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Winter 2013

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Donor Spotlight:

Buddy & Lucy Allen

Decorative Arts:

Huger Chair

Exhibitions:

William H. Johnson

American Alliance of Museums& Southeastern Museums

Conference

In preparation for “Cercle et Carré,” a major exhibition to open here in 2013,

we have been acquiring works of art by women artists. This is not a singular

campaign; the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden is devoted to women

sculptors, and our permanent collection includes a sizable, and growing, number

of works by women. We are particularly proud of several recent purchases, including

those illustrated below and elsewhere in this newsletter. The costume design

by Alexandra Exter for the movie “Aelita” graced the cover of the winter 2012

Facet, and prints by Nadia Léger are featured on page 8 of this newsletter.

Our commitment to works by women artists is firm, and we will continue to

emphasize our strength in that area.

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All of us at the Georgia Museum of Art are saddened to learn of the death of our

colleague Gudmund Vigtel, one of the major figures in our field in the Southeast

over the 20th century. “Vig,” during his tenure at the High Museum of Art in

Atlanta, helped make the visual arts in the Southeast not only relevant, but also

fashionable, not only didactic, but also appealing. All of us in the museum com-

munity, in fact, all of us who love the visual arts, owe him gratitude.

Unfortunately, the museum also lost, in the past month, two of our great supporters.

Frank B. Jarrell, whose wife Sissie is on our Board of Advisors, faithfully attended

meetings and events here at the museum and was vocal in his encouragement of

the staff and me. Frank was a good man, as was Col. Thomas N. Gibson III, who

also passed away at the end of 2012. Tom and his wife Ellen have been mainstays

of our Friends organization and our travel program. I personally will miss both of

these gentle and wise men, who shared a generous spirit and a gracious manner.

William Underwood Eiland, Director

From the Director

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Mission Statement

The Georgia Museum of Art shares

the mission of the University of Georgia

to support and to promote teaching,

research and service. Specifically, as a

repository and educational instrument

of the visual arts, the museum exists

to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret

significant works of art.

Partial support for the exhibitions and programs

at the Georgia Museum of Art is provided by

the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation,

the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art and

the Georgia Council for the Arts through the

appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.

The Council is a partner agency of the National

Endowment for the Arts. Individuals, foundations

and corporations provide additional support

through their gifts to the University of Georgia

Foundation. The Georgia Museum of Art is

ADA compliant; the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium

is equipped for the hearing-impaired.

Board of Advisors Mr. B. Heyward Allen Jr., chair-elect

Dr. Amalia K. Amaki

Mrs. Frances Aronson-Healey

Mrs. June M. Ball

Dr. Linda N. Beard

Ms. Karen L. Benson

Mr. Fred D. Bentley Sr.*

Mr. Richard E. Berkowitz

Mrs. Devereux C. Burch

Mr. Robert E. Burton

Mrs. Debbie C. Callaway**

Mr. Randolph W. Camp

Mrs. Shannon I. Candler,* past chair

Mrs. Faye S. Chambers

Mr. Harvey J. Coleman

Mrs. Martha T. Dinos**

Mrs. Annie Laurie Dodd***

Ms. Sally Dorsey

Professor Marvin Eisenberg*

Mr. Howard Elkins

Mr. Todd Emily

Ms. Carlyn F. Fisher*

Mr. James B. Fleece

Mr. Edgar J. Forio Jr.*

Mr. Harry L. Gilham Jr.

Mr. John M. Greene**

Mrs. Helen C. Griffith

Mrs. M. Smith Griffith*

Mrs. Marion E. Jarrell

Professor John D. Kehoe

Mrs. George-Ann Knox*

Mrs. Shell H. Knox

Mr. David W. Matheny

Ms. Catherine A. May

Mrs. Helen P. McConnell*

Mr. Mark G. McConnell

Mrs. Marilyn M. McMullan

Mrs. Marilyn D. McNeely

Mrs. Berkeley S. Minor

Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr.*

Ms. Jane C. Mullins*

Mr. Carl W. Mullis III, chair

Mrs. Betty R. Myrtle

Mrs. Deborah L. O’Kain

Dr. Randall S. Ott

Mrs. Janet W. Patterson

Ms. Kathy B. Prescott

Mr. William F. Prokasy IV

Mr. Rowland A. Radford Jr.*

Ms. Margaret A. Rolando

Mr. Alan F. Rothschild Jr.

Mrs. Dorothy A. Roush*

Mrs. Sarah P. Sams**

Mr. D. Jack Sawyer Jr.

Mrs. Helen H. Scheidt**

Mr. Henry C. Schwob**

Mrs. Ann C. Scoggins

Ms. Cathy Selig-Kuranoff**

Mr. S. Stephen Selig III**

Mr. Ronald K. Shelp

Mrs. Margaret R. Spalding

Mrs. Dudley R. Stevens

Mrs. Carolyn W. Tanner

Mrs. Judith M. Taylor

Dr. Brenda Taggart Thompson

Mrs. Barbara Auxier Turner

Mr. C. Noel Wadsworth*

Dr. Carol V. Winthrop

Ex-officio Mrs. Linda C. Chesnut

William Underwood Eiland

Mr. Tom S. Landrum

Professor Jere W. Morehead

Dr. Libby V. Morris

Karen W. Prasse, M.D.

Professor Gene N. Wright

*Lifetime member

**Emeritus member

***Honorary member

Alexandra Exter (Russian-Ukrainian, 1882–1949)

Costume design for Aelita, 1924

Graphite, collage and gouache on paper

16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia;

Museum purchase with funds provided by the

Collectors of the Georgia Museum of Art and Board

of Advisors members Robert E. Burton, Randolph

W. Camp, Marion E. Jarrell, David W. Matheny,

Marilyn D. McNeely, Carl W. Mullis III, Deborah L.

O’Kain and Sarah P. Sams

GMOA 2011.367

Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979)

Composition Ovale, 1970

Color lithograph on paper

29 15/16 x 22 1/16 inches

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum

purchase with funds provided by the Georgia Museum

of Art Docent Corps of 2012 and the W. Newton Morris

Charitable Foundation in memory of Hannah P. Harvey

GMOA 2012.177

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F E A T U R E S

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New Acquisitions

Donor Spotlight

Calendar of Events

Museum Notes

Event Photos

On the back cover:

Fragment of the Orpheus Relief (detail),

Roman period (ca. 50 B.C.−A.D. 50)

replica of a Greek original, ca. 430–400 B.C.

Fine-grained white marble with applied pigment

Research loan from the University of Mississippi Museum, 77.3.569

On the front cover:

William H. Johnson (American, 1907–1970)

Aunt Alice, ca. 1944

Oil on compressed board

33 3/4 x 28 5/8 inches

Collection of Morgan State University

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Drawing from private collections and from the permanent collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, “Water Music” brings

together diverse visual perspectives on the theme of water and the idea of water music. A group of conceptual art objects

is at the core of the exhibition—most of them playing on the title of Handel’s famous composition, including works by

Christian Marclay and Yoko Ono—juxtaposed with more traditional seascape paintings and prints, ranging from 19th-

century American Luminist A.T. Bricher to the post–World War II photorealist Richard Estes. The exhibition will also

feature a listening station with Handel’s “Water Music” (1717) and more recent musical responses, such as John Cage’s

“Water Music” (1952) and Ned Sublette and Lawrence Weiner’s “Remixed Water” (2005).

Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art

Gallery: Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

Water Music February 2–March 10, 2013

From Savanna to Savannah: African Art from the Collection of Don KoleJanuary 19–April 14, 2013

Drawn from an extensive private collection of African art

in Savannah, Ga., this special exhibition includes sacred,

meaningful objects created by numerous peoples in

sub-Saharan Africa. Works of art in various media—wood,

bronze, terracotta, sandstone and cloth—from regions as

diverse as Cameroon, Guinea, Tanzania and the Demo-

cratic Republic of Congo present examples from the visual

and material culture of Africa that demonstrate cultural

concepts and religious beliefs.

Curators: Paul Manoguerra,

chief curator and

curator of American art,

and William Darrell

Moseley, guest curator

Galleries: Dorothy

Alexander Roush and

Martha Thompson Dinos

Galleries

Sponsor: The Friends

of the Georgia

Museum of Art

William Henry Johnson (1901–1970) is a pivotal figure in

modern American art. A virtuoso skilled in various media

and techniques, he produced thousands of works over a

career that spanned decades, continents and genres.

Now, on view in its entirety for the first time, a seminal col-

lection covering key stages in Johnson’s career will be

presented in “William H. Johnson: An American Modern.”

Developed by Baltimore’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art,

Morgan State University, this Smithsonian Institution

Traveling Exhibition Service exhibition represents a unique

opportunity to share the artist’s oeuvre with a broader

audience. This exhibition of 20 expressionist and vernacu-

lar landscapes, still-life paintings and portraits investigates

the intricate layers of Johnson’s diverse cultural perspec-

tive as an artist and self-described “primitive and cultured

painter.” An exhibition catalogue, funded in part by the

Henry Luce Foundation, features essays by such noted

scholars as David C. Driskell, on such topics as primitiv-

ism, modernism and African American art; African

American artists and the art historical canon; identity and

aesthetics in art; and art and art scholarship at historically

black colleges and universities.

“William H. Johnson: An American Modern” was devel-

oped by Morgan State University and the Smithsonian

Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, with support from

the National Endowment for the Arts, the Henry Luce

Foundation, and the Morgan State University Foundation,

Inc. Additional support for this exhibition was provided

by Ford Motor Company Fund.

In-House Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator

and curator of American art

Galleries: Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and

Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries

Sponsors: The W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation

and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art

William H. Johnson: An American Modern February 16–May 12, 2013

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Exhibitions

At long last, the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Master of Fine

Arts degree candidates' exit show returns to the Georgia

Museum of Art. This exhibition is always diverse in media

and aesthetics and provides valuable real-world experience

for the students.

Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of

American art

Galleries: Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby

Conway, Alfred Heber Holbrook, Charles B. Presley Family,

Lamar Dodd and Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Galleries



Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition March 16–April 22, 2013

This project involves the public exhibition and interdisci-

plinary study of an important but little-known ancient

marble relief sculpture with vestiges of ancient painting,

which is in the David M. Robinson Memorial Collection

of Greek and Roman Art at the University of Mississippi

Museum. Mark Abbe, assistant professor of ancient art

at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, serves as designer

of the project, a collaboration with UGA’s Center for

Applied Isotope Studies, department of chemistry and

department of classics.

The youthful figure of Hermes, the Greek messenger

god, survives from a larger, three-figured composition

depicting the god escorting Eurydice to the Underworld

during her final parting from Orpheus. The original

composition, known as the Orpheus Relief, is one of

the most celebrated examples of Greek sculpture from

the High Classical period, ca. 450–400 B.C.

The resulting research may be tracked on the blog

http://orpheusrelief.wordpress.com/.

The project participants will jointly present the result of

their interdisciplinary research at a public lecture and

discussion at the Georgia Museum of Art on Thursday,

March 28, 2013, at 5:30 p.m.

Curator: Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator

of European Art

Gallery: Samuel H. Kress Gallery

Object in Focus: The Orpheus Relief Project September 30, 2012–March 31, 2013

Opening reception, MFA Exhibition, GMOA, spring 2008

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Works of ArtPower figure, ca. 1900–1950 (p. 4) Kongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Wood, feathers, hemp, nails, cloth and paint

37 x 11 x 9 1/2 inches

Collection of Don Kole

William H. Johnson (p. 5, top left)

(American, 1907–1970)

Sowing, 1940

Gouache and pencil

18 3/4 x 22 1/8 inches


William H. Johnson (p. 5, top right) (American, 1907–1970)

Jitterbugs, 1941

Gouache

23 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches


Protective spirit serpent, ca. 1935–65 (p. 5, bottom left) Baga (Guinea)

Painted wood

25 x 19 x 19 inches

Collection of Don Kole

Alfred Thompson Bricher (p. 5, bottom right) (American, 1837–1908)

Rocky Shore, 1886

Ink wash, gouache and graphite on blue wove paper

10 15/16 x 19 9/16 inches

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; The Mr. and Mrs. Fred

D. Bentley Sr. Collection of American Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D.

Bentley Sr.

Fragment of the Orpheus Relief (detail, p. 6, bottom) Roman period (ca. 50 B.C.−A.D. 50)

replica of a Greek original, ca. 430–400 B.C.

Fine-grained white marble with applied pigment

Research loan from the University of Mississippi Museum, 77.3.569

William Stanley Haseltine (above) (American, 1835–1900)

Venice, n.d.

Oil on canvas

16 3/4 x 27 1/4 inches

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Mrs. Helen

Haseltine Plowden

GMOA 1952.234

Corresponding with an upper-level art history course

taught by chief curator Paul Manoguerra, “Americans in

Italy” features art objects dealing with Italian landscapes,

people, buildings and life fashioned by American artists.

As a result of their Italian travels within a Grand Tour or

as expatriates, many American painters created a body

of work addressing seminal questions about nature,

history and national destiny. This special, small display

draws from works on paper in the permanent collection

of the Georgia Museum of Art and makes connections to

objects on full-time display elsewhere in the museum.

Curator: Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of

American art

Gallery: Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II



Americans in Italy January 19–April 21, 2013

Don’t MissGeorge Beattie’s Agriculture Murals

Patsy Dudley Pate Balcony

On view through January 6

The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from

the Skier Collection

Dorothy Alexander Roush and Martha

Thompson Dinos Galleries


Beyond the Bulldog: Jack Davis

Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II


De Wain Valentine: Human Scale

Virginia and Alfred Kennedy and

Philip Henry Alston Jr. Galleries


From Start to Finish:

The Story of De Wain Valentine’s

Gray Column

Alonzo and Vallye Dudley Gallery


John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist

Lamar Dodd and Charles B. Presley Family Galleries

On view through March 3

Minna Citron:

The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction

Boone and George-Ann Knox I, Rachel Cosby Conway

and Alfred Heber Holbrook Galleries

On view through March 3

Belleek Porcelain from the Collection

of Linda N. Beard

Wall case gifted by Linda N. and Larry H. Beard,

permanent collection galleries

Ongoing

Above: Rose gold brooch surrounded by garnets, ca. 1820. Card under convex glass. Brown right eye. Purchased from Rowan and

Rowan, London. 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. Collection of Dr. and Mrs. David Skier.

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In celebration of the life of Milner

S. Ball, the museum recently

acquired two color lithographs

by Nadia Khodasevich Léger.

Born near Vitebsk in present-day

Belarus in 1904, Nadia Khodasevich

Léger studied with Kazimir Malevich

before emigrating to Paris in 1924.

There, she became one of Fernand

Léger’s students at the Académie

Moderne and married him in 1952. Her

fellow students included future Cercle

et Carré members Erik Olson, Franciska

Clausen and Marcelle Cahn.

Khodasevich Léger began working in

a Suprematist style under Malevich in

the late 1910s and early 1920s. Her work

shifts to convey Cubist and Purist

overtones under Léger during the short

life of Cercle et Carré and into the 1950s,

sometimes becoming somewhat repre-

sentational. In the 1960s and 1970s,

however, she returns to her Suprematist

compositions.

Suprematism, a term coined by

Malevich in 1915 to describe the new

Russian art, championed a paring down

to fundamental, elemental, nonobjective

shapes to express pure sensation. Our

lithographs, “Suprématisme No. I” and

“Suprématisme,” both dated 1970, are

two of many 1920s oil compositions that

Khodasevich Léger reproduced as

lithographs. The bright colors, dynamic

shapes and total abstraction evoke the

distinctive characteristics of Suprema-

tism while documenting her revived

interest in Malevich and total abstrac-

tion in the 1960s and 1970s.

These two lithographs are an exciting

addition to our collection of European

works on paper. Acquiring these two

important prints will simultaneously rep-

resent Suprematism (filling a previous

gap), strengthen our collection of Cercle

et Carré artists and add another influen-

tial 20th-century female artist to our

collection.

Nadia Khodasevich Léger (above)

(Russian-French, 1904–1982)

Suprématisme No. I, 1970


Georgia Museum of Art, University of

Georgia; Museum purchase with funds

provided by an anonymous donor in

celebration of the life of Milner S. Ball

GMOA accession number pending

Nadia Khodasevich Léger (left)

(Russian-French, 1904–1982)

Suprématisme, 1970



Georgia; Museum purchase with funds

provided by an anonymous donor in

celebration of the life of Milner S. Ball

GMOA accession number pending

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GMOA continues to add very fine examples of Georgia and regionally connected

silver to its collection, as seen in this case in the Phoebe and Ed Forio Gallery. In addition

to the silver is an excellent example of 19th-century earthenware from Staffordshire,

England, in the figure of John Wesley given by the Ceramic Circle of Atlanta. Wesley,

the founder of Methodism, preached for a period of two years in Georgia during

the 1730s.

1) The Firm of Gorham Silver Manufacturers

(Rhode Island, 1831–present)

Footed berry bowl, ca. 1890s

Sterling silver


Georgia; Gift of Ed Forio Jr.

GMOA 2012.302

2) The firm of Bailey, Banks and Biddle

(American, active Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, ca. 1880s)

Teapot, ca. 1887

Sterling silver


Georgia; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel

Thompson and family

GMOA 2012.430

3) J. Hayden

(American, active Columbus,

Georgia, ca. 1840)

Spectacles, ca. 1840

Coin silver and glass


Georgia; Museum purchase with

funds provided by the Beverly H.

Bremer Charitable Lead Unitrust

GMOA 2012.294

4) Unidentified maker

(active in Staffordshire, England)

Figure of John Wesley, ca. 1810

Earthenware and paint decoration

Georgia Museum of Art, University

of Georgia; Gift of the Ceramic Circle

of Atlanta

GMOA 2012.290

The Huger armchair is in a basic style familiar to the neoclassical

vernacular of several areas of Britain and the United States. The set-back

arms represent a notably British interpretation while the composition

of the back displays the influence of both American and British examples.

The chair’s provenance is through the Huger family of Charleston, and its

complete line of descent is known from about 1805 forward. This important

acquisition was made possible by funds donated by Harry and Caroline

Gilham, faithful supporters of the museum.

Unidentified maker flourishing in Charleston in the late 18th century

Neoclassical armchair, ca. 1795

Mahogany

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase

with funds provided by Harry and Caroline Gilham

GMOA 2012.428

The development of serving forms in Georgia included slab tables, a

design from the Chesapeake region brought to the Savannah River Valley

in the 18th century. This stellar example exhibits the molding sequences

typical of Virginia designs made in the Rococo “Chinese taste.” The table

also displays the tendencies of the lower Southern Piedmont to emphasize

lean lines and notable height and has a recovery history connected to Elbert

County. Its form is in part the basis for the tall sideboards dubbed “hunt-

boards” so typical of the Piedmont. The word “huntboard” is unknown in

Georgia records before the 20th century, and the terms used at the time

included “slab,” “slab table,” “sideboard” or “server.”

Unidentified maker flourishing in Elbert County, Georgia

Slab table, ca. 1800

Yellow pine and pigment

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by D. Scott Smith

and the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Virginia Trotter Decorative Arts Endowment Fund

GMOA purchase in progress

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Donor Spotlight:Buddy and Lucy Allen

Since 1985, Heyward Allen

Toyota and Heyward Allen Motor

Company have sponsored Family

Days at the museum. This monthly

program engages a diverse

audience that is representative

of Athens-Clarke County (ACC)

and its surrounding counties. At

each Family Day children have

the opportunity to tour the mu-

seum and engage in a gallery

activity and a hands-on art project

in the classroom that is related to

the featured exhibition. The pro-

gram is designed to educate

families about the current exhibi-

tions at the museum and acquaint

them with the world of fine art.

For helping introduce hundreds of

families to art as well as supporting

dozens of other community organi-

zations, the Georgia Association of

Museums and Galleries (GAMG)

awarded Buddy Allen and the

employees of Heyward Allen Motor

Company the title Corporate

Sponsor of the Year in 1992.

When friend Kathy Rowan, a

longtime GMOA docent, informed

Buddy and his wife, Lucy, that the

ACC school district planned to

The Allens are special patrons and longtime friends

of the Georgia Museum of Art. Through their service

and charitable donations, Buddy and Lucy Allen

have gone above and beyond as patrons, becoming

an integral part of GMOA’s family.

discontinue funding field trips due

to budget constraints, the Allens

took advantage of the opportunity

to help.

Since 2005, they have funded

bus transportation for every

fifth-grade class in the county to

and from the museum in their

effort to help spread visual-arts

education. The museum visits

include an interactive gallery tour

with the docents and hands-on art

activities in the classrooms. Thanks

to the Allens, more than 4,000

students have been exposed to the

museum and the art on its walls.

Lucy understands that, in her

own words, “visiting museums,

especially with a docent, helps you

examine what you see and develop

a vocabulary to describe it. And

starting early helps you feel

comfortable about entering an

oftentimes imposing structure.”

“Some of the recent activities

we’ve been doing with the kids are

based on Chakaia Booker’s tire-

rubber sculptures,” said associate

curator of education Melissa

Rackley. “The students really get

into it, and it’s great to see them

so engaged at the museum.”

On a few occasions Buddy and

Lucy have generously lent works

from their collection to the mu-

seum for exhibitions. They have

also donated objects to GMOA’s

permanent collection, including,

very recently, a group of glass

objects that descended from

prominent Athenian Howell Cobb.

The Allens are members of the

Director’s Circle and past co-presi-

dents of the Friends of the Georgia

Museum of Art. Buddy currently

serves as the vice-chair of the

museum’s Board of Advisors and is

the longest serving member on the

board. He is also its chair-elect and

will take over next year, extending

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Lucy (third from left) and Buddy (far right) with family members, including daughters Rinne (far left) and Lucy (second from right), at Elegant Salute XI: A Hardhat Salute.

Since 2005, [the Allens] have funded

bus transportation for every fifth-grade

class in the county to and from the

museum in their effort to spread

visual-arts education.

his service to the museum even

further. Lucy is a member of the

Decorative Arts Advisory Commit-

tee, which supports our Henry D.

Green Center for the Study of the

Decorative Arts. Buddy and Lucy’s

dedication has inspired members

of their family to join them in

service at the museum. Their

daughters, Rinne Allen and Lucy

Gillis, have played a major role

in Elegant Salute for many years,

serving on various committees

and chairing the event, and Lucy

serves on the Friends’ board of

directors.

In 2010, GAMG recognized

Buddy and Lucy’s hard work and

presented them with the “Patrons

of the Year” Award for their

tireless efforts to advance the

missions of both GMOA and the

University of Georgia. “Buddy

and Lucy Allen are exemplars of

patronage to the museum and

philanthropy in the community

at large,” said museum director

William U. Eiland. “Theirs is a

selfless generosity.”

The Allens continue not only to

contribute to the advancement of

the arts and the museum, but to

pour a part of themselves into their

work for GMOA in a way that is

truly inspiring. For all of their

generous donations, support, time

and effort, we tip our hats to Buddy

and Lucy and say thank you.

Noah Adler, Publications Intern

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13 Schedule a Visit to the Georgia Museum of Art

To schedule a class visit or student assignment at

the Georgia Museum of Art, please call us at

706.542.GMOA (4662) at least two weeks prior

to the visit. Scheduling in advance enables us to

prepare for your visit whether it is a docent-led

tour, a self-guided visit led by an instructor or

students who will be coming on their own to

complete an assignment.

Inclement Weather

The Georgia Museum of Art follows the inclement

weather policies of the University of Georgia. When

the university is closed, the museum is closed as

well. Announcements are posted to www.uga.edu

and www.uga.edu/news, appear on Athens Charter

cable channel 15 and can be heard on Athens

radio stations 880, 960 and 1340 (AM) and 88.9,

90.5, 91.7, 97.9, 102.1, 103.7 and 106.1 (FM).

Calendar : Winter 2013

Family Day programs are sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co.,

Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota, YellowBook USA and the Friends of

the Georgia Museum of Art and are free and open to the public.

Special Events

Third ThursdayThursday, January 17, February 21 and March 21, 6–9 p.m.Six of Athens’ established venues for visual art hold this

event on the third Thursday every month. GMOA, the

Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center,

Glass Cube & Gallery @Hotel Indigo Athens and ATHICA

will be open those nights to showcase their visual-arts

programming. Visit 3thurs.org for a calendar of events.

Elegant Salute XIII: Black to WhiteSaturday, January 19, 6:30 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art host their

biennial gala, Elegant Salute, the museum’s biggest

fundraiser. Wear your best black or white formal attire

and join us for an evening of dinner and dancing. Tickets

$300 per person or $65 per person for dessert and

dancing only. RSVP by Jan. 11. Call 706.542.0830 for

more information.

Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries ConferenceWednesday, January 23–Friday, January 25GAMG will hold its annual conference, Creative Spaces:

Meaningful Experiences in Museums, at the Georgia

Museum of Art. Co-hosts include the Church-Waddel-

Brumby House, Georgia Museum of Natural History,

Lyndon House Arts Center, State Botanical Garden of

Georgia, Taylor-Grady House and the University of Georgia

Special Collections Libraries. For more information or to

register for this conference, please visit www.gamg.org.

90 Carlton: WinterThursday, February 7, 6–9 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art present a

quarterly open house featuring our winter exhibitions.

Enjoy gallery talks with our curators, light refreshments,

an art workshop and live music. Call 706.542.4662

(GMOA) for more details.

Make It an EveningTuesday, February 19, 6–8 p.m. Enjoy coffee, dessert and free gallery tours at the

museum before the English Concert’s performance in

Hodgson Hall. The London-based ensemble will perform

a program that includes Handel’s Water Music. Pierre

Daura Curator of European Art Lynn Boland will lead a

tour of “Water Music,” an exhibition partly inspired by

Handel’s masterpiece. Jittery Joe’s coffee and Cecilia

Villaveces’ cakes $5 per person. Purchase tickets for

the concert at pac.uga.edu.

Black History Month DinnerThursday, February 21, 6–8:30 p.m.The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art host the

museum’s annual Black History Month Dinner. Join us

for one of the most entertaining events at the museum!

For more information, call 706.542.0830.

Student NightThursday, February 28, 8–10:30 p.m.Join the Student Association of the Georgia Museum

of Art for a night of food, fun and DIY projects! See

www.georgiamuseum.org for more information.

The Collectors VisitTuesday, March 5, 6 p.m.Take a private tour of a local home and see a marvelous

collection of works from the Arts and Crafts movement.

Open to members of the Collectors only. For more

information or to join the Collectors, call 706.542.0830.

March

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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Tours

Family Days

Teen StudioThursday, January 3, 5:30–8:30 p.m.Teens are invited to participate in an art workshop and

gallery tour of the exhibition “Jack Davis: Beyond the

Bulldog” led by Athens comic book creator and illustrator

Robert Brown. Pizza will be served. Space is limited. Call

706.542.8863 or email [email protected] to reserve

your spot.

Lunch and Learn: African Art and the African Diaspora in the Georgia Museum of Art’s Special Exhibitions and Permanent Collection Friday, February 1, 12:30–1:30 p.m. UGA faculty and staff are invited to join Dr. Paul

Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American

art, in a discussion on the art of Africa and the African

diaspora, including the Larry and Brenda Thompson

Collection of African American Art. Lunch will be

provided. Please call 706.583.0111 or email cdicindi@

uga.edu to reserve a space.

The Orpheus Relief: One Object, Three PerspectivesThursday, March 28, 5:30 p.m.Join us for a panel discussion of the current technical

study of the Orpheus Relief with Mark Abbe, assistant

professor of ancient art; Tina Salguero, assistant profes-

sor of chemistry; and Jeff Speakman, associate director

of the Center for Applied Isotope Studies.

Rachel RivencThursday, January 17, 7 p.m.Join Rachel Rivenc, assistant scientist for the Modern

and Contemporary Art Initiative at the Getty Conservation

Institute, for a glimpse into her conservation work on

De Wain Valentine’s “Gray Column.” Held in conjunction

with the exhibition “De Wain Valentine: Human Scale”

and the documentary “From Start to Finish: The Story

of De Wain Valentine’s ‘Gray Column.’”

Steven J. TepperTuesday, January 22, 4 p.m.Steven J. Tepper, associate director of the Curb Center

for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy and associate profes-

sor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, will speak about

arts advocacy, democracy and the role of creativity in the

new economy. Tepper’s most recent publication is “Not

Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest Over Art and Culture in

America.” Cosponsored by Ideas for Creative Exploration

(ICE) and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.

Artful Conversation Wednesday, January 30, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an

in-depth discussion of George Biddle’s “Homage to

Raphael Soyer” (1947).

Artful Conversation Wednesday, February 27, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an

in-depth discussion of selected works from the

exhibition “William H. Johnson: An American Modern.”

Director’s LectureThursday, February 28, 5:30 p.m.Join GMOA director William U. Eiland for his lecture

“Expressing Tradition in a New Way: The Abstract

Expressionist Works of John Haley.”

Artful Conversation Wednesday, March 20, 2 p.m.Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an

in-depth discussion of Joan Mitchell’s “Close” (1973).

MFA SpeaksThursday, March 21, 5:30 p.m.Join the artists of the Master of Fine Arts Degree

Candidates Exhibition for a discussion of their work.

Moderated by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and

curator of American art.

Make It an EveningThursday, March 7, 6–8 p.m. Enjoy coffee, dessert and free gallery tours at the

museum before attending James Galway: The Legacy

Tour at Hodgson Hall. Jittery Joe’s coffee and Cecilia

Villaveces’ cakes $5 per person. Purchase tickets for

the concert at pac.uga.edu.

90 Carlton: SpringFriday, March 22, 6–9 p.m.Join us for our quarterly open house, cosponsored by

the Lamar Dodd School of Art, featuring the annual MFA

show and other spring exhibitions. Enjoy gallery talks,

refreshments and live music. Call 706.542.4662 (GMOA)

for more details.

Make It an EveningTuesday, March 26, 6–8 p.m. Enjoy coffee, dessert and free gallery tours at the

museum before attending a concert by multiple-Grammy-

Award-winner Béla Fleck and the UGA Symphony

Orchestra for a performance of Fleck’s new Concerto for

Banjo and Orchestra at Hodgson Hall. Jittery Joe’s coffee

and Cecilia Villaveces’ cakes $5 per person. Purchase

tickets for the concert at pac.uga.edu.

Express Yourself!Saturday, January 12, 10 a.m.–noonIn conjunction with the exhibitions “Minna Citron: The

Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction” and

“John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist,”

families will have the chance to create their own abstract

expressionist works of art using paint and collage.

From Savanna to Savannah: African Art from the Collection of Don KoleSaturday, February 16, 10 a.m.–noonLearn about African art and culture from this exciting and

diverse collection of African objects, then head to the

Mary and Michael Erlanger Classroom to create your own

mask inspired by the exhibition.

Portraits: Bold and BrightSaturday, March 23, 10 a.m.–noonAfter visiting the exhibition “William H. Johnson: An

American Modern,” join us in the Mary and Michael

Erlanger Classroom to create oil pastel portraits inspired

by the artist’s bold and bright style.

Americans in Italy Film Series: “Three Coins in the Fountain”Thursday, January 24, 7 p.m.In Rome, three American secretaries toss coins into the

Trevi Fountain, wishing to find love in Italy. This film

combines the secretaries’ romantic adventures with the

stunning Italian locale and famous monuments, reflecting

the American sightseer’s experience in Italy. Written by

John Patrick and directed by Jean Negulesco (United

States, 1954). 102 minutes. NR.

Americans in Italy Film Series: “Summertime”Thursday, January 31, 7 p.m.A middle-aged schoolteacher travels to Venice after years

of saving her wages for the European excursion and falls

in love with an Italian merchant. Written by H.E. Bates

and David Lean and based on the play “The Time of the

Cuckoo” by Arthur Laurents. Directed by David Lean

(United States, 1955). 100 minutes. NR.

Americans in Italy Film Series: “Roman Holiday”Thursday, February 14, 7 p.m.The Academy Award-winning film features Audrey

Hepburn as a crown princess visiting Rome on a

European tour. Written by Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan

Hunter and John Dighton. Directed by William Wyler

(United States, 1953). 118 minutes. NR.

Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionWednesday, January 2, 16 and 23; February 20; March 13, 2 p.m.Meet docents in the lobby for this tour of highlights

from the permanent collection.

Tour at Two: Decorative Arts from the Permanent CollectionWednesday, January 9, 2 p.m.Led by Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts.

Gallery GamesThursday, January 10, February 21 and March 21, 4:15–5 p.m.Kids ages 7 to 11 are invited to join us for this special

interactive gallery tour. Learn about works in the

museum through activities designed just for kids.

Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent CollectionSunday, January 13, February 17 and March 10, 3 p.m.Meet docents in the lobby for this tour of

highlights from the permanent collection.

Tour at Two: Kress GalleryWednesday, February 6, 2 p.m.Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, will

lead a tour of the Samuel H. Kress Gallery, in particular

the recent and ongoing research concerning the Orpheus

Relief and Salvator Rosa’s “Saint Simon the Apostle.”

Tour at Two: “Americans in Italy”Wednesday, February 13, 2 p.m.Led by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and


Tour at Two: Post-Impressionist Elements in the Works of Pierre DauraWednesday, March 6, 2 p.m.Led by Laura Valeri, associate curator of European art.

Tour at Two: “William H. Johnson: An American Modern”Wednesday, March 27, 2 p.m.Led by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and


Elegant Salute XIII: Black to WhiteSaturday, January 19, 6:30 p.m.

Lectures & Gallery Talks

Ike & Jane at the

Georgia Museum of Art!

The popular Normaltown café

and bakery serves fresh-made

coffee, sandwiches and baked goods

in the museum lobby.

Have breakfast, lunch or a snack

and enjoy a spectacular view of the

Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden.

Tuesday–Friday,

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

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SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE

A number of GMOA staff members attended the Southeastern Muse-

ums Conference (SEMC) 2012 annual meeting, “New Directions in the Old Dominion:

The Re-Evolution of Museums,” in November in Williamsburg, Va. The following staff

members contributed to various sessions: Chief curator and curator of American art Paul

Manoguerra, presenter, “Curatorial Roundtable: Collections”; Deputy director Annelies

Mondi, presenter, “Insurance Claims: ‘Oh No! The Painting Fell Off the Wall’”; Pierre

Daura Curator of European Art Lynn Boland, moderator, “Planning and Exhibition

Exchange Program for SEMC”; and director William U. Eiland, moderator, “Curatorial

Research Paper Presentations.” Other attendees from GMOA included head registrar

Tricia Miller, associate registrar Christy Sinksen and assistant registrar Sarina Rousso.

AWARDS

GMOA’s quarterly newsletter Facet and its visitor’s guide both won

gold medals in SEMC’s 2012 publication competition. Facet also won the overall category

of Best in Show. The exhibition “Georgia Bellflowers: The Furniture of Henry Eugene

Thomas,” organized by Ashley Callahan and coordinated by deputy director Annelies

Mondi, received a certificate of excellence. The awards were announced at the SEMC

2012 annual meeting. This is the second award for “Georgia Bellflowers,” which the

Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation recognized as an outstanding publication or program

in June, and the second and third for Facet, which won first prize in the American

Alliance of Museums publication design contest in May.

DONOR NEWS

Brenda and Larry Thompson, who recently donated a prominent collection

of works by African Americans to the Georgia Museum of Art, were named 2012

Power 100 honorees by Ebony magazine. The magazine’s Power 100 is a list of African

Americans who personify “power” in all its manifestations—strength, focus, commit-

ment and determination—and who innovate, elevate and shape the world in new and

different ways. Ebony’s first Power 100 Gala, presented by Nationwide Insurance,

hosted the Thompsons and fellow honorees, including Toni Morrison, Oprah Winfrey

and Barack Obama, at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

on November 2.

GiftsThe Georgia Museum of Art received the

following gifts between August 23 and

November 2, 2012:

ALFRED HEBER HOLBROOK SOCIETY

Todd Emily

Caroline and Harry Gilham

Marilyn and John McMullan

Mr. C.L. Morehead Jr. and Flowers, Inc.

Kathy Prescott and Grady Thrasher

PATRON

Alan Rothschild

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Brown Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David Warner

SUSTAINING

Col. and Mrs. William Kenneth Jordan

A special thanks to those who

gave designated gifts:

The Adsmith

Mr. and Mrs. B. Heyward Allen Jr.

Audrey Love Charitable Foundation

Daura Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Ellis

Heyward Allen Motor Company, Inc.

Mrs. Sue W. Mann

Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Mulls III

In memory of Mary Anne Hodgson

by William Underwood Eiland and

Mrs. M. Smith Griffith

In memory of Dr. Hugh McLeod III

by Mr. and Mrs. W. Rhett Tanner

In memory of Cornelius F. Raynor

by William Underwood Eiland

In memory of Jean Rooney Routh

by William Underwood Eiland

In memory of Cecelia Villaveces

by the staff of A Flair With Hair

In honor of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz

and the Berkowitz Acquisitions Fund

by Bill and Leslie Girlin and Larry and

Missy Sanchez

In honor of David and Nan Skier

by Bill Mason and Walter Scharfenstein

Gifts to the Board of Advisors Memorial

Acquisitions Fund:

Richard E. Berkowitz

Sally Dorsey

James B. Fleece

Marion E. Jarrell

Carl W. Mullis III

Deborah L. O’Kain

Southeastern Museums Conference

2012Best in Show

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(PAC) parking deck, which is located at the rear of lot E11 off River Road (see map).

There is no free visitor parking on campus during regular business hours. Parking in

the PAC deck is free on Saturdays and Sundays and after 10 p.m. on weeknights with

a valid UGA ID or permit, unless there is a special event. Free parking (that is, parking

without a permit) is available in surface lot E11 on Saturdays and Sundays and after

4 p.m. on weekdays. Visit our website for more information.

90 Carlton: Fall

Visitors enjoy sculptures by De Wain Valentine at the museum’s quarterly reception.

Reaccreditation Celebration

Ford Bell, president of the American Alliance of Museums, speaks at

GMOA’s reaccreditation celebration.

Family Day

In conjunction with the exhibition “Defiant Beauty: The Art of Chakaia Booker,”

kids make sculptures from recycled materials.

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