thomas Phelps

Mrs. Caroline Reddick Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Harold Ross Mrs. Jayne McCollough Rushin Dr. and Mrs. Richard Saba Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sahlie Mr. and Mrs. Will Sellers Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shevlin Mr. Barton D. and Dr. Martha R. Skelton Ms. Charlotte P. Smith Mr. William Leon Smith, III Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stallworth Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Todd Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eugene Walker Mr. and Mrs. William Walsh Mrs. Janice Moseley Watson Dr. Laurie Jean Weil Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Westmoreland Mr. J. Herbert White Mr. Hugh Oliver Williams Ms. Danielle Willkens Mr. and Mrs. Walt Wilmoth Mr. and Mrs. James Noel Wilmoth Dr. David Stanbury and Dr. Lorraine Wolf Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Womer, Jr. FAMILY Dr. and Mrs. William K. Adkins Dr. and Mrs. William Alford Mr. and Mrs. Seth Copeland Anderson Dr. Richard Ault and Ms. Emily Myers Dr. James Sanford Bannon and Dr. Susan Hall Bannon Mr. Burt Fessler and Mrs. Gloria Barnes Dr. and Mrs. John P. Beasley Mr. and Mrs. James Gregory Birdsong Dr. and Mrs. Brian L. Bourdeau Dr. and Mrs. Gene Bramlett Dr. and Mrs. William R. Brawner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Bright Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hugh Brown Mr. and Mrs. James Randy Buckner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Burkhalter, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. A. Kenneth Cadenhead Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Edwin Carlisle Dr. Matthew Carter and Dr. Nicole Carter Dr. and Mrs. Robert Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Chastain Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Henry Cleveland CDR and Mrs. Robert Cochran Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Coker Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tudor Cox Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crider Mr. and Mrs. James Stein Crockett Dr. Jacob H. Dane and Dr. Fennechiena K. Dane Mr. and Mrs. R. Leahman Davidson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts Dean Dr. Kennetth Maxwell Autrey, Jr. and Mrs. Janne W. Debes Dr. and Mrs. James Dobie Mr. Tracy Donald and Dr. Catherine Dozier-Donald Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Duncan Col and Mrs. Charles William Eastman Maj Gen and Mrs. Charles Ernest Edgar Dr. Diana Eidson Rev. and Mrs. Geoff Evans Mr. and Mrs. Parker Duffey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Otwell Dr. and Mrs. Robert Faust Dr. and Mrs. Mark Fischman Dr. and Mrs. William Cary Flick Dr. and Mrs. James Wayne Flynt Dr. and Mrs. John Frandsen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Friedman Ms. Keetje Kuipers and Ms. Sarah Fritsch

Dr. Allen Furr and Dr. Abby Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Sellers G. Gauntt Dr. Larry George Gerber and Dr. Viena Louise Katainen Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Giordano Mr. and Mrs. John R. Goodin, Jr. Dr. G. Michael Watkins and Dr. Jody L. Graham Dr. and Mrs. Richard Graves Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman Greene, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Griffith Mr. Alan Johns and Ms. Sydney Anne Gunderson Dr. and Mrs. William Matthew Guynn Mr. Justin and Dr. Amy Elizabeth Hardee Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Harrelson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartman Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Joseph Hartwell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Read Haughery Dr. Robert W. Heath and Dr. Jo W. Heath Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hemard, III Dr. Charles M. Hendrix and Dr. Rebecca C. Hendrix Dr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Hoch Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Hoerr Mr. and Mrs. John Kyle Hood, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Jefferson Jakeman Mr. and Mrs. Julian Weldon Jenkins Col (Ret) and Mrs. David Scott Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farrell Jones Dr. Javed Khan and Mrs. Asma Javed Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Kiteley Dr. and Ms. F Stephen Dobson Lt. Col. and Mrs. James Wayne Langston, USAF (Ret.) Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Laroux Col and Mrs. Larry Alan Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Levy Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Lewis Ms. Mary Littleton-Rich and Ms. Lucy Littleton Mr. and Mrs. Gary Loper Dr. Thomas Manig and Ms. Bonnie MacEwan Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Martin, III Ms. Nancy Martin and Dr. Rebecca Champion Dr. and Mrs. Sammy O'Neal McCord Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCullers Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Roberts McCurry Mr. and Mrs. Jack McPherson Mr. and Mrs. Ken Miller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millman Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Myers Mr. and Mrs. J Harold Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Penn Nicholson Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Norris Dr. and Mrs. Luke A. Oeding Mr. and Mrs. James Petrey Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cary Pick Mr. and Mrs. Osburn Clyde Prather, II Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Price Mr. and Mrs. David Scott Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Ristad Dr. and Mrs. Jack Rogers, Jr. Dr. Dennis Rygiel and Dr. Mary Rygiel Mr. Dan Schnittka and Dr. Christine G. Schnittka Ms. Shumock and Ms. Shumock-Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Franklin Smith Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harmon Spicer Mr. and Mrs. William Russell Stephens, Jr.

MEMBERSHIP

Dr. Michael Brian Williams and Dr. Patricia Wade Williams Mr. and Mrs. K. Ted Wilson Dr. John E. Winn and Dr. Susan L. Brinson Dr. Lauren G. Wolfe and Dr. Virginia I. Wolfe

Members enjoy the open i ng rec ep t i o n o f J o hn Himme lf ar b : TRUCKS. Don't f o rg et t o R . S. V. P. for ou r Su mmer opening rec ep t i o n o n F ri d a y, May 29, 2015.

Mr. and Mrs. Corkey Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Boone Dr. John William Tamblyn and Dr. Carolyn Knight Tamblyn Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tennant Dr. and Mrs. William Trimble Dr. Douglas Leonard and Ms. Jane Tripp Dr. Nate Hardy and Dr. Cory Unruh Dr. and Mrs. John Thomas Vaughan Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Raymond Vocino Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walker Mr. Christopher S. Warren and Mrs. Melissa L. Voynich Major and Mrs. John William Western Mr. Kevin Owen Watson and Mrs. Maran White Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wild Mr. and Mrs. Williams Warner Williams, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Randall Wilson Col and Mrs. John Wingfield Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Woodsmall Mr. and Mrs. John Woody, Jr. Dr. James Truman and Dr. Hilary Wyss Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Meadows Yarbrough Dr. and Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough, III INDIVIDUAL Ms. Elizabeth B. Aiken, Jr. Mrs. Janice Allen Mr. William Jerrell Askew Mrs. Madrid Davis Bailey Ms. Jeana Baker Ms. Lindsey Yvette Baker Ms. Debby Barnes Dr. Jan E. Bartels Mrs. Marlene Bennett Ms. Cynthia Ann Bentley Ms. Amy Bertocci Mrs. Melissa S. Blackstone Ms. Barb Bondy Dr. Susan R. Braden Mr. Brian Jay Bradford Mrs. Kathleen Lowenthal Broda Ms. Jean Bullock Ms. Jennie M. Burel Dr. Elizabeth D. Burgess Ms. June M. Calkins Ms. Carolyn Ann Carr Ms. Mary Ann Casey Mrs. Adele Ballard Chester Ms. Catherine Clark Ms. Mary Catherine Clem Dr. Clara Ortiz Clothiaux Mrs. Lady Darian Rhodes Cox Dr. Ross Ann Craig Ms. Lillian Belle Cross

Mrs. Nan Holley Cunningham Ms. Marcia Darnell Dr. Carol Fields Daron Mrs. Carol Davis Hon. Gerald Dial Mr. Dennis C. Drake Mr. Thomas M. Eden, Jr. Mrs. Stephanie Ennis Mrs. Shirley Cline Flora Mrs. Johnna Horne Flowers Ms. Carole Ann Fowler Mr. Martin Moss Freeman Mrs. Sherry S. Freeman Ms. Deborah Watts Frojo Mr. Michael David Garrett Mrs. Elizabeth Roper Golden Mrs. Carol Covey Goodwyn Mrs. Carline Ramage Green Mrs. Sadel Guven Dr. David Michael Hall, Sr. Mrs. Donna M. Haney Mrs. Jean L. Hanson Ms. Dorothy E. Harper Mr. Carl Harris Ms. Judy Byrd Harris Dr. Ralph Rogers Harris Mrs. Deborah B. Hartman Dr. Anne Harzem Dr. Virginia Hayes Ms. Claudia Highfill Mrs. Camilla Hirschel Mrs. Joan Mize Holder Mr. Hillman Randall Holland Mrs. Margaret Elaine Holler Mrs. Lynn Hornsby Ms. Mary Josiah Howard Mr. Randy Jensen Mrs. Edith Von Seeberg Jones Ms. Jennifer Ann Joos Mrs. Jan Jung Mr. Roderick F. Kelly Dr. Ann Karen Knipschild Ms. Amy Jean Krietemeyer Mrs. Harriet J. Landrum Mrs. Gail Smith Langley Mrs. Susan L. Lee Ms. Erlene M. Lingle Mr. Billy Greg Linton Mrs. Elizabeth Noll Logan Ms. Barbara Blanton Lohr Ms. Annette D. Lovett Mrs. Alice Jones Lumpkin Mrs. Wanda Mitchell Marsh Mr. Jimmy Massey Mrs. Brenda Harper Mattson Ms. Sheila J. McCartney

Ms. Sarah McCullough Mrs. Linda McMillan Ms. Nancy Melkerson Mrs. Doris R. Miller Dr. Vikki Hart Miller Ms. Elizabeth Motherwell Mrs. Peggy A. Murphy Mrs. Florence Neal Mr. John Franklin Norton Ms. K.T. Owens Mrs. Donna Padgett Mrs. Floyd Redd Parks Mrs. Barbara H. Patton Ms. Mary Piland Ms. Monica Pineda Mrs. Dale C. Quiggle Mr. Russell Stuart Ramage Ms. Gwendolyn Ferris Reid Mrs. Susan Reynolds Mrs. Nancy Hill Roberts Ms. Nelly Romero Mrs. Janet H. Sanders Mr. Michael Sewell Ms. Madeline Simos Mrs. Eugenia R. Smith Mr. Harold Wayne Smith Mrs. Susan Hester Stanley Mrs. Linda French Stark Ms. Barbara Pouncey Steele Dr. H. Ellsworth Steele Mrs. Peggy Blank Stelpflug Ms. Sylvia Gail Stephens Ms. Angela Montyne Stiff Ms. Micki Beth Stiller Dr. Jo Ann Sumbry Mrs. Janet May Taylor Ms. Ann P. Thorington Dr. Wilbur A. Tincher, Jr. Ms. Mary Dixon Torbert Mrs. Valerie Wyers Townes Mrs. Virginia Transue Mrs. Myrna McGuire Walker Mr. Richard Walker Dr. Carol L. Warfield Mr. James Clark Warman Mrs. Bette Wegener Mrs. Sarah M Wiggins Mrs. Betty Mercer Wittel Ms. Margaret M. Wright Mrs. Yong Hye Yoo Ms. Cathy Zevac as of 2/2/15

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY/DUAL LEVEL RATES CHANGE AUGUST 1, 2015 After 12 years without a change, prices for membership to JCSM are increasing effective August 1. The individual membership will increase from $45 to $50, and the family/dual membership will increase from $80 to $90. All other levels will remain the same. Membership is a vital part of the mechanics for JCSM. Every little bit helps with support for the exhibitions and the 200-plus free education programs offered each year.

Current and new members will have the opportunity to join or renew at a discounted price during the fall drive August 24 through 28, 2015. Again, JCSM will offer a 10% discount during that week online and in person.

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