CELEBRATING 10 years

MARCIA AND JOHN PRICE MUSEUM BUILDING

quarterly july • aug • sept 2011 from the director

dear members and friends...

It is with pride and gratitude that I write this letter on the tenth anniversary of the beautiful and award-winning Marcia and John Price Museum Building. Over the past decade, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors into its galleries, facilitating magical connections between viewer and artwork. This would not be possible without the generous support of Marcia and 2011 UMFA Board John Price, as well as the community we love and are proud of Directors to serve. Marcia Price, Chair Jess Agraz I am pleased to announce that George Lindsey has been appointed to the new position of UMFA Associate Director Ron Allen for Administration. In this important role, George will provide Cynthia Sue Anderson oversight and administrative support to all Museum staff and Robert F. Bennett its operations. Toni Bloomberg Jim Bradley* Summer is upon us, and what a season it will be! On July 21, we are delighted to present a celebration of the art Fred Esplin* of LeConte Stewart, a much-loved Utah artist and former Suzanne Ferry University of Utah professor, in collaboration with the Church Lynn Fey History Museum. Join us to feast your eyes on more than John H. Firmage 200 powerful Regionalist scenes in these joint exhibitions. Jonathan Freedman Clark P. Giles At the UMFA we strive to create an active, engaging, and varied array of programs, offering visitors an opportunity to Wesley G. Howell, Jr. experience new ideas and think differently about the world. Marian Iwasaki In the end, we want our visitors—especially our members— John C. Jarman to have a sense of ownership of the UMFA. Please always Lucinda L. Kindred feel free to share your feedback with us. We want to hear Georgianna Knudson from you! Mihail S. Lari I hope to see you in the galleries soon. Jack Livingood Michele Mattsson* W. Brent Maxfield Kathie Miller Nicole Mouskondis Gretchen Dietrich, Executive Director Joseph J. Palmer David Pershing* On the cover: The Marcia and John Price Museum Building. The building opened to the public in 2001. Photo courtesy of Scott Zimmerman and Rashelle Perry Monica Holt. Chris Redgrave Robert H. Rose Ann B. Scott Joanne F. Shiebler Martha Siggard* Diane Stewart The UMFA gratefully acknowledges the continuing support it receives from the University of Naoma Tate Utah, Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program, Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City Arts Council, R. Harold Burton Foundation, C. Comstock Clayton Foundation, Estate of Aurelia B. Cahoon, Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, Anne M. and David S. Dolowitz, Helene Elizabeth F. Tozer Druke Shaw Family, Katherine W. Dumke & Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation, George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Raymond Foundation, Emma Eccles Jones Foundation, Wilma T. Gibson Family, Jeanette and O. Ernest Tymas-Jones* Grua, Jr. Family, Richard and Shirley Hemingway Foundation, Estate of John W. and Helen B. Jarman, National Endowment for the Arts, LaReta C. Madsen Family , Ray, Quinney Marva Warnock & Nebeker Foundation, John & Marcia Price Family Foundation, S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation, Joseph & Evelyn Rosenblatt Family Foundation, George Q. Morris Foundation, Estate of E. Frank Sanguinetti, Ms. Suzanne M. Scott, State Office of Education, State Office of Jenny Wilson Museum Services, Paul L. & Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, UMFA National Leadership Council, Benefit Council, Docent Council, Special Exhibitions Council, Friends of the Art Museum, * Ex-Officio Young Benefactors, Friends of Utah & Western Art and UMFA Members. tenth anniversary

The UMFA is pleased to announce its tenth anniversary in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building! ”Over the past decade it has been a pleasure to see the beautiful UMFA grow in stature and begin to fulfill its promise. It has been a privilege to work with the University, the director, and the fine staff and board to continually meet new goals of excellence.“ ~ Marcia Price

Above: Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price. Architectural rendering of the new museum building. The building has been a setting for art, education, music conversation, reflection and celebration since opening to the public in 2001. Steven Streeter photos. Wedding image: Jessica Kettle Photography

Right: 1998 article from the University of Utah’s development newsletter, Generations of Excellence. The article features the groundbreaking of the new building and highlights the participation of Price grandchildren Alexandra Wallin and Garrett Price. exhibitions

PRESENTING SPONSORS: July 21, 2011– January 15, 2012 S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation In a groundbreaking collaboration, the UMFA teamed up Ray, Quinney & with the Church History Museum to stage the largest joint Nebeker Foundation exhibition ever mounted of Utah artist LeConte Stewart’s work. With a combined total of over 200 paintings and SPONSORS: works on paper selected from museums and private Charles Redd Center collections across the West, each venue will feature for Western Studies masterworks rarely seen in public, focusing on the most creative and dynamic period of Stewart’s long career. The Sam & Diane Stewart Family The UMFA’s exhibition LeConte Stewart: Depression Era Foundation Art examines defining works created during the Great Depression, a period when the artist painted the “raw side of life,” juxtaposing thematic images of progress with the human consequences of economic upheaval. Farms and homes are depicted in stark, urban scenes devoid of human activity, with bold shapes and unfamiliar lighting capturing UMFA Special a mood of isolation and loneliness. Stewart’s vision of the Exhibitions Council Great Depression in the 1930s sets his work apart from his peers, and places it within the broader context of American Scene painting of the time. IN COLLABORATION In the companion exhibition LeConte Stewart: Soul of Rural WITH: Utah, the Church History Museum surveys a large body of Stewart’s landscape paintings with a special emphasis on rural Utah. Farmhouses, barns, and fields are depicted in rich tones with thick impasto and loose brushstrokes; they are familiar scenes of the western environment. It is a place in which Stewart found not only the isolation he sought throughout his life, but a spirit in the land that was of solace to him.

LeConte Stewart, American (1891-1990), The exhibitions will be accompanied by a variety of public Private Car, 1937, oil on canvas, programming and online resources. Please check detail, courtesy of the Church History Museum www.umfa.utah.edu for more information. exhibitions

Right: Helen Levitt, Untitled (two seated women talking), 1935- 1945, gelatin silver print, UMFA 2003.15.2. Gift of William and Mimi Levitt, collection of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah © Estate of Helen Levitt, Courtesy Laurence Miller Gallery, New York.

Extended through July 17, 2011

Due to popular demand, the UMFA extended the run of Helen Levitt Photographs. Take advantage of the opportunity to see works by this important photographer.

Final Light V. Douglas Snow in Retrospect September 1, 2011 – January 8, 2012

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Salt Lake Art Center V. Douglas Snow, American, are pleased to present Final Light: V. Douglas Snow in Desert Landscape, oil painting, Retrospect, a collaborative exhibition celebrating the work detail, National Endowment for of eminent Utah artist, V. Douglas Snow (1927-2009). the Arts. UMFA # 1980.123 Museum visitors and long-time admirers will have the opportunity to encounter Snow’s large body of work at IN two local art venues. For more information please visit COLLABORATION www.umfa.utah.edu. WITH:

September 15, 2011 – January 8, 2012

Showcasing a diverse range of artworks from around the world, Color is an exhibition that explores the powerful relationship of color to artists and audiences. Located in the Emma Eccles Jones Education Gallery, Color presents over twenty pieces that focus on color as a connector across cultures and time, and includes works by such artists as Robert Motherwell, Alex Katz, and Anna Campbell Bliss. Visitors will have the opportunity to use a hands-on, in-gallery collage wall to create their own color Walter Askin, American, compositions. Color is funded as part of the UMFA’s Sycronized Ski Team, 2001, color Art in a Box program and is presented in conjunction lithograph, wove paper, gift of with the debut of a new classroom box that helps teachers the Department of Visual Art, Brigham Young University. across Utah incorporate color into their curriculum. UMFA # 2003.5.1.6 exhibitions

Splendid Heritage A Traveling Exhibition

Above left to right: Osage In January 2009, the UMFA premiered its landmark Councilman Eddy Red Eagle, Gretchen Dietrich, Dr. Robert exhibition Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Archibald, Cathy Archibald, Art. From the private collection of John and Marva John Warnock, Marva Warnock, Warnock, Splendid Heritage was curated by Bernadette Vann Bighorse, and Clinton Nagy Brown, retired Curator of African, Oceanic and New World Art at the UMFA, and Emma Hansen, Senior Curator of the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Historical Below: UMFA Executive Center. Featuring 145 objects of unique artistry and Director Gretchen Dietrich speaks at the Splendid Heritage powerful cultural expression, this world-class exhibition opening, Missouri History presented eighteenth and nineteenth century objects Museum, February 2011 created by Plains, Plateau, and Northeastern American Indians to more than 50,000 visitors in Salt Lake City.

Following its premiere, Splendid Heritage traveled to two other venues, where many more children and adults were able to enjoy the display. From May through October 2010, more than 182,000 visitors attended Splendid Heritage at the Plains Indian Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (BBHC) in Cody, Wyoming.

Curator Emma Hansen remarked, “many of these masterworks…originated in the Plains region and, for that reason, it was particularly meaningful to have the exhibition in Cody where it could be viewed by Crow, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Shoshone, and other tribal members.”

After five months in Cody, Splendid Heritage traveled to the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis, where it was on view from February through April 2011.

The UMFA expresses its appreciation to John and Marva Warnock for lending their remarkable collection and enabling the UMFA, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, and the Missouri History Museum to share perspectives on American Indian art with their respective communities. news: new acquisitions

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Nets and Left: Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Nets, 1959, detail, acrylic on canvas. A Shoe (Seeing the Sky Through) Right: Yayoi Kusama, A Shoe (Seeing the Sky Through), 1975, The UMFA is delighted to have acquired two works by detail, watercolor and collage Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), one of Japan’s most important on paper. living artists. The works, which were included in the UMFA’s These acquisitions were made possible by the Phyllis C. Wattis recent exhibition Yayoi Kusama: Decades, are Infinity Nets, Endowment for Modern and an early acrylic on canvas made in 1959, and A Shoe Contemporary Art. (Seeing the Sky Through), a watercolor and collage work from 1975. Kusama’s Infinity Nets exemplifies her signature “infinity net” paintings that seem to expand endlessly, while A Shoe depicts a high-heeled shoe, another of her recurring motifs. Together, the two new works allow the UMFA to tell more nuanced narratives about the development of modern art in the twentieth century.

Right: Conrad Buff (American, 1886-1975), Canyon Land, c. 1935, detail, oil on masonite. This acquisition was made possible by the John Preston Creer and Mary Elizabeth Brockbank Creer Memorial Fund; the John W. and Helen B. Jarman Family Fine Arts Acquisition Fund; a partial gift from Edenhurst Gallery, Daniel Nicodemo, Donald Merrill, Thomas Gianetto, and a gift by exchange from Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Belanger Conrad Buff’s Canyon Land

The UMFA is pleased to announce the acquisition of Canyon Land (1935), a painting by California artist Conrad Buff (1886-1975). Buff frequently visited southern Utah during WWII to paint the flattened planes and high-keyed hues of the landscape. Like his friend and colleague Maynard Dixon, Buff did not adopt the impressionistic style of many California artists of the time; while he experimented with abstraction, he developed a unique minimal style. Buff achieved national attention when his work was included in a 1930s exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art. The UMFA is pleased to add this incredible work to our collection. membership: affinity groups

Join the growing number of modern and contemporary art lovers at the UMFA. Upcoming events and opportunities available to YB supporters include:

September 28 • 7 pm Joint FUWA/YB tour of Final Light: V. Douglas Snow in Retrospect exhibition at the UMFA, led by guest curator Frank McEntire.

October 28-30 Annual YB Art Tour to Marfa, Texas, a desert town that acclaimed artist Donald Judd transformed into a vibrant center for contemporary art. Highlights include explorations of the Chinati Foundation, galleries such as the Marfa Ballroom, the opening of Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) special exhibition, and private home tours.

November 4 • 6 pm Annual YB Acquisition Dinner, an opportunity to mingle with friends and cast your vote for the work of art that will be added to the UMFA’s permanent collection. FUWA FRIENDS of UTAH & WESTERN ART

Join the growing number of Utah and regional art lovers at the UMFA. Upcoming events and opportunities available to FUWA supporters include:

July 21 • 5 pm Private opening night tour (invitation only) of LeConte Stewart: Depression Era Art, given by UMFA Curator Donna Poulton. Followed by a UMFA Members’ Opening event from 6-8 pm.

September • TBD FUWA trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Details to come.

September 28 • 7 pm Joint FUWA/YB tour of Final Light: V. Douglas Snow in Above: Peter Coffin,Untitled (Rainbow), 2005, detail, 30 inkjet Retrospect exhibition at the UMFA, led by guest prints, T-Pins. © Peter Coffin, curator Frank McEntire. 2005. Photo by Steven Streeter. October 22 • 10 am Below: J. Maynard Dixon, Annual FUWA Breakfast with Executive Director American, Autumn Knoll Poplars, detail, 1932, oil on canvas. Gift Gretchen Dietrich, featuring a panel discussion on art of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jarman collecting and appraisal.

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Annual Friends of the Art Museum (FAM) Appreciation Event with Special Guest Olivia Gude September 7 Private FAM Reception at 6 pm • Public Talk at 7 pm The UMFA is pleased to host special guest Olivia Gude for the annual FAM Appreciation Event and public lecture. A professor at the University of Illinois, Gude is the Founding Director of the Spiral Workshop, a research project that provides art classes for teens and helps teachers foster new curriculum models in urban and suburban school districts. An artist herself, Gude has Above: UMFA special guest Olivia Gude created over fifty public mural and mosaic projects, often working with intergenerational groups. She was awarded the National Art Education Association’s 2009 Viktor Below: Jerry N. Uelsmann Lowenfeld Award for her significant contributions to (1934- ), American, Untitled, 1983, gelatin silver print the field of art education.

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Docent Call—We Need You! Make a difference in yourself and in the community by becoming a docent at the UMFA. We rely on committed volunteers to guide thousands of people through the Museum, and you can join our team. Training for Weekday Docents takes place twice per week between October 2011 and May 2012. The training program will help you develop communication skills, gain valuable knowledge about art, and achieve public service experience.

JOIN YB OR FUWA TODAY! For more information, please contact Ali Monjar at 801.581.3580 or visit umfa.utah.edu • 801.585.0464 www.umfa.utah.edu. Volunteer applications due September 23, 2011. calendar CALENDAR

Highlights of the Collection Tour First Wednesday of every month • 6:30 pm Every Saturday and Sunday • 1:30 pm Explore the UMFA through a thirty-minute tour with an experienced docent. No pre-registration necessary. July

Library Family Class: Picturing America, Picturing the World July 6 • 4 pm • Day-Riverside Library July 13 • 4 pm • Salt Lake City Main Library Did you know that art tells a story? Join us at your local library during the Wednesday Afternoon Craft program as we examine art objects and reproductions of American art, and then create art that tells a story of its own.

Third Saturday for Families: Ornate Frames July 16 • 1-4 pm Within the UMFA's permanent European collection hang frames almost as splendid as the paintings themselves. Use them to gather ideas for constructing gilded and flashy frames to surround your art at home.

Free Form Film Festival: THE LAND ALONE July 30 • 9 pm Break out the picnic blankets, it’s time for an outdoor movie on the UMFA lawn. The Museum is pleased to present THE LAND ALONE as part of the Free Form Film Festival. Curated by local artist Tyrone Davies, the Free Form Film Series brings innovative and groundbreaking works from around the world to venues in or near Salt Lake City each month. Check http://freeformfilm.org for more information. August Above: Frederic Remington, American, Bronco Buster, Third Saturday for Families: Oil Pastel Landscapes 1861 to 1909, figure. Gift of August 20 • 1-4 pm Dean L. Pace. UMFA # D.650 Steven Streeter photos See how a Utah artist documented history by viewing LeConte Stewart: Depression Era Art. Then create a real or imagined landscape from the past or the present, using richly colored oil pastels.

Adult Class: LeConte Stewart, American Regionalism August 3 and 10 • 6-8 pm • $59 In this two-part class, examine artist LeConte Stewart’s images of rural Utah landscapes created during the Great Depression, as well as his place among the American Scene and Regionalist painters of the 1930s. Taught by UMFA Curator Donna Poulton, this class is co-sponsored by Academic Outreach and Continuing Education. Call U of U Lifelong Learning at 801.587.5433 to register. calendar September

Opening of Final Light: V. Douglas Snow in Retrospect Date and time TBD Join us as we celebrate Final Light: V. Douglas Snow in Retrospect through a joint opening at the UMFA and Salt Lake Art Center. Experience both exhibitions with your friends free of charge.

Annual Friends of the Art Museum Appreciation Event (Invitation Only) for Grand Patron members and above with special Guest Olivia Gude September 7 • 6 pm For more details see Member News.

Lecture: Visiting Art Educator Olivia Gude September 7 • 7 pm Don’t miss this public lecture by Olivia Gude, professor at the University of Illinois and founding director of the Spiral Workshop, a research project that provides art classes for teens and helps teachers foster new curriculum models in urban and suburban school districts. More details available in Member News.

LeConte Stewart Film Series: To Kill a Mockingbird September 14 • 6 pm Starring Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall, To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) is an Oscar-winning film based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the film tells the story of young siblings who witness racial prejudice in the Deep South as they follow their father, Atticus Finch, while he defends an innocent man in court. UMFA Curator Donna Poulton will introduce the film and conduct a question and answer session afterward.

Artful Afternoon for Families: Moon Festival September 17 • 1-4 pm For over 3,000 years, certain Asian cultures have paid tribute to the moon through a popular harvest festival known as the Moon Festival or Lantern Festival, which is Above: Marie Louise Elisabeth traditionally held during the autumnal equinox when the Vigee-Lebrun, French, Princess moon is biggest and brightest. Celebrate with a free family Eudocia Ivanovna Galitzine as Flora, 1755 to 1842, detail, oil. program at the UMFA featuring lunar activities, poetry Gift of Val A. Browning. readings, moon-inspired music, and dance performances. UMFA # 1994.017.015 Co-sponsored by the Confucius Institute at the U of U and Steven Streeter photos the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks Fund.

SAVE THE DATE Artist Talk: David Burnett • October 6 • 6 pm For over four decades, photojournalist David Burnett has captured wars, political events, celebrities, and everyday people. Burnett’s iconic photographs have won numerous awards and he was recently named one of the “100 Most Important People in Photography” by American Photo magazine. Don’t miss this chance to hear from the renowned artist in person and gain insight into the UMFA’s exhibition, David Burnett: Too Close, on opening night. connect with umfa Marcia & John Price Museum Building 410 Campus Center Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0350 www.umfa.utah.edu Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm Wednesdays 10 am – 8 pm Weekends 11 am – 5 pm Closed Mondays and Holidays General Admission Fees: UMFA Members FREE Adults $7 Seniors (ages 65+) $5 Youth (ages 6-18) $5 Children under 6 FREE U of U Students/Faculty/Staff FREE Higher Education Students in Utah FREE Information: 801.581.7332 Membership: 801.585.0464 Programming: 801.581.3580 The UMFA is an accessible museum