Perspectives Fall & Winter 2021/22 Newsletter

FALL & WINTER 2021/22

Director’s Welcome Dear Friends, As we move into fall and the celebrations of the holiday season, The Westmoreland will debut Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee, an exhibition that celebrates the everyday. Co-curated by Barbara Jones, Chief Curator of The Westmoreland, and Melissa Wolfe, Curator of American Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Simple Pleasures is the first comprehensive retrospective of Doris Lee. While Doris Lee was one of the most successful artists of her day, effectively navigating both the museum world as well as the commercial realm, she did not garner the same critical attention as her male counterparts in the art historical canon. Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee brings overdue recognition of Lee’s significant contributions to American art. Lee was often dismissed because of her decorative, folk art style and her domestic subjects. However, her indulgence in these seemingly simple pleasures, or the deep observation of the mundane activity that surrounds us, permits us to celebrate the everyday. As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is so important that we all take stock and gratefully celebrate the simple pleasures in our own lives.

The Westmoreland has other opportunities for us to celebrate, including the third annual Winter Lights (page 14), COVID safe Community Days (page 10), and a reimagined Art After Hours, which is an opportunity for our community to celebrate the region’s artists and imbibe in unique food and drink (page 9). And because food and drink bring people together, we are excited to be able to continue our unique culinary experiences that explore the intersection of food, art, and culture. Doris Lee’s commercial success included illustrating the lunch and dinner menus for the Fred Harvey Restaurant,

a chain of restaurants that promoted opportunities for women. Enjoy a menu by chef Jackie Page inspired by George Foster and Peter Weiglin's The Harvey House Cookbook and learn about organizations that continue to advance women in the culinary field on page 10.

We also celebrate our next Artist-in-Residence, Christiane Dolores, aka Madam Dolores, who began her residency in August and will be creating new works inspired by Doris Lee and the Museum collection over the next six months. Madame Dolores is a multi-platform cross-disciplinary artist who employs sound, vision, text, and performance as storytelling tools. Her practice is rooted in responding to compelling questions about cultural definitions, and the root of hatred and social conflicts of Us vs Them. Learn more about Christiane’s practice and programs on pages 6 and 12.

And finally, we celebrate you. Thank you for your continued support of The Westmoreland.

With Gratitude,

Anne Kraybill The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO

Simple Pleasures The Art of Doris Lee September 26, 2021–January 9, 2022 Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee presents the first major critical assessment of works by the artist Doris Lee (1905 – 1983). Lee was one of the most recognized artists in the country during the 1930s and 1940s, and was a leading figure in the Woodstock art colony. In response to the rise of Abstract Expressionism in the decades after World War II, Lee deftly absorbed these innovations into a continuation of her own visual style, unlike many American Scene colleagues whose work shows them either rejecting abstraction or adopting it in rejection of their former figurative and communal concerns. Lee’s oeuvre reveals a remarkable ability to merge the reduction of abstraction with the appeal of the everyday. In so doing, she offers one of the very rare examples of a coherent visual identity that successfully bridged the various artistic “camps” that formed with the shift in the art world in the post-World War II era—whether those camps were between commercial and fine, or competing art styles.

Doris Lee (1905–1983), Sunset in the Florida Keys, c. 1960s, Oil on canvas, 48 x 42 inches, The Dicke Collection, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.

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Although Lee had been accepted into the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 1932 Biennial, she exploded onto the national scene in 1935 when her painting Thanksgiving was awarded the Chicago Institute of Art’s Logan Prize. It was the indignant response to the painting by Mrs. Josephine Hancock Logan, the prize’s namesake, who declared Thanksgiving “awful, atrocious, and unspeakable” that brought the artist and the strengths of her painting to national attention, instigating the (short-lived) Sanity in Art movement. Two years later, her painting Catastrophe was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition explores this initial national recognition in the 1930s within the context of American Scene painting, and traces the artist’s thematic interest in the simple objects and scenes of the everyday through her career. The exhibition also examines the influence of the rise in abstraction during the late 1940s and 1950s, and the particular way in which this abstraction found resonance with Lee’s long-held interest in, and collections of, 2 / Fall & Winter 2021/22

folk and non-western art. The exhibition also explores Lee’s responses to both the artistic and natural environment of Woodstock, NY, where she lived for her entire professional career, and her work in Florida where she resided during the winter months in the 1950s and 1960s. While genre comprises the majority of her life’s work, Lee was deeply responsive to the natural world, and the exhibition includes a group of her moody landscapes and graceful still lifes. Similarly, the exhibition also examines Lee’s female imagery, evocative for the figures’ independence and physical liberation.

During the post-war period, Lee, like many of her American Scene colleagues, found lucrative work in the heyday of commercial advertising, often with the support of Reeves Lewenthal, Director of her New York gallery, Associated American Artists. Lee’s commercial commissions included product ads for the American Tobacco Company, General Mills, and the United States Brewers Association, among others. She was

to negotiate the art world of this time. They will bring another voice that works to create a canon of American art more complicated and inclusive, not just because another artist is added into the narrative, but because the work of this particular artist, Doris Lee, brings a reconsideration of figuration and humor, of women’s artistic strategies, and of abstraction that strengthens this story considerably.

hired by Life magazine as an artist-correspondent to cover stories about Hollywood, Broadway, and fashion, as well as to create illustrations of her travels in Africa, Mexico, South America, Cuba and the Caribbean. These paintings and drawings serve as snapshots of the people and places she visited. Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Vogue, Charm, Saturday Evening Post, McCalls and other popular magazines commissioned Lee to illustrate their stories while corporations like Abbott Laboratories and Standard Oil Company used her illustrations for their in-house magazines.

She made five paintings and 83 drawings for The Rodgers and Hart Song Book published in 1951. This body of commercial work is especially compelling in both its populist accessibility and deceptively sophisticated abstraction.

This exhibition and its scholarly catalogue participate in the process of questioning and broadening the narrative of American art by presenting the fullness of one artist’s oeuvre, as well as the professional strategies she employed

Co-curated by Barbara L. Jones, Chief Curator, The Westmoreland, and Melissa Wolfe, Curator of American Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, the exhibition includes 77 works of art by the artist spanning her 40-year career from the 1930s through the 1960s. Paintings, drawings, prints, commissioned designs in fabric and pottery, and a selection of her highly regarded commercial commissions on loan from 58 lenders, comprise the exhibition. A 240page, fully illustrated, full-color catalogue accompanies the exhibition and is available in the Museum Shop and online. Essays were contributed by Wolfe, Jones, John Fagg, Professor of American Studies, University of Birmingham, UK, and Tom Wolf, Professor of Art History at Bard College, NY. Amy Torbert, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of American Art at Saint Louis Art Museum, compiled the comprehensive chronology.

The exhibition will travel to three additional venues: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (February 5 – May 8, 2022); Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL (June 5 - September 18, 2022); and Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (October 30, 2022 – January 15, 2023) providing the opportunity for broader recognition of Lee’s important contribution to American art.

Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee is generously supported by The Henry Luce Foundation, The Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation, The Richard C. von Hess Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Fine Foundation, and the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

left to right Doris Lee (1905–1983), Thanksgiving, 1935, Oil on canvas 28 1/8 x 40 1/8 inches, The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase Prize Fund, 1935.313, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. Doris Lee (1905–1983), House Plant Still Life, 1950, Oil on canvas panel 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches, Collection: Mrs. W. John Driscoll, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.

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Exhibitions Cantilever Gallery

Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee September 26, 2021–January 9, 2022 This first major critical assessment of the work of Doris Lee (1905-1983) provides an in-depth look at her forty-year career and the opportunity for broader recognition of her significant contributions to American art. Simple Pleasures erases the idea that Lee’s work was too unserious to take seriously and pays respect to her ability to conjure joy in life’s simple pleasures.

The exhibition will travel to three additional venues: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (February 5 – May 8, 2022); Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL (June 5 – September 18, 2022); and Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (October 30, 2022 – January 15, 2023) providing the opportunity for broader recognition of Lee’s important contribution to American art.

Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee is generously supported by The Henry Luce Foundation, The Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation, The Richard C. von Hess Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Fine Foundation, and the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

McKenna Gallery

Doug Cooper: Knowing & Seeing the River City On view through October 10, 2021

Pittsburgh-based muralist Doug Cooper's exhibition offers visitors a fresh look at and interpretation of The Westmoreland’s permanent collection through his work created in conversation with the Museum's well-known industrial landscapes.

Robertshaw Gallery

Michael Max Mosorjak: Receding Artist October 1–October 31, 2021

As both a painter of Southwestern Pennsylvania landscapes, and conservator of numerous paintings by George Hetzel (18261899), one of the region’s most prolific 19th century landscape and still life painters, Mosorjak explores his personal relationship to the natural world and to the histories of artists who came before him.

Charlee Brodsky: The Audacity of the Mundane November 5, 2021–January 2, 2022

What began as a request from a friend for a photograph of pears has become a series of still life photographs using objects collected over the years to create worlds within small spaces. By re-contextualizing these objects, the artist pays respect to the tradition of still life art while exploring forms and issues that are relevant to the world today.

Tina Williams Brewer | Cultivation: Journey of the Work January 30–April 24, 2022

Tina Williams Brewer is a storyteller and through her multi-layered quilts she shares stories about life, myth, history, and her own heritage. This exhibition examines the artist’s 40-year journey of self-discovery, teaching, and linkages to cultures not always found in the history books.

For more information on our exhibitions, visit thewestmoreland.org/exhibitions.

All exhibitions are supported by the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Free admission to exhibitions is generously supported by:

clockwise from top left Doris Lee (1905–1983), Two Cats, c. 1955, Oil on canvas, 31 1/4 x 28 inches, Collection: Kathleen S. O’Gara, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. Doug Cooper, Looking Down on J & L, 2020, Vine charcoal and acrylic on paper mounted on MDF, 64 x 48 inches Michael Max Mosorjak, On the Coon Ridge, 2021, Oil on canvas, 32 x 42 inches Charlee Brodsky, The Artist was a Minimalist Attracted to Nature's Lines But Not its Blooms 2021, Digital photograph on paper, 15 x 10 inches

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Artist-in-Residency Program Welcomes Christiane Dolores Meet Christiane Dolores, aka Madame Dolores, the next artist to take residence at The Westmoreland as part of an ongoing partnership with BOOM Concepts. The Artist-in-Residency Program, which features four to six artists annually, emphasizes the Museum’s commitment to engaging and supporting Black and marginalized artists, to promoting equity in the arts, and to sharing compelling and meaningful cultural experiences with the regional community.

As a multi-platform cross-disciplinary artist, Madame Dolores employs sound, vision, text, and performance as storytelling tools to create radical, sometimes controversial, cultural engagements. She is also the founding member of the #notwhite collective, a group of 13 femme artists who use their art to make their stories visible as they excavate histories, expose realities, and exorcise oppression. Learn more about her, her artistic practice, and her plans for the residency through the Q&A below.

Photo by Danielle Robinson

TAKE 5 WITH THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 1. Describe your work in 7 words or less.

Intense, Gallows humor, Cerebral, Disruptive, Wyrd, Compassionate, Deep 2. Do you plan to work on a new body of work or develop a new process during The Westmoreland’s residency program? If so, could you describe what you plan to work on?

I want to know what is in the archives, how many woman artists are exhibited and learn more about the founder of the Museum, Mary Marchand Woods. Continuing my work investigating equity and humane human co-existence with dollops of humorous, mischief, I will be working on existing bodies of work, such as “The Book of White People” which will be on view in the center core after it is transformed into a purple room of waiting. New work will involve creating 40 scratchboard drawings to accompany 40 songs for the “navigating earth manual”, a visual/musical project supported by the Pittsburgh Foundation’s Advancing the Black Arts grant; a sculptural work created in collaboration with Mistress artist, Danielle Robinson; “everything is fine” performances on the front porch and filmed.

I will also lay down in the space and engage in radical rest by doing nothing.

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3. What do you hope to explore or achieve while in The Westmoreland residency program?

I hope to learn more about Mary Marchand Woods who established the Museum and to explore the collection for works created by women.

4. What is something most people don’t know about you?

I am an INFJ (someone with the Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging personality traits), which is less than 5% of the population.

5. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self?

You don’t have to “die” on that hill. Stop explaining yourself and giving your energy to stupid things and negative people. You were and are enough. Undig your heels, let it go and walk away. Trauma doesn’t define you. The isms won’t be gone by the 21st Century. Love yourself even when they don’t.

See page 12 for information on the public programs that Christiane will present as part of her residency.

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Artist-in-Residency Program is presented in partnership with BOOM Concepts and made possible by generous support from The Pittsburgh Foundation.

DOUG COOPER: KNOWING AND SEEING THE RIVER CITY If you have not been to the Museum, since the opening of Doug Cooper’s Knowing and Seeing the River City, you really should make a point to visit and experience the transformation of the McKenna Gallery where his works are being featured through October 10. This is the first time that a gallery space in the Museum has been utilized in this way, offering visitors a fresh look at and interpretation of The Westmoreland’s permanent collection through the work of a contemporary artist created in conversation with these well-known industrial landscapes.

As Doug Cooper describes his approach: “I have long admired The Westmoreland’s collection of paintings of the region’s industrial past. So, when I was invited to show my work here, I decided to build on that legacy with a series of new works focused upon the region’s rivers. Across the large west wall, I have strung together a set of river drawings relating my work to some of my favorite paintings in the Museum’s collection. Some do this with common locales or themes; others extend elements from the paintings.”

works, often with drawings in their own hands and stories in their own languages. His most recent collaboration was a mural for CMU’s Tepper School of Business, which he completed in 2019 with his wife, architect/quilter Stefani Danes.

His murals are located are in Frankfurt, Doha, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rome, San Francisco, and Seattle. In addition to Knowing and Seeing, he has authored Drawing and Perceiving, a text on drawing, and Steel Shadows, a memoir about his mural work in Pittsburgh.

Celebrate this exhibition and meet the artist during a reception on Saturday, September 11, 5–7pm. To register, please visit thewestmoreland.org/exhibitions/doug-cooper.

Cooper’s book, also titled Knowing and Seeing, is currently being sold in the Museum Shop with a limited number of signed copies by the artist available.

Doug Cooper: Knowing and Seeing the River City is supported by the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

“With this exhibition I have continued exploring the central tenant of my recent book, Knowing and Seeing. It holds that we experience the cityscape around us not only through how it appears to us, but also through how we know it and remember it over time. In the drawings, you will find numerous plan elements that relive personal and shared recollections of settings.

These are juxtaposed with the steep and dizzying foregrounds from which we daily view our rivers.”

Douglas Cooper earned an undergraduate degree in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University in 1970, where he has taught drawing since 1976. For the last 30 years he has focused on large panoramic murals (up to 200 feetlong and 24 feet-high) in courthouses, markets, restaurants, and university centers. In these he has collaborated with other artists and local residents, incorporating their life stories into the thewestmoreland.org / 7

UPCOMING EVENTS AT A GLANCE SEPTEMBER

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Exhibition Reception for Doug Cooper: Knowing and Seeing the River City Saturday, September 11 > 5–7pm Mindful Painting Class Sunday, September 12 > 10am–1pm Fall Jazz Concert: Kevin M. McManus Wednesday, September 15 > 7–9pm In Conversation: Architect, Artist, and Muralist Doug Cooper and Chief Curator Barbara Jones Thursday, September 16 > 7–8pm SX2021: Art & Agency 2 Symposium September 16–18 > Various times and locations Children's Saturday Studio: Fall in Like a Lion?

Saturday, September 18 > 10am–noon Brew Talk & Taste: Greensburg Craft Beer Week Wednesday, September 22 > 7–8:30pm Museum Members' Private Preview for Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee Saturday, September 25 > 10am–5pm Opening of Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee Sunday, September 26 > 10am–5pm "Everything is Fine" Performance Art Sunday, September 26 > 3–5pm Welcome Back Teacher Workshop Thursday, September 30 > 5–7pm

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Community Day Sunday, October 3 > 11am–3pm Film Screening: The New Deal for Artists Wednesday, October 13 > 7–8:30pm NEW! Art After Hours: Michael Mosorjak Friday, October 15 > 6–8pm Children's Saturday Studio: Knock, Knock! Who's There???

Saturday, October 16 > 10am–noon Fall Jazz Concert: Eric Barcheisi Wednesday, October 20 > 7–9pm Heist at the Museum!

Friday, October 22 > 7–8:30pm In Conversation: Curator Talk with Melissa Wolfe and Barbara Jones Thursday, October 28 > 7–8pm

American Dream Dinner Saturday, November 6 > 7–8:30pm Community Day Sunday, November 7 > 11am–3pm Holiday Mart 2021 Friday, November 12 & Saturday, November 13 > 11am–7pm Virtual Livestreamed Mistress Class Saturday, November 13 > Livestreamed intermittently from 10am–4pm History Connections: Harvey House History and the Old Lincoln Highway Thursday, November 18 > 7–8:30pm Children's Saturday Studio: Monumental Tower Saturday, November 20 > 10am–noon Winter Lights Illumination Night Saturday, November 27 > 6–9pm

Women in the Arts: An Examination and Celebration Wednesday, December 1 > 7–8pm The Westmoreland Society Dinner Friday, December 3 > 6pm Community Day Sunday, December 5 > 11am–3pm NEW! Art After Hours: Charlee Brodsky Friday, December 10 > 6–8pm Children's Saturday Studio: Won't You Guide My Sleigh Tonight?

Saturday, December 11 > 10am–noon

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Children's Saturday Studio: Pop Goes the Piggies Saturday, January 15 > 10am–noon

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NEW! Art After Hours: Tina Williams Brewer Friday, February 25 > 6–8pm

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Please visit thewestmoreland.org/covid-19 for updated health and safety policies, including the requirement of proof of vaccination for certain events.

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Chef Jackie Page of Love Rocks Café

Social Gatherings

Mindful Painting Class

NEW! Art After Hours

Sunday, September 12, 10am–1pm

Join us for a fun evening celebrating regional artists and their exhibitions on view in the Robertshaw Gallery. The night will include a Meet & Greet with the artist, an art scavenger hunt, musical entertainment, light refreshments, and fresh libations!

Paint from your heart and unleash your creative genius with Dorit Brauer, artist and founder of the Brauer Institute for Holistic Medicine. This class includes a Chakra Color guided meditation and a ‘Sound Bath’ – the relaxing sound of Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls, which induce alpha wave level activity of the brain, balance the hemispheres of the brain and resonate within every cell of your body, creating health, balance, and harmony. $45 member/$50 non-member + bring your own materials (list provided upon registration) Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, September 3.

Fall Jazz Concert Series Sit back and relax to your jazz favorites at The Westmoreland!

Wednesday, September 15: Kevin M. McManus Wednesday, October 20: Eric Barchiesi Concert will take place from 7-9pm, but please come early to explore the galleries and get a bite from Café Marchand, which will both stay open until 7pm. $12 member/$15 non-member (cash bar available outdoors on terrace before concert and at intermission weather permitting)

Brew Talk & Taste: Greensburg Craft Beer Week Event Wednesday, September 22, 7–8:30pm Are you looking forward to another fun Greensburg Craft Beer Week this September? We sure are! During the week, don’t miss this event moderated by Chef Jackie Page of Love Rocks Café and featuring Day Bracey, Founder of Pittsburgh’s Barrel and Flow Festival, as well as several other panelists from Westmoreland County’s craft brewing scene. Barrel and Flow celebrates Black-led breweries and beers created in collaboration with Black artists and cultural figures. $10 member/$12 non-member/$0 designated driver (Member and non-member registration includes tastings of three beers. Additional beer will be available for purchase.)

Advance registration is required.

Select Friday Dates & Featured Artists:

Friday, October 15: Michael Mosorjak Friday, December 10: Charlee Brodsky Friday, February 25: Tina Williams Brewer All Art After Hours are from 6-8pm.

Online Registration* $10 member/$12 non-member At-the-Door Flat Rate $15 (includes one complimentary drink; cash bar available) *Attendees are encouraged to register online for easier check in and to alleviate lines. Thank you!

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ART AFTER HOURS! Art After Hours business sponsors are featured on all promotional material, receive free passes and enjoy a wonderful opportunity to network and engage new clients and support local artists. Please visit thewestmoreland.org/donate or contact Rhonda Madden at rmadden@thewestmoreland.org or 724.837.1500 X130.

Heist at the Museum!

Friday, October 22, 7–8:30pm Dress in your finest 1950s-style attire as you spend the evening in the galleries solving the mystery of an attempted theft at the museum during this fun “murder mystery-style” adventure, set during the era of Doris Lee. Light bites provided and cash bar available. Entertainment by THEY Improv. $20 member/$25 non-member Advance registration is required.

To register or purchase tickets for these events: • visit thewestmoreland.org/events • call 888.718.4253* *Please note that $1/ticket fee is added to phone orders for paid events only.

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Community Events

SX2021: Art & Agency 2 Symposium September 16–18, Various times and locations The 12th SculptureX Symposium includes presentations, critiques, one on one mentoring sessions, panel discussions, keynote presentations and student and professional exhibitions in Pittsburgh, Greensburg and online. Coorganizers include Chatham University, Edinboro University, Seton Hill University, Slippery Rock University, University of Pittsburgh, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, CIVITAS Erie, and The Sculpture Center (Cleveland). $15 student/$30 non-student Advance registration is required.

Visit sculpturex.org for more information and to register.

Community Days Sunday, October 3, November 7, & December 5 11am–3pm Guess what! Community Days are back!

Join us the first Sunday of the month for fun and inspiring, family-friendly activities that celebrate community—all presented in a COVID safe format.

Visit thewestmoreland.org/events for more details.

FREE

To register or purchase tickets for these events: • visit thewestmoreland.org/events • call 888.718.4253* *Please note that $1/ticket fee is added to phone orders for paid events only.

Film Screening: The New Deal for Artists Wednesday, October 13, 7–8:30pm During the Great Depression, the New Deal was created to put America back to work. From 1935-1942, Federal Project Number One, a special branch of the Works Progress Administration, was part of this initiative and gave grants to provide work for nearly 40,000 members of the cultural arts community, including artist Doris Lee who painted murals at the US Treasury Department. This newly rediscovered, remastered film, narrated by Orson Welles, explores the history of this program.

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Culinary Experiences

American Dream Dinner Saturday, November 6, 7–8:30pm Doris Lee’s American Scene paintings celebrated everyday life, with images of “Simple Pleasures” that were connected with the American Dream during her era. In the 1940s, Lee’s artwork was featured on menus of Harvey House Restaurants, the product of immigrant, Fred Harvey, achieving the American Dream of prosperity through entrepreneurship.

This special culinary event celebrates the American Dream of Lee’s era, while also examining it in present day through a partnership with La Cocina, a non-profit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants, and people of color. Experience the stories of La Cocina’s female entrepreneurs as you enjoy recipes inspired by the Harvey House Cookbook and We Are La Cocina: Recipes in Pursuit of the American Dream presented by Chef Jackie Page of Love Rocks Café, a blackand woman-owned business based in McKees Rocks, PA. $50 member/$60 non-member Advance registration is required.

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Architect, Artist, and Muralist Doug Cooper

Curator Melissa Wolfe

Author Stephen Fried Jim Graham/Graham Studios Inc.

Conversations

In Conversation: Architect, Artist, and Muralist Doug Cooper and Chief Curator, Barbara Jones Thursday, September 16, 7–8pm Chief Curator Barbara Jones sits down with Architect, Artist and Muralist Doug Cooper to discuss his exhibition Knowing & Seeing the River City.

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In Conversation: Curator Talk with Melissa Wolfe and Barbara Jones

History Connections: Harvey House History and the Old Lincoln Highway Thursday, November 18, 7–8:30pm Award-winning journalist and author Stephen Fried presents on his New York Times best-selling book, Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West – One Meal at a Time. Fred Harvey was an immigrant entrepreneur who created a chain of hotels and restaurants (Doris Lee’s art was on their menus!) along the Santa Fe Trail. This program includes a panel discussion connecting to the local history of roadside tourism by Brian Butko, Director of Publications at the Heinz History Center, and Lauren Koker, Executive Director of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. $10 member/$15 non-member

Thursday, October 28, 7–8pm Interested in knowing more about Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee from the co-curators of the exhibition?

Then join Melissa Wolfe, Curator of American Art, Saint Louis Art Museum and Barbara Jones, Chief Curator, The Westmoreland as they discuss their experience creating the first major critical assessment of Doris Lee’s work.

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Women in the Arts: An Examination and Celebration Wednesday, December 1, 7–8pm The contribution and work of female artists, like Doris Lee, have historically been overlooked due to systems of misogyny, sexism, and inequality in American society.

This in-depth discussion between Pamela Cooper, Artist and Educator, Amber McAlister, PhD, Assistant Professor of History of Art & Architecture, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Maureen Vissat, Assistant Professor of Art History, Seton Hill University examines the history and experiences of American women in the arts.

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left Doris Lee (1905–1983), At Home with Doris and Arnold, 1947, Gouache on paper, 9 x 15 inches Collection: Diane Keene, MI, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.

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Christiane Dolores photo by Danielle Robinson

Artist-in-Residency Series

For Area Educators

“Everything is Fine” Performance Art

Welcome Back Teacher Workshop

Sunday, September 26, 3–5pm

Thursday, September 30, 5–7pm

Christiane Dolores, along with several guest artists, will perform an original piece illustrating that the phrase, “Everything is Fine”, isn’t just uttered by women, but by any people who are treated as insignificant or peripheral.

This ethos is rooted in American culture that believes any obstacle can be overcome with “pull yourself up by the boot-straps” “can do” positivity, dismissing the systemic issue of inequity that creates the problems. This durational performance piece challenges the idea of a return to a “new normal” when that normal clearly wasn’t working.

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Calling all K-12 educators and administrators! Join us (in person!) so we may celebrate your incredible resiliency and share the latest and greatest we have to offer you and your students. Learn more about upcoming exhibitions, field trip and outreach opportunities, and more. Take a tour of the Museum’s newest exhibition Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee. Three Act 48 Hours will be given for participation. Teacher programs supported in part by contributions from businesses eligible for tax credits through the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.

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Virtual Livestreamed Mistress Class

Advance registration is required.

Saturday, November 13 Livestreamed intermittently from 10am–4pm

For Museum Members

Artist in Residence Madame Dolores will create a sculptural piece, a new experience for her, with the assistance of fellow artist, Danielle Robinson. They will work together to create a piece, “Knowledge vs Intelligence,” that illustrates the horror of being marginalized.

Museum Members Private Preview

This Mistress Class will be livestreamed to illustrate how two women artists collaborate, share their knowledge and vulnerability, and build together.

FREE The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Artist-in-Residency Program is presented in partnership with BOOM Concepts and made possible by generous support from The Pittsburgh Foundation.

Saturday, September 25, 10am–5pm Enjoy the very first look at Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee during this special preview day. This exclusive preview opportunity is available to all Museum members.

FREE Advance registration is required.

To register, visit thewestmoreland.org/membersdorislee

The Westmoreland Society Dinner Friday, December 3, 6pm Westmoreland Society members gather for the 34th annual meeting to select, vote on, and purchase a work of art for the permanent collection.

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For more information about joining the Westmoreland Society, please contact Daria Jarani at djarani@thewestmoreland.org or at 724.837.1500 x117.

Children’s Saturday Studios From September to May, Children’s Saturday Studio classes are offered once a month for children ages 7–10 and are taught by a professional art instructor. Each class features a fun art-related theme. To help ensure a safe environment, Saturday Studio class sizes will be limited to 7 per class, and all participants will be required to wear masks. Visit thewestmoreland.org/covid-19 for updated health and safety policies.

Fall in Like a Lion?

Saturday, September 18, 10am–noon Fall in like a lion? That’s not quite how that saying goes but this week - it is! Create a 3D relief style art work of a lion.

Make him angry or kind or happy or sad using mixed media for this festive fall feline! $15 member/$20 non-member Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, September 10.

Knock, Knock! Who’s There???

Saturday, October 16, 10am–noon Who is lurking behind the door? Celebrate spooky season with this interactive drawing project! Make a drawing that changes and will surprise the viewer every time! $15 member/$20 non-member Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, October 8.

Won’t You Guide My Sleigh Tonight?

Saturday, December 11, 10am–noon Your nose GLOWS! This week create a special portrait drawing of that favorite festive fella complete with glowing nose by learning to blend colors! $15 member/$20 non-member Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, December 3.

Pop Goes the Piggies Saturday, January 15, 10am–noon Pop Art PIGS! Using printing processes, create pleasingly playful picture of Pop art PIGS with paint! Perfect!! $15 member/$20 non-member Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, January 7.

Monumental Tower

Saturday, November 20, 10am–noon Taking inspiration from Joan Miro, create a 3D assemblage using found bits and bobbles. This sculpture will be an interactive experience for the viewer to change the work as they choose! $15 member/$20 non-member Advance registration is required.

Registration deadline is Friday, November 12.

To register or purchase tickets for these events: • visit thewestmoreland.org/events • call 888.718.4253* *Please note that $1/ticket fee is added to phone orders for paid events only.

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HOLIDAY MART 2021 Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 11am–7pm It is that time of year again! Time to take care of your holiday shopping needs during the Museum’s annual Holiday Mart — this year with a wider selection of artisan-made gifts, including jewelry, woodworking, ceramics, glass, quilts, weaving, fine art, ornaments, cards, edibles and much more.

Shop and meet your favorite makers while enjoying holiday music and dance performances. Plus, festive food and drink offerings will be available outside on the terrace weather permitting.

FREE with advance registration requested.

For a full lineup of featured makers and to register, visit thewestmoreland.org/holidaymart2021

WINTER LIGHTS ILLUMINATION NIGHT presented by

Saturday, November 27 > 6–9pm Bring the entire family and help us throw the switch on for the Museum's Winter Lights display, running nightly through the end of January 2022. Throughout the evening, enjoy live music, complimentary hot chocolate, and an immersive light display that is sure to brighten your spirits! Plus, a selection of beverages and savory and sweet holiday-inspired treats will be available for purchase.

FREE with advance registration requested.

To register, visit thewestmoreland.org/events.

Additional generous sponsorship support made possible by

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SAVE THE DATE!

MAY 14, 2022

Introducing: an Artful Evening > Saturday, May 14, 2022 You're invited to The Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s reimagined annual fundraiser — an Artful Evening — kicking off next spring! This inaugural spring spectacular will feature special works from the Museum's permanent collection tied to artful pairings of premium wine vintages and distilled spirits!

Enjoy a reception including guided tours of wine and spirit stations throughout the galleries followed by a welcome from surprise guest hosts at a seated dinner accented with an overhead light display evoking a night under the stars.

Stylish attire and fun with friends mark this important fundraiser in support of The Westmoreland’s exhibition, collections, and education programs.

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THE WESTMORELAND RECEIVES IMPORTANT LEGACY GIFT and respected middle school art teacher for the Connellsville School District for 34 years. Gay put her heART into her teaching. Students wanted to be in her classes. Whatever they were able to do, she would encourage them. “You gotta have art” was her battle cry. Gay touched so many lives and had a profound impact on her students as well as the people she worked with throughout her career. She was a past recipient of PAEA’s Outstanding Pennsylvania Middle School Art Educator.

Eugenia Gay Endsley Thompson

The Westmoreland Family was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Eugenia Gay Endsley Thompson (1951–2019). A highly regarded former art educator, Gay strongly believed in the power of the arts to inspire and to make a positive difference in children’s lives. In the most meaningful way possible, she made the ultimate gesture by naming The Westmoreland Museum of American Art as a beneficiary of a legacy gift valued at $1.9 million.

The fine arts were the driving forces throughout Gay’s life. She was born in Uniontown, PA and her exposure to the arts was nurtured by her parents, Jane and Eugene Endsley, business owners and local artists known for their stained glass and enamel creations. She was drawing and painting the surrounding landscapes at her grandfather Darrell Smiley’s Farmington mountain retreat at an early age. Summers during her childhood were spent in the mountains taking classes at Touchstone Center for Crafts and later becoming a docent at Fallingwater while in high school. Her dynamic art works, mostly clay sculptures and pastel paintings, have been displayed and exhibited throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Gay was an art education major at Edinboro University and received a Master of Arts degree from Seton Hill University. She was a dearly loved

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Gay was a devoted and beloved daughter, sister, friend, and colleague. She unselfishly cared for her parents throughout the last ten years of teaching at the middle school. Her brother Bill’s illness followed after she had retired. She was his sole caregiver.

Few growing up in the Uniontown area didn’t appreciate the impact the locations of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob had on Fayette County. Once her caregiving was over, Gay took road trips to Buffalo, Chicago, Crystal Bridges, and nearby Polymath Park “in search of Frank”. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art had sponsored the tour to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. It was during this trip that Gay’s curiosity was piqued about The Westmoreland where she immediately found a haven for her artistic energy and creativity. Her untimely death in November 2019 prevented her from personally sharing her talent and passion for art with those at the Museum.

The Westmoreland is honored to have been included in Gay’s legacy plans. The Eugenia Gay Endsley Legacy Gift will be used to ensure children and families have full access to arts programming, educational activities, and scholarships. Her commitment to “You gotta have art” is ensured to carry on for generations to come.

Karen Rich Douglas President, The Westmoreland Society & Gay’s Childhood Friend

Make a Lasting Impact at The Westmoreland For over 60 years, generous individuals have supported The Westmoreland through the Legacy Society by naming The Westmoreland in their will or as a beneficiary. By joining the Museum's Legacy Society, you too can ensure that the Museum will continue to enrich the lives of children and help them to thrive for generations to come.

Please consider joining The Westmoreland Legacy Society. For more information and to request a brochure, please contact Rhonda Madden, Director of Advancement, at rmadden@thewestmoreland.org or 724.837.1500 x130.

George Benjamin Luks (1866–1933), Highbridge Park, c. 1912 Watercolor on paper, 16 x 19 inches, Gift of Dr. Walter Read Hovey, 1978.88

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The Westmoreland Museum of American Art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Simple Pleasures The Art of Doris Lee

September 26, 2021– January 9, 2022

Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee is generously supported by The Henry Luce Foundation, The Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation, The Richard C. von Hess Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Fine Foundation, and the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The exhibition will travel to three additional venues: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (February 5 – May 8, 2022); Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL (June 5 – September 18, 2022); and Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (October 30, 2022 – January 15, 2023) providing the opportunity for broader recognition of Lee’s important contribution to American art. front cover: Doris Lee (1905–1983), The View, Woodstock (detail), 1946, Oil on canvas, 27 1/2 x 44 inches, The John and Susan Horseman Collection of American Art, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. back: Doris Lee (1905–1983), Vineland, c. 1940 Oil on canvas, 38 x 36 inches, Gift of William P. Emrick, 2009.35, © Estate of Doris Lee, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.