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Director’s letter Dear Members and Friends, It has been said that “it’s not joy that makes us grateful, it’s gratitude that makes us joyful.” As we reflect on the challenges and discoveries of the past year, I want to acknowledge that not only can gratitude spark joy, it can also bring together communities, build relationships, and help us adapt to unexpected circumstances. At Reynolda, from Weekend of Gratitude and free summer admission for teachers to continued vegetable donations to H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem, we’ve been striving to incorporate gratitude for our community into our way of being. On view this fall, The Voyage of Life: Art, Allegory, and Community Response features three centuries of American art alongside community-contributed stories that illuminate life’s most defining moments. Much like the ebbs and flows of rivers or the dramatic turbulence of waterfalls, the chapters of life are ever-changing and beautiful. As you explore the compelling intersection of art and personal narrative in the Babcock Gallery, I invite you to take note of the feelings and memories that arise and share them with us on our gallery lobby walls or on social media. It’s through the sharing of personal experiences that we foster empathy, connections, and growth. And, with the start of the new season comes the opportunity for inspired beginnings. At the Museum, we’re edging closer to the most profound rehabilitation in more than a generation with the replacement of the bungalow’s 104-year-old roof. In the Gardens and on our grounds, the fall foliage is set to bring renewed peace and wellbeing. Just next door, we’re delighted to welcome Dr. Susan Wente as Wake Forest University’s new president and look forward to her efforts to lead the university into its next chapter. I remain humbled and appreciative for your everlasting support through these unpredictable currents.

Allison Perkins Executive Director, Reynolda House Associate Provost for Reynolda House & Reynolda Gardens Wake Forest University

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September From chrysanthemums and aster to roses and ironweed, the captivating autumn blooms at Reynolda are picture perfect.

October As the weather gets a little crisper, encounters with Osmanthus (Tea Olive), ornamental grasses, and Brugmansia (Angel’s trumpets) along a walk through the grounds will revive the senses.

SEASON?

Table of contents 6

Exhibitions

Promised gifts

A collaboration to create The Voyage of Life

by Allison Slaby

by Genie Carr J U ST F OR KI DS

Early childhood

Youth & family FA L L P R OG R A M S

September

October

November

December M EM BER SHI P

Spotlight on Benefits

Stewards of Reynolda

Thank you FY21 Sponsors

Reynolda Society

For the curious: the new reynolda.org by Kaci Baez

Shopping & Dining directory

Exhibitions

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The Voyage of Life: Art, Allegory, and Community Response BABCOC K W I N G G A L L ERY

In this exhibition, three centuries of American art illuminate the chapters of every individual life. Each of us “plays in his or her time many parts,” attaining awareness as children, striking out as individuals, embracing or avoiding change during adulthood, and learning new ways of being in old age. Works by artists including Lee Krasner, Alice Neel, Robert Colescott, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Romare Bearden, and Grant Wood reveal critical moments in the voyage of life, with its heydays, rough patches, and new starts. Community members of all ages make correlations between the art and their own experience, and their stories accompany curatorial descriptions throughout the exhibition. Promised gifts are featured, demonstrating the Museum’s goal of increasing representation by artists of color, and select loans from Wake Forest University complement Reynolda’s holdings, mirroring the city’s remarkable collecting legacy. E XH IBITION SP ON SOR S

Major Sponsors

Contributing Sponsor Pam and Fred Kahl Exhibition Partners Kaplan Early Learning Company Salem Funerals and Cremations

The Charles H. Babcock, Jr. Arts and Community Initiative Endowment 6

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The O’Keeffe Circle: Artist as Gallerist and Collector N ORT HEAST A N D N OR T HW EST B E DR O O M G A L L E R I E S

2021

The experimental paintings and drawings of Georgia O’Keeffe found their greatest early advocate in Alfred Stieglitz, the gallerist MAR and photographer whom she married in 1924. Through Stieglitz, O’Keeffe was introduced to critics, collectors, and a collegial community of avant-garde painters with whom she showed her 2022 newest works. In time, several artists came to trust her to hang their shows at the galleries with the same careful, unerring eye that she brought to her own annual installation. In effect, O’Keeffe functioned as co-curator with the oracular Stieglitz, often moderating his enthusiasms with a dispassionate exactness. Quoting extensively from her letters, this small, two-room exhibition will explore O’Keeffe as a gallerist in New York and as a collector in her New York apartments and residences in New Mexico. She was highly judicious in selecting the art that shared her home, claiming that “My home is simple, but I aim to make it simpler!” The recent promised gift, O’Keeffe’s Cedar Tree with Lavender Hills, 1937, will be joined by works by Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Calder, John Marin, Marsden Hartley, Charles Demuth, Arthur Dove, and others. through

Reynolda House is grateful for the support of The Robert and Constance Emken Fund of the Winston-Salem Foundation 7

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Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite BA BCOC K W I N G G A L L ERY

2022

Throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the MAY transformative idea that “Black is Beautiful.” This exhibition—the first dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career—tells the 2022 story of a central figure of the second-wave Harlem Renaissance. In addition to his work in photography, Brathwaite founded two key organizations: the African Jazz-Art Society and Studios (AJASS), a collective of artists, playwrights, designers, and dancers, and the Grandassa Models—the subject of much of this exhibition’s contents—a modeling agency for Black women, founded to challenge white beauty standards. Exhibition organized by Aperture Foundation, New York and Kwame S. Brathwaite. The exhibition Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite and the accompanying Aperture publication are made possible, in part, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles. through

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Chrome Dreams and Infinite Reflections: Forty Years of Photorealism BABCOC K W I N G G A L L ERY

2022

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Photorealist paintings and prints are based on photographs, but they are not simple demonstrations of virtuosic painting skill. Instead, they are evocative of the times in which they were created. Featuring works by Richard Estes, Robert Cottingham, Audrey Flack, Chuck Close, and Janet Fish, Chrome Dreams will highlight the glittering cityscapes, shiny storefront windows, and sleek automobiles of the 1960s and 70s.

Opposite: Kwame Brathwaite, Grandassa Models at the Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, ca. 1967; from Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful (Aperture, 2019). Courtesy the artist and Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles. This page: Audrey Flack, Bounty, 1978, oil and acrylic paint on canvas, Gift of Betsy Main Babcock. © Audrey Flack.

Grant Wood, Sultry Night, 1939, lithograph on paper. Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Park and Phyllis Rinard in honor of Nan Wood Graham, 1994.115.4 © 2021 Figge Art Museum, successors to the Estate of Nan Wood Graham/ Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Promised gifts — Allison Slaby, curator

“... the Postal Service declared the print obscene and refused to send it through the mail. The AAA thus could not distribute this print... and made the decision to limit the print-run to 100...making it both rare and valuable.”

Reynolda has been offered a promised gift of a complete set of Grant Wood’s lithographs. Wood, the creator of Reynolda’s iconic 1936 painting Spring Turning, made the lithographs for the Associated American Artists in New York. Wood’s consummate drafting skills made him a natural for the medium and ultimately he produced nineteen lithographs, about a quarter of his mature work. The AAA produced the lithographs in editions of 250 and sold them for $5 each. The opportunity to create affordable art during the Great Depression appealed to Wood. Many of the lithographs depict the familiar agrarian subjects common in Wood’s paintings. In Seed Time and Harvest, a man strides across a farmyard carrying a bushel of corn, while rows of corn hang under the eaves of the corn crib behind him. January captures deep drifts of snow blanketing the ground and covering the corn shocks on a frozen winter day. In July Fifteenth, rolling hills are divided into rectangular plowed fields. Farm buildings and stylized trees are viewed from a bird’s-eye perspective. In In the Spring, Farmer Planting Fence Posts, a farmer stands on a rise at the edge of a field. His figure dominates the landscape; he towers over the horizon line that cuts across the middle of the image. But Wood also experimented with the subjects of his lithographs. His work in the prints extended to narrative subjects (Sultry Night, Honorary Degree, Shrine Quartet, The Midnight Alarm) and still lifes. The colored still life lithographs of fruits, vegetables, and flowers were unusual in Wood’s oeuvre. They represent the fecundity of Iowa’s farmland. Wood sent the prints to his sister, Nan, and her husband for them to add watercolor by hand as a way of supplementing their income during the Depression. These prints sold for $10 each rather than $5. Sultry Night was controversial in Wood’s series of lithographs. Because it depicts a nude male figure, the Postal Service declared the print obscene and refused to send it through the mail. The AAA thus could not distribute this print as it did copies of Wood’s other lithographs and made the decision to limit the print-run to 100 instead of the customary 250, making it both rare and valuable. A private collector in Winston-Salem has, over time, made a concerted effort to collect the best impressions she could obtain. As a result, this is a remarkably fine set of Wood’s lithographs. This promised gift to Reynolda is especially fitting given the importance of Spring Turning to the collection. 11

A Collaboration to Create The Voyage of Life — Genie Carr, docent-volunteer Each of us travels a lifelong journey of ages and stages, gathering joys, pains, people, and places to remember. In 2020, the pandemic tossed many travelers onto new paths and generated rearranged thinking and unaccustomed ways of working. This was true of Reynolda House, too. This summer and fall, works from the Wake Forest University art collections and Wake’s Lam Museum of Anthropology have joined Reynolda’s works in the Babcock Wing gallery. That means that four curators worked on the exhibition: Phil Archer, deputy director, Reynolda House; Allison Slaby, curator, Reynolda House; Jennifer Finkel, Ph.D., Acquavella Curator of Collections, Wake Forest University; and Andrew Gurstelle, Ph.D., Academic Director, Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University. Phil came up with the exhibition idea last year when the Museum needed to find something to replace a traveling exhibition that had been slated for summer and fall of 2021. Phil said that several thoughts surfaced when considering a new exhibition: a survey of Reynolda’s collection had not been done recently; the pandemic “offered an opportunity for empathy through art, a look at our parallel journeys”; each of us is on a “voyage of life”; and, not least, that Wake Forest University had some excellent collections whose works had rarely been shown in Reynolda’s galleries. Phil and Allison talked about using Thomas Cole’s The Voyage of Life series as a base for the exhibition, with the river as a metaphor for the stages of life.

“... the pandemic ‘offered an opportunity for empathy through art, a look at our parallel journeys.’” Opposite and this page: Detail. Thomas Cole, engraved by James Smillie, TheVoyage of Life: Youth (1854–55), engraving, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Gift of Barbara B. Millhouse

Allison said, “We knew we wanted to work with the collections at Wake,” so Phil called colleagues Jennifer Finkel and Andrew Gustelle. Both of them were delighted to join in the effort. Although works in their collections had been shown in collaboration with some Reynolda exhibitions, they had rarely hung in gallery spaces at Reynolda; there were some wonderful things to show. Given the nature of anthropology, Andrew had fewer items to offer, but contributed a colorful indigenous Diné (Navajo) cradleboard, an Inuit spirit mask, and dance fans used by Yup’ik people of Alaska during a winter ceremony that calls the spirits of game animals to return for the community’s nourishment. Jennifer had many choices, including an important painting that has been seen by few people: Albert Bierstadt’s Niagara, which has hung in the university president’s house for sixteen years. Twelve works of American art from Wake’s art collections (which have 2,000 items among them) are borrowed for the exhibition. Jennifer appreciates how the pieces from the three institutions “are in dialogue with each other. We want to keep this collaboration going.” The collaboration doesn’t end with art collections. Reynolda team members Amber Albert, Julia Hood, and Beth Hoover-DeBerry collected a sampling of important life moments from the community, and some of those memories are shown on the walls in the gallery. The pandemic may have disrupted lives, but, at Reynolda, curators and others worked together to show life in different regions, years, races, and seasons for the learning and enjoyment of others. 13

Early childhood

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10–10:30 a.m. Ages 2–5, accompanied by an adult; younger siblings are welcome Free; weather permitting This in-person storytime series for pre-readers includes stories, songs or fingerplay, and suggested activities to do at home. Each month will focus on a different theme. Storytimes will be offered as socially distanced outdoor activities on the Reynolda lawn unless noted otherwise. Visit reynolda.org. to register and find previous Read-Aloud videos.

Reynolda Roundabout Stroller Tours SEPT

OCT

10 a.m. Free for members, $10 general admission (price includes N.C. sales tax) Advance registration encouraged Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their very young learners (infants to three years old) in a stroller, front carrier, or backpack for a relaxed, socially distanced, and fun 60-minute walking tour of the Reynolda grounds. While walking, you will practice some skills for careful looking and thinking about visual information. Meet at the circle in front of the Museum’s front entrance.

Growga SEPT

OCT

10:30 a.m. Intergenerational class for ages 3+ and their families Free; donations encouraged Join us for a time to move, breathe, and connect with yoga and mindfulness. Growga’s evidence-based curriculum is rooted in social-emotional learning competencies, taught through the lens of mindfulness in an engaging way that kids and families love. Classes will take place outdoors at Reynolda. 15

Outdoor Discovery Lessons AUG

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Select Fridays and Saturdays 10–11:30 a.m. $15 member/$20 not-yet-member, per family per session Single-session of outdoor, in-person learning for 3–5 year olds and a caregiver Registration required; available at reynolda.org To promote reading readiness and visual literacy, preschoolers and their caregivers will explore Reynolda through activities that encourage dramatic play, music, movement, and art-making, taking a work of art or item from the Museum’s collection as a starting point. The program will take place outside on the grounds; families are encouraged to bring a blanket upon which to sit and play. Sanitized materials will be provided per family group and participants may walk and collect their own natural items. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held indoors; face coverings may then be required for all participants. August sessions will explore the theme of construction, considering the building of Reynolda and the current project to re-tile the 100+ year-old roof. September sessions will explore Thomas Cole’s painting Home in the Woods. October sessions will explore Jasper Cropsey’s painting Mounts Adam and Eve.

The Artful Family: How Close Looking Sparks Creativity and Curiosity OCT

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7–8 p.m. via Zoom Webinar for parents or caregivers to young children Free; advance registration required at reynolda.org Looking at art with children builds creativity and curiosity. Join Reynolda’s early childhood specialist Janie Bass for a virtual workshop in which parents and caregivers can learn more about visual literacy and how activities and conversations can provide opportunities for children to engage in lifelong learning. Participants will become acquainted with some of Reynolda’s virtual resources for caregivers to use with children ages 2–5. 16

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Online Family Resources Families seeking to learn together with Reynolda’s history and art collection can find a collection of multimedia resources at reynolda.org/learn. The Reynolda Pop-Up Studio video series provides suggestions and directions for art activities. Explore Reynolda cards offer questions for conversation with objects and works of art with simple activities for all ages as well as guided discovery lessons for pre-K audiences.

Take Home Studios

Visit the Museum store to purchase kits for Reynolda-based art projects to complete at home. Each kit includes instructions and materials for four art projects including Watercolor “Batik” Painting, Nature Sketchbooks, Vibrant Flower Paintings, Top Hat or Nature Crowns. Member discount available.

Youth & family

Telling Your Story: Writing Workshops for Kids and Teens GRAD ES 2– 5

G RADE S 10–12

GRA D E S 6 –9

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OCT

10 a.m.–2 p.m. Limited capacity; advance registration required $5 member, $10 not-yet-member Sponsored by Forsyth Family Dental Do you love writing stories about yourself or about things you’ve imagined? Artists shown in The Voyage of Life: Art, Allegory, and Community Response tell stories about life through visual art. Explore these stories in the Gallery and then spend the day with novelist Rebecca Davis drafting and sharing your own story. Participants should bring their own lunch. Activities will take place primarily outdoors, with some time indoors. 18

Register for all family programs online at reynolda.org/learn. Contact Julia Hood, manager of school and family learning, at 336.758.5599 or hoodje@reynolda.org with questions. Programs for young children are supported in part by the PNC Foundation. Outdoor classes will be held weather permitting. Please note: some programs, especially indoor ones for children, may require face coverings for all participants. All in-person programs are subject to change.

Let’s Talk About Art! OCT

NOV

4 p.m. via Zoom Intergenerational; for ages 2–110 Free; registration required Enjoy looking at art but not sure how to talk about it? Join educator Julia Hood for a virtual, interactive, family-friendly conversation with works of art from Reynolda’s collection. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 19

SEPT

Homeschool Day Registration opens 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Activities available 10 a.m.–noon and 1–3 p.m.

$5 plus tax per student, ages 5–15; one adult per two children free $2 plus tax per additional adult. We recommend 1 adult per 2–3 kids. Members: $3 plus tax per student, 2 adults free Face coverings may be required for indoor activities Pre-registration encouraged Our home museum is your homeschool, too! Homeschool students and teachers are invited to visit Reynolda House and grounds for art and history-based learning. Self-tour the Museum while learning about the place, having conversations about the art, and engaging with art guides in front of works of art; then make your own art creation. Explore the grounds with a scavenger hunt. Download our free app, Reynolda Revealed, for more Reynolda stories before, during, and after your visit. Activities will take place indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. 20

Family First Workshops These two-hour workshops begin at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month for children in grades 1–6 and a favorite adult. $12 members/$15 non-members per person unless otherwise noted; art materials are provided. Workshops include time in the Museum to explore a work of art or decorative art and will take place outdoors or in the Reynolda studios (weather and other restrictions permitting). Advance registration required. Take-home kits may be available for some workshops; contact hoodje@reynolda.org to inquire.

SEPT

Abstract Sculpture Workshop Get ready to build abstract forms and get messy as we use plaster cloth to build an abstract sculpture inspired by the work of artist Isamu Noguchi. As the sculpture may not be completely dry by the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have the option to take home a tube of paint and a brush to complete the project, though we will aim to paint one coat before the workshop concludes.

OCT

A Menagerie of Masks Create your own disguise in this workshop; participants will build their own animal masks from prepared templates or their imagination.

NOV

Up Close with O’Keeffe Spend time with one of Reynolda’s newest promised gifts to the collection: Cedar Tree with Lavender Hills, a painting by American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Participants will use images of parts of the Reynolda landscape, or bring their own photographs of a personally significant landscape, to guide an abstracted painting inspired by the 20th-century master.

DEC

Holiday Card and Gift Tag Workshop This traditional workshop returns with evergreen printmaking in the studios and stamped and collaged cards and tags.

SEPTEMBER All programs are subject to change. Register for programs and view the latest event information at reynolda.org. JUST A HEA D’S UP:

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Village Walking Tours First Fridays, September to December, 3 p.m. First Saturdays, September to December, 10 a.m. Weather permitting $18 Museum members and Friends of Reynolda Gardens, WFU faculty, staff, and students; $25 not-yet-members Explore Reynolda Village on an outdoor walking tour and learn how Katharine Reynolds envisioned the original model farm. Today the buildings are occupied by shops, restaurants, and an event venue, but on this tour you’ll get to look back in time at the agricultural history of the built environment. Thanks to new ListenTalk mobile devices, guests will be able to use headsets to enhance their tour experience. Technology provided by Art Bridges. Price includes a “Reynolda Farm” booklet. Be sure to leave time at the end of your tour to explore all the charming shops and restaurants in Reynolda Village. The first 50 people to book a Village Walking Tour will also receive a $5 Dough-Joe’s gift card!

SEPT

Members Family Swim Repeats Saturdays, October 2 and November 6 2–4 p.m. $20 per adult/child pair + $5 per additional individual up to a total of 6 Reynolda House members (recommended children ages 6–18) Space is limited; advance registration required Still feeling the effects of being cooped up over the last year? Museum members can bring their families for a two-hour swim in the historic indoor pool. Remember to bring your towel; unvaccinated guests will need to wear a face covering in the Museum, including in the changing rooms.

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Gallery Talks: An Artist’s View Repeats each Tuesday through October 26 2:30 p.m. Free with general admission Join local artists for weekly Gallery Talks this fall. These guided conversations through The Voyage of Life will focus on the artists’ respective media. The experience lasts between 30 and 45 minutes; guests are encouraged to visit the exhibition beforehand. September’s talk features Photography with Owens Daniels (pictured top), and in October, Dance with Janice Lancaster (pictured right) .

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Looking Up! Tour of Reynolda’s Roofing Project Repeats Thursdays, October 7 and November 4 3 p.m. Free for Museum members with advance registration Outdoors at Reynolda Are you curious about the progress of Reynolda’s historic roof rehabilitation? Do you want to learn more about what gets accomplished from one month to the next? Deputy Director Phil Archer and Facilities Director Karl Erik will point out key milestones and explain the capital project’s next steps during these casual outdoor walks around the Museum for members. Thanks to new ListenTalk mobile devices, guests will be able to use headsets to enhance their tour experience. Technology provided by Art Bridges.

TUESDAY G A R D EN I N G SER I ES

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Preview of the Fall Plant Sale 12:30 p. m. Free Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Join us for highlights of the fall plant sale. Get the inside track on what not to miss out on and what you absolutely need to have for your garden.

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Reynolda Book Club: The Voyage of Life 7 p.m. Free with advance registration, virtual What if you awoke fifteen years older than yesterday? And then three years younger the next day? Author of Oona Out of Order, Margarita Montimore, explores this impossibility through a surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching work of fiction. It is an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family. Together, the group will explore these themes as they relate to Reynolda’s fall exhibition and our own personal journeys. Paperback copies will be available for purchase at Bookmarks with a special discount.

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Dahlias for the Garden

12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Jimmy Speas, who has been instrumental in the recent formation of the Central Carolina Dahlia Society, will share best practices for growing dahlias. Bed preparation, planting, and care will be discussed, as well as cutting tips for displaying blooms in your home. The types and classes of dahlias will be reviewed, and blooms of different varieties will be shared to inspire next year’s garden selections.

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Cross Pollinations: Reynolda, Olana, and the Thomas Cole Site: A Virtual Field Trip for Reynolda Members 5:30 p.m. Free for Museum members and Friends of the Gardens Are you curious about Cross Pollination’s next temporary home? We were too! Join us on a virtual exploration of the Olana State Historic Site and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, two venues that together will host the exhibition this fall following its time at Reynolda.

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Fall Plant Sale 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Front Lawn of Reynolda House Autumn is the time for planting and Reynolda’s annual fall plant sale is a popular opportunity to purchase a great selection of native plants as well as a smattering of staff favorites. Friends of Reynolda Gardens will get early access to the sale. Not yet a Friend of the Gardens? Call 336.758.5889 or email sarah@reynolda.org to join today!

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Cement Leaf Castings Workshop 12:30 p.m. $60 general admission; $45 for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students. Reynolda Gardens Education Wing Workshop attendees will create representations of leaves using cement and imagination. Materials and leaves will be provided. A limited number of slots are available; advance registration is required.

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TUESDAY G A R D EN I N G SER I ES

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The Ornamental Grass Toolbox 12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Grasses and sedges add a layer of function and beauty to every garden. Prepare to be inspired as Shannon Currey from Hoffman Nursery introduces you to plants that are striking as well as being terrific problem-solvers. They’re the new workhorses of the garden—helping control erosion, managing water runoff, and providing wildlife with shelter and food. Grasses and grasslike plants are enjoying renewed interest from the New Perennial Movement and in progressive planting design for their versatility and resilience. Join us to discover which ones will work for you and where they do their best work.

OCT

Reynolda On the House 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Free admission; donations welcome Sponsored by American National Bank and Trust Company All are invited to visit the Museum “on the house” (free of charge)! In conjunction with The Voyage of Life, explore the historic house and participate in a collaborative art project, reflecting on the past year through words and images. Friendly for all ages. Plus, experience a special pop-up edition of Poetry in Plain Sight and Growga on the front lawn. After self-touring the exhibition, guests are encouraged to stroll the Gardens and the Village.

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Sustainable Home Gardening Practices

12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Small habits can make a big difference when it comes to reducing the footprint of home gardens. Tool repair, rain barrels, plastic recycling, saving seeds, composting, responsible tree planting, reducing lawns and planting pollinator plants are just a few actions that can make an impact in the garden. Assistant Horticulturist Amy Dixon will illustrate how reducing our footprint at home is simple and very achievable. 27

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Reynolda Book Club Repeats each Thursday through November 4 4 p.m. Outdoors, weather permitting Free with advance registration Over the course of four weeks, book club members will discuss (and likely debate) Mary Gabriel’s Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler (Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art). Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, and always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting — not as muses, but as artists. Paperback copies will be available for purchase in the Museum store.

OCT

Plein Air Art Workshops Rain date: October 23 10 a.m.–noon $25 per person, advance registration required (price includes Museum admission) The sights and sounds of autumn are inspiring, especially at Reynolda. To celebrate the season, join one of five plein-air art workshops led by local artists. Small groups will divide by medium and use Reynolda’s historic landscape as “studio.” Presented in partnership with Gateway Nature Preserve.

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Docents Unscripted Repeats Sundays, October 24, November 14, and November 21; Repeats Wednesdays, October 20, October 27, November 10, and November 17 2–3:30 p.m. $15 per person; advance registration required In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the docent-volunteer program at Reynolda House, Museum docents will lead a 90-minute tour for visitors and their friends or family. Going off script, each docent will design his or her own tour route of the Museum andalong the way, invite visitors to see the Museum through their personal lens of favorite stories, spaces, and objects in the Historic House. Every tour will offer a different experience; come for one or more! Ideal for pairs or groups of 6–8.

OCT

Reimagining the Queer Experience through Reynolda’s Collection With Maggie Trumpower and Curator Allison Slaby 3 p.m. Free with general admission LGBTQ+ American artists have created lasting impacts within art circles and the wider queer communities. In dialogue with Curator Allison Slaby, artist and aspiring museum professional Maggie Trumpower will examine works by queer artists in Reynolda’s permanent collection. Together they will examine subjects, symbolism, and connections between artists like Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.

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The Magic of Mushrooms 12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Wellness advocate Dennis Wiggins will discuss a wide variety of fungi, including tasty culinary mushrooms, some that are deadly, and some that can be used for medicine.

OCT

Fall Container Workshop 12:30 p.m. Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom In-person workshop: $50 for general public, $40 for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, students Zoom-only workshop: $5; Free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, students Bring a container from home (20” max.) and join horticulturist Michelle Hawks in this interactive workshop. Space is limited so be sure to grab one of the in-person spots. Soil and a selection of Michelle’s favorites will be available to choose from to make your own container for the fall. Can’t make it for the workshop? We’ll also stream it live so you won’t miss out on Michelle’s secrets to great containers.

NOVEMBER

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Climate Kale Cancer Ketchup: Sustainability in the WFU Campus Garden

12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom The Wake Forest University Campus Garden demonstrates a variety of agricultural practices that help combat climate change, make garden soils more resilient, and grow nutritious fruits and vegetables. Join Nathan Peifer, Campus as Lab Program Coordinator, WFU, for a conversation about soil carbon, beneficial bacteria, and the nutritious pigment that makes our tomatoes purple.

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Bonsai 101

12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Bonsai can be intimidating and even formidable to the average person. Join Greenhouse Manager Hayden Shuping as he leads a class on bonsai basics and works to demystify the art, practices and techniques of bonsai.

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The Disability Lens: Essential Human Perspectives on Art, Culture, and Museums 3 p.m. Free with general admission Supported by the Bynum E. Tudor Fund for Reynolda House Museum of American Art Annie Leist, Artist Associate Educator of Community and Access Programs, The Museum of Modern Art Many disabled people embrace disability as an identity— a core part of who they are, even a source of pride and wellspring for creativity. As we explore the fundamental humanity of artistic expression through The Voyage of Life, join artist and museum educator Annie Leist (WFU ’96) to re-examine the exhibition through the lens of disability. Leist will discuss how works in the exhibition engage with ideas such as physical embodiment, representation and omission, power structures and institutions, societal norms and expectations, access and exclusion, and communities of care.

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Creative Portraiture Workshop 1:30–4 p.m. $65 Museum members; and WFU faculty, staff, and students $75 not-yet-members What does a photographed face say to you? In this creative workshop, local photographer Owens Daniels will guide participants in how to reveal a portrait subject’s inner story through principles of composition, pose, and light. This two-part course is designed to capture the drama and complexities of a person. It is inspired by the work of Kwame Brathwaite and the upcoming spring 2022 exhibition, Black is Beautiful. Participants should bring their own cameras and have a basic or interm ediate level of photography experience.

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Author Talk with Margaret Supplee “Peggy” Smith 2 p.m. Free; virtual This talk by architectural historian Peggy Smith marks the launch of a new book sponsored by Preservation North Carolina, Great Houses and Their Stories: Winston-Salem’s Era of Success, 1912–1940, which chronicles Winston-Salem’s most noteworthy houses built during this time. Behind every great house lies great stories and personalities, and Smith’s book takes us “beyond the boxwood hedge,” revealing the city’s social and industrial networks and the brilliant architects they employed.

TUESDAY G A R D EN I N G SER I ES

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Timex Trees for the Home Landscape: Take a Licking and Keep on Ticking 12:30 p.m. $5; free for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Gardens Director Jon Roethling will showcase a host of trees, from big to small, that are worthy of addition to the landscape here in the Triad.

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Holiday Plant Sale Continues through December 17; Monday–Friday Saturdays, November 20 and December 4 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Holiday plants, including cyclamen, poinsettias, paperwhites, amaryllis, and Christmas cactus will be available. Sale continues only while supplies last, so be sure to check our website and social media for updates.

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Holiday Stroll 5–8 p.m. Kick off your holiday season with a stroll through historic Reynolda Village. Enjoy carolers, free carriage rides, and the beautiful decorations throughout the Village. Visit your favorite shops to get first dibs on their holiday selection, and treat yourself to delicious fare from our restaurants. Keep an eye out for a very special guest! (Hint: he always wears red.)

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Reynolda Gardens: A Year in Review 12:30 p.m. Free Reynolda Gardens Education Wing and Zoom Join Gardens Director Jon Roethling as we reflect on all that has happened in Reynolda Gardens in 2021 with a glimpse of what is to come in 2022.

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Wreath Decorating Workshop 6 p.m. Repeats December 1 at 6 p.m. and December 5 at 2 p.m. $50; $40 for Friends of Reynolda Gardens and WFU faculty, staff, and students The Barn at Reynolda Village Gardens Horticulturist Michelle Hawks will help guide you to holiday wreath-decorating perfection during these festive DIY workshops. These workshops are a holiday season tradition for many and fill up fast! Each participant will receive a large, full, natural wreath to decorate. We will provide an assortment of natural items to adorn your wreath or you can bring your own decorations. Pruners and gloves are encouraged. Space is limited. Registration and payment are required by November 25 at reynolda.org.

DECEMBER

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Deck the Halls 1–4 p.m. Free for Museum members This Members-only event designed for families is our holiday gift to you! Bring your children to Reynolda or invite your grandchildren to meet Santa, play outdoor holiday games, and tour the historic house decorated for the 1917 holiday season. Then, make your very own Reynolda Christmas ornament to take home. Enjoy special giveaways in our Museum store like a free Thomas Cole Home in the Woods poster with every $75 purchase or a free replica vintage Christmas card with every $50 purchase. Plus, take advantage of an additional 10% off all books!

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Through the Years: Christmas at Reynolda 2 p.m Repeats December 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. and December 10 and 17 at 1:30 p.m. (stay after for caroling!) $20 Museum members and WFU faculty, staff, and students; $25 not-yet-members Advance registration required What better way to celebrate the season than with a festive glimpse of Reynolda’s Christmases past? Guests will enjoy archival photographs and oral history clips via iPad to bring holiday history to life in the twenty-first century. This specialized tour of the historic house will focus on the holiday traditions of the Reynolds and Babcock families, as well as the individuals who lived and worked on the estate. Ideal for pairs or groups of 6–8. Thanks to new ListenTalk mobile devices, guests will be able to use headsets to enhance their tour experience. Technology provided by Art Bridges.

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Caroling Fridays at the Museum 3 p.m. Free with general admission Typically, Christmastime at Reynolda finds the Reception Hall filled with friends, music, and cheer while gathered around the Aeolian organ for Christmas carols. This year, while the roof of the historic house is replaced, the tradition will continue in the Babcock Wing auditorium alongside a pianist. No advance registration or caroling experience required; music lasts approximately 25 minutes.

The Voyage of Life and COVID-19: A Reflection in Writing 10 a.m.–noon $35 members; $45 not-yet-members Join local poet and facilitator Jacinta V. White for a writing workshop at the Museum inspired equally by The Voyage of Life and COVID-19. Through conversation and creative prompts, participants will reflect on the past year to find perspective and document their individual experiences. White has published multiple volumes of original poetry, creative nonfiction, and photography through Snapdragon: a Journal of Art & Healing, published through The Word Project, and has led many workshops over the years to help others use art as a catalyst for healing.

Membership

Jasper Francis Cropsey, Mounts Adam and Eve (1872), oil on canvas. Gift of Barbara B. Millhouse.

Spotlight on Museum Membership Benefits If you are a member of Reynolda House at the Benefactor level or above, you may have wondered about the initials SERM and Members of Reynolda House NARM on your membership card. Known Museum of American Art and respectively as the Southeastern Reciprocal Reynolda Gardens ensure that Membership Program and North American both organizations continue to Reciprocal Museum Association, both orgabe vital community resources nizations extend Reynolda House memberfor art, learning, and nature. ship benefits to cultural institutions across If you aren’t yet a member, the entire country. Not only do Museum please visit reynolda.org/ members receive free admission to particisupport for more information pating locations, but they also enjoy the same on the benefits of membership. discounts in the gift shop or cafe as those offered to members of that museum. With travel opportunities back on the horizon, you can take your Reynolda membership card on the road to places like the High Museum of Art in Atlanta or the Cummer Museum in Jacksonville, Florida. Just be sure to send us a postcard! SERM benefits are available to members of Reynolda House at the Benefactor level and above. NARM benefits are available to members of Reynolda House at the Sustainer level and above. To find a list of participating institutions, please visit semcdirect.net/reciprocal or narmassociation.org/members. For any questions about your Reynolda House membership, please contact Geoff Puttkammer at 336. 758.5029 or puttkag@wfu.edu. 38

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Members’ Shopping Day 9:30 a.m.–5:30 pm Museum members can save up to 20% in the Museum store, plus 50% off one item. If you can’t find what you are looking for in the Museum store, don’t forget that a membership to Reynolda makes the perfect gift for anyone who needs more art, learning, and nature in their life. Visit reynolda.org/support to share a year of Reynolda with friends and family!

From the Museum Store Reynolda Roof Tiles Authentic Ludowici celadon roof tiles removed from the roof during its rehabilitation will be available for sale in the Museum store this fall. Tiles, packaged in a keepsake box, are $25 each and available for pick-up only. NE W !

Collectable Christmas Ornament If your 1913 Lord and Burnham Greenhouse ornament is looking lonely, don’t despair! The newest ornament in Reynolda’s series of collectables—the Bungalow—will arrive in time for holiday cheer. Look for both ornaments in the Museum store later this fall.

Stewards of Reynolda

With a legacy gift, you can share all that you love about Reynolda with future generations. Stewards of Reynolda recognize the transformational power of art and nature by ensuring that the Museum and its collections will offer historical and educational resources to the community for years to come. With a variety of legacy giving opportunities available, everyone can make a meaningful impact on the future of Reynolda. To begin a conversation about your legacy gift for Reynolda, contact Director of Advancement Stephan Dragisic at 336.758.5595 or stephan@reynolda.org. Reynolda looks forward to hosting a special event later this fall to celebrate our Stewards. Reynolda is grateful to Piedmont Home Care for their support of events and programs for Stewards of Reynolda.

“Through a gift in my will I am able to give more than I can while I am living, and it is very important to me to support Reynolda House. It is part of the heritage of my wonderful community.” —Sue Wall (1931–2019)

We are grateful to the following donors for including Reynolda in their estate plans — Anonymous Anne and Bruce Babcock Frank and Gary John W. Davis, III Hunter and Sandlin Douglas Stephan Dragisic Frank Driscoll Connie Gray Frank Borden Hanes Sue and Doug Henderson Richard Earl Johnson Cathleen and Ray McKinney Blanche Miller Barbara Babcock Millhouse McLean Mitchell Elizabeth Philips Debbie Rubin Susan and Michael Starr Peggy Taylor Louise Thomas Bynum Tudor Sue Wall 41

Thank you to our sponsors! JULY 1, 2 02 0–JUNE 3 0, 2022

Reynolda House is grateful to the following sponsors for their exhibition, program, and event support, including Reynolda’s virtual fundraiser, over the past year. Their gifts allowed Reynolda to approach art and learning in new ways, both inside the galleries and online. Corporate Support Frank L. Blum Construction Company Fader RE Garner Foods Hanesbrands, Inc. Institute for Classical Architecture and Art, North Carolina Chapter Icon Custom Builders Mercedes-Benz of Winston-Salem Parsec Financial Piedmont Home Care Taylor and Taylor, PLLC Wake Forest University Womble Bond Dickinson

Foundation Support Art Bridges The Charles H. Babcock, Jr. Arts and Community Initiative Endowment The Ecology Wildlife Foundation Fund The David R. Hayworth Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation PNC Foundation Stephens Family Foundation

Individual Support John and Hannah Appel Frank and Gary Patty and Malcolm Brown Mary Louise and John Burress Shelby and Lee Chaden Claire and Hudnall Christopher Iris and Brian Cole Susan and Mark Conger Anne Phillips Copenhaver Terrie and John Davis Sandlin and Hunter Douglas Carolyn and Charles Duckett Skip Dunn and Mia Celano Lynn and Barry Eisenberg Stuart and Ellie Fine Joan and Murray Greason Ann and Borden Hanes, Jr. Julie and Nathan Hatch Laura Hearn John Hoemann and Howard Upchurch Sharon Johe

Henry and Dyeann Jordan Pam and Fred Kahl Linda and Ed Kelly Ruth and Keith Kooken Suzy and Arthur Kurtz Dee H. LeRoy John and Susan Mann Bruce McLain Barbara and Nik Millhouse Scottie and David Neill Ruthlee and Glenn Orr Melody C. Pierce Nancy and Ed Pleasants Gary Poehling Ramelle and Michael Pulitzer, Jr. Debbie and Mike Rubin Ellen and Andy Schindler Leigh and Gray Smith Nancy Neill Spencer Gwynne and Dan Taylor Nancy and Harry Underwood Tillie and Ben Willis Mona and Wally Wu

Reynolda Society

New and Upgraded Members DEC 12 , 2 02 0–JUN E 3 0, 2021

New Anitra and David Archer, Director’s Circle Hilary Coman and H. Michael Cushinsky, Director’s Circle Vernon Glenn, Director’s Circle Richard Pardue, Director’s Circle Anna Reilly and Matt Cullinan, Director’s Circle Deborah and Noah Reynolds, Director’s Circle Becky and Frank Wyatt, Director’s Circle

Upgraded Diana and Kenneth Adams, Hudson River School Circle

For the curious: the new reynolda.org Kaci Baez, director of marketing and communications, — Reynolda House and Reynolda Gardens

If you visit Reynolda online this fall, you might notice something a little different. With the launch of the new reynolda.org, visitors are able to experience the magnitude of Reynolda: Reynolda Gardens, Reynolda Village, and Reynolda House—in one place. The release of a fresh, unified website represents a critical moment for the Reynolda brand and its vision, which is to bring the entire estate together to thrive as a unified destination for peaceful contemplation, play, and personal growth. Reynolda’s audience, defined as deliberate explorers, represents a broad range of visitors who seek experiences across Reynolda that enlighten the mind and revive the senses. The new reynolda.org reflects the energy, beauty, and diversity of the collections and programs offered by the House and Gardens and the welcoming, family-friendly environment experienced throughout the estate, along with a renewed opportunity for engagement with Members, Friends, and visitors. Enhanced features designed to simplify and optimize the visitor’s digital experience is now available, including a more robust events calendar with listings that integrate throughout different areas of the site based on theme; a “what’s blooming” feature that illustrates what’s waiting to be discovered in the Gardens each month; a complete Reynolda video library and a rich presentation of multimedia, including educational resources, lesson plans, and feature stories; additional images on featured exhibition pages; 44

“The release of a fresh website represents a critical moment for the Reynolda brand and its vision, which is to bring the entire estate together to thrive as a unified destination...”

mobile-responsive design; the Wake Forest University campus map integrated into the site and updated to add additional points of reference for visitors; a shopping and dining directory for the Village; and expanded content and resources for the Winston-Salem and Wake Forest community. The Museum’s collections database has been updated to eMuseum and offers a streamlined look and feel along with online galleries— including new galleries—and a chance for users to create their own gallery of “favorites.” Accessibility is also an important component of reynolda.org, and content and features have been fully audited by the Museum’s website vendor Interactive Knowledge to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The launch of reynolda.org propels Reynolda’s “digital wing” into uncharted territory, positioned for monumental growth, as the complete offerings of the Museum, Gardens, and Village are shared to present Reynolda as a premier destination where every visitor feels invited to learn, imagine, and find meaning. Are you curious yet? Send your thoughts on the new reynolda.org to hello@reynolda.org; we’d love to hear from you! We also invite you to deepen your exploration of #Reynolda’s digital wing and download Reynolda Revealed on your mobile app or tablet. (Devices can be checked out at the front desk of the Museum as well.)

Reynolda Village Map Village Shops & Restaurants

Shops and Services 117. J. McLaughlin

114.

Thoughtfully curated

Men’s and ladies’ clothing

Pure Barre technique

eyewear, exceptional

and accessories

classes and activewear

120.

A Proper View

Pure Barre

eyecare 101.

Aeracura Salon

An Aveda Concept Salon

111. Linda Weaver’s Studio

111.

Custom oil and pastel

Diamonds, custom

portraits, and photography

jewelry, repair

104. All Through the House

111.

Gifts, home furnishings,

Linens, fine lingerie,

Quality student artwork

children’s wear, gifts,

for exhibition and sale

and accessories

McCalls

RingMaster Jewelers

122. stArt Gallery

and accessories 120.

AR Workshop

Boutique DIY studio

111. 217. Monkee’s

Sfeer + Co.

Furniture and home decor

Fine ladies’ clothing, 106.

The Barn at

shoes, and accessories

Reynolda Village Private venue for weddings, social and corporate events 116.

European Touch

Full-service day spa

119. Uncorked Masterpiece

A ceramic and canvas paint 117.

Naturopathic

and party studio

Health Clinic Natural, conventional,

114. Village Hair Designs

alternative and integrative

Hair salon

healing methods 119. Village Realty

107.

Gazebo

Ladies’ designer fashions

99.

Norman Stockton

Men’s clothing and

Boutique real estate services

accessories 111.

Gazebo Sale Room

Designer fashions at

114. Painters’ Palette

a beautiful price

Art studio and gallery

Restaurants 114. Dough-Joe’s

122. Penny Path Café

Coffee & Donuts

& Crêpe Shop

Made-to-order cake

Savory and sweet

doughnuts, baked

crepes, full coffee bar

goods, full coffee bar 221. Village Tavern 113.

May Way Dumplings

Steaks, pasta, pizza,

Chinese noodles

sandwiches, burgers,

and dumplings

cocktails

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Tuesday—Saturday 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Sunday 1:30–4:30 p.m.

Greenhouse REO PEN I N G Tuesday—Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Gardens Dawn to dusk

ADMISSION

A D M I SS I O N

Adult admission charged. Free with valid I.D. — Museum members, children under 18, students, military personel, employees of Wake Forest University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Gardens and grounds are open free of charge.

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Shops & Restaurants Hours vary by merchant

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Reynolda House thanks its Annual Sponsor Reynolda House Museum of American Art is supported by the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County.