Miami University Art Museum - Fall 2016 -Visual Arts at Miami Magazine

FALL 2016 | VOLUME 5 | ISSUE 1

FEATURED EXHIBITION: WELCOME TO AMERICA PAGE 6

MUSEUM MOM: GEORGIA LOU ABNEY PAGE 11

DOCENT FEATURE: MARJORIE BOWERS PAGE 14

TRENDING NOW: POKÉMON GO PAGE 16

From the Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

Wow—what fun it has been working at the Art Museum for nearly five years! What I love about the Art Museum (and the arts at Miami in general) is that there is always something new to see, do and learn! This magazine and the opportunities to work closely with students are two favorite parts of my job.

Upon joining our small but brilliant Art Museum team in the Fall of 2011, I was pleased to see the commitment by the team to advocating for the arts at Miami as a core value. One of the ways we did this was by including the many wonderful visual arts venues in the then twice-a-year Visual Arts Calendar. I was thrilled that I could help take the longstanding publication to the next level, transforming it into a story and photo-rich magazine.

Once again, I am pleased to present this new and improved version of the Visual Arts at Miami magazine with a more modern and clean look, tighter copy and larger margins. It has been carefully reorganized to provide a clearer picture of content that pertains to the Art Museum and visual arts happenings at Miami. The highlight of pulling this issue together, aside from the inspiring people interviews, was getting to work hand-inhand with graphic design alumna, Morgan Murray (MU ‘16) who has been by my side assisting with graphics during all four of her years at Miami.

I hope you enjoy reading these pages and you make it a point to attend many of the fantastic exhibitions and programs available FREE for all.

Sincerely,

From the Director About the Art Museum Upcoming Art Museum Exhibitions Fall 2016 Art Museum Exhibitions Welcome to America Winter in Jeju-do Collections Highlights: Recent Acquisitions From the Collection: Places Near and Far Staff Spotlight: Georgia Lou Abney Docents for Education Trending: Pokémon Go Sculpture Park Map & Guide Volunteer Oxford, Ohio Docent Feature: Marjorie Bowers Hiestand Happenings: Hiestand Galleries In the Cage: Gage Gallery Contemporary Arts Lecture Series Tincheor-Stowe Desk at McGuffey Exhibitions & Programs at a Glance

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About the Magazine Visual Arts at Miami (VAAM) is a bi-annual publication of the Miami University Art Museum (MUAM) showcasing visual arts at Miami University for members and the arts community.

Distributed in print inside the Journal News and Oxford Press prior to the Fall and Spring semesters, Visual Arts at Miami also is available digitally through the Art Museum’s website at www.MiamiOH.edu/ArtMuseum/Publication.

Check the back cover for a map detail, contact information and hours.

Editor, Sherri Krazl Designer, Morgan Murray Printed by Cox Media Group

SHERRI KRAZL, EDITOR MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS MIAMI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

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On the cover: installation of Welcome to America at the Miami University Art Museum, 2016. Photograph by Sherri Krazl.

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From the Director CONNECT WITH US!

distributed to the campus and Oxford communities as a public service and also is available online via our publications link on our website [MiamiOH. edu/ArtMuseum]. New stories and additional content about each exhibition, events and museum news may be found in our web site news section.

You can engage with the Miami University Art Museum in many ways—visit in person; read our news, posts and publications; and connect online.

VISIT! Experiencing art in person is ideal. You can get up close, understand the scale and presence of a piece, and sense how a work of art interacts with the space around it. If you want a more in depth learning experience than simply reading a museum label, you could become a docent volunteer, and meet other like-minded individuals who love to learn more about art, as well as provide tours and educational programs for regional schools and the general public. If you are a student, you could join AMSO, the Art Museum Student Organization, and plan engaging art-related activities for Miami students throughout the year, such as field trips to other regional art museums, Lawn Party at the museum, and PARTy on the Plaza.

READ! You have in your hands a copy of the Visual Arts at Miami. It is a publication of the Art Museum publication promoting the visual arts on campus. It is one of the benefits of museum membership and is

An exciting new way to read more about the museum’s activities and collections from a student perspective is our new Art Museum blog created and managed by current Miami students. The blog went live late in the Spring semester and was the product of our first Arts Management intern-Katrina Fausnaugh (MU ‘16). Access the blog via the button below our header on the web site.

CONNECT! Our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts provide more ways to connect with the museum—find out about upcoming or ongoing exhibitions and events, often with the addition of an image to enhance the content. If you haven’t yet, go ahead and like or follow our page(s)—we would love it! These are great places to start. We also have social media presence on Pinterest, YouTube and even Snapchat (via Miami’s posts). Another great option is to subscribe to our e-newsletter(s). To do this just visit www.MiamiOH.edu/ArtMuseum and click on the “Sign-up” button. We issue email newsletters once or twice a month when the galleries are open.

We look forward to hearing from you about your experiences visiting, reading and connecting with your Miami University Art Museum! Feel free to call [(513) 529-2232], email (ArtMuseum@MiamiOH. edu) and/or sign our comments book in the entryway.

Visit! Read! Connect! And above all, enjoy!

Sincerely,

ROBERT S, WICKS DIRECTOR | MIAMI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

Volume 5, Issue 1 | Fall 2016

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The Miami University Art Museum, completed in 1978, was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, and is situated on three acres of scenic sculpture park grounds. We house five galleries of changing exhibitions and a growing permanent collection of more than 17,000 artworks. MUAM is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and is a proud member of the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM).

Where is the Art Museum on Campus?

For starters, you can’t miss the large, industrial red sculpture on the front lawn. MUAM is also just an 8-minute walk from the Armstrong Student Center, diagonally across from Tappan Hall, at the intersection of S. Patterson Ave. and Chestnut St., right when you enter Oxford off of State Route 27.

What can the Art Museum do for Students?

Lots of things! MUAM is a great place to see diverse exhibitions and study outstanding works of art. You also can work, intern, volunteer, join the art museum student organization (AMSO) and attend lectures and social events.

What can the Art Museum do for the Public?

The Art Museum and Sculpture Park is FREE & OPEN to ALL and is an excellent venue for exploring arts and culture from around the world.

Membership in support of programs and exhibitions is available at varying levels. Each offers a higher level of engagement with the museum via special-invitation-only events and special programs. More information on our member program is available on our web site via the Members link.

Hours

Museum Staff

Tuesday–Friday: 10 AM–5 PM Saturday: 12–5 PM Closed: Sunday, Monday, national holidays, university closures, and during installation (more info on website.)

Closures: Sept 3; Nov 23–26; Dec 24; Jan 24,2017

Dr. Robert S. Wicks, Director

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Website MiamiOH.edu/ArtMuseum Location & Contact 801 S. Patterson Ave. Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 529-2232 ArtMuseum@MiamiOH.edu

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U P CO M I N G EXHIBITIONS

SPRING 2017

JAN 24–JUN 30 The Spring 2017 slate of exhibitions are collectively curated in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I

Over Here, Over Here! U.S. Propaganda & the Arts of WWI MCKIE AND FARMER GALLERIES This centennial commemoration of U.S. entry into WWI (1917–1918) documents the propaganda techniques utilized by federal, state and local governments to create united support by all Americans for entry into the European conflict. Propaganda in the form of newspapers, pamphlets, public addresses, newsreels and films, posters, artwork, and music contributed to the public’s understanding of their involvement in the war. Highlights of this exhibition include J.M. Flagg’s iconic poster of Uncle Sam, I Want You for U.S. Army, and song sheet art by Norman Rockwell.

Arts of the WWI Era (Art History Capstone Exhibition) DOUGLASS GALLERY Under the guidance of Professor Pepper Stetler (Art History) and Art Museum staff, senior Art History majors in the Fall 2016 capstone class will curate an exhibition of artworks from the World War I era. The capstone students will select the works, contextualize relationships, and present a study of individual artist’s personal and collective feelings surrounding the Great War.

Conflict and Resolution: A Student Response Exhibition FARMER GALLERY | DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: OCTOBER 16 Miami University students have the opportunity to display original works of art in this fourth annual juried exhibition. Students are called upon to present diverse commentaries on the topic of military conflict and resolution. Not restricted to World War I, students are given the freedom to reflect on personal and collective perceptions of what it means to be at war and the search for peace.

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MCKIE GALLERY | AUG 30–DEC 17, 2016 JASON E. SHAIMAN, CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS & FRANCES CONNOLLY (‘16), CURATORIAL INTERN

As a first-generation American, New York artist Carol Hamoy grappled with the clash of oldworld traditions instilled by her parents and her progressive ideals that support increased opportunities for women. This challenge ultimately led Hamoy to develop Welcome to America, a body of work that documents the difficult journeys made by many women who courageously departed their homelands in search of freedom and opportunity.

Welcome to America not only documents women venturing forth in support of themselves and their families, but also provides a vehicle through which Hamoy feels she is able to help women tell their stories of struggles and triumphs. Hamoy recognized that so many women never had, nor were given, a chance to express themselves.

Carol Hamoy (American, b. 1934) installation of Welcome to America at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, 1996.

Photograph provided by the artist.

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Hamoy’s “dresses” are works of art, never intended to be worn. The 150 garments, roughly 70 of which are on display, stitched together from an assortment of materials, are the canvas she uses to tell 200 stories gleaned from interviews she conducted over several years. On the front of each dress, and some on the reverse side, Hamoy applies the name, year of arrival, place of origin and a brief quote about the woman that captures the essence of her immigration experience and her life in America. The narratives illustrate a universal experience despite differences in economic status and ethnicity.

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RELATED PROGRAMMING AND LECTURES Documentary Film: Vanishing Borders (2014), 90 mins.

WED, SEPT 21 | 7 PM | ARMSTRONG STUDENT CENTER, HARRY WILKS THEATRE FILMMAKER, ALEXANDRA HIDALGO Join filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo who will introduce her film Vanishing Borders. The documentary tells the story of four immigrant women living in New York City, who through their work, relationships, and activism are transforming not only their lives but also the lives of those around them. The film places a human, female face on the often abstract issue of immigration, inviting audiences to experience the profound happiness, pain, and sense of discovery that comes from leaving one’s home behind and settling in a new country. A discussion will follow the viewing of the film. Co-sponsored by the Art Museum Student Organization (AMSO), Department of Media, Journalism & Film, Department of Political Science and the Center for American & World Cultures

The Complications of Making Art from a Feminist Perspective THU, OCT 6 | 5:30–6:45 PM | ART MUSEUM AUDITORIUM ARTIST CAROL HAMOY This New York artist will address the issues of one’s past history and how it might impact what is created. Additional attention is given to problems of being an artist in today’s world. Co-sponsored by the Contemporary Art Forum

History with Things TUE, NOV 8 | 6–7 PM (RECEPTION 5 PM) | ART MUSEUM AUDITORIUM HELEN SHEUMAKER, PHD, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Things—the material objects of everyday life—are historical records. We like looking at objects—they are familiar, real in a way only material things can be. Objects from the past can make us more aware of the struggles, challenges, and joys of people who came before us. But objects can’t tell a story on their own.

A Conversation: Welcome to America WED, NOV 16 | 7–8 PM (RECEPTION 6 PM) | ART MUSEUM AUDITORIUM Join us for a candid and informative conversation highlighting the challenges and joys of four women moving to America from countries around the world.

The panelists will include Esther Berlioz Claros, from Honduras; Regina Garcia, from Brazil; Silvia Rothschild, from Argentina; and Lalita Satyal, from India.

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Caroline Philippone (American, b. 1986) View from Sangbang Temple Grotto at Sunset, 2012 Black and white digital print from original negative Collection of the Artist

WINTER IN DOUGLASS GALLERY | AUG 30–DEC 17 JASON E. SHAIMAN, CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS

Twenty-five photographs, selected from 125 exposures, represent Caroline Philippone’s “photographic love letter” to the island of Jeju.

The tiny island off the southern tip of South Korea offered a special beauty the photographer was not anticipating when she embarked on a two-week vacation in December of 2012.

Philippone did not intend to turn her trip into a working venture. Yet she photographed her surroundings nearly every day during her time on Jeju-do. The landscape and the natural beauty of the island entranced her.

As a photography instructor and professional photographer, she maintained a strict use of black and white photography. She was armed with a medium format camera and a pinhole camera, which provided the perfect tools for capturing the subtle nuances of light and shadow. Philippone’s photographs capture much more than just the beauty of the island.

Her images present the viewer with a sense of what defines the historical and cultural constructs of the two million year-old island.

Her composition and aesthetic approach preserve a sense of tranquility paired with echoes of voices and sounds from the past.

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A Winter and Summer in Jeju THU, OCT 27 | 5:30–6:45 PM ART MUSEUM AUDITORIUM ARTIST, CAROLINE PHILIPPONE Caroline Philippone will discuss her photographic project documenting the island of Jeju in South Korea. The talk will examine the historical background, culture, changing ecosystem, and rapid development on the island. She also will discuss the successes and challenges that come from working on long term photographic projects over several years, with emphasis on the winter and summer seasons.

Co-sponsored with the Contemporary Art Forum

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Rocio Rodriguez (American, b. Cuba, 1952) Architecture of a Memory, 1996 Oil on canvas Gift of Linda and James Alexander 2014.56

FARMER GALLERY | AUG 30–DEC 17 JASON E. SHAIMAN, CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS

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Consisting of nearly 17,000 objects, the collection is encyclopedic, representing a variety of global art traditions created over thousands of years. Each year the Miami University Art Museum adds to its growing permanent collection through gifts and bequests from alumni and other donors who support the arts. The Art Museum’s holdings are also enhanced by selected purchases from auctions, galleries and artists. New acquisitions continue to bolster the Art Museum’s presence in the arts community of Southwest Ohio. Recently accessioned works are featured in exhibitions and made available to students and faculty, researchers and collectors.

Cincinnati Regionals and the American Art Scene

Bring your lunch and join faculty and museum staff for a brief informative dialogue.

The Miami University Art Museum is pleased to present highlights from objects acquired in 2014 and 2015. Featured in the exhibition are fine examples of sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and bronzes from internationally recognized artists such as Willem de Kooning, Mary Cassatt, Jim Dine, Thomas Hart Benton and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Additional works highlight regional artists of great stature, including Annette Covington, John P. Rettig, Elizabeth Nourse, Edward Charles Volkert and Sidney Chafetz. Works by former art faculty members Philip Morsberger and Marston Dean Hodgin also enhance the collections.

TUE, SEPT 13 | 12:15–12:45 PM JASON E. SHAIMAN, CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS Explore the connections among five prominent Cincinnati artists during the first three decades of the 20th century. Learn about how these painters and potters established their individualized styles, while collectively representing trends in American art.

Balcomb Greene: Mid-Century Rebel TUE, OCT 11 | 12:15–12:45 PM LAURA STEWART, COLLECTIONS MANAGER/REGISTRAR Discover one of America’s leading abstractionists, Balcomb Greene (1904-1990). This talk will focus on his work Maternity, created in 1959.

Grass Routes and a Bronze Buckle TUE, NOV 15 | 12:15–12:45 PM DANIEL PRIOR, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HISTORY One of the museum’s new acquisitions holds a unique key to unlocking an ancient mystery.

Dr. Prior will talk about the movement of people, languages and stories across Eurasia.

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Native American Cluster Ring (Detail) Zuni Pueblo Turquoise, coral and silver Gift of Edna M. Kelly 2006.554

Places Near and Far Figure with orator stool, 1970 Sepik River Region, Papua, New Guinea Wood with pigment Gift of Beatrice Cummings Mayer 1991.551

FROM THE COLLECTION LAURA STEWART, COLLECTIONS MANAGER/ REGISTRAR

Today, virtual reality allows for personal encounters with “places” and “things” you’ve never seen before, but for many, many years, museums have been offering similar types of experiences.

For example, last semester, students in Dr. Jordan Fenton’s ART 162 class got up-close and personal with African, Native American and Oceanic objects from the Art Museum’s collection. After visiting the Global Perspectives exhibition—which features items produced by cultural groups from various geographic locations, such as the continent of Africa, Papua New Guinea, and the southwestern United States— students learned more about these cultures from in-class lectures and reading assignments.

ART 162 students not only observed objects on display at MUAM, they got a behind-the-scenes look at the storage facilities and selected a collection object to research for a museum catalogue entry. They made individual appointments to view their selection and to study it in great detail, at which time they reviewed information

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from MUAM’s object files. Most students took multiple smartphone photographs in anticipation of making a presentation outlining their observations and research discoveries to their classmates.

Through this project, many freshmen were not only exposed to the rich cultural resources Miami University has to offer, they also encountered things made by people of African, Native American and Oceanic cultures. Many of the objects studied came from places most of us will never have the chance to visit. And yet, through analysis, research, and better understanding of the uses and purposes of things now located in a museum, Professor Fenton’s students were able to “reflect on their learning experiences and apply the knowledge gained in appreciating their own culture.”

Museums provide society with opportunities such as these: they bring peoples, places, things and thoughts of the world— created throughout the course of history—closer to home.

For more information about developing class projects around MUAM collections, visit the Art Museum’s faculty pages via MiamiOh.edu/Art-Museum.

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MUSEUM MOM: Georgia Lou Abney STAFF SPOTLIGHT SHERRI KRAZL, MARKETING/ COMMUNICATIONS

Always wearing a smile and offering a helping hand, Georgia Abney, known by many as Lou, has worked at Miami University as a custodial worker since May 2006.

She started out working at the old Miami Inn, which is now a dorm.

The Art Museum is just one of five areas she is responsible for each day which include Glos, Lewis Place, Shade House and Patterson Place.

Born in Hamilton, Lou grew up in Oxford then Millville. Her husband of 31 years, Gary, is a retired Miami University plumber. Together they raised three sons, Scott, Eric and Justin. Empty nesters they are not: they opened their home and their hearts to Waylon, Allie and Gabriel ages 8, 6 and 3. Raising kids in the

80s and now the 2010s, Lou noted the biggest difference for her was in the amount of responsibilities given to kids in the 80s versus few nowadays. Also she noted that back then, they could run around free outside and now you have to keep such a close eye on them and keep them close to keep them safe.

Outside of work and caring for others she enjoys cooking. One of her favorites to make is her meatloaf with her key ingredient that makes it great—oatmeal.

She fondly remembers learning to cook from her mom and grandmom. She doesn’t like to bake which explains why she loves her grandmom’s no bake cookie recipe.

When asked what she likes most about her Art Museum role, Lou said, “I love working in and around events especially. And the challenge of having to be especially careful about ART MUSEUM

how you clean because of the art.

There are a lot of floors to polish and clean and you have to be especially careful of the amount and types of cloths and chemicals you use.”

She also really likes the ongoing exhibition entitled Global Perspectives—seeing objects from so many different countries.

She also loves looking at all of the art and seeing and meeting so many people. She especially enjoyed seeing the Talawanda High School drawings that were part of the student exhibition during the Summer. This is not surprising since one of her favorite pastimes is drawing and painting winter scenes mostly with snowmen. And she still enjoys doing crafts with the kids.

Lou’s thought to live by are: Live every day as if it is your last—life is too short.

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We Want YOU! EDUCATION AT MUAM CYNTHIA COLLINS, CURATOR OF EDUCATION

The Miami University Art Museum Docent Program organized in 1980, continues to undergird the museum’s educational programs for school and community groups.

Docents—all volunteers—lead interactive tours, conduct lectures and offer a wide range of activities that connect art to our daily lives.

Docents conduct hands-on activities for students in grades 2-5 through the museum’s Adventures in Art Program. This art-based program reinforces classroom learning and fulfills current state educational standards. This year the Art Museum will offer school groups the opportunity to schedule a two-hour visit, including a one-hour tour of the current exhibitions and an Adventures in

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Art Program related to painting, printmaking, ceramics or textiles.

To continue to fulfill the educational mission of the museum, docents and staff will train a new group of volunteers during the fall. With that in mind, we are seeking to identify volunteers who have a genuine interest in art of all kinds and enjoy working with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Volunteers will learn to lead tours in the gallery, learn about the museum’s permanent collection, study visual/material culture and contemporary art. No experience or previous training is required.

For additional information, please contact Cynthia Collins, Curator of Education, at (513) 529-2243 or collinc5@miamioh.edu.

Cynthia will be pleased to meet with you and review the requirements of the program.

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To become a docent and help fulfill the educational mission of the Art Museum

Let’s Make A Date!

Join the star of Let’s Make A Deal and Whose Line Is It Anyway? in an interactive and hilarious evening.

Saturday, Oct. 1

Wayne Brady

On NO Sal W e !

8:30 p.m., Millett Hall $43* all seats

*Includes box office fees; other fees may apply.

Content may not be appropriate for all ages.

MiamiOH.edu/FamilyWeekend

TRENDING NOW SHERRI KRAZL, MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS

Poké Around the Park

You might have heard about or seen a lot of seemingly strange activity related to the latest social media craze and extremely popular app—Pokémon GO. Tied to the popular cartoon and Nintendo game of the 90s, this augmented reality game has users logging 5k’s and 10k’s while capturing Pokémon, visiting Pokestops and winning Gyms.

This free app has five million locations (Pokestops and Pokémon Gyms) throughout the world that are landmarks, or public art, or hot spot gathering places with more than a hundred in Oxford. The Miami University Art Museum and Sculpture Park has five of these spots in the game—all sculptures.

Playing the game has three main areas: collecting Pokémon, visiting Pokestops and winning control of Gyms (once you have reached level 5). Another fun element in the game is the ability to photograph Pokémon in front of the many cool spots on campus.

For a better explanation and a student-player point of view check out the Miami University Art Museum’s student blog (MiamiOH.edu/ArtMuseum) for the related post by Interactive Media Studies Intern, Michael Dixon.

Michael is one of the seven students interning at the Art Museum this summer, and they are all playing the game! In fact, some led by Interactive Media Studies Intern, Brian Carrell helped the Art Museum create a handy google map that shows you where the Pokestops and Gyms in Oxford are located. It’s complete with well over 100 stops on the map. It’s fun to share.

To play Pokémon GO, just visit the app store or google play and download the free app. The app and playing is free, though there are in-app purchase options.

As with any use of your mobile device BE SMART and pay attention to your surroundings.

Have fun and be safe!

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Sculpture Park

ABOUT THE PARK

The Sculpture Park is a work in progress at the Miami University Art Museum. The first sculpture to be installed was Star-Crossed, 1979, by Nancy Holt. Eight sculptures have been added since then. In January of 1990, Elizabeth Weisner Robecheck, a landscape architect, developed a site plan for future sculpture. Her design coincides with the Field Theory of Walter A. Netsch, the museum architect, and was funded by the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Included in the plan was the “Seats of Awareness” project, which specified benches or seating designed

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by artists. Artists from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky were invited to participate in a juried competition.

The Thomas Emery Foundation in Cincinnati assisted with funding for the “Seats of Awareness” project.

The latest addition to the Sculpture Park was in 2008, as part of Miami’s bicentennial (1809–2009).

A Tribe Named Miami, A Surveyors Stake, A Town Named Oxford, memorializes the Native American presence in what would become Southwest Ohio, teh beginning of white settlement in the region, and the establishment of Miami University.

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Fletcher Benton, American b. 1931 Folded Circle Two Squares, 1980 Bronze Gift of the Class of 1955 and the Artist 1980.4

How does the geometry of this work change as you move around it? How would you feel if the piece was five times larger or ten times smaller?

Don Lawler, American, b. 1961 Skeuomorph, 1994 Indiana limestone Commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Allen in memory of Orpha Webster, Professor Emerita (1927-61) 1994.65

Why do you suppose the artist has carved the stone as though it was a flexible material? Does it remind you of an everyday object?

Roy Cartwright, American, b. 1937 Two Rocks, Two Fish, 1996-97 Clay and slips Miami University purchase through the Robert B. Sinclair Memorial Art Acquisitions Fund 1998.1

Cartwright wants his art to be enjoyed, to have interesting shapes and colors. Have you had experiences like the two fish?

Eugene Brown , American, b. 1926 A Tribe Named Miami, A Surveyor’s Stake, A Town Named Oxford Cast bronze, pigment Commissioned by Miami University Art Museum; donated funds 2008.27

The crane, loon and turtle are associated with Native American origin stories.

Where does the surveyor’s stake fit in?

What about the seal of Miami University?

Mark di Suvero, American, b. Shanghai 1933 For Kepler, 1995 Painted steel Gift of Thomas W. Smith 1995.5

How does the artist make you aware of the materials he uses? Why do you suppose the work is titled For Kepler? What does it represent?

Richard Hunt, American, b. 1935 Hybrid Construction, 1983 Welded Cor-Ten steel Gift of Ms. Patricia Wenzel Wolf 1991.245

How does the use of Cor-Ten steel affect how you respond to this piece?

Do the shapes have meaning for you?

Don Lawler, American, b. 1961 Spinozalith, 1994 Indiana limestone Commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Allen in honor of Robert B. Butler, Professor of Art (1952-83) 1994.64

The “Seat of Awareness” evokes ancient Greek forms and yet the surface remains unfinished. Is it comfortable to sit in? How was the piece made?

Nancy Holt, American, b. 1938 Star-Crossed, 1979-81 Earth, concrete, water, grass Gift of the School of Fine Arts (50th Anniversary), Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Art and Architecture, Physical Facilities, Visual Arts Club, Alumni and Development Funds, Miami University Art Museum, Ohio Arts Council, Price Brothers Co., Antenen Construction Co., Sizemore Excavators, Walter A. Netsch and Nancy Holt.

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The phrase Star-Crossed is often used to refer to young lovers. Why do you think the title “star-crossed” was chosen for this work?

Barry Gunderson, American, b. 1945 Three Storms, 1993 Painted aluminum Miami University Art Museum purchase funded through the Thomas J. Emery Memorial Foundation 1993.54

Why did the artist use black and white?

How do you feel when you sit in this piece?

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Sculptures For more information, visit the Sculpture page at MiamiOH.edu/ArtMuseum

Mark di Suvero has been making largescale public sculptures since the 1960s.

Born in Shanghai, he moved at an early age to the United States with his family.

His works include seven outdoor sculptures shown at the Venice Biennale and an exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, New York.

Fletcher Benton’s folded circle series demonstrates the artist’s belief that basic geometric forms can be used to create fresh, new ideas in art. This work is intended to be viewed from every angle; from above and below, as well as from the ground. He experiments with a variety of positions in which the different planes of a sculpture can describe space.

Richard Hunt’s interest in metal sculpture was sparked by the metal works in the Field Museum’s African collection. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1950s and later in England, France, Spain and Italy. Hunt acquired the technical skills for metal work by producing small-scale jewelry and craft items.

Don Lawler, a Kentucky-born sculptor who has exhibited works throughout the country, created two “Seats of Awareness” for the Sculpture Park, titled Skeuomorph (above) and Spinozalith (right). The title Skeuomorph is a reference to something made in the form of another utensil or implement.

Both of Don Lawler’s sculptures are made of Indiana limestone and are dedicated to professors who most inspired the donor during his education at Miami. Spinozalith (above) is rough-hewn and massive and stands alone in the open, whereas Skeuomorph (left) is a smooth, graceful bench placed in a quiet location in the pine grove near the museum.

Roy Cartwright creates sculptures that are inspired by nature and allude to the human relationship with the environment. “My intent is to make pieces that are fun to be with. I enjoy shapes, colors, profiles. When others are reminded of experiences in their lives, or are momentarily transformed to another time or space, that is enough.”

Nancy Holt, a contemporary outdoor sculptor, focused her art on the subject of perception. She built strong enclosures with controlled forms that drew viewers into experiencing both the outside and the inside of the piece. Earth sculpture developed during the 1970s as a reaction against the confining, walled-in spaces of traditional museums.

Star-Crossed is one of her strongest statements.

Tribe elder and artist Eugene Brown created a sculpture that intertwines the cultures of Miami University and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The artwork incorporates symbols and colors that represent the rich heritage of both entities. Emblems of a sand-hill crane and a turtle represent Brown’s respect to his forefathers, while the university’s seal at the base of the sculpture shows admiration for the academic community.

Three Storms represents the artist’s fascination with clouds and rain. Barry Gunderson noted that he often studied natural history and science publications as sources of inspiration and that his interest in clouds went back more than 25 years. “Back then, I was trying to capture the clouds. Now I am letting them rain on us,” he said.

ROBERT S. WICKS, DIRECTOR

In May of this year I was invited to a luncheon meeting with the Oxford Current Events Club. Usually limited to two dozen members, on this occasion the CECers invited guests to attend their luncheon presentation.

The topic was Ohio waterways and the wonderful (and unique) 1848 daguerreotype panorama of Cincinnati, the earliest “comprehensive photograph of an American city” housed at the downtown branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

As I scanned the room of forty-plus women for familiar faces, it dawned on me that nearly every person there was involved in three or four service organizations in Oxford. And those were just the ones I knew about. This prompted the question: how could you get the word out about volunteer opportunities in our community without a great deal of legwork—one-on-one phone calls or even emails? I decided to check into Facebook.

community.” In less than two weeks the page had more than 250 “likes,” a sign that it would fulfil a real need. We are now up to 370, and growing.

The first volunteer activity promoted by the Facebook page was the Backpack Program through Shared Harvest helping to unload bags of food for underprivileged youth in our community. (Photos of the event are posted.) Opportunities also have been publicized by the Oxford Cub Scout Pack 961, the Oxford Museum Association (hosting the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure and the Hueston Woods Arts & Crafts Fair) and Oxford Seniors. The future is bright!

Most recently Volunteer Oxford OH has become a partner with JustServe.org in order to better organize volunteer efforts in Oxford and surrounding communities. You can sign up from the Facebook page or go directly to the website.

A “Volunteer Oxford” search revealed two pages, one for Oxford, Mississippi and another for Oxford, England. But nothing for Oxford, Ohio.

So, two days later, on May 13, 2016, I started a new Facebook page, Volunteer Oxford OH as “a gathering place for organizations who need volunteers and for individuals who want to give back to their

What can you do? If you are already on Facebook simply “like” Volunteer Oxford OH (@VolunteerOxfordOH), share the postings and events and have your friends do the same.

Be on the look out for postings from the Miami University Art Museum, the William Holmes McGuffey Museum and the Hefner Museum of Natural History. When opportunities to serve arise, you will then be the first to know!

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MARJORIE BOWERS TEACHER ARTIST DOCENT HISTORIAN DOCENT FEATURE SHERRI KRAZL, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Retired High School Art teacher (Glenbard South High School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois) and second-generation Miami alumna (Class of ‘62), Marjorie Bowers is a woman of many talents and much enthusiasm. She can also tell a great story. Having settled in Oxford many years after her time here as a student, she was excited to be able to be close to a daughter and her parents. After raising two daughters, she and her husband Charlie now have seven grandchildren, one of whom is entering Miami this fall to become a fourth generation Miamian. In talking with Marjorie it becomes obvious just how much she loves and is proud of her family.

In addition to her passion for family, Marjorie has many interests including painting and writing. Since she retired in 1997, she has painted scores of watercolors, written three books, sung

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in the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Chorus and served as a volunteer for the McGuffey Museum and as a docent at the Art Museum.

Most recently Marjorie has been involved in projects memorializing Oxford, Ohio’s First Lady, Caroline Scott Harrison (1832-1892). It all began when she was asked to give a presentation at the Oxford Community Art Center (OCAC) and grew from there. She received a grant to publish a book on the life of the First Lady, and soon became a member of the Caroline Scott Harrison Memorial Committee, which has resulted in a Ohio Historical Marker and a state grant to produce a life size sculpture of Caroline Scott as a young woman to be installed on the grounds of the OCAC. Her favorite piece in the Art Museum’s collection has a story, too, as it was painted by her favorite Miami professor, Marston Hodgin, then chair of the Department of Art. One of their drawing classes was held outdoors in the ART MUSEUM

old apple orchard near Fisher Hall. She and her classmates drew apple blossoms.

Professor Hodgin created the landscape painting depicted above. Throughout her life Marjorie has continued to paint wonderful watercolors, making note cards of her favorite paintings.

At an Art Museum docent luncheon celebrating events of the past year and the end of Marjorie’s term as president, Curator of Education Cynthia Collins likened her to a Queen Bee. “A beehive is a metaphor for the classroom where art is taught or the museum where you learn about art,” Collins said. “Marjorie is the Queen Bee because she is a studio artist, she’s taught art to children and adults for many years and she has taught others how to appreciate and understand art in the museum collection.”

Survivor of a recent stroke, Marjorie serves as an inspiration to all of the people she knows as she remains involved in many of the activities she loves.

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SEPT 7–OCT 6 TERESA DUNN: MOTHERLOAD Teresa Dunn received her M.F.A. from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2002. She is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellowship and received the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education. [teresadunnpaintings.com] RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURS, SEPT 22 | 4–5 PM

OCT 13–NOV 31 CURRENT WORK BY GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ART Sam Dorgan, Garrett Goben, E J Brown, Olumuyiwa Oyedare, Mark Paich, Gabi Roach, Sarah Rodriguez, Billy Simms, Megan Alyce Taylor.

This biennial exhibition celebrates the visual research by second and third year M.F.A. graduate students in the Department of Art. It features artworks in painting, printmaking, new media and sculpture.

LECTURE THURS, SEPT 22 | 5:30–6:45 PM ART 100

RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS TUES, OCT 18 | 4:30–5:30 PM

GALLERY HOURS MON–FRI: 9 AM–4:30 PM Other hours available by appointment GALLERY CLOSURES 2016: SEPT 5, OCT 14, NOV 23–25, DEC 20–31 2017: JAN 2-4, JAN 16 Also closed during installation

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NOV 10–NOV 21 B.F.A. CAPSTONE EXHIBITION

DEC 15, 2016–FEB 7, 2017 2017 MIAMI UNIVERSITY YOUNG PAINTERS COMPETITION FOR THE $10,000 WILLIAM AND DOROTHY YECK AWARD Juror: Jed Perl, artist, writer and critic, New York, NY Through the generous gift from William (MU ‘36) and Dorothy Yeck of Dayton, Ohio, Miami University has a unique opportunity to assist students and the community at large to develop a critical understanding of painting in the 21st century.

The competition winner will be awarded the $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award and the painting will become part of Miami University’s permanent collection. This year’s competition focuses on representational/realist painting.

JUROR LECTURE

An exhibition by Department of Art senior B.F.A. studio majors featuring their recent artworks.

THURS, JAN 26 | 5:30–6:45 PM ART 100 RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS FRI, JAN 27 | 4:30–6:00 PM

RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS

AWARD CEREMONY

TUES, NOV 15 | 4:30–5:30 PM

FRI, JAN 27 | 5:15 P.M.

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401 MAPLE ST, OXFORD, OH 45056 | GALLERIES LOCATED ON 1ST LEVEL MIAMIOH.EDU/HIESTAND-GALLERIES | (513) 529-1883 ANN TAULBEE, DIRECTOR | TAULBEAE@MIAMIOH.EDU ROBERT E. AND MARTHA HULL LEE GALLERY | FALL 2016

SEPT 8–OCT 6 CHARITY WHITE

OCT 17–NOV 16 TIM MAXWELL

DEC 15, 2016–FEB 7, 2017 ANNIE EWASKIO

Charity White is a figurative ceramicist, artist educator and community activist. She was raised in Oak Park, Illinois and received an Ed.M. and B.F.A. from The University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. Her research is rooted in an interdisciplinary and social practice approach to art and art education. This has propelled her into a variety of academic realms, including race relations, gender studies, religious studies and socio-economics. Following the completion of her first Masters, she taught high school art in the South Side of Chicago and West suburbs. White received her M.F.A. in Ceramics from the University of Florida in 2016. She is currently exhibiting nationally and living in Chicago where she is the recipient of the Newberry Library’s Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Researchers. [charitysharonwhite.com]

Tim Maxwell received his B.F.A. from Penn State University and an M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York. His drawings are influenced by Celtic illuminated manuscripts, medieval depictions of the Last Judgment, human ornamentation, and the selfhelp quality of punk and hardcore music. Recent solo shows include, Weltschmerz at RARE Gallery, New York, New York and TABULA RASA, Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Miami, Florida.

Maxwell has been included in many group exhibitions including, 100% Acid Free, White Columns, New York; Kenosis in the Supervoid, Station Independent Projects, New York; and Recent Acquisitions, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker and Art on Paper magazine.

Annie Ewaskio, the 2016 winner of the William and Dorothy Yeck Young Painters Competition shares her latest studio works in the exhibition. Annie Ewaskio received her B.A. from Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa and her M.F.A. from Hunter College – CUNY, New York, New York. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Ewaskio has exhibited largely in the United States, including New York, Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Style Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, New American Paintings, and on the cover of West Branch. Recently, she was awarded a Jerome Foundation grant to sail with The Arctic Circle Residency in Svalbard (June 2016) and will be an artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska (September–November 2016.) [annieewaskio.com]

RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST THURS, SEPT 29 | 4–5 PM LECTURE

RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST FRI, JAN 27 | 4:30–6 PM

THURS, SEPT 29 | 5:30–6:45 PM | ART 100

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IN THE CAGE

AUG 22–31 VULCANISM, GLACIERS, STEAM, LIGHT A series of imaginings from Scandinavia developed over a three week period of work contemplating the landscape within the arctic circle. John Humphries will exhibit constellations of watercolour drawings attempting to capture a landscape of northern lights and geological time, and certainly wool and definitely fish.

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SEPT 5–16 LUXEMBOURG: MIAMI UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO Students worked with alum Jim Clemes' firm designing and urban project located in an abandoned place between two Luxembourg cities. The project started with analysis and site visits. During the urban design phase, the students worked directly with design professionals.

Finally they focused on designing a building within the master plan. The studio was directed by Gerardo BrownManrique, who found ways to incorporate the ideas and experiences of side travel to other European cities into the student designs. They traveled.

They traveled. They traveled.

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CAGE GALLERY Alumni Hall, Lower Level 350 E. Spring St. Oxford, OH 45056 MiamiOH.edu/cca/academics/arch-id

SEPT 26–OCT 7 IDENTITY?: GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM IN ARCHITECTURAL APPROACHES FOR THE DESIGNER OF THE 21ST CENTURY This graduate symposium will explore Identity which can be described as: the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another. Identity can be experienced culturally, through a nationality, a place, or as an individual. As architects, planners, designers, architectural historians, and those in the business design and branding fields, how do we consider the challenges of 21st century Identity and contemporary design of space and place? How can architectural processes, research and projects question our understanding of what it means to have an Identity?

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MARY ROGERO, INTERIM CHAIR Department of Architecture + Interior Design 101 Alumni Hall | (513) 529-7210 ArchID@MiamiOH.edu

OCT 17–28 THE GHANA DESIGN/ BUILD STUDIO

NOV 7–18 FOR THE ARTISTS & COMMUNITY OF ZA’ATARI: DESIGNS BY MU HABITAT STUDIO AND STUDENTS

The Ghana Design/ Build Studio (16 ARC+ID majors) has completed their largest project to date. Working with local craftsmen and friends the students gave the village of Essiam a 3500 square foot community center that they had designed in response to the needs of the village as communicated by a diverse committee of community members.

The studio ran for six weeks, the first two-anda-half spent traveling and designing, and the final three and a half spent building the project.

The presentation is a collaboration conducted through social media and Skype between architecture Studio MUHabitat, spring 2016, and resident artists of the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, where 80,000 Syrian refugees live in temporary tents and caravans. The collaboration is supported by the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) and a non-governmental organization IRD (International Relief and Development).

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Addressing the needs of the Za'atari refugees for shade, transportation, green spaces and playgrounds, the collaboration produced designs out of which 20 shelters, 3 prototype accessible beds, 2 tricycle transports were approved by the UNHCR and are currently under construction. The project also has enabled 80 Za'atari men to be trained to construct the shelters. The studio project assesses solutions based on Za’atari’s available resources and establishes relationships with people thousands of miles away wanting to remain connected with the world.

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CONTEMPORARY ART

T H U R S D AY S 5 : 3 0 – 6 : 4 5 P M | A R T B U I L D I N G , R O O M 1 0 0 (unless otherwise noted)

SEPTEMBER 8: OPEN HOUSE EVENT | 5:30–8 pm, Art Building, Room 100

SEPTEMBER 15 KATE BONANSINGA: CURATING CONTEMPORARY ART

SEPTEMBER 22 TERESA DUNN: MOTHERLOAD

Kate Bonansinga is Director, School of Art, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at University of Cincinnati. She is interested in museums as dynamic sites for learning, the impact of art in gallery and nongallery settings, and in the current methods that artists employ to make a difference in society and culture.

Theresa Dunn is a three time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellowship and received the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship from the US Department of Education. Recent solo exhibitions include Motherload at First Street Gallery in 2016 and Ebb and Ember at Hooks-Epstein Galleries in 2015.

[daap.uc.edu/ academics/art]

[teresadunnpaintings. com]

SEPTEMBER 29 CHARITY WHITE: PRESCRIPTIVE SPACE: QUESTIONING URBAN DESIGN & SOCIAL SPACE THROUGH PUBLIC INTERVENTION Charity White is a figurative ceramist, artist educator, and community activist.

Her research is rooted in an interdisciplinary and social practice approach to art and art education.

This has propelled her into a variety of academic realms including race relations, gender studies, religious studies, and socio-economics.

OCTOBER 6 CAROL HAMOY: WELCOME TO AMERICA (LECTURE AT MIAMI ART MUSEUM) Welcome to America documents the long arduous journey made by many courageous women.

Each garment carries the name, date of arrival, place of origin and a sentance or two capturing an essence or moment in the life acknowledged; much like a photograph.

The 150 garments, roughly 70 of which are on display tell two hundred “stories.” [carolhamoy.com]

[charitysharonwhite.com]

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COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS

Visual Arts at Miami

LECTURE SERIES ART 281: CONTEMPORARY ART FORUM

OCTOBER 20 TRACY FEATHERSTONE: DIRT Tracy Featherstone earned a BFA from the University of Cincinnati and amn MFA from the University of Arizona.

Her current work explores the notion of landscape and interactive sculpture inspired by an Asian perspective. [tracyfeatherstone. com]

OCTOBER 27 CAROLINE PHILIPPONE: WINTER IN JEJU-DO (LECTURE AT MIAMI ART MUSEUM) In the winter of 2012, photographer Caroline Philippone traveled to the southernmost point of South Korea, to an island called Jeju.

Intrigued by the culture and the landscape she had heard about, Philippone set out to document the island’s mountainous region, coastal towns and temples in winter over a two-week period.

NOVEMBER 3 LINDSEY WHITTLE: JUST KEEP CARING Lindsey M. Whittle taught English as a second language for 1 year in 2009, in a fashion high school in Gifu, Japan. She pursued a Masters in fashion at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2012–2014 studying under “Soundsuit” artist, Nick Cave, all while maintaining her position as the “Master Crafter” at Kiki Magazine from 2012–2015. [sparklezilla.com]

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NOVEMBER 17 JULIA CUMES: FROM CAPE COD TO KIGALI— ONE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PURSUIT OF MEANINGFUL PROJECTS Julia Cumes was born in South Africa and moved to the United States as a 15-year-old. She first fell in love with photography as a teenager in South Africa when she began shooting black and white film and printing her own work, which has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, National Geographic, the London Times and Washington Post. [juliacumes.com]

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TichenorStowe Desk Comes to McGuffey

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MCGUFFEY MOMENTS STEVE GORDON, ADMINISTRATOR

Early this summer, the TichenorStowe desk, a treasured artifact housed on the Western College campus since 1860, was donated to McGuffey Museum. The desk is now located in the McGuffey library room, where it can be seen along with the famous McGuffey table.

The story of the Tichenor desk traces its origins to Western’s early years.

In 1860, Elizabeth Tichenor, the recently-widowed wife of Gabriel Tichenor, donated funds and a set of furniture to Miss Peabody and the Western Female Seminary. Gabriel Tichenor had been a founding Western trustee and generous Western benefactor. Born in Essex, New Jersey in 1781, Tichenor was appointed an attorney of the Mississippi Territory in March 1809.

Following marriage to Elizabeth Wallace in 1810, Tichenor became a successful businessman and planter in Natchez, and in 1826 he sent his slave and daughter to Cincinnati where they were emancipated (MS Census Index; Broussard, p. 28).

Sometime between 1830 and 1834 the Tichenor family moved to Cincinnati. The Beecher family came to Cincinnati in 1832 where Lyman Beecher served as President of Lane Seminary (Western Star, 6 July 1832).

Primary research conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, a McGuffey Museum volunteer, confirms that as early as 1834 members of the Tichenor and Beecher families were congregants of Lane Seminary Presbyterian Church in Walnut Hills. In 1836, Gabriel Tichenor

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was ordained as a ruling elder in the church and was in attendance when the new chapel was dedicated by Lyman Beecher. In November 1837, newborn daughters of both families were baptized in Lane Church (Session Minutes). By 1840, the federal population census indicates Tichenor’s Cincinnati residence housed nine free white residents and four free “colored” persons. These

...now located in the McGuffey library room, where it can be seen along with the McGuffey table. latter residents may have been the slaves enumerated within Tichenor’s Natchez household in 1830 (US Population Census, 1830, 1840).

Harriet Beecher Stowe, also a member of Lane Church and a nearby neighbor of Tichenor’s Walnut Hills home, must have been fascinated by Tichenor’s reminiscences of life in the Deep South (Cincinnati Directory, 1844). Born in Connecticut to a New England family, it seems entirely plausible Stowe would have welcomed conversations with Tichenor, who, as a slave-owner in Mississippi would have willingly MCGUFFEY MUSEUM

shared his first-hand experiences of plantation life. During her visits with Tichenor, Stowe reputedly sat at his desk taking notes for what ultimately would in 1851 be serialized into “Life Among the Lowly,” later published in two volumes as Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Nelson, p. 64; Pike Dictation, n.d; “Historic Desk at Western,” 1940).

The origins of the Tichenor desk before coming to Western are unknown. Its form and style are typical of a pre-1850 desk on frame, sometimes referred to as a plantation desk. The Empire style turned legs, mahogany veneer on the front face, cherry wood, original hardware and simple cornice all suggest the decade of the 1840s as a construction time frame. The Tichenor desk serves as a tangible reminder of Western College’s long history and its early association with an important transplanted southerner. The desk also embodies the story of Tichenor’s influence on one of the 19th century’s most famous authors, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Its new home, McGuffey Museum, welcomes the opportunity to interpret the desk while carefully conserving it, along with the famous McGuffey table, for future generations.

McGuffey Museum hours: Thur–Sat: 1–5 PM 401 E. Spring St. Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 529-8380 McGuffeyMuseum@MiamiOH.edu MiamiOH.edu/McGuffey-Museum

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VISUAL ARTS AT COLOR KEY: EXHIBITION | RECEPTION | LECTURE | SPECIAL EVENT

AUG Glaciers, 22 Vulcanism, Steam, Light

Cage Gallery, through Aug 31

Party!

26 Lawn Art Museum, 1–3:30 PM to America 30 Welcome Art Museum, through Dec 17 in Jeju-do 30 Winter Art Museum, through Dec 17 Highlights: 30 Collections Recent Acquisitions

Art Museum, through Dec 17

Exhibitions: Art 30 Ongoing History at a Glance, Global

Perspectives and the Charles M. Messer Leica Camera Collection Art Museum, through Dec 17

SEPT Miami 5 Luxembourg: University Architecture

Design Studio Cage Gallery, through Sept 16

President: A History 6 Madame of the Women Who Ran Before Hillary, by Professor Kimberly Hamlin Art Museum, 3 PM

Museum Open House 7 Art Art Museum, 5:30–7:30 PM Dunn: 7 Teresa Motherload

Hiestand Galleries, through Oct 6

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Charity White Hiestand Galleries, through Oct 6 Contemporary Artist Lecture Series Open House Art Building, 5:30–8 PM Cincinnati Regionals and the American Art Scene Brown Bag Talk: Jason E. Shaiman Art Museum, 12:15–12:45 PM

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Kate Bonansinga: Curating Contemporary Art Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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Documentary Film: Vanishing Borders (2014) Filmmaker, Alexandra Hidalgo Armstrong Center, Harry Wilks Theatre, 7 PM

SEPT CONTINUED A Graduate 26 Identity?: Symposium in Architectural

approaches for the Designer of the 21st century Cage Gallery, through Oct 7

Forum on Korea 28 AArtFaculty Museum, 7 PM White: Prescriptive 29 Charity Space: Questioning urban

design and social space through public Intervention Hiestand Galleries, 4–5 PM

White: Prescriptive 29 Charity Space: Questioning urban

design and social space through public Intervention Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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Teresa Dunn: Motherload Hiestand Galleries, 4–5 PM

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Teresa Dunn: Motherload Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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Annual William Holmes McGuffey Birthday Celebration Art Museum, 3 PM

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Art Explorers (ages 3-5) Art Museum, 10 AM–12 PM

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John Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education featuring Paul Duncum Art Museum, 6:30 PM

Carol Hamoy: The Complications of Making Art from a Feminist Perspective Art Museum, 5:30–6:45 PM

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John Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education featuring Paul Duncum Art Museum, 7:30 PM

Balcomb Greene: MidCentury Rebel Brown Bag Talk: Laura Stewart Art Museum, 12:15–12:45 PM

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Family Weekend Walk-in Tour Art Museum, 1 PM

Current work by Graduate Students in the Department of Art Hiestand Galleries, through Nov 31

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McGuffey High School 60th Reunion Tour McGuffey Museum, 9 AM

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History with Things: Helen Sheumaker, PhD Art Museum, 5 PM

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The Ghana Design/ Build Studio Cage Gallery, through Oct 28

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History with Things: Helen Sheumaker, PhD Art Museum, 6–7 PM

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Tim Maxwell Hiestand Galleries, open through Nov 16 Current work by Graduate Students in the Department of Art Hiestand Galleries, 4:30–5:30 PM Tracy Featherstone: Dirt Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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Caroline Philippone: A Winter and Summer in Jeju Art Museum, 5:30–6:45 PM

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Art Explorers (ages 3-5) Art Museum, 10 AM–12 PM

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James McBride: Pioneer and Visionary, by Jim Blount, Butler County Historian Art Museum, 3 PM

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Lindsey Whittle: Just Keep Caring Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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For the Artists & Community of Za’atari: Designs by Miami University Habitat Studio and Students Cage Gallery, through Nov 18

Girl Scouts Juniors: Art in 3D Art Museum, 10 AM–12 PM, **Pre-registration required

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B.F.A. Capstone Exhibition Hiestand Galleries, 4:30–5:30 PM

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Grass Routes and a Bronze Buckle Brown Bag Talk: Daniel Prior, PhD Art Museum, 12:15–12:45 PM

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A Conversation: Welcome to America—Esther Berlioz Claros (Honduras); Regina Garcia (Brazil); Silvia Rothschild (Argentina) and Lalita Satyal (India) Art Museum, 6 PM

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B.F.A. Capstone Exhibition Hiestand Galleries, open through Nov 21

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A Conversation: Welcome to America—Esther Berlioz Claros (Honduras); Regina Garcia (Brazil); Silvia Rothschild (Argentina) and Lalita Satyal (India) Art Museum, 7–8 PM

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Art Explorers (ages 3-5) Art Museum, 10 AM–12 PM

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Julia Cumes: From Cape Cod to Kigali—One Photographer’s Pursuit of Meaningful Projects Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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Brownies: Colors & Shapes Art Museum, 10 AM–12 PM, Pre-registration required

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Annual McGuffey Museum Christmas and Holiday Program Time/Location TBA

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Annie Ewaskio Hiestand Galleries, open through Feb 7, 2017

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2017 Miami University Young Painters Competition Exhibition Hiestand Galleries, open through Feb 7, 2017

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Chocolate Meltdown Oxford Community Arts Center, 1–5 PM

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Annie Ewaskio: 2017 Miami University Young Painters Competition (Juror Lecture) Art 100, 5:30–6:45 PM

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2017 Miami University Young Painters Competition Hiestand Galleries, 4:30–6 PM, Awards: 5:15 PM

MUSEUM & GALLERY INFO Miami University Art Museum

McGuffey Museum

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