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St. John's Museum of Art January ---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 New York Citv became the leading force in the visual arts due to a number of circumstances: the immigration to the United States 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 paintings 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 • SPECIA L ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 Museum of Modern Art, 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 - 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 - art history 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 UNC W art classes and adul ts.
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