Spring 2018 Art Talk

spring 2018

ART TALK

FROM THE

DIRECTOR

We celebrate exhibitions this spring that encourage us enjoy new ways of seeing and thinking. The works range from elaborate prints by 8th-century master English artist, William Hogarth (1697–1764), from our permanent collections to photographs, videos and paintings by two contemporary masters, Carrie Mae Weems and Robert Williams. It is fun to explore Hogarth’s satirical prints in relation to the other two exhibitions, with their contemporary spin on art and engagement.

These three artists comment on the morality of their/our times—with pointed humor in the works of Hogarth and Williams and with a depth of emotion and ideas in the work of Weems. Implied narratives spur thoughts and questions, not simple answers.

Robert Williams’ colorful, humor-filled paintings come from a lowbrow impulse that achieves a highly charged pop-surrealist vision. These paintings comment in a high register of color through a fever vision and narratives of the imagination. These fantasies have a visually fragmented space where we wrestle with Freud and overindulgence. It is a surreal world where dodos fly and spatial reality is fractured.

Carrie Mae Weems, the Nadine Carter Russell Chair for the LSU College of Art + Design, uses her visual interventions to question the political realities of our time while commenting on history. These works wrestle with important ideas. Weems has stated that “…complex, dimensional, human experience and social inclusion ... is the real point [of her work].”

Artworks serve as cultural touchstones for the 21st century as much as for the 18th century. I hope these three projects inspire you to talk with each other and with the larger community. Art can be fun and inspirational, challenging and beautiful. Spring is a time of rebirth and a time for our imagination to blossom. It is also a time to contemplate our views on the world and our actions and their consequences. Art is a catalyst for this rich and compelling endeavor.

Artwork pictured above: Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), Hutch (detail), 2012, oil on canvas, Gift of Paul Yaworsky.

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Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director

EXHIBITIONS

Slang Aesthetics Carrie Mae Weems

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COLLECTION

Spotlight: William Hogarth Acquisition: Kyle Bauer

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EDUCATION

Arts & Alzheimer's Art Tours

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CALENDAR

Events from March through May

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MEMBERS

Director's Circle Soirée New members La Fête de la Rivière

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MUSEUM STORE

Spotlight: Shirley De'Vard

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DID YOU KNOW? LSU MOA has recurring programs every month to help visitors of all ages and knowledge levels develop a greater appreciation for the arts. Parents of toddlers can bring their kiddos to Stories in Art on the first Friday of each month, art enthusiasts wanting to expand their knowledge can enjoy a Brown Bag Lunch discussion on the first Wednesday of each month, and anyone looking for a creative and affordable date night can join our social Third Thursdays on, you guessed it, the third Thursday of each month. Learn about the specifics of the spring installments of these programs on www.lsumoa.org 3 page 12, at www.lsumoa.org/calendar or on Facebook at www.facebook.com./LSUMOA.

ROBERTSLANG WILLIAMS AESTHETICS March 8–June 17, 2018 Reception with Robert Williams Thursday, March 8, 6–8:30 p.m.

Artist-led Gallery Talk at 6:30 p.m.

Fifth floor Film Screening with Manship Theatre Visit the museum before a screening of Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin' documentary Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m First and Fifth floors Third Thursday Gallery Talk with LSU art history professor Joe Givens and beer tasting with Brasseurs a la Maison homebrewers Thursday, March 15, 6–8 p.m.

Fifth and Sixth floors Brown Bag Lunch LSU art history professor Joe Givens on Horrors of Morality Wednesday, April 4, 12–1 p.m.

Third floor IMAGE: Robert Williams (American, b. 1943), Purple as an Inexplicable Poetic Force, 2015, oil on canvas, 42 x 48 inches, courtesy of the artist

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Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics showcases over 30 oil paintings as well as ephemera and drawings by the artist upheld as the godfather of the lowbrow and pop surrealist art movements.

Robert Williams’ epic cartoon-inspired history paintings draw from American vernacular and its visual slang. Relying on concrete, relatable, and often absurd imagery to invoke social commentary, Williams' work continues to confront and confound. In the 1960s, Williams began creating work that channeled the shifting energies and immediacy of counterculture. His paintings rejected the prevailing dominance of conceptual minimalism, focusing instead on a return to craftsmanship, figuration and popular imagery.

In 1979, Williams coined the term “low brow” as a way to articulate his opposition to an establishment “high” art world from which he was excluded. For better or worse, “low brow” became the namesake of the fledgling New Contemporary movement, which Williams was instrumental in fostering.

Williams grew up immersed in California’s hot rod Kustom Kulture, Rock n’ Roll and EC Comics, and was steeped in the populist currents of his era. He worked commercially and became studio art director to Kustom Kulture icon Ed “big daddy” Roth in 1965, and was a founding contributor to the underground ZAP Comix in the late 60s, all the while creating his own caustic, unapologetic work. In 1994 Williams founded Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, a publication dedicated to the underground, which has become the top-selling art magazine worldwide.

Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics is presented courtesy of the Artist, Thinkspace Gallery, and curator Josef Zimmerman.

ON THE COVER ROBERT WILLIAMS' DEATH BY EXASPERATION The cover of this edition of Art Talk features only half of the painting Death By Exasperation. Below, you can see the full version and learn the meaning behind the imagery directly from artist Robert Williams.

"With the large variety of media exposure today, people have expanded their tolerance for bizarre and bewildering visual input. This was not necessarily the case during the 19th century. With the exception of religion, legends, and superstitions, illogical expression was considered a lack of adult self-control and rationally irreconcilable. Early on, a method to bring fantastic amusement to the general public was by supposedly aiming the creation at children. This was the device of the writer, Lewis Carroll. His pretend world of Through the Looking-Glass, was more surreal than juvenile.

This Williams painting shows the great contrast between Victorian light fantasy and fine art extremism. The picture, at first glance, is a storm of imagery. Taking place in a sloping depression with trees and overgrowth, the story unfolds. To the left lies the purple monster—the Jabberwock. This was Carroll’s creation mentioned in a poem that Alice read backwards reflected in a mirror. The creature’s illustrated likeness was the design of English artist Sir John Tenniel, and first appeared in this early Carroll book.

Within this picture the Jabberwock is rendered faithfully but placed in a dire circumstance.

Surrounded by a medical team, the creature is failing fast. To the right of the picture stands the modern incarnation of abstract runaway imagination made up of an assemblage of unrelated items. This character sports a head of elements that don’t quite make a face. From this, a metallic spine winds down through a collaged together body, none of which forms a unified harmony. All of this is tied together with a tacky red aura.

Looking up at the assembled abomination is a stern doctor who is obviously questioning the creature regarding the cause of the Jabberwocky’s collapse. But it’s clear, the Victorian dragon is on the way out. The prognosis: traumatic exasperation. Simply overcome by staggering incomprehension!"

—Robert Williams, 2015 IMAGE: Robert Williams (American, b. 1943), Death by Exasperation, 2010, oil on canvas, 38 x 42 inches, courtesy of the artist

Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and as administered by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works and Annual Exhibition Fund donors The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; Louisiana CAT; Charles Schwing; Alma Lee, H.N. and Cary Saurage Fund; Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group; LSU College of Art + Design; and Susanna Atkins McCarthy. www.lsumoa.org 5

CARRIE MAE WEEMS THE USUAL SUSPECTS April 12–October 14, 2018

Nadine Carter Russell Chair Lecture with Carrie Mae Weems Wednesday, April 11, 5 p.m.

LSU Design Building Reception with Carrie Mae Weems Thursday, April 12, 6–8:30 p.m.

Artist-led Gallery Talk at 6:30 p.m.

Fifth floor Panel Discussion: The Usual Suspects Presented by LSU MOA and the LSU Office of Diversity. Hosted by Manship Theatre.

Thursday, April 19, 6–8 p.m First and Fifth floors

Visit www.lsumoa.org/carrie-maeweems for updated programs as they are announced.

IMAGE: Carrie Mae Weems, All the Boys (Profile 1) [diptych], 2016, archival pigment print mounted on gesso board, 35 3/8 x 27 3/8 inches each, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

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The LSU Museum of Art’s annual collaborative exhibition with the LSU School of Art features visiting artist Carrie Mae Weems. Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects includes recent photographic and video works questioning stereotypes that associate black bodies with criminality.

Images from the All the Boys and The Usual Suspects series implicate these stereotypes in the deaths of black men and women at the hands of police, and confront the viewer with the fact of judicial inaction. Blocks of color obscuring faces point to the constructed nature of our notions of race and how these imagined concepts obscure humanity—here with very real and deadly outcomes. People of a Darker Hue, a meditative compilation of video, found footage, narration, and performance commemorates these deaths.

Considered one of the most influential contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems has investigated family relationships, cultural identity, sexism, class, political systems and the consequences of power. Determined as ever to enter the picture— both literally and metaphorically—she has sustained an on-going dialogue within contemporary discourse for over thirty years. During this time Carrie Mae Weems has developed a complex body of art employing photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation, and video.

In 2013 Weems received the MacArthur “Genius” grant as well as the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Weems has received numerous awards, grants and fellowships including the prestigious Prix de Roma, The National Endowment of the Arts, the Alpert, the Anonymous was a Woman and the Tiffany Awards, among many other honors.

Weems has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at major national and international museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frist Center for Visual Art, Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Seville, Spain. She is represented in public and private collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Museum of Modern Art, NY and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Weems will deliver a formal lecture at the LSU School of Art April 11, 2018 and will lead a gallery talk at the exhibition opening April 12, 2018. The exhibition will be on display April 12 through October 14, 2018.

CARRIE MAE WEEMS AND ART IN LOUISIANA Selections from Weems’ expansive oeuvre will be featured in several Art in Louisiana galleries concurrent with Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects. Upon entering the museum, viewers will see a large work from 2003’s The Louisiana Project that reads, “While sitting upon the ruins of your remains, I pondered the course of history." This quote signals the critical lens Weems’ work will inspire as it appears alongside the LSU MOA permanent collection.

Inclusion of works from Weems’ Slave Coast, The Louisiana Project, From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, and Slow Fade to Black series will broaden—and make explicit— conversations about identity, power, gender, race, and class that sometimes pass under the radar with historic art collections.

IMAGES: TOP: Carrie Mae Weems, A Distant View, From The Louisiana Project, 2003, Iris print, 20 x 20 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

BOTTOM: Carrie Mae Weems, Into the Abyss, From The Louisiana Project, 2003, pigment ink print, 20x 20 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects is a collaboration between the LSU College of Art + Design, the LSU School of Art and LSU Museum of Art. Support for this exhibition is provided by The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Jr. Fund with additional support from Annual Exhibition Fund donors The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; Louisiana CAT; Charles Schwing; Alma Lee, H.N. and Cary Saurage Fund; Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group; LSU College of Art + Design; and Susanna Atkins McCarthy. www.lsumoa.org 7

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT WILLIAM HOGARTH William Hogarth (1697–1764), whose painting A Lady (c. 1740) is featured in the portrait gallery of Art in Louisiana, is best known for his widely published prints. LSU MOA’s Collection Spotlight on William Hogarth will feature prints from some of Hogarth’s most popular series, The Harlot’s Progress (1732), The Rake’s Progress (1733) and Marriage à la Mode (1745).

IMAGE: William Hogarth (English, 1697– 1764), Marriage A-La-Mode, Plate IV, The Toilette (c. 1745), etching and engraving, 13 13/16 x 17 1/2 inches, LSUMOA 62.8.61

Selected from the 130 Hogarth prints held in LSU MOA’s permanent collection, these satirical and moralizing prints will be on display to coincide with the exhibition of Robert Williams’ “lowbrow” oil paintings. Hogarth was perhaps the first English “lowbrow” artist; through his “modern moral subjects,” print series, which originated with The Harlot’s Progress, Hogarth portrayed everyday people with empathy in a way that had never been done before. Bawdy, but filled with references to art history and real people and places, Hogarth’s works have depths of social critique that were lost even on contemporary collectors of his work. Working in the age of enlightenment, Hogarth’s work challenged ideas of progress associated with civilization, commerce, and colonization.

Dive into a discussion of Hogarth's work and its commentary on morality during the April 4 Brown Bag Lunch at LSU MOA with LSU art history professor Joe Givens at noon.

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NEW ACQUISITION KYLE BAUER'S ATON #8

Acquiring work LSU School of Art alumni is one way LSU MOA builds its collection and helps preserve the lineage of LSU School of Art. Kyle Bauer earned MFA from LSU in 2011. He is currently preparing for a culminating exhibition as part of his fellowship with Hamiltonian Artists in Washington, D.C. and he works as a conservation technician of prints, drawings, and photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art. (Photo by Erin Horton Bauer) ARTWORK PICTURED: Kyle Bauer, ATON #8 (Position Approximate), 2011, wood, paint, metal, slip cast porcelain, Gift of Michael D. Robinson and Donald J. Boutté

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SPARKING MEMORIES Taking a guided tour through the museum might seem like a relatively normal experience, but for some visitors, it can have a dramatic impact on their lives.

Since 2013, in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area, Laura Larsen has led Arts & Alzheimer's Art Tours through the museum each spring specifically for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. She focuses on a single gallery for each visit, engaging the participants through a variety of simple questions that require no prior knowledge. “Art acts as the prompt for promoting dialogue and enables individuals to tap into their imaginations,” she says.

Asking “Which painting would you like to take home?” or “What do you think this person would be like to meet?” gives everyone an opportunity to participate in the conversation based on their observations in that moment.

These simple discussions often lead to something much more meaningful.

Arts & Alzheimer's Art Tours are free for participants but advance registration is required. Call Dana Territo, Director of Services at Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area at 225-236-4616 to register.

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A tour through “Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield” provided an example of how impactful these experiences can be. One individual, attending with his daughter/caregiver, had not spoken in weeks—until seeing these paintings. He joined his fellow participants in sharing heartwarming stories about their youth, the art sparking distant memories spent on farms taking care of geese and milking cows. Through art, he was able to find his voice again. “It was the most memorable and rewarding tour I have ever given,” Larsen says.

Larsen, a Brooklyn native raised among physicians and artists, has honed her natural gift with these visitors and their families over several years. She first learned of the positive benefits of these specialized tours nearly a decade ago. They gave her a unique opportunity to combine her areas of expertise—she has a master’s in art history and a doctorate in nursing with a focus on counseling caregivers whose loved ones have dementia.

After much research, she trained with a number of institutions utilizing this initiative, including the country's leading program at the Museum of Modern Art, and adapted a version for tours here in Baton Rouge.

The museum environment, rather than a clinical one, helps create a sense of normalcy where social interaction and expression can occur.

“Experiencing art in a museum is a move away from focusing on the ‘deficiencies’ experienced by someone with dementia toward emphasizing many rich experiences that are still possible,” Larsen says. “Museum programs can improve quality of life and well-being by creating positive experiences which may then have a secondary impact on decreasing depression and isolation.”

Programs like Arts & Alzheimer’s exist with the museum's community partners like Laura Larsen and Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area and generous support from individuals like you. If you would like to make a donation to this program, please contact Development Director Heather Nelson at 225-389-7212 or hnelson@lsufoundation.org.

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SPRING

CALENDAR MARCH

01 ARTS & ALZHEIMER'S ART TOUR

Presented in partnership with Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area for individuals with memory impairment and their caregivers. Free to attend, advance registration is required by calling Dana Territo at 225-236-4616.

01 MUSE (GROUP A)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers. $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

02 STORIES IN ART

Third floor, 10:30 a.m.

Free reading and art making for ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver featuring The Rainbow Fish

04 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m.

Free admission and family activities including comic book making inspired by upcoming Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics exhibition

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CONSTANTINIDES NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Fifth floor, 2 p.m.

CNME will perform a selection of compositions related to work in Bonjour | Au Revoir Surréalisme Free

05 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT AT LINE 4 LINE

O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Salon, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, 4–7 p.m.

Free haircuts for boys ages 2-13 in exchange for reading a book

07 BROWN BAG LUNCH:

CONSTANTINIDES NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Third floor, 12–1 p.m.

CNME members discuss composing music based on artwork in Bonjour | Au Revoir Surréalisme Free

Get the most up-to-date information on these events and programs at www.lsumoa.org/calendar.

07 CONTEMPORARIES MEET AND

GREET WITH ROBERT WILLIAMS Location to be announced, 6–7 p.m.

Happy Hour drinks with artist Robert Williams for Contemporaries. RSVP required.

Free

08 MUSE (GROUP B)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers. $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

08 ROBERT WILLIAMS: SLANG AESTHETICS RECEPTION

Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m.

Gallery Talk with Robert Williams at 6:30 p.m.

Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. $10 for general public, $5 for students/faculty with ID, free for members

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First floor, 2 p.m.

Manship Theatre will screen the documentary Mr. Bitchin’ in conjunction with Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics $8.50 for general public, $7 for members

15 MUSE (GROUP C)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

15 THIRD THURSDAY

Fifth and Sixth floors, 6–8 p.m.

Gallery Talk with LSU art history professor Joe Givens and beer tasting with Brasseurs a la Maison homebrewers $10 for general public, $5 for members

22 CONTEMPORARIES STUDIO TOUR WITH LESLIE KOPTCHO

LSU campus, 6:30–8 p.m.

Visit the LSU printmaking studio for an etching demonstration, RSVP required. $10 for general public, free for Contemporaries

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01 CLOSED FOR EASTER 02 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT AT LINE 4 LINE

O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Salon, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, 4–7 p.m.

Free haircuts for boys ages 2–13 in exchange for reading a book

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04 BROWN BAG LUNCH: HORRORS OF MORALITY

Third floor, 12–1 p.m.

LSU art history professor Joe Givens on the work of Robert Williams and William Hogarth Free

05 MUSE (GROUP A)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

06 STORIES IN ART

Third floor, 10:30 a.m.

Free reading and art making for ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver featuring Harold and the Purple Crayon

12 MUSE (GROUP B)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

12 CARRIE MAE WEEMS: THE USUAL SUSPECTS RECEPTION

Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m.

Gallery Talk with Carrie Mae Weems at 6:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. $10 for general public, free for students/faculty with ID and members

19 MUSE (GROUP C)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

19 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE USUAL SUSPECTS

First and Fifth floors, 6–8:30 Presented by LSU MOA and the LSU Office of Diversity, hosted by Manship Theatre.

Free

04 STORIES IN ART

Third floor, 10:30 a.m.

Free reading and art making for ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver featuring The Giving Tree

06 MOTHER’S DAY TRUNK SHOW

First floor, 1–5 p.m.

Shop local directly from artists Shirley De'Vard, Mimi Fowler and Susan Miles

06 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m.

Free admission and family activities including making personalized pendants inspired by New Orleans silver

07 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT AT LINE 4 LINE

O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Salon, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, 4–7 p.m.

Free haircuts for boys ages 2-13 in exchange for reading a book

10 MUSE (GROUP B)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers. $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

17 MUSE (GROUP C)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers. $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

17 THIRD THURSDAY

Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m.

Celebrate the legacy of Newcomb College with a tour through the Newcomb section of Art in Louisiana followed by watercolor painting on the Pennington Rooftop Terrace.

Cash bar. $10 for general public, $5 for members

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02 BROWN BAG LUNCH

Third floor, 12–1 p.m.

LSU MOA Assistant Registrar Elizabeth Caroscio on American Glass: Techniques & Traditions Free

03 MUSE (GROUP A)

Art enrichment program for homeschool students (6–12) and their families/caregivers. $10/student, free for LSU MOA members

PROGRAM KEY Family-friendly Exhibitions/Permanent collection Education/Community Adults Special events www.lsumoa.org

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DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE SOIRÉE

The first Director's Circle Soirée of 2018 was held on January 25 at the home of generous hosts Chadwick Kenney-Possa and Joseph Possa along with co-hosts Nancy Doughtery, Matthew Edwards, Jerry Fischer and John Turner. Attendees were treated to hors d'oeuvres from Chef Don Bergeron while mingling with fellow donors, board members and museum staff. (Photos courtesy inRegister Magazine) The Director's Circle includes Silver, Gold and Platinum level members. Join us at the next Director's Circle event by becoming a member today at www.lsumoa.org/membership.

LEFT: Advisory Board Chair Brian Schneider, Chadwick KenneyPossa, Joseph Possa and Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson.

ABOVE LEFT: Mary Jo Mayfield and Mary Joseph. ABOVE RIGHT: Chris Brodt, John Turner and Jerry Fischer.

RIGHT: Linda Bowsher, Friends of the LSU Museum of Art Secretary/Treasurer Robert Bowsher and LSU MOA Assistant Director for Collections Management Fran Huber.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE, SILVER LeRoy and Fran Harvey SUSTAINER Leonard and Debby Apcar Dr. Adelaide Russo Donna Torres HOUSEHOLD Peter Conroy DUAL Ram Bhatia and Charleen White Richard Gibbs Karla Stewart Walter Rudd

FRIEND Colleen Landry Brianne Oliphant Martha Robert STUDENT Carlie Salomons SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR LSU MOA WITH A MEMBERSHIP! Find the level that fits your needs and become a member today at www.lsumoa.org/membership

Mother's Day Trunk Show Sunday, May 6 1–5 p.m.

Featuring jewelry from

Shirley De’Vard Mimi Fowler Susan Miles Call the LSU Museum Store for details at 225-389-7210

La Fête de la Rivière

Thank you to everyone who made our inaugural gala a success!

Gala Sponsors Presenting sponsors

Fran and Leroy Harvey Major sponsors

Jerry Fischer and John Turner Participating sponsors

Janet and Sanford Arst Brian Schneider Company Beth and Butler Fuller, MD Donna and John F. Fraiche, MD Kleinpeter Farms Dairy LUBA Workers’ Comp Susanna Atkins McCarthy Table sponsors

Margaret and Bill Benjamin Linda and Robert Bowsher Nancy and Cary Dougherty Matthew Edwards IberiaBank Gail and Bill O'Quin Ann Wilkinson and Cary Saurage

In-Kind Support Live Auctioneer Gordy Rush Campus Federal Credit Union Country Roads Magazine Heirloom Cuisine Lamar Advertising Manship Theatre Samir Oriental Rugs Tommy's TV

Gala Committee

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Gala Chair: Fran Fetzer Harvey Sponsorship Chair: Sandy Arst Beth Fuller Gail Gaiennie Clarke Gernon Nedra Hains Garrett Kemp Zachary Kenney Art Talk Spring 2018 Susanna Atkins McCarthy

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR THE 2019 GALA!

La Fête de la Rivière February 23, 2019

Learn about how you can join the gala committee or sponsor the event by contacting Development Director Heather Nelson at 225-389-7212 or hnelson@lsufoundation.org.

MASTER OF FINE ART THESIS EXHIBITIONS AT GLASSELL GALLERY

March 20–March 24, 2018 Dason Pettit Reception: Friday, March 23, 6–8 p.m.

April 3–April 7, 2018 John Alleyne and Justin T. Bryant Reception: Saturday, April 7, 6–8 p.m.

April 17–April 21, 2018 Jodie Masterman and Eli Casiano Reception: Saturday, April 21, 6–8 p.m.

May 1–May 11, 2018 Grace Tessein and Matthew Barton Reception: Saturday, May 5, 6–8 p.m.

May 16–May 25, 2018 Sarah Ferguson Reception: TBD

Matthew Barton

The Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery is located on the first floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts. Call 225-389-7180 for information.

DISCOVERING A PASSION Crocheted wire and bead necklace, $91; matching bracelet (not pictured) $42.

During a visit to New Orleans, Shirley De’Vard stumbled upon a shop with a piece of jewelry she just had to have.

As she made her purchase, she watched the shopkeeper creating similar pieces on the spot and was immediately in love. “I thought, ‘I am going to invest in this. If she can do it, I can do it too,’” she says.

As an educator—in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools and at both Southern University and LSU—she realized the importance of being knowledgeable about her new passion.

She studied everything she could about the process and created her own style along the way. In 2004, De’Vard retired to pursue her hobby full time. “One thing has led to another, and now it just consumes me because I love it so much.”

Each item is largely inspired by the world around her, translating color palettes she sees in everyday life into her unique statement jewelry. Pieces combine seed beads and metal work, including crocheted wire and bead necklaces that are simultaneously delicate and sturdy, into one-of-akind, handcrafted jewelry. Her dedication to each piece and love for the work definitely drives her. “I’m almost too passionate. I have to stop myself from working sometimes.”

LSU MUSEUM STORE HOURS Tuesday through Saturday, 12–5 p.m.

Thursday, 12–8 p.m.

Sunday, 1–5 p.m.

CONTACT 225-389-7210

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De’Vard’s passion is certainly resonating. In addition to being accepted into a number of juried shows and festivals, she recently became a Fellow of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, Inc. and will be creating a new line of jewelry inspired by the African diaspora as one of the craftsmen at the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. You can meet her a little closer to home on Sunday, May 6, when she visits the LSU Museum of Art for our annual Mother’s Day Trunk Show.

ADVISORY BOARD

STAFF Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director Becky Abadie, Business Manager Reneé Bourgeois, Coordinator, Events & Marketing of Facility Rentals Elizabeth Caroscio, Assitant Registrar LeAnn Dusang, Museum Store Manager & Membership Coordinator Rebecca Franzella, Education Curator Fran Huber, Assistant Director for Collections Management Heather Nelson, Director of Development Brandi Simmons, Communications Coordinator Courtney Taylor, Curator

FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ART President: Nedra Sue Hains Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Bowsher Susannah Bing Brad M. Bourgoyne Clarke E. Gernon Emile Rolfs Ann Wilkinson Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson

DID YOU KNOW?

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Chair: Brian Schneider Vice Chair: Steven Heymsfield Secretary/Treasurer: John Everett Immediate Past Chair: George Clark Sanford A. “Sandy” Arst Margaret Benjamin Jerry Ceppos Nancy Doughtery Jerry Fischer Beth Fuller LouAnne Greenwald Joyce Jackson Ben Jeffers Mary T. Joseph Chadwick Kenney-Possa Susanna Atkins McCarthy Scott McKnight Gail O’Quin Larry Ruth L. Cary Saurage, II Alkis Tsolakis Ex-Officio: Nedra Sue Hains Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson Honorary: Nadine Carter Russell Emerita: Sue Turner

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COVER IMAGE: Robert Williams (American, b. 1943), Death by Exasperation, (detail) 2010, oil on canvas, 38 x 42 inches, courtesy of the artist

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HOURS Tuesday through Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Sunday: 1–5 p.m.

Closed Mondays and major holidays

100 Lafayette Street, Fifth Floor Baton Rouge LA 70801