HomeKYGMC of the KSB Miniatures Collection Window to the past, and Old Pogue Experience Bridge to the future. VOLUMEMessenger XXV ISSUE II Maysville, Kentucky Winter / February 2020 Funky Patterns Art by Jane Nelson Two New Exhibits Now on Display A PORTRAIT OF THE ROARING 20S Lifestyles of the Rich and Shame le ss The View From Second and Sutton It’s winter at Second and Sutton Streets in Downtown Mays- and occasional- ville and a great time to spend some time exploring your Mu- ly landscapes. seum! We look forward to welcoming you to the Museum on a winter day to enjoy viewing the treasures stored in both Jane Nelson’s ac- the Museum Center Galleries and the Limestone Building’s Old complishments Pogue Experience and Bourbon History Galleries. have earned her many awards We have new museum displays in The KSB Miniatures Collec- including the tion: Hearts and Flowers; a new art exposition in the Wormald North Carolina Gallery, Funky Patterns: Art by Jane Nelson; along with the his- Art Education torical exhibit produced by KYGMC in the Calvert Gallery, Association Art Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless: A Portrait of the Roaring Teacher of the 1920’s. These three exhibits combined with a special Atrium Year in 2000 feature of historical pictures and documents of local Black His- and the Nation- tory highlight the month of February at the Museum. al North Caro- lina Art Educa- The Annual Charter Dinner has been set for Tuesday March 24. tion Association The evening activities celebrate the March 1878 Charter and Conference founding of the Museum’s Association. This special celebra- Teacher of the tion sponsored by the Association’s Board of Trustees supports Year in 2002. the Museum Endowment Fund. Watch your mail for your From the bright invitation card or you may call the Museum at 606.564.5865 to colors to the make your reservation. The theme of the of the 2020 Charter interesting pat- Funky Patterns: Art by Jane Nelson Dinner is the Roaring 1920’s and will include music, exhib- terns of Jane’s it viewing and the benefit dinner. We are encouraging our art this is the perfect show for a winter day! guests to dress in period costumes as we celebrate not only our Museum’s history but lifestyles of the 1920’s. Special thanks to our members, staff, volunteers and patrons for their help in expanding our mission and in serving our The Wormald Gallery features this winter Funky Patterns: Art community with numerous exhibits, programs of study, his- by Jane Nelson. Jane torical research and out- Nelson was born in reach activities. Our total Mason County, Ken- attendance during 2020 was tucky and has since 21,486 the largest visitor at- spread her joyous tendance in the history of art well beyond the the Museum. The Museum state’s borders. She continues to need your fi- attended Morehead nancial and volunteer sup- State University and port as our requests for graduated from Mer- service to schools, histori- edith College in Ra- cal research and group tour leigh, North Caroli- activities continues to grow na with a Bachelor in number. If you are inter- of Arts degree in art ested in joining the museum with a K-12 teaching staff as one of our volunteers, certification. After call the Director’s Office and graduation, she went set up a time to meet with on to teach art for 31 our curators and discuss the years in North Caro- many opportunities for ser- lina before retiring in Funky Patterns: Art by Jane Nelson vice at the Museum Center. 2005. Since 2009, she has moved back to Kentucky to help care for her parents but Thank you for being a Museum Member and visiting your still has a home in North Carolina that she visits often to see Museum often to discover the many new and historical trea- friends and colleagues. Jane’s favorite medium to work with is sures on display. acrylic paint. She enjoys creating funky patterns and designs and bringing them to life onto furniture, canvas, shoes and C.J. Hunter IV apparel. Her designs include repetition, bright colors, shapes Executive Director Hixson’s Hoardings and More... By Tandy Nash It’s 1920 at KYGMC! One hundred years ago in Maysville you could hear the rum- ble of the electric trolley, the clip-clop of the horse-drawn wagons and the trains at the new C. & O. Depot in Maysville. There are shouts of children as they skate over the sidewalk and the whistles of the river boats. A.C. James’s Horse Stable was at 139-143 East Second Street. Mr. James proudly boasted, “We can accommodate 200 head of horses- Every horse hitched in a separate stall.” Keith & Keith Motor Car Co. and William Shanks in Dover could provide you with a car and McIl- Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless vain & Thompson on East Third could offer you Auto Accessories and Repairing River breezes could cool you off while you Camp at Camp Daniel Boone. Ruggles sipped Mint Cola & Orange Punch from Camp ground was the best place to enjoy at Dodge Brothers. The Simon Kenton th Memorial Bridge didn’t even exist yet. Frank L. Hendrickson’s Bottling plant on the July 4 Celebration “in three Coun- Crossing the Ohio was done on Ferry. Sutton, or get hand dipped ice cream at ties”. Professor Young’s Boys Band “in More roads in town were being paved. “In The Elite Confectionary on Second, where the best of trim” could be heard there or a move to provide better police efficiency folks would meet to enjoy themselves and at the opening of the Booth Memorial for Maysville citizens and Visitors”, Police talk about the changing times and wom- Hospital in Covington. en’s right to vote. Chief Harry Ort announced, “the 1920 Norma Talmadge in “Woman Gives” Police Force would be required to study You could cool off in the Ohio River or was one of the many wonderful plays local ordinances for 30 minutes a day…. country ponds and creeks. The Maysville, you could attend at the Opera House on He was laying down better traffic law Mayslick and Minerva high school boys Friday afternoon and evening. The new enforcement…Second traffic offenses will would be attending the YMCA Summer brick street bond was discussed and May- not be excused.” The or Russell asked to block “White Way” replaced East Second between Wood the old arc lights in and Prospect Streets for a the business section of Free Asphalt Dance. The Maysville. Farmers & Leslie H. Arthur Post Amer- Traders Bank, The State ican Legion said “Those National Bank or the who enjoyed the dance on Bank of Maysville could Court St. some time ago say help you with credit to that asphalt streets make a purchase your families’ splendid dancing floor”. You newest transportation could play billiards at Early needs. C. Calvert’s. Everyone goes Summers were hot in to the “Old Reliable” Ger- Maysville and there was mantown Fair, and the fast no air conditioning. Black Sox ball team crosses Fans helped some- elec- ...Continued inside back cover tric or hand-propelled. Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless Save the Date! Charter Dinner Tuesday March 24, 2020 Miniatures Corner By Kaye Browning Coco Chanel was right when she said, “… took on a new fashion has to do with ideas, the way we ease with women live, what is happening” and the clothing chopping their from the Roaring Twenties illuminates locks into the the period of dramatic social and political popular bob cuts change beautifully. During this time, the of the time. nation’s wealth doubled and newfound economic growth and industrial capa- Examples of bilities lit a fire of mass consumerism. 1920s fashion can Women, especially, were drawn to the be found in the new freedoms. They were working, they vignette shown were voting and they were making their here from the own decisions on what they would buy KSB Miniatures and how they would look. Skirt lengths Collection. The dolls, created and cos- els. It was one of the only hat styles worn tumed by notable Spanish doll- with formal evening attire that could also maker Maria José Santos show be shaped into a daytime hat and rede- several styles. signed for the occasion. Lydia, sitting on the left of Simplicity remained fashionable in the sofa, wears an elegant silk the ’20s for men as well as for women. burgundy day dress trimmed Lounge suits replaced frock coats; soft with silk ribbon embroidery. trilbies and Homburgs ousted the silk Her cloche hat is made out of leather and adorned with a row of leaves combining ivory color lines which match the motifs of her shoes. A mink stole completes her look. Eve, on the right of the sofa, is dressed in a daytime cock- tail dress with silver-grey belt. Her short curly hair is tied in a turban, fluctuated, as well, in styles that includ- which was a stylish alternative to the ed elaborate evening attire, comfortable cloche and toque hats of the time. sportswear and conservative work suits. While turbans were basically simple Gone was the corset as women broke free pieces of cloth wrapped horizontally of the physical and social constraints of around the head, they took on a whole the previous century and even haircuts new personality with feathers and jew- top hat; shirt collars became lower and ...Continued from Hixson’s Hoardings may have been as mild as a tea. An out– softer and dinner jackets increasingly of–town guest, an addition to the family bats with the Washington Stars.