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lnaugural [xhibitions

Per{armanee,and Yisual firis Complex r Univeriity ,of Georgia

llalfrpirus of [rrropran ]ainting fmm'Doh Jonr Urrivtisily

i April !4-June 16, 1996 ,

The Georgia Huseum of Art will host thir exhibllign of td paintingi, kom the lacred Art Collection of Bob

Jones University, which consisn o{ more than 400 European paintings, considered to be one o[ the nation's

The worla selected by the Georgia Huseum of Art for this exhibirion begin with examples of fifteenth and

sixteenth centutl painting and culminate in tbq splendid maiterpieces of the Baroque, thg strongest com-

ponent of the Bob Jones University collection. Ihe greatest porrion of the worl<s are by ltalian artists,

although a preparatory drawing by ftubens and Philippe de Champaigne\ thrist of Derision wlll be on dis-

play representing the ltalian influence on ilemish and French Baroque styles.

Curated by Professor Shelley Zuraw of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia, llasterpieces

of furopean Paintingwtll be on yiew in theVirginia and Alfnd (ennrdy Gallery,and bene{iti from the sup-

port of Director\ Cirrle members I,lrs.William Tapley Bennett Jr. and l.largaret A. Rolando.

Italian ftenais50r(e ard Doruqur Drauings from tfu (ollertion of (iuliano (eseri

April'l4:fune 16, 1996,, .

Ihe Georgia Museum of Art is honored to present an extraordinary collection of ltalian drawings from the

sixteenth and seventoenth aenturies. l{ost unpublished and all eXremely nrg, $ey come from the private

collection of Giuliano Ceseri. Among the drawings reprerented are worrkt by the molt important artists of

their generation, including litian, Pierino del Vaga, Giulio Romano, Giorgio Vasari, Annibale [arracci, and

Guercino. The drawings are displayed by subjea and function. allowing the viewer ro consider rhe numer-

ous different types of drawings produced in Renaisance and Baroque worlahops. They are drawings made

by sculptors, drawings made after the antique, sketches from life, drawings squared for transfer, quick

sketches, and elaborate studies for fresco decorations. Several of the drawings can be related to either

artists or themes illustrated in the parallel exhibirion of painrings from Bob Jones University.

fainlirrql lmm, lfu [rrmantnl (ollerfion

After an absencero{ over two and a half yearu, the permanent collection of Ameriean paintings will

once again be on yieu Amolg the featured worla t0 return t0 view are the Hudron River School

paintings by lhomas Doughty, Ihomas Hill, and'Hqmer Dodge l{ar.tin; lmpressionist paintings by Frank

Benson, William llerritt [hase. thilde Haxam. Iheodore Robinson, and John Twarhtman; and modern

works by Paul hdmus, ltuait Davil, aad Georgia 0ll(eeffe. ln addition io the Ameriran paintings,

works{romthe5amuel,H..l{resstoundationwilIbeonview.

For the opening of the nery museum building seyeral works 0n pape{ will be on view, which are not

often displayed due to the fragile nature of the medium. Among these are fharles Burchfieldi 0rrober

Wind and Sunlight in the Woods, Arthur. Dovel Untkkd (league ol Nations), and Winslow Homeri

laking a Sunllower to feacher.

fmm Drnnard tu lorrlousr-laulrtr:,funi-trrdr Drirrfmtkirrg in frnnc in tfu l0g0s

April ,14-June 16, 1996

Ihis premiere exhibition, organized by the Georgia l,luseum of Art, highlights some of the most impor-

iant printl {rom its permanent collection; and it explorcs the varioui ways in whieh avant-garde artists

in [rance in the late 1890s brought their'concerns about contemporary life to the rnedium of prinh,

aa art lorrn that,uaderwent a revival ol'interest during thir turbulent decade.

Pierre Bonnard, [douard Yuillard, and l,faurice Denis sf the lyrnbolist group, the Nabis, are represent-

ed by intimate scenes in which colors and designs veer away from the outwardly representational ro

the more inwardly expressive and abstract. Henri de loulouse-Lautrec and others who illustrated pop-

ular hurnorous journals are represented by color lilhographs that o{ten depict popular entertainmenn

such as the cafi-concen.

|'lost ol the artists in,the exhibition pirticipated inlthe oeation of rhe most important printlpubli-

cation 0{ the time, l'Estanpe originale, of which the Georgia I'luseum sf Aq{ owns a t,ery rarc com-

plete set, ard {rom which most of the prints on virw originate. Ihh exhibition bene{i* {rom the sup-

port of Directors [ircle member Lee Davis Todman.

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Georgia I'luseum of Art, University of

Ihr lltu fiuilding . Ihr kriormiry ond llisrrd Arts tomplu

The Georgia lluseum ol Artl new building boasts twire the exhihition space of thr North [ampus

building, vastly improving the museumi ability to educate the public and preserve works of art. ln

addition, the Georgia [,luseum of Art has improved educational facilities ro accommodate increasing

numbers of film screenings, lectures, {amily activities, and related programs.

the first lloor leatures the 200*eat 14. lmith Griffith Auditorium; the spacious td and Phoebe forio

Studio (lassroom; the louis T. Griffjth leacherl lesour,ce fenter; a lounge for yolunteen and docents;

the 0n Display [afd; a large lobby for receptions; and the museum shop. The second floor houses

nine galleries named in honor o{ patrons o{ the museum: the Lamar Dodd Gallery; the Alfred Heber

Holbrook Gallery; the Knox Gallery of Prints and Drawings; and the Samuel H. l(res Gallery, all locat-

ed in the C. L. I,lorehead Jr. Wing; the Martha and Eugene 0dum Decorative Arts Gallery; the Philip

Henry Alston Jr. Gallery; the Virginia and Alfred Kennedy Gallerp the Rachel Cosby Conway Gallery; and

the "[rom the Collection" space. Also on the second floor is an audio/visual theater named in mem-

ory of I4r. and Mrs. Alonzo Gordon Dudley by l,lr. and 14rs. 0arence R. l4clanahan. Administrative

offices, including the Patricia lrvin Cooper office space, general storage spaces, an art reference library,

and the S.William and Leona Pelletier Center for Prints and Drawings, as well as the Mark and Debra

Callaway Department of Prints and Drawings, are located on the rhird floor.

l'luseum information: Partial suppon for the exhibitions and programs for the Georgia luluseum of Art

is provided by the Georgia Council ior the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly

and tie National lndowment for the Ar$. A portion of the l{useum! general operating support lOr

this year has been provided rhrough the lnstitute of l,luseum Services, a federal agency that of{ers gen-

eral operating support to the nation's museums. lndividuals, foundations, and corporations provide addi-

tional support through their gifts to the University of Georgia foundation.

lor more information, call 706.542.Gt'l0A

lor a pnview of the new building, visit our Web site at hq//www.budgerlgadu/emlcampuV

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