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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 4-1986 UA51/3/3 Fanlight Vol. 3, No. 3 Kentucky Library & Museum Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Recommended Citation Kentucky Library & Museum, "UA51/3/3 Fanlight Vol. 3, No. 3" (1986). WKU Archives Records. Paper 309. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/309 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. r THE FANLIGHT 3, No . 3 The Kentucky Library and Museum Kentucky Museum Receives Philip Morris Grant For Project Officials from Philip Morris USA were in town in January to help announce the awarding of a grant to The Museum for $5 1 ,783 to fund the collection and exhibit of art and crafts by tobacco farmers located throughout the southeastern part of the country . William R. Moore , General Manager of Louisville conceived of the idea and made the grant application and Operations . and Dan Ison, Community Relations will now serve as the project direclOr. During the next six Manager. along with Jack Guthrie of Jack Guthrie and months Gher will navel throughout the tobacco. growing Associates public relations firm , were on hand as Riley region of the country to collect the art . Handy , Library Special Collections Department Head . made the announcement. At a luncheon hosted by Philip Morris. which included as guests unive rsity. community. business a nd tobacco Nancy Gher, formerly The Museum Stole operator. business leaders. Ms Gher said , " One goal of the project is to study and preserve part of the tobacco way of life so that future generations might know who these people are and how they lived. O ne way to study and preserve a culture is to collect and examine the objects it produces. In this case, we will be looking at crafts produced wi thin the 'tobacco culture ' . " The project began in February with research and the collection of the art. The exhibit will open at The Kentucky Museum in the spring of 1987, and plans are for the exhibit to then be available fo r tours to other museums and galleries. Philip Morris is intemationall y. known for its support of the arts. The company has funded projects in the arts all over the country and has sponsored more than 90 major Nancy Chef accepts Q mounted tobacco cutter from William visual arts exhibits which have been shown in cities and R. Moore . General M anager of Louisville Operations for museums in the United States and around the world. In Philip Morris USA . at a press confuence announcing the recent years these have included " Primitivism in 20th funding of a grant for $51 . 783. The money will be used Century Art, ' , organized in 1984 b y the Museum of to fund the collection and exhibit of art and crafts produced Modern Art in New York City. and "The Vatican by tobacco farmers . Ms. Gher will serve as project director. Collections : The Papacy and Art , ' , organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo by Gary Hairlson -.. 2 LUNCHTIME LEARNING Cabins. " • Subsequent Lunchtime Learning programs in this series Faces Of America: Observations w ill be held o n Tuesdays. April 8, 15, 22. 29. Th~ By 19th Century British Travelers programs begin at 11 :45 a.m. Participants may bring lunch; beverages will be available . by Carol C,awe-CarrClco Dr. Crow~ - Ca"aco is professor of history at Wes t ~m . " How do you like America?" has been the standard - . f question asked of all travelers since the birth of our Republic. Although the query was often rhetorical. Bri tish WALK TALKS travelers in particular felt il incumbent to reply J and their Walking Workshops answers were often primed in the form of travel aCCOWllS or narratives. These books . of varying merit , are a source About Your Community for data o ften not e lsewhere available . Things too Exercise does not have 10 be boring . Join us for Walk commonplace for a native to mention often appeared Talks, a n ~w series of programs that will get you out of the sufficientl y bizarre to the foreigner to warrant notation and offic~ and home for a pleasant jaunl in the spring weather investigation. However, the narratives also reveal the and at the same time give you th~ opportunity to learn breadth of experience and prejudice of the observer. about interesting aspects of our community . The lotal number of English men and women who Two Walk Talks are planned for May. The rust one visi ted America, including Kentucky, during th~ 19 th will be on May 13 , and will be a talk on "The century cannot be ~st i mated accurately sinc~ no statistics of Architectura1 Styles of Bowling Green, " lead by Lynwood this type were kept by either the British or Unit ~d States Montell, professor of folk studies. The walk starts at governments. However. the influx appears to have been II : 45 a . m . in front of Cherry H all a nd will last quite large, and more than 500 published details of their approximately one hour. Dr . Montell will point out styles travels. of architecture and desoibe features and details which identify them such as Palladian windows. quoins. dentils. keystones. etc. On Tuesday, May 20. Kazuyuki Abe will lead a Campus Botanica1 Tour. Abe. landscape supervisor of the Bowling Green Beautification Commission, will point out specimens of trees and other plantings on campus and give desoiptions of their identifiable characteristics and seasonal displays . This tour will begin at 11 :45 a.m. at The The Kentucky Library has a l arg~ co llection of travel Kentucky Museum entrance and will last approximately accounts . and these documents are providing the basis of one hour. investigation for students enrolled in History 3 24, England Since 17 14. Their completed research, with emphaSiS upon No registration is necessary. Just join us for a little bit Kentucky experiences , wi ll be presented at this spring 's of exercis~ and some interesting discussions. Lunchtime Learning series, titled . 'Faces of America: .'.,. Observations by 19th Century British Travelers." The five programs will reveal British views on American transportation modes, hOUSing , food. slavery. wom~n , THE FANLIGHT is the newsletter of the Kentucky Library education, government, cuhwe and customs. and Museum and is published and distributed quarterly at The series begins on. Tuesday, April I, with talks on W estern Kentucky University. Bowling Green, Kentucky transportation and arr.hitecture, both subjects of great 42101. (502) 745-2592. interest to travelers. One British observer insisted that Editor . .... Mich~le Cla rk Douglas whether by rail. river or road, travel in Kentucky was a EdUcation Editor . ... Dianne Watkins ,. disgrace to humanity," and another condemned the Layout and GraphiC DeSign . Donna Parker whole commonwealth with the comment. " The truth is, that there are no bUildings in this s tate . .. but Log 3 MAY 1 • CALENDAR Textile of the Month, Si lk Teddy MAY 3 APRIL 1 Reopening of the Felts Log House. Open weekend Textile of the Month, Boy 's Coat hours: Saturday 9:30 a. m. -4 p.m., Lunchtime Learning, " Faces of America: Observations Sunday 1-4:30p.m . through November 3. Free. by 19th Century British Travelers," 11:45 a.m. Free . Bring lunch; beverages available. MAY 13 Opening of the Stained Glass Quilt Show, organized by APRIL 8 t he Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society and Northern Lunchtime Learning, see April 1. Kentucky University. On display through June 1. APRIL 15 Walk Talk, " Architectural Styles of Bowling Green," by Lunchtime learning, see April 1. Lynwood Montell, 11 :45 , in front of Cherry Hall. Free. APRIL 19 MAY 14 Museum H istory Trip, "Covered Bridges of Kentucky," Public Reception for the Stained Glass Qu ill Show, Visits to Mt. Zion Covered Bridge, Washington 7 p.m. County; Herbs and Everlastings Herb Farm; Perryville MAY 1S Battlefield; Elmwood Inn, Perryville. Depart Museum Workshop, Stained Glass Quilling, by Marie Sa lazar, at 8 a.m . Fee, $20. Preregistration necessary. president of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, APRil 22 10 a.m .- 2 p.m. Bring lunch ; beverages available. Lunchtime learning, see April i , Preregistration necessary. APRIL 29 MAY 20 Opening of exhibit, " Union Under wear Scraps to Walk Talk, Campus Botanical Tour, by Kazuyukl Abe, Kentucky Quilts," organized by Western's folklore 11 :45 a.m . at Kentucky Museum entrance. Free. students. On display th roug h October. Gallery L. Lunchtime Learning, see April 1. NEW EXHIBITS will be $6; $5 for mu seum associates. Class size is limited. Those interested should ca ll Stained Glass Quilt Show Dianne Watkins , Museum Education Curator, to preregister. Combines Traditional Art Forms Par ticipants may bring a lunch: beverages will be available . Stained glass quilting is a relatively new art which • • • incorporates the tech niques and designs of two traditional Union Underwear Scraps arts -- quilting and stained glass work. An exhibit of this unusual quilli ng wi ll be on di splay at The Kentucky To Kentucky Quilts Museum May 13 - June I . The Applied Folklore and Museum classes of the The Stained Glass Quilt Show, organized by the Ken Modem Languages and Intercultural Studies Department tucky Heritage Quilt Society and Northern Kentucky are organizing an exhibit of qU ilt s made from Union University , will include quilts, pillows, wa ll hangings . Underwear fabri c scraps which wi ll be on display at The dresses and a coat made within the past five to 10 years.