---St. John's Museum of Art H Oi /m i ng l on , Xorth Carolina CALENDAR January - April 1988

The 40s to the 80s: American Art from the Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro March 18 - May 28, 1988 DUring the 1940s Citv became the leading force in the visual arts due to a number of circumstances: the immigration to the of numerous European a rt ists seeking artistic freedo m: a network between artists which grew out of government support during the depression: and the development of many galleries and museums helpmg to increase th e number of collectors and patrons. These issues as well as othe rs have created a stimulating atmosphe re for artists for th e past fiv e decades . Also, during the past decades. ma n)! regional cent e rs for art have evolved, enhancing the artistic clima te throughout the United States. During this period, the Weatherspoon Art Gallery has collected works by major Americans, assembling the most im portant collection of 20th century ...•• , , ., American art housed in North Carolina. S1. John's is 1 . i -. ~ ". fortunate to be able to exhib it over 40 works from " ' '''- ' :.:.,.'~' ~ ' ''' • ~:4tL this collection including by Will e m de S t ra w- Bo as by Robert Rauschenberg Kooning, Robert Ra usche nberg, Roy Lichte nstein, Red Grooms. Andy Warhol. Philip Pea rlstein, David Thomas Sayre: Smith and many others. Scarecrow Beach St. John's would like to thank Dr. Gilbert Carpenter, Director of the Weatherspoon Art January 29 - March 5, 1988 Gallery, and Kevin Mullins and Eric Lawing, Assista nt Thomas Sayre constructs site-specific installations C urators, for their help in assembling th is exhibition. which dramatically alter gallery spaces. His large The Muse um would also like to thank the North colorful constructions are made of wood with heavily C arolina Arts Council and the National Endowme nt painted surfaces. Beca use of the size and visual for the Ar ts in Washington,D.C ., a federal agency, impact of his forms (St. John's piece measures for their generosity in funding this project. sixteen feet in height a nd fill s the main galle ry space) one regards them as architectural works as much as monu mental sc ulpture. The brightly colored ye; worn surfaces are similar to po\ychromed buildings which aft e r yea rs of wear only faint ly echo th eir colorful past. Sayre 's pi ece ti tled Scarecrow Beach is remi­ niscent of "beach shanties" - the aged and weathered structures built along the coast of North Carolina. Thomas Sayre's wood construction has the bitter­ sweet quality of these earlier structures. His surfaces of wood, paint and lead sheets are aged with the - beauty and warmth of a decaying shanty. This project has been a collabora ti ve effort with C leerscapes, a design group headed by Thomas Sayre and Steve n D. Schuster in Morga nt on a nd Raleigh. North Carolina. Double Mao by Andy Warhol

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MINNIE EVA EVANS (1892-1987) Recognition in one's hometown is often the hard­ • est praise to receive even if you're an internationally recognized artist. Yet, for Minn ie Evans, recognition of her talent as an artist was first acknowledged in • her native Wilmington with a solo exhibition of her work at The Little Gallery (the predecessor of SI. John's Museum of Art). Her noteworthy career • flourished from that point. Mrs. Evans' art has been shown at major museums throughout the United • States including the , 1972; the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1975; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976; and the North Carolina Museum of Art and SI. John's Museum of Art in 1986. In her thousands of paintings, Minnie Evans' deep religious faith and love of nature provided inspiration for her depictions of fantastic floral images united with divine subject matter. Minnie Evans died December 16, 1987. Her legacy is that of a strong and remarkable person whose intense happiness and love of life will live on through her art. Minnie Evans' last visit to 51. John's Muse um of Art, 1986.

GRANT A WARDED TO ST. JOHN'S MUSEUM BY NEW YEAR'S EVE Z. SMITH REYNOLDS AT ST. JOHN'S Over 180 people toasted a joyous New Year at SI. FOUNDATION John's Museum. This was not only a fun party but a St. John's Museum of Art rece ntly received a successful fun d raiser, generating over $7,000 for the generous grant of $5,000 for a number of preventive Museum. Thanks to the many volunteers who conservation needs. With this grant, the Museum worked on the benefit a nd all who supported it . has installed storm windows in the permanent A special thank you to the following businesses for collection galleries which inhibit the damaging ultra­ their in -kind contributions: Coastal Beverage, violet rays of the sun, a major deteriorating element Hie ronymus Seafood Catering, Rose Ice and Coal, in the aging of works on paper and paintings. We will The G uest House at SI. Thomas Court, and Wilson's be building storage bins for works of art. A safe Supermarkets. storage area is essential to the longevity of art objects. Also, these funds will be used for rematting and reframing a number of works in the collection MUSEUM SHOP PRESENTS which require attention. Although for the most part, SEMI-ANNUAL GIFT these procedures go unnoticed by the general • public, it is of major importance that a museum be In January, the Museum Shop donated $7,000 to able to care for and preserve its artifacts, and the Z. SI. John's, representing profits in the Museum Shop Smith Reynolds Foundation Grant will greatly help for the past six months. Many thanks go to the • SI. John's Museum of Art in this endeavor. managers of the Museum Shop, Polly White, Ann Butler and Aggie He nrikse n, as well as all the many volunteers who have worked long hours to make the MARY ANN SPANN Shop a success, and everyone who has purchased items in the Shop, therefore helping to support SI. (1909-1987) John's. Mrs. Spann was housekeeper for St. John's Il you have not visited the Museum Shop this Museum since its beginning as The Litt le Gallery on mo nth, be sure to see the exciting new gifts pur­ Post Office Alley in 1958. Her quiet dignit y, gentle chased at the January Ma rke t in Atla nt a. What courtesy and dedica ti on a re sorely missed by staff could be more fun than to buy yourself a present and frie nds of SI. J ohn's. while supporting your art mu seum! Museum Complex Completed The opening of St. John's Lodge and the corn- To date, St. John's has raised $514,176.83 in cash pletion of the Sculpture Garden mark a long awaited and pledges and has completed the renovation of St. triumph for the Museum. John's Lodge and Garden. On October 17 and 18, In May of 1986, St. John's launched the "Fulfill ment donors and members of the Museum celebrated the Campaign" to raise $500,000 needed to complete the Gala Opening of St. John's Lodge housing the Museum Complex and initiate an endowment fund . Museum's permanent collection. , •

\ Betty and Dan Cameron with Elizabeth Lowe. Past Board Presidents Andrew Hayes and John Myers wit h curre nt President Paul Leonard and John Brennan, 2nd Vice President. =-1 \ • •• I

Sam Hughes viewing Cassatt prints given in his honor.

The letter. 1891 , by Mary Cessen. One of the thirteen work s by Cassatt on view In pe rmanent collection. Gift of Therese Thorne Mc l.ene in honor o f Samuel Hudson Hughes and Zelma Comegys Brunscbwrq

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Nort h C arolina Arts Council Executive Director Ann and Mercer Rowe with Bruce Cameron, T rustee of 5 1. John's Mary Regan and S1. John's Director Reo Brown. M useum of Art. EDUCA TlONAL PROGRAMS

Recent "Isms"

W e are now working our wa y through the major art movements of the 20th century as we begin a series of Recent "Isms". our popular Friday morning - program. Topics for the five slide lectures include Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism and Neo-Expressionism. This series will begin in March in order to coinc ide with the exhibit The 40s to the 80s: American Art from the Weatherspoon Art Gallery. That exhibit will include works by many major American artists such as W illem de Kooning , Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, all of whom will also be featured in the lecture series. The schedule of lectures is included in the calendar. Female Model in Red Robe on Cast Iron Bench 1972 by Phil ip Pearlstein

Interior by David Smith Calligraphy Workshop St. John's Museum is planning a Calligraphy then enjoyed, the opening of the Lodge . Becoming Workshop for the weekend of April 29-30 with Peter acquainted with the permanent collection is a new Thornton, noted scribe and tutor from England. Mr. challenge that has been met with enthusiasm. School T hornton will be teaching Italic and variations for tours began in October, and have included fourth, both the newly developing calligraphe r and the mo re fifth and sixth grade children, high school art classes, practiced lettering hand. A lecture will be o ff ered on UNCW art classes and adul ts. The annual fa ll trip Friday evening, "Calligraphy: Past, Present and was to the North Carolina Museum in Raleigh, Future". where we had the opportunity to tour the Con­ • Mr. Thornton has taught e xtensively in both servati on Department and the Design D epartment England and the United States. He was a faculty as well as the curr ent exhibitions. member of "Calligraphy Northwest", the 7th annual Twelve provisional docents began educat ion • international assembly of lettering artists in 1987 , class es in September. We welcome Helen Brownell , and will also be instructing at "Washington Letter Margaret Buckman, Evelyn Doughty, Ronah Gabell , Forum '88". Catherine Henriksen, Pauline Johannsen, Johnny Pre-registration for the workshop must be received Johnson, Michael Johnson, Merrimon Long, Anne by March 15. For further information, contact the Squire, Linda Teslow, and Constance Woodworth. Education Department at 763·0281. We also welcome back Pam Parr, who will join Ann "'-....-r../ Respess and Dorothy Berube in taking the pre­ Docents museum visit art talk into the schools. Education The fall has been as exciting a time for St. John's classes resumed in January with the study of modern docents as it has been for all who have anticipated, art. EDUCA TIONAL PROGRAMS

Classes a t the Cowan House CLASSES FOR ADULTS Classes, workshops. and demonstrations are held Figu re Drawing in the C owan House , located at 208 South Second Patrick Dougherty Street in the Museum comple x. The Museum re­ Tuesdays 7: 30 · 9:30 p.m. - quires pre -registration for cla sses. February 23 - March 15 (4 sessions) Muse um members rec eive a discount on tuition Class Fee : 54 0.00 fo r classes. To register, please call the Museum Working from a nude model, beginners and those with expenence Education Department, 763·0281. will explore the p roblems and possibilities of draWing from hle. Opportumnes will be presented fo r short gest ural sketches as we ll CLASSES FOR CHILDREN as longer studie s e xploring the releuonshrp 01 the figure to the e nvironment. Growing T h rough Art (ages 6 - 8) Drawing and Lynn Thomas Hester C . Donnelly Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays 10:00 - 12 :00 noon February 17 . March 9 (4 sessio ns) Class Fee : 530.00 (4 sessions) Class Fee: '35.00 SI. John's Arnst-in-Resid e nce has structured ibis class to SU it the Young school-age children will explore many po ssibili ties of individual needs o f the beginne r as well a s t he advanced st udent. It c reanve self-e xpression as it re la te s to a wide range of subje ct p ro vide s an introduction to the funda me nta ls of drawing and matte r a nd vanety of media. Supplies are included. painting including color mtxmg, canvas preparation, and the use Calligraphy: The Gentle Art of Written Letters of a ve nery of med ia. (ages 9 - 12) Waterc olor Mary l ou Corbin He ster C. Donne ll y Tuesdays 3:30 . 5:00 p.m. Thursdays 10 :00 . 12:00 noon February 16 · March 22 (6 sessions ) Class Fee : s30.00 (4 sessions) Class Fee: '40.00 This co urse provides an int roduction 10 the techmcel aspects o f A ba sic class to develop a sense of form, proportion and rhythm in waterco lor thro ugh the investiga tio n of stil l life and la ndscape letterinq. Introd uc tion to the Italic hand and use of a broadedge subjects. "dip " pen. Drawing a nd Pain ting for Young Adults Begin ning Drawin g a nd Painting fo r J r. Hi gh (ages 13 and o lder) Patrick Dougherty Hester C. Donnell y Thursdays 3:30 · 5:00 p.m. Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00 noon February 18 · March 10 (4 sessions) Class Fee : 530.00 P sessions) Class Fee: '35.00 Students WI ll be Int roduced to the basic p rinc iples of dra ..... mg as This course p rovides an introd uc tion to the fund a me nt al relation. they work from natural o bjects to lea rn about the use of li ne, ships be twee n d rawing and painting. Students will work from mass, and vo lume . They will also be Introd uced 10 the basics of nature and from still life as they explore a va riety o f med ia. composmon and colo r mixing in their investigations In painting. Drawing a nd Painting (ages 10 - 12) Hester C . Donne ll y Wednesdays 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. February 17 - March 9 (4 sessions) C lass Fee: 530.00 Students are given a n opportunity to e xplore their particula r Interests as they are introd uced to the fu nd a me nta ls o f d rawing and pa mting. Working In a va riety of media such as pencil, c ha rco al, paste l!'> a nd waterco lor. children WI ll be Introduced to line. sha pe and proportio n. Drawing a nd Pain ti ng (a ges 8 - 10) Hester C . Donnelly Thursdays 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. February 17 - March 9 (4 sessions) Class Fee : 530.00 Students will draw from real objects a nd natural forms as they are introduced to the funda mental re la tio nship betwe en d rawing and pa inting. Penc il. charcoal, conte crayon and other media will be utih zed as stude nts a re introduced to line , shape and proportio n. Me e t the Masters Jacque Williams Saturdays 10:00 - 12 :00 noon (see below) Class Fee : 540.00/ 58.00 per session A new series o f mini workshops highlighling maste r artists. Eac h session will include a brief summary of the artist's work mcluding the style s they worked in and the media they used , followed by J uqtown Pottery. Collection of St. Jo hn's Muse um of Art. Gift o f related ha nd s-on activities . Cla sses Wi ll meet J anuary 3D, February Woodrow W. Pruett and William S. Bridge s in memory of J uliana 13, Fe bruary 27,March 12 and Marc h 26. Royster Busbee . CALENDAR January Sat. 16 Christine Baukus:G las s Screens Sat. 19 Film: Jackson Pollock. Cowan House. and Wilmington Artists IIIexhibitions 2:00 p.m. Walk·through tour of exhi­ - close. 5:00 p.m. bition. Hughes Gallery . 3:00 p.m. Thurs. 28 Members' Preview : Thomas Sayre: Fri. 25 Recent "Isms" lecture on "Abstract S carecrow Beach. Hughes Gallery. Expressionism" by Jane Kessler, Curator 7:00 . 9:00 p.m. of Contemporary Art, Mint Museum. I Fri. 29 Walk-through tour of exhibition with Charlotte, NC. Hughes Gallery. 11 :00 Thomas Sayre . Hughes Gallery. 11:00 a.m. a.m. April February Sat. 2 Film: In Sea rch 01 Rot h ko. C owan T h u rs. 4 " Passport to Downtown". Museum House. 2:30 p.m. open until 8:00 p.m. Champagne tours Fri. 8 Recent "Is ms " lecture on "Pop Art" by of exhibitions at 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Dr. Robert Knott, Associate Professor Sat. 6 Film: Why Man C rea t e s. C owan of Art History at Wake Forest University, House. 2:30 p.m. Walk-thro ugh tour of Winston-Salem. NC. Hughes Gallery. exhibition. Hughes Gallery. 3:00 p.m. 11 :00 a.m. Tues. 16 Lecture: Sculptor Tho mas Sayre will Sat. 9 Film : DeKooning on DeKooning. discuss his work, Scarecrow Beach. Cowan House. 2:00 p.m. as surface, as narrative, as place. Cowan Walk-through tour of exhibition. Hughes House. 8:00 p.m. Gallery. 3:00 p.m. Thurs. 18 " Passport to Downtown" . Muse um Sat. 16 Fum: Andy Warhol & Roy Lichtenstein. open until 8:00 p .m.C hampagne tours Cowan House. 2:00 p.m. ofexhibitions at 5:00, 6:00 a nd 7:00 p.m. Fri. 22 Recent "Isms" lecture on "Minimalis m".,-.-" Speaker to be announced. Hughes March Gallery. 11 :00 a.m. Fri. 4 Recent "Isms" , 5-part art history Sa t. 23 Film: Robert Raus chenberg. Cowan lecture series begins. "Surrealism" by House. 2:00 p.m. Dr. Biruta Erdmann, Assista nt Professor Film: C laes O ld en burg. Cowan House. of Art, East Carolina University. Cowan 2:30 p.m. House. 11:00 a.m. Sat. 30 Bi rthday Celebration for Hester C . Sat. 5 Thomas Sayre: Scarecrow Beach Donnelly . St. John's Lodge. 2:00 ·4:00 exhibition closes. 5:00 p.m. p.m. Thurs. 17 Members' Preview: The 40s to the 80s: American Works from the Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North C a rolin a , G r e e n s boro. Hughes Gallery. 7:00 ·9:00 p.m. Fri. 18 Walk-through tour of exhibition. Hughes Gallery. 11:00 a.m.

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A special celebration in honor of Heste r Donnell y's 75lh • birthday IS being planned lo r Saturday. April 30, from 2:00 ·4:00 p.m. Pictured are Ms . Do nnell y and Pa ul R. Jennewein. • MEMBERSHIP New Members Members Who Have Increased May 1 - December 31 , 1987 Their Level of Support INDIVIDUAL FAMILY May 1 . December 31, 1987 Ms. Peg Beam Mr. & Mrs. A . S. Bech FAMILY Cassandra Brosnan Arthur & Mary Blanken Virginia F. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Gary Brownell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bergamini Zorie S. Brown Chris & Tom Butner Charles H. Boney Wade C . Browne Julie & Bob Clyman Paula Devve ult/ Scentsetional June M. Caulder Mrs. Evelyn T. Doughty Nancy Geimer/Jeffrey Brown Pat Comer Mr. & Mrs. Frank Efird Barbara & Leonard G rossman Randi Duch Mr. & Mrs. G. Richardscn Gabell Mr. & Mrs. T. C. Heyward Edith Friedberg Mary Ellen & John Golden Dr. James L. Kesler J. E. Gibson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William L. Hill II Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Lilly Ms. Sibyl G . Green Fritzi Huber-Morrison Miranda B. Miles Martin Gulser Robert & Pauline Johannsen Mr. & Mrs. Leslie E. Raa b James E. Helms Jack & Joan lynch Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Scott Miss Virginia Lee Hendricks Kyle H. Mcintyre Rebecca Yeomans Catherine T. Henriksen Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mork Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Zipser Pliny Hill Charlotte & William Payne DONOR Betty J. Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pennington Elsa K. Brooks L. C . "Johnny" Johnson III Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Rhinehart Mrs. Virginia H. Browning Joseph G. Keyes Dr. & Mrs. l uke Sampson Me rle Chamberlain Angie L. King Ann & Albert Sawyer Dr. & Mrs. William H.C raig Georgia Macris Anne & Bill Squire Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Gottovi Willie Marlowe Mr. & Mrs. Seth P. Talley Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jamison Marguerite Masterman Mr. & Mrs. A. P. Thorpe, III Mr. & Mrs. George McEachern Karen J. Moore Carole VanNynatten Ken Marb urg/Page Paterson Mrs. Eve Pakchar Mr . & Mrs. Jon Darryl Williams Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Shutt Mrs. Drew Pierson Dr. & Mrs. Henry S. Zaytoun Dr. J. R. Stike Evelyn Barden Rhodes DONOR SUPPORTER D. Anthony Rivenbark Mr. & Mrs. Jack Aardema Mr. & Mrs. Daniel l ee Brawley Pamela H. Rubright Front Street News George F. Cameron III Robert J. Smith llga Kragh Cherry, Bekaert & Holland Christine D. Trask Olde Wilmington Toy Co. Mr. & Mrs. B. Wilson Hardy Joan Turpin Mr. & Mrs. G . F. Palmer, J r. Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Hoyt Marjorie Whittaker Mr. & Mrs. Ray Sullivan Rebecca S . Laymon R. E. Zerby Rosann & David Whitten Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm T. Murray SUPPORTER Mrs. Harmo n C. Rorison Mr. & Mrs. J . T. Johnsen Mr. & Mrs. W. Mercer Rowe Col. & Mrs. R. H. Kilroe Maria T. Tursky William D. Wright Austin Holt McCormick CONTRIBUTOR Dr. & Mrs. David Bachman - Pepsi-Cola Bottli ng Corp. of Wilmingto n Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Scott BENEFACTOR K. E. Austin Corp. The Hon . & Mrs. James C . Fo x Mr. & Mrs. H. S. Richardson FELLOW Mrs. Walter McEachern

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Untitled work, 1969 (Janus with ange ls and sunrise) by Minnie Evans, internatio na lly known Wilmington artis t. Collection of St. J o h n's Museum of Art. Gift of the artist. SPECIAL RECOGNITION Many volunteers have labored count­ less hours at S1. John's to enable the Museum to carry out its many projects but no one has dedicated more time and effort than Aggie Henriksen. With perseverance and expertise, Aggie has worked hundreds of hours traming and scheduling Museum Shop volunteers, inventorying merchandise and manning the Shop. She has devoted long hours to organizmg and implementing Museum benefits as well 35 playing an active role in SI. John's Museum Guild, the Museum's volunteer service orqanizetion. A ggie has also helped wit h M ember ship Campaigns and Capital Campaigns, pro­ duc ing extraordinary results . To all facets of her volun teer work , A ggie Henriksen brings a dedication and pro­ fessionalism which are highly regarded by her fellow volunteers and the Museum staff and Board. Aggie Henriksen displays Museum Shop wares......

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