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MEMBERS MAGAZINE Huntington Museum of Art September 2013 - February 2014 AN EPIC NIGHT Heroes and Villains SAVE THE DATE! 2014 MUSEUM BALLFOR SPONSORSHIP OR TICKET INFO CALL 304.529.2701 OR VISIT WWW.HMOA.ORG Halcyon Moses, Ball Chair! Join us 6PM TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY, FEB. 22,2014 West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement. HMA is fully accessible. Letter from the Executive Director Dear Members, Dr. Joe Assaley Over the years, the Huntington Museum of Art has served this Mallory Brinkhorst community in many ways, one of which is to offer exposure to Ambassador Antoine Chedid (Lebanon) diverse cultures and ways of looking at the world. This fall is no Dr. George Code (US Task Force for Lebanon) different. Dr. and Mrs. Gassan Dagher The Very Rev. Fr. John Dixon On November 2, 2013, HMA will open an exhibit titled Visions The Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Gallaway of the Prophet: The Visual Art of Kahlil Gibran. This exhibit Mark George has been in the works for a number of years and will provide The Very Rev. Fr. Samuel Haddad viewers with the opportunity to experience a different culture in Loretta E. Haddy a nonthreatening and nonpolitical manner. While Kahlil Gibran Dr. Lee Haikal is known best for his book, The Prophet, which he wrote in 1923, George Hanna he also produced many paintings and drawings, more than 100 of Sharon Hodge which will be the subject of this exhibit. Melanie Mansour Many months ago, HMA began discussions with a number of Edward M. Rahal individuals in the community about this exhibit. This resulted Elaine Rahall in the formation of the HMA Lebanese/Syrian Advisory Council Congressman Nick Joe Rahall which is working with Museum staff to advise on the plans for Eleanor Rashid the exhibit and to encourage attendance. Members are from Abraham Saad Huntington, Lexington, Charleston, Washington, D.C., Beckley The Very Rev. Fr. Olof Scott and Fayetteville and represent a variety of groups. The Council Andrew K. Teeter is also responsible for the wonderful performance by Simon Drs. Joseph and Omayma Touma Shaheen which will occur on the opening night. Mr. Shaheen Larry Tweel is a New York City-based, internationally known Arab musician, We hope you will join us for the opening and experience the whose most recent musical release, Blue Flame, was nominated visual art of Kahlil Gibran. for 11 Grammys. He will offer a concert melding traditional and more contemporary music for our audience. Sincerely, The Museum Trustees and staff would like to thank these individuals for their hard work and for their dedication to the Margaret Mary Layne success of this exhibit: Executive DirectorHMA “[Beauty] is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, But rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, On Beauty, 1923 o for November 2 concert and HMA to host Simon Shaheen opening reception Please join us at 7 p.m. November 2, 2013, for a concert by Simon Shaheen and opening reception for Visions of the Prophet: The Visual Art of Kahlil Gibran. Admission is free. Simon Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he deftly leaps from traditional Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classical styles. His soaring technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him international acclaim as a virtuoso on the oud and violin. Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. This unique contribution to the world of arts was recognized in Simon Shaheen performs at the Huntington Museum of Art at 7 p.m. 1994 when he received the prestigious National Heritage Award at the November 2, 2013. Photo courtesy of Alma Artist Booking & Management. White House, from President Bill Clinton. 1 Board of Trustees STAFF Dr. Sarah Denman, President Margaret Mary Layne, Executive Director Monte Ward, Vice President John Arthur, Facilities Assistant Paul Jacobson, Treasurer Carol Bailey, Development Director Linda Holmes, Secretary Dr. Mike Beck, Conservatory Director Michael Cornfeld, Immediate Past President Brad Boston, Education Coordinator Doris Andrews Ruth Ann Burke, Weekend Receptionist Barbara Moses Atkins Judy Clark, Executive Assistant Ava G. Bicknell Katherine Cox, Education Director Jimelle Walker Bowen Jenine Culligan, Senior Curator Andy Broh Cynthia Dearborn, Museum & Schools Coordinator Cathy Burns Donald Egnor, Exhibitions Preparator/Designer Liza Caldwell Carol Eiselstein, Museum Shop Buyer (Volunteer) Deborah Cooley John Farley, Associate Curator (Part-time) Donna L. Cubbedge John Gillispie, Public Relations Director Harriette Cyrus Gaye Fearing Christopher Hatten, Library Director Alex Franklin Billie Marie Karnes, Finance Director Teresa L. Deppner Hardin Kathleen Kneafsey, Artist in Residence Cheryl Henderson Pam Mason, Museum Assistant (Part-time) Dr. Dolores Johnson Matt Matney, Facilities Director Christie Kinsey Sandy McNeer, Development Database Administrator Doug Korstanje Tess Moore, Development Offi cer Bill Mills Ama Napier, Receptionist/Administrator Halcyon Moses Janice Noah, Weekend Shop Assistant Dr. Maurice Mufson Linda Sanns, Registrar Lee Oxley, Executive Committee Ashley Saunders, Museum Shop Manager Sen. Robert Plymale Jennifer Strechay, Grants Writer Louise Polan Chris Surritt, Facilities Assistant Marilyn Polan John Weber, Special Projects (Volunteer) Patricia Proctor Edward Rahal Phoebe Patton Randolph Vision Statement: The Huntington Museum of Art will become an integral part Brandy Roisman, Executive Committee of the lives of all citizens facilitating creativity, access and opportunity to the social Thomas Scarr structure of the region. Carter Seaton Elizabeth Appell Sheets Mission Statement: The Huntington Museum of Art serves the public as a museum Susan Shields and cultural center and in the greater community acts as a presence and advocate for the Christopher Slaughter areas of arts, education and nature. Wendy Thomas Edward Tucker Dr. John H. Weber COVER: Kahlil Gibran (American, b. Lebanon, MEMBERS MAGAZINE EX-OFFICIO 1883-1931), The Summit from Sand and Foam, Ed Dawson, The Herald-Dispatch c. 1925. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 11 x Dr. Stephen Kopp, Marshall University 8-1/2". Telfair Museums, Gift of Mary Haskell William Smith, Cabell County Schools Minis, 1950.8.14. Don Van Horn, Marshall University College of Arts and Media INSIDE FRONT COVER: The Museum EMERITUS TRUSTEES Ball will take place on Saturday, February Pat Agee 22, 2014, from 6 p.m. until midnight. The George R. Andrick theme of the event is “An Epic Night: Carolyn Bagby Heroes and Villains.” Halcyon Moses is Alex E. Booth, Jr. Ball Chair. Ad design by Tess Moore. Gayle Cox Robert Y. Csernica, Interim Director Emeritus INSIDE BACK COVER: These Dr. R. Lawrence Dunworth photographs were taken at Huntington Mrs. John R. Hall Museum of Art events during the past few R. Sterling Hall Huntington Museum of Art September 2013 - February 2014 months. C. Don Hatfi eld Joyce Levy Mrs. Selden S. McNeer, Jr. A. Michael Perry R. O. Robertson, Jr. Dr. Thomas F. Scott Ann Speer Dr. Joseph B. Touma David Todd BACK COVER: Jonas Lie, Blue Joan Weisberg, Executive Committee Heron Lake, ca. 1931. Oil on canvas. HONORARY TRUSTEES Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 67.1.163. Janet Bromley This painting will be featured when Mary Hodges The Daywood Collection goes Gayle Manchin on view March 15, 2014, at the Huntington Museum of Art. 2 Visions of the Prophet: The Visual Art of Kahlil Gibran November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014 Daywood Gallery Opening event takes place at 7 p.m. November 2, 2013, with a concert by Simon Shaheen. A reception follows. Admission is free. The November Tuesday Tour takes place at 7 p.m. November 26, 2013, with a Gallery Walk led by Dr. Clay McNearney and Dr. Jeff Ruff, both of Marshall University’s Department of Religious Studies. The Huntington Museum of Art, in an exclusive partnership with the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia, brings you the exhibit Visions of The Prophet: The Visual Art of Kahlil Gibran. This collection of works by the Lebanese-born, visionary artist and writer Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) includes 96 drawings, watercolors, and paintings. Beloved worldwide for his writings, his visual art is less known, ironic since it was visual art that he pursued first. Gibran is best known for his book titled The Prophet, a collection of 26 philosophical essays that became one of the top-selling books of the twentieth century. Since it was first published in 1923, The Prophet has never been out of print, and has been translated into 40 languages. The book was especially popular during the 1960s with followers of the American counterculture and New Age movements. Inspired by painters from the Renaissance, the Pre- Raphaelites, the French Symbolists, and others, such as visionary William Blake, Gibran sought to express symbolic ideas about life, humanity, and the interconnectedness of all things in his own unique way. These works span his career and include early works from his first exhibition at photographer Fred Holland Day’s studio in Boston in 1904, to works created during the last years of his life, including six works used as illustrations in his last book The Garden of the Prophet. All the pieces on view come from the personal collection of Gibran’s patron Mary Haskell who donated her collection to the Telfair Museums in 1950. They provide a survey of Gibran’s career as a visual artist, document his relationship with Mary Haskell, and substantiate his literary career with examples of several drawings and watercolors used as illustrations for six of his English-written books.