Midwest Art History Society Conference, April 2, 3, 4, 2009
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Number 35 Fall 2008 NE W SLETTER Midwest Art History Society Conference, April 2, 3, 4, 2009 - Kansas City, Missouri The Midwest Art History Society’s 36th annual meeting will venues, a short distance away, are the Liberty Memorial (a fabulous convene April 2, 3, 4, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. The confer- Art Deco structure and the only WWI memorial and museum in ence is co-hosted by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the the country), the Negro Leagues Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Jazz University of Missouri, Kansas City. Conference sessions and Hall of Fame. activities will take place at The Nelson-Atkins Museum. The conference hotel is the Raphael Hotel—a charming, historic, Participating partners in the MAHS conference are the H & R European-style hotel on the Country Club Plaza, located just a Block Artspace, the Spencer Museum in Lawrence, Kansas, and the 15-minute walk from The Nelson-Atkins Museum. One of Kansas Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. City’s most popular destinations, the Plaza offers a wide selection of restaurants and shopping, as well as sev- At The Nelson-Atkins Museum, the eral venues featuring Kansas City jazz. conference will take place both in the original 1933 William Rockhill The conference overlaps with First Nelson Building and the new, award- Fridays, a festive evening on the first winning Bloch Building designed Friday of each month when the galleries by Steven Holl. This will be a great in the Cross Roads art district open their opportunity to see the Museum’s doors and the streets fill with crowds of encyclopedic, world-class collections art enthusiasts. The Cross Roads is adja- as well as the new architecture and cent to the historic Union Station, Crown the Museum’s Kansas City Sculpture Center, and all of the activity that takes Park. In addition to 16 conference place in downtown Kansas City and the sessions, roundtable discussions and new Power and Light District. museum tours (in the galleries and Nelson-Atkins and Bloch Building at night from the On the afternoon of Saturday, April 4, behind the scenes) are scheduled. J. C. Nichols Plaza Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. an optional trip is planned to Lawrence, Also planned is a panel discussion on Copyright Timothy Hursley, 2006. Kansas, to view the extensive collections one of the museum’s featured exhibi- of the Spencer Art Museum (University of tions: In the Street: Photographers Look at America: 1945-1968. Kansas) and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Johnson Thursday evening a gala reception will be held in Rozzelle Court at County Community College) in south Kansas City. the Nelson-Atkins. On Friday the member luncheon takes place in Kirkwood Hall, and at the end of the day, the H&R Block Artspace We look forward to seeing you in Kansas City next spring! will host a special reception for MAHS participants. Friday evening, Check the website, mahsonline.org, for updates and additional shuttle service will be provided to the Cross Roads art district for information on sessions. those who wish to experience the lively gallery scene in Kansas City. Registration forms and travel and lodging information are available The Nelson-Atkins Museum is across the street from the Kansas in the back pages of this newsletter and online at the MAHS website. City Art Institute and in close proximity to the Kemper Museum Proposals for papers are due by December 15, 2008 to the session of Contemporary Art, the H & R Block Artspace, UMKC, and the chairs. The call for papers is included in this newsletter and is also Linda Hall Library of Science and Technology. Other Kansas City available online. To receive the early bird rate for conference registration, please register by February 15, 2009. 1 MAHS Conference 2009 (Continued from page 1) The conference features 16 regular sessions, 3 roundtables, and a walking tour. Participants may also attend “Quick Takes,” which focus on specific works in The Nelson-Atkins Museum collections. In addition, exhibitions at the H&R Block Artspace, the Linda Hall Library of Science and Technology, the UMKC Gallery of Art, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art are close by. The conference coincides with First Fridays, a monthly event when the galleries of the vibrant downtown Crossroads District open their doors. Shuttle service to this popular evening event will be provided to conference attendees. On Saturday afternoon, participants may take an optional trip to see the impressive collections of the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas (45 minutes away), and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Hosting Institutions Aerial view of The Nelson-Atkins Museum The 36th annual MAHS conference is jointly hosted by the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the from the northeast. Copyright Timothy Hursley. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The conference will take place at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Participating institutions include the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, the H&R Block 2006. Artspace, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. MAHS Publications Volume I Volume II The Midwest Art History Society is pleased and Oklahoma, with entries written by sixteen Non-members: to announce the publication of the second scholars (MAHS members). Volume II of Ordering information can be found on the of its series of studies of European Draw- Italian Drawings illustrates all 471 works, and following Web sites: ings in Midwestern collections: A Corpus also includes 35 comparative illustrations plus • Brepols/Harvey Miller Publishers: of Drawings in Midwestern Collections: 18 color illustrations. Artist, Collections, and http://www.brepols.net/catalogue/index. Sixteenth-century Italian Drawings (eds. Provenance indices make the set a useful refer- jsp?mpk=20295&art=1964181 Edward Olszewski and Burton L. Dunbar; ence tool. • David Brown Book Co. associate ed. Robert Munman), 2 volumes, MAHS members can purchase the two-volume http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo. Harvey Miller, Publishers, 2008. set at a 40% discount. cfm/ID/62230//Location/DBBC This two-volume corpus of drawings in To order: The next part of the sixteenth-century midwestern collections contains entries MAHS members: study, Northern European Drawings, is in on 471 drawings in forty museums from Contact Laura Gelfand, MAHS Treasurer, at preparation. a canvas of 75 institutions between Ohio [email protected]. 2 Upcoming Conferences, Symposia, & Workshops The University of Dayton’s Department of cial language of the event. The abstract should should be analytical rather than descriptive. Visual Arts is pleased to announce:Masks, be submitted via email to symbolismabstracts@ Students selected as speakers for the Music, and Musings: A Retrospective uis.edu. The maximum length for abstracts is Symposium on Art and Catastrophe will be Exhibition and Symposium on the Art of 250 words. Deadlines: Abstract Submission: eligible for travel and housing assistance. Curtis Barnes Sr. , December 9th, 2008 Nov 15, 2008; Paper proposals must be no longer than 300 through January 30th, 2009. On display at 3 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: words in length. Please send cover letter, locations on the University of Dayton campus: Dec 20, 2009; Final Paper Submission: March CV, and proposal to Wendy Bellew (wendy- Rike Gallery, Roesch Library 1st & 2nd floor 15, 2009. For more info, visit [email protected]) by January 1, 2009. Galleries, and Art Street Gallery. Curated by http://www.uis.edu/hosted%2Dorgs/confer- CFP: International Medieval Congress, Judith Huacuja and Saundra Childs. Opening ences/symbolism/index.html Leeds University, 13-16 July 2009, Session Reception: Thursday, January 8th (5-7pm) Exploring the Renaissance 2009: An sponsored by the International Center of at Rike Gallery. Scholars’ Symposium on the International Conference, March 5-7, 2009. Medieval Art Shaping Reception of Medieval Contributions of Curtis Barnes Sr.: Thursday, The Society for Renaissance Art History, an Sites: What are we doing? Organized by: Janet January 22nd (6-8pm, reception at 5pm) at affiliate of the South-Central Renaissance T. Marquardt, Eastern Illinois University With Roesch Library 1st floor Gallery. Curtis Barnes: Conference, invites papers (20 minutes in the eleven-hundredth anniversary of the Abbey A Jazz Tribute: Saturday, January 17 (8-10 pm) length) in any area of Renaissance art and archi- of Cluny’s foundation in 910 approaching, it Sears Recital Hall, Jesse Philips Humanities tectural history. Abstracts only (400-500 words; seems timely to evaluate our current under- Center Curtis Barnes is one of Dayton’s most a shorter 100-word abstract for inclusion in the standing of medieval monuments as cultural influential and enduring African American program) must be submitted online no later patrimony. We have seen two centuries of painters of the second half of the 20th century, than December 1, 2008 via the SCRC website’s rising awareness to the historical importance, and jazz has been an enduring inspiration. In abstract submission form at http://www.cwrl. cultural meaning, and tourism potential of this concert, an ensemble of regional jazz musi- utexas.edu/~nydam/scrc/abstractform.shtml. A medieval structures in Western Europe. They cians will play a tribute to both Barnes and the limited amount of graduate student travel assis- have changed from outdated and neglected jazz greats—among them Louis Armstrong, Art tance to Hot Springs, AR, is available. ruins past fashionable appreciation to pictur- Tatum, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. The esque relics claiming large investments toward concert will help celebrate a retrospective of Call for Papers: Graduate Symposium on Art and Catastrophe, University of Iowa, their restoration. Yet some countries have too Barnes’ work presented by the UD Department many historical monuments to maintain and of Visual Arts.