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SPRING SEMESTER 2020 Exhibition Travels to Richmond City Hall Growing Up in Civil Rights Richmond: A Community Remembers

The exhibition Growing Up in Civil Rights Richmond: A Community Remembers was on view last fall (9/24-12/30) on the first floor of Richmond’s City Hall, continuing to engage more audiences with the stories and activism of local citizens during the Civil Rights era.

University Museums Executive Director Richard Waller is standing in the exhibition, Robert Taplin: Everything Imagined is Real (After Dante), which was on view last semester in the Harnett Museum of Art. © University of Richmond Museums, photograph by Meg Eastman Photography

Welcome to the University of Richmond Museums. We hope you enjoy looking through our newsletter to see what we are presenting in the museums this Welcome! spring semester. Plan to attend our events and programs, visit the permanent installations, and see our exciting exhibitions in the three museums that comprise the University Museums. The new year brings a full menu of exhibitions and related events and programming. The next few pages focus on academic and community engagement and student involvement followed by Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney addresses the people attending the opening on September 24 of our programs and exhibitions. Growing Up in Civil Rights Richmond on view at Richmond City Hall. © Brian Palmer The photograph to the left shows one of the amethyst minerals from our collection on loan to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and part of their traveling exhibition Magnificent Jewels of Jean NEW! MUSEUM IN A BOX Schlumberger on view at the National Museum of A version of the exhibition will travel, starting in late Spring, as a MUSEUM IN A Qatar in Doha (October 15 to January 15). The BOX. Local schools and community groups will be able to borrow this resource

University Museums loaned a group of minerals which retells the stories presented in the original exhibition. Currently being ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT that are included in the installation, and we are designed by Delano Creative, thanks to funding in part with a grant from Virginia thrilled to be part of the exhibition. Humanities, this MUSEUM IN A BOX contains portraits, excerpts, and extensive additional materials including relevant links to K-12 Virginia Standards of Learning Don’t miss seeing both our continuing and (SOL) and in-classroom and discussion activities. new exhibitions that complete our 2019-2020 This BOX is one of several offered by the Museums to bring exhibitions and This amethyst from our collection is part of a academic year. We look forward to seeing you collections to classrooms around the commonwealth. They are free to borrow and group of more than thirty mineral specimens and your friends at each of the museums on the are lent to school educators as well as libraries, civic groups, and churches. For loaned to the VMFA for inclusion in the University of Richmond campus. Schlumberger exhibition on view at the National more information or to reserve, contact Martha Wright, [email protected] Museum of Qatar in Doha. The photograph was Richard Waller taken by Dr. Monroe E. Harris, Jr., President of Executive Director the Board of Trustees, VMFA, when he visited University of Richmond Museums the exhibition in Doha. This project has been funded in part with a grant from Virginia Humanities.

Cover: Fritz Ascher (German, 1893-1970), Three Sunflowers (Drei Sonnenblumen), 1948, oil on canvas, 35 3/8 x 27 5/8 inches, Private Collection, cat. no. 50. © 2019 Bianca Stock. From the exhibition Fritz Ascher: Expressionist. UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. 2 3 Engaging Students, Alumni, & Community Martha Wright & Yayun Deng, ’20, Develop in Research & Creativity in the Museums Art & Empathy Portfolios from the Collection The portfolios of prints from the collection of the Harnett Print Study Center are evocative of thematic issues that people face today, such as gender, race, leadership, and migration, Kate Wiley, ’20, on Conference Experience to name a few. The portfolios provide a space for conversation for viewers to ask questions, Kate Wiley, ’20, art history major, was the 2019 Harnett Summer Research Fellow, and she listen to different viewpoints, and encourage collaborative steps towards inclusivity. reflects on her experience presenting at a regional museum conference. Yayun Deng, ’20, art history and anthropology double major, is a 2019-2020 Education “In the early weeks of my Harnett Fellowship, Richard Waller encouraged me to apply Assistant, University Museums. She is working with Martha Wright, Assistant Curator of to present in the Student Work in Museums (SWIM) program at the Southeastern Museums Academic and Public Engagement, University Museums, on researching the artists, writing Conference (SEMC). I was accepted to present on my use of Google Slides to create an visual analyses, and developing interpretive questions for groups to consider during their interactive feature for the Satire and Social Criticism: Prints by William Hogarth from the visits to the University Museums. Deng states, “This project gives me a perspective on Collection exhibition that I had curated. I travelled to Charleston, NC, in October and had the how museum education functions, and how the permanent collection can be incorporated opportunity to share my work with museum professionals alongside four other undergraduate into new programs bridging communities over important themes. This helps me gain and graduate students. While at the conference, I attended sessions and networking events, experience as I hope to work in museums in the future.” and explored The Gibbes Museum of Art. After my presentation, I was able to talk to museum professionals who were excited about my project and discuss technology in museums.”

Carmen Hermo, ’07, on Harnett Biennial Carmen Hermo, ’07, art history and English double major, was the 2006 Harnett Summer Research Fellow, and is now Associate Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum. Reflecting on jurying our most recent Harnett Biennial, she wrote: “The submission pool of 365 works by 134 artists was extremely strong, and despite the digital conveyance of the proposals, the submissions rang with visual power, social content, Martha Wright (left) and Yayun or personal vision — and some of the most powerful work navigated all three.” Deng, ’20, are shown in the Harnett Asked about challenges facing museums today, Carmen stated: Print Study Center selecting prints “Passion and vision go a long way, but it would be transformative if artists and art spaces from the collection to be included were supported on a larger scale. It is important that spaces like the Harnett Museum of in the Art & Empathy Portfolios. Art exist and enrich communities, from college students to city neighbors to a national and global conversation.”

Staff News: Students Enjoying the Museums Elizabeth Schlatter is New CAA President N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of

ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Exhibitions, University of Richmond Museums, was named ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT the new president of the College Art Association (CAA) Board of Directors. CAA is a learned society formed in 1911 and Spring Meet @ Dates focused on promoting scholarship and teaching in the visual Feb. 20, Lora Robins Gallery, Boatwright arts and design. When asked to discuss the importance of her new leadership position in the organization, she commented: April 16, Harnett Museum of Art, Modlin Center “CAA has supported the study and practice of visual art 5 to 6 p.m. Student ID required! for over a century and is continuously engaged in making the arts meaningful to all segments of society and especially within higher education. Connecting CAA’s advocacy for the arts with MEET @ THE MUSEUM is a FREE, casual event specifically for University of Richmond our engagement with students at University of Richmond builds students. Students enjoy mingling with friends over festive beverages and tasty hors d’oeuvres upon our thriving community, which is visible in the recent and while browsing the galleries of the museums. A great opportunity to unwind after classes, N. Elizabeth Schlatter fantastic facility upgrades, impressive faculty accomplishments meet new friends, network, and discover the University Museums. and new hires, and our student, staff, and alumni achievements.”

UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. 4 5 Free Programs at the University Museums Free Programs at the University Museums

University Museums programs this semester take place on the campus of the University of Richmond and are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted).

Wednesday, January 15, 6 to 8 p.m. 6 p.m., Lecture, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts “Forgotten but not Lost: The German Expressionist Fritz Ascher (1893-1970)” Rachel Stern, Director, Fritz Ascher Society, and curator of the exhibition 7 to 8 p.m., Reception and preview of the exhibition Fritz Ascher: Expressionist, Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums

Thursday, January 16, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Curator’s Walk-Through, Harnett Museum of Art, Modlin Center for the Arts Rachel Stern Rachel Stern, Director, Fritz Ascher Society, and curator of the exhibition In conjunction with the exhibition Fritz Ascher: Expressionist

Monday, January 20, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23, 2 to 4 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Collection Highlight: New Film on Julius J. Lankes Eduardo Montes-Bradley (left) and MLK Commemoration with hands-on children’s activities in the Booth Lobby, Modlin Center, Film screening, Westhampton Center Living Room Welford D. Taylor and exhibition Fritz Ascher: Expressionist in the Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums “J. J. Lankes: Yankee Printmaker in Virginia” 3 p.m., Commemoration Celebration, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts Introduction by Welford D. Taylor, James For more information, visit commonground.richmond.edu A. Bostwick Professor of English, Emeritus, University of Richmond, and J. J. Lankes Sunday, February 9, 2 to 3 p.m. biographer and scholar. Discussion Collection Talk and Tea Reception, Lora Robins Gallery, University Museums follows with Eduardo Montes-Bradley, “Fantastical Creatures on Court Robes: Political in Late Qing Dynasty Textiles” filmmaker, at the conclusion of the film Junru Zhou, ’21, art history and mathematics double major, 2019-2020 Curatorial Assistant, (light refreshments served). University Museums Event is free, but registration required, In conjunction with the Annual ChinaFest, for details visit theROSEgroup.org call Heather Campbell, Curator of Museum Programs, 287-6324, or email [email protected]

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6 to 9 p.m. Rank Badge (Buzi) with Qilin (detail), University Museums and Modlin Arts present China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), circa late nineteenth century - GREAT ART ON SCREEN: early twentieth century, silk thread embroidery with gold metallic thread, The Prado Museum: 12 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches, Lora Robins A Collection of Wonders A cinematic journey through one of Gallery of Design from Nature, the world’s greatest museums University of Richmond Museums, Gift in memory of David June Carver, Jr. 6 to 7 p.m., Harnett Museum of Art (1916-1948), R1960.01.39 © University will be open prior to the screening of Richmond Museums, photograph 7 p.m., Film screening, Camp Concert by Taylor Dabney Hall, Modlin Center (paid tickets required for film), for information modlin.richmond.edu m u s e u m s . r i c h m o n d . e d u m u s e u m s . r i c h m o n d . e d u 6 7 Free Programs at the University Museums Free Programs at the University Museums

Sunday, March 1, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2 to 3 p.m. Workshop, Lora Robins Gallery, University Museums Curator’s Talk and Reception, Lora Robins Gallery, University Museums “Sharing Recipes and Stories: An Interactive Workshop” “A Pound of Whatever Silver He Pleases”: History and Economy in the Bring a copy of one of your favorite recipes or a description of one of your favorite foods Late Medieval Eastern Mediterranean” to the workshop, where we will engage in one-on-one discussions, sharing personal stories Mike Laposata, ’20, history and Arabic studies double major, 2019-2020 Collections Assistant, as to how and why food is an important part of our lives, families, and cultures. Participants University Museums will make collages and other fun creations inspired by the conversations. All supplies provided. In conjunction with the opening of the online exhibition “A Pound of Whatever Silver He Free, but registration required, call Heather Campbell, Curator of Museum Programs, Pleases” History and Economy in the Late Medieval Eastern Mediterranean from the Lora 804-287-6324, or email [email protected] Robins Gallery Coin Collection (see pages 18-19) In conjunction with the exhibition Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition

Tuesday, March 3, 6 to 7 p.m. FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION! Department of Art and Art History Lecture Series Lecture, Keller Critique Room K203, Visual Arts Building, Modlin Center for the Arts “Christian River: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia Since Late Antiquity” Giovanni Ruffini, Professor of Classical Studies, Department of History, and Director of the Classical Studies Program, Fairfield University For more information, go to art.richmond.edu

Sunday, March 22, 2 to 2:45 p.m. Curator’s Talk, Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums Giovanni Ruffini “Easter Eggs: Hogarth’s Hidden References, Part 2” Kate Wiley, ’20, art history major, 2019 Harnett Summer Research Fellow, 2019-2020 Curatorial Assistant, University Museums, and curator of the exhibition In conjunction with the exhibition Satire & Social Criticism: Prints by William Hogarth from the Collection

Thursday, March 26, 6 to 7 p.m. Department of Art and Art History Lecture Series Lecture, Keller Critique Room K203, Visual Arts Building, Modlin Center for the Arts Rose Salseda, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, Stanford University For more information, go to Sunday, April 5, 1 to 3 p.m. art.richmond.edu Family Day Celebration, Lora Robins Gallery, University Museums Join us for a FREE arts-centered family fun day with current exhibitions, Rose Salseda hands-on art activities, rock and mineral touch stations, and refreshments. Friday, March 27, 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 5 to 7 p.m. NCECA 2020 Conference “Multi(VA)lent: Clay, Mindfulness, Memory” Film screening, Westhampton Center Living Room Special Reception, Lora Robins Gallery, University Museums “Stranger from Within” Museum will be open for the conference participants and the general public is welcome. Introduction by Sonja Bertucci, filmmaker, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Film Studies, In conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts’ 54th Annual University of Richmond Conference, held in Richmond March 25-28, for more details, go to nceca.net In conjunction with the exhibition Because of Conflict: Photographs by Peter Turnley Saturday, March 28, 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 17, 1 to 5 p.m. NCECA 2020 Conference “Multi(VA)lent: Clay, Mindfulness, Memory” Special open hours, Lora Robins Gallery, University Museums 2020 Arts & Sciences Student Symposium Artists’ Talks (times to be determined), Harnett Museum of Art, Modlin Center for the Arts Museum will be open for the conference participants and the general public is welcome. Talks by senior visual media and arts practice majors in the Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition m u s e u m s . r i c h m o n d . e d u m u s e u m s . r i c h m o n d . e d u 8 9 Across Time & Cultures: Continuum: Contemporary Ceramics Ceramic Vessels from the Collection in Historical Context

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Featuring the work of seven contemporary Virginia potters, the exhibition juxtaposes their newly-created objects with historical works from the museum’s extensive ceramics collection highlighting the continuum of clay traditions that go back more than 25,000 years. The exhibition is an exploration of continuing themes and traditions evident in contemporary ceramics. Participating artists are Stephen Addiss, Cricket Edmonson, Randy Edmonson, Steven Glass, John Jessiman, Jeff Vick, and Catherine White. The artists were invited to find resonances with specific objects in the collection and to create new works for this exhibition. Focused on a range of possible connections, such as theme, symbol, technique, shape, firing, decoration, and glazing, the exhibition emphasizes the profound continuity of ceramics throughout the centuries. Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition was curated by Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums, in collaboration with Stephen Addiss and Randy Edmonson. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts’ 54th Annual NCECA Conference, titled Multi(VA)lent: Clay, Mindfulness, Memory, to be held in Richmond March 25-28, 2020 (for more details, go to nceca.net).

Attic Black-Figure Panel Amphora, Below: Steven Glass (American, born Athens, Greece, circa 550 b.c.e., 1952), Vessel, 2015, wheel-thrown white earthenware with slip decoration, CONTINUING EXHIBITION stoneware with slip painting and sang gam CONTINUING EXHIBITION 9 7/8 inches tall, with handles (Korean inlay technique), 15 x 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 7 inches wide, Lora Robins Gallery inches, lent courtesy of the artist. © Steven of Design from Nature, University Glass, photograph by Dale Quarterman of Richmond Museums, Gift of Susan E. Hughes, R2005.04.39. © University of Richmond Museums, photograph by Taylor Dabney

For more than 25,000 years, humans have shaped, decorated, and fired clay, and vessels are a universal theme in ceramic traditions. Looking across time, global locations, and cultures, the exhibition features a selection of more than forty objects from the collection of the museum to highlight the remarkable universality of ceramic vessels, ranging from an ancient Greek vase made circa 550 b.c.e. to sculptural vases made by a contemporary Japanese artist, from Native American and pre-Columbian bowls to nineteenth-century British and American Above: Blue and White Ginger Jar pitchers and vases, from Oceanic vessels to late Qing Dynasty Chinese porcelains. (Painted Phoenix), China, Qing Dynasty “Ceramics have been an all-cultures, all-the-time phenomenon for thousands of years,” (1644-1911, circa 1800-1900, porcelain wrote New York Times art critic Roberta Smith in 2002. “The continuity of the medium stems with painted blue and white glazes also from the slow but steady development of different clay bodies, of slips and glazes, of (wood lid added later), 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, Lora Robins Gallery the potter’s wheel, of stamping and molding techniques.” She goes on to emphasize, “It of Design from Nature, University of encompasses social habits, myths and religious beliefs, and economies of both local industry Richmond Museums, Gift in memory and foreign trade, as well as the impulse to decorate and depict the world.” of David June Carver, Jr. (1916-1948), R1989.06.020. © University of Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition was curated by Richard Waller, Richmond Museums, photograph Executive Director, University Museums. by Taylor Dabney

UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. 10 11 ”I Am In Between” Divisions of Structure & Gesture: Self & Place in Art from the Harnett Abstract Prints by Jack Tworkov HARNETT MUSEUM OF ART Print Study Center Collection THROUGH JULY 5, 2020 HARNETT MUSEUM OF ART, MODLIN CENTER ATRIUM, AND BOOKER HALL LOBBY Jack Tworkov (American, born Poland,1900-1982) came to prominence in the 1950s as a THROUGH JULY 5, 2020 pivotal member of the New York School of Abstract . In the 1960s, his painting moved towards a more geometric and structural format. He often echoed his themes in his prints as seen in these works from 1975 to 1982. Organized by the University of Richmond Museums and curated by Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums, the exhibition is made possible in part with funds from the Louis S. Booth Arts Fund. Satire & Social Criticism: Prints by William Hogarth from the Collection

HARNETT MUSEUM OF ART THROUGH MARCH 29, 2020 PUBLIC PROGRAM, SUN. MAR. 22 (see page 8 for details)

William Hogarth’s (English, 1697-1764) inclusion of London neighborhoods, portraits of the city’s public figures, and popular culture references in his satirical prints gave eighteenth- century viewers the impression that the scenes were directly from everyday life. The exhibition is designed to help unravel some of the many mysteries of the artist’s satire and humor.

CONTINUING EXHIBITION Organized by the University of Richmond Museum, the exhibition was curated by Richard Waller, Executive John Biggers (American, Director, University Museums, and Kate Wiley, ’20, art history major, 2019 Harnett Summer Research CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS 1924-2001), Midnight Hour, Fellow, and 2019-2020 Curatorial Assistant, University Museums. The exhibition is made possible in part 1995, color etching on paper, image 18 x 13 1/2 inches, with funds from the Louis S. Booth Arts Fund. Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of the Estate of Barbara Forst, M1997.04.01. © Estate of the artist, photograph by Taylor Dabney

Inspired by a quote from noted writer Sergio Troncoso (American, born 1961) about his life and heritage, this exhibition presents works in the collection that address divisions, ranging from physical barriers to ideological and societal limitations. The art examines various subjects to encourage viewers to consider boundaries and transformations in their own lives and experiences, touching upon topics such as race, religion, gender, migration, age, and culture. Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition was curated by N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions, University Museums; with Heather Campbell, Curator of Museum Programs, University Museums; and Martha Wright, Assistant Curator of Academic and Public Engagement, University Museums. Research assistance was provided by Jacqueline Yu, senior, Maggie William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764), A Midnight Modern Conversation, 1732- L. Walker Governor’s School, Richmond. The exhibition is made possible in part with funds from the 1733, etching and engraving on laid paper, image 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches, Louis S. Booth Arts Fund, and it is part of the two-year themed programming, Contested Spaces: This Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Ground, offered by departments within the University of Richmond’s School of Arts & Sciences. Museum purchase, grant from the Ahmanson Foundation, H2003.05.01. © University of Richmond Museums, photograph by Taylor Dabney

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HARNETT MUSEUM OF ART JANUARY 16 TO MAY 24, 2020 PUBLIC PROGRAMS, WED. JAN. 15 & THURS. JAN. 16 (see page 6 for details) [see website for additional programs in conjunction with the exhibition]

Fritz Ascher: Expressionist is the first retrospective of German artist Fritz Ascher (1893- 1970), comprising seventy paintings and works on paper, ranging from early academic studies and figural compositions to the artist’s late colorful, mystical landscapes. Fritz Ascher belongs to ’s “Lost Generation” – artists whose careers were interrupted or destroyed by the Nazi regime, and whose work was largely under- recognized. Born in in 1893, to assimilated Jewish parents, he showed interest in art at a young age and enjoyed early success. Ascher studied at the Königsberg Art Academy in 1909, at the age of 16. By 1913 he was back in Berlin, where he mingled with artists such as , , and Jakob Steinhardt, along with , while developing his own Expressionist pictorial language. An early highlight is the majestic 1915 painting “Golgotha,” a highly unusual crucifixion scene, in which the three crosses are barely visible at the top of the canvas, surrounded by bright sunlight. The main focus of the painting is the frightened spectators fleeing towards the viewer from a spear-carrying soldier on horseback. In 1933, assumed power. Even though Ascher was baptized as a Protestant, he was considered a Jewish painter with a liberal political stance and targeted as a dissident. He could no longer produce, exhibit, or sell his art. In November 1938, during “Kristallnacht” (Night of Broken Glass), Ascher was arrested and deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, later incarcerated in Prison, then under constant surveillance and hiding from deportation to the death camps from 1942 until the war’s end in 1945. Unable to paint or draw, he turned to writing poetry. He composed numerous poems, many of which are steeped in visions of love and divinity, evoking nature as a place of refuge and a spiritual home. Many of his artworks that he had left with friends were destroyed in Allied bombings.

FRITZ ASCHER: EXPRESSIONIST After the defeat of the Nazi regime, Ascher began creating art again while FRITZ ASCHER: EXPRESSIONIST remaining largely withdrawn from society. Initially, he repainted some of his existing : : works with colorful dots and streaks in an expressive version of pointillism. Turning away from his figurative compositions of the Weimar era, he then painted vibrant and richly textured landscapes inspired by the nearby forest of Grunewald. “Setting Sun” from circa 1960 shows the artist’s renewed urgency and immediacy, using bright colors and intense brushstrokes, dramatically simplifying forms and medium. During his lifetime, Ascher enjoyed only one retrospective exhibition which opened at Berlin’s legendary Rudolf Springer Gallery in 1969, just a few months before his death. Very little documentation and archival materials survive. Nearly all the works in the exhibition are lent by private collectors in Germany, the United States, and Canada. Rachel Stern, curator of the exhibition and director of the Fritz Ascher Society observes: “Ascher belongs to a large group of prolific artists who were silenced by the Nazi terror regime, unable to work, exhibit, or sell their art. This exhibition explores the situation of a German Jewish artist working in the face of political oppression.” NEW EXHIBITION NEW EXHIBITION Organized by the Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized, and Banned Art, Inc., the exhibition was curated by Rachel Stern, Director of the Fritz Ascher Society. The exhibition and Fritz Ascher (German, 1893-1970), Self-Portrait (Selbstporträt), 1953, programs are made possible in part with funds from the Louis S. Booth Arts Fund. A catalogue, white and gray gouache over watercolor and black ink on paper, 18 x 12 3/8 published by the Fritz Ascher Society, is available. inches, Private Collection, cat. no. 55. © 2019 Bianca Stock

The exhibition is co-sponsored by

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Aaron Fink (American, born 1955), Red Pepper, 1993, lift-ground aquatint and spit bite aquatint with scraping and burnishing on Rives BFK paper, image 29 x 23 1/2 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Center Street Studio Archives, H2016.06.11. © Aaron Fink, photograph by Taylor Dabney

How can food be a source for creativity? How can food be a means of forming personal and collective identity as well as cross-cultural and cross-generational connections? Combining art and objects from the Museums’ permanent collection with interactive installations, this exhibition will create a place for shared connections over a subject that is as popular on Instagram as it is in family celebrations and religious histories. An assortment of artworks Peter Turnley (American, born 1955), Gulf War Refugees, Jordanian Desert, 1991, archival depicting food and gatherings, as well as cultural artifacts related to food consumption pigment print on paper, image 13 1/16 x 19 11/16 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER TURNLEY and ceremonies will be presented along with displays that feature recipes, reflections, and Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of James P. Kearney, ’85, H2018.26.11. © Peter Turnley, photograph by Taylor Dabney reminiscences about food provided by local community and campus community members and museum visitors. Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition was curated by students enrolled in MUSEUM STUDIES SEMINAR EXHIBITION Award-winning photographer and photojournalist Peter Turnley (American, born 1955) is the 2020 Museum Studies Seminar and N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director, University Museums, known for his images of conflict, struggle, humanity, and inhumanity witnessed around the and on the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History. : world. He has captured pivotal moments in history, such as the 1989 overthrow of the brutal, communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania and moments of reflection, such as an American soldier on duty in Saudi Arabia, writing home for the holidays during the Gulf War in 1990. Turnley also focuses on itinerant populations, such as refugees from Middle Eastern Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition conflicts and migrants at the U.S./Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. This exhibition of twelve HARNETT MUSEUM OF ART photographs is accompanied by texts written by University of Richmond faculty and students APRIL 17 TO MAY 1, 2020 in response to the imagery and based on their own scholarship and experiences. PUBLIC PROGRAM, FRI. APRIL 17 (see page 9 for details) Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition was curated by N. Elizabeth Schlatter, NEW EXHIBITION: Deputy Director, University Museums. The exhibition is made possible in part with funds from the Louis Selected by the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History to participate in the thesis S. Booth Arts Fund, and it is part of the two-year themed programming, Contested Spaces: This Ground, exhibition, graduating senior visual media and arts practice majors present their art. offered by departments within the University of Richmond’s School of Arts & Sciences. The exhibition, organized by the University of Richmond Museums in collaboration with the Department of Art and Art History, was coordinated by Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums. NEW EXHIBITION

UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 1 TO 5 P.M. 16 17 Coin Collection Research Results in UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS HOURS Sunday through Friday (1/15-5/1), 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays, an Online Exhibition Spring Break (3/7-15), Easter Weekend (4/11-12), and Summer Break (5/1-8/18).

Harnett Museum of Art is open Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20, 11:30 to 5:30 p.m. (other University Museums are closed for the holiday). Summer hours for Harnett Museum of Art (5/2-24): Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. See website for special hours during the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020 (May 14-24). ONLINE EXHIBITION OPENS MARCH 29, 2020 “A Pound of Whatever Silver He Pleases” History and Economy in the Late Medieval Eastern Mediterranean, Coins from the Collection

Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition was curated by Mike Laposata, ’20, history and Arabic studies double major, with assistance from Matthew Houle, Curator of Museum Collections, and David Hershey, Assistant Collections Manager, University Museums.

Mike Laposata, ’20, is shown in collection storage in the Lora Robins Gallery looking at coins and discussing his research with Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher, President of the University.

Mike Laposata, ’20, has worked as the Collections Assistant, University Museums, since February 2017, working closely with Matthew Houle, Curator of Museum Collections, and David Hershey, Assistant Collections Manager. His research has centered on the coin collection, and he has catalogued more than 2,000 coins in the museum’s collection. His research has become the basis for an online exhibition. Mike describes the project and exhibition (see facing page) as follows: Ducato [obverse showing the “This semester I have been very fortunate to craft my own exhibition focusing on two of my Doge of Venice kneeling before interests; Medieval history and coins. Through the help of University Museums, I’ve gotten the St. Mark], Venice, from the chance to examine the coinage of the eastern Mediterranean in the thirteenth and fourteenth reign of Andrea Dandolo, Doge of Venice (1343-1354), gold, centuries. The project really blossomed from my honors thesis that I’m working on under the 3.46 grams, 19 mm diameter, direction of Dr. Joanna Drell, Professor of History, University of Richmond. My thesis examines Lora Robins Gallery of Design STUDENT RESEARCH & ONLINE EXHIBITION Cyprus and its exertion of military and economic power after the fall of Acre in 1291, and from Nature, University of looking at coinage in a similar time frame has really allowed me to gain a broader context for Richmond Museums, Gift of the region. I got lucky that the Lora Robins Gallery has a large selection of coins from this Dr. and Mrs. Chris Theodotou, R1979.11.0008. © University period, and I’ve had a great time learning more about the coinage of the period and examining of Richmond Museums, the evolution and purpose of this monetary system. photograph by Taylor Dabney Combining history and numismatics, the exhibition traces the political and economic developments of the thirteenth- and fourteenth-century eastern Mediterranean. Through a close examination of 53 unique coins, mostly in silver, from a number of the important political and economic entities in the region during the period, the exhibition utilizes monetary history to tell the story of the Mediterranean at a tumultuous point in its past. Coinage can speak UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND MUSEUMS on issues of political power or economy because of its role in trade, power projection, and 453 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173 804-289-8276 museums.richmond.edu art. Tracing the changes of this region through its coinage offers a fresh look at the eastern Mediterranean in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. While this collection does not claim to be all encompassing, these examples shed light on the history of the region.” All photographs © University Museums unless otherwise noted. Printed © 2020 University of Richmond Museums, VA 23173

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Coming Fall Semester 2020 to Harnett Museum of Art. . . NSPIRATION MEMORIES & I The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art

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