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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts | Spring 2015
History Refused to Die | Masterworks on the Move | 41st Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition | Animals in Art | and More!
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April | May | June | 2015
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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park
One Museum Drive | Montgomery, Alabama 36117
Phone: 334.240.4333
Fax: 334.240.4384
TTY: 334.244.5752
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Sunday: Noon to 5 P.M.
Closed Mondays, New Year’s Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day,
and Christmas Day
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Sunday: Noon to 4 P.M.
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Association of Art
Museum Directors
On the Cover: Lonnie Holley (American, born 1950), Changing My Walk
(Honoring Andrew Young), 2003, chair and leather shoes, Collection of William Arnett
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from the DIRECTOR
Dear Members,
This spring’s Museum exhibition schedule
will offer our visitors a veritable cornucopia of
visual delights that will inform, enlighten, and
satisfy the taste of art enthusiasts, young and
old, with a variety of different styles, purposes,
materials, and techniques.
History Refused to Die: Alabama’s African-American
Self-Taught Artists in Context commemorates the
50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March
with an impressive presentation featuring Alabama
artists who worked with simple found materials to
create art objects of great history and passion.
Masterworks on the Move: American Paintings from Wesleyan College features
artists who exemplify the academic styles from the mid-20th century and offer a
nice comparison to the MMFA’s own American painting collection. Don’t forget
to view the outstanding art created by our younger generation of artists in the
ARTWORKS Corridor.
In June we are looking forward to opening the 41st Montgomery Art Guild Museum
Exhibition. With more than $20,000 in award money, this show brings out the very
best work currently being produced in the River Region. Concurrently on view will
be a retrospective exhibition of the art of Clark Walker, a longtime MAG member
whose popular paintings have been widely collected in our community for decades.
Finally, we want to congratulate Chairperson Courtney
Kershaw and her fabulous committee for organizing the
Museum’s recent biennial Bazaar d’Art. 200 individuals
donated more than 300 previously loved art works
and decorative objects to an auction that attracted
more than 275 bidders and buyers, for a total sales of
over $50,000 to benefit the acquisitions, exhibitions,
and education programs of the MMFA. Thanks to
all for working on this project and for attending this
fundraising event.
This edition of onExhibit provides information on
exhibitions and numerous educational programs
including various studio classes, teen programs, and
our annual spring Puppet Show. Our Second Native
American Family Day will take place on April 11, and
the Flimp Festival is scheduled for May 2. Adults can
attend lectures, art history classes, studio workshops,
and Ekphrasis: A Monthly Book Club About Art. Take
a few moments to peruse this edition of onExhibit
magazine. There is much to learn about your MMFA.
Mark M. Johnson
Director
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here for YOU
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
ADMINISTRATION
MAINTENANCE
Mark M. Johnson, Director
Cathy Heads, Director’s Secretary
Percy Bowman, Building Maintenance
Supervisor
Kristen Albright, Service Maintenance
Worker
Douglas Beachem, Service Maintenance
Worker
Walter Johnson, Service Maintenance
Worker
CURATORIAL
Margaret Lynne Ausfeld, Curator of Art
Jennifer Jankauskas, Curator of Art
Michael Panhorst, Curator of Art
Pam Bransford, Registrar
Sarah Puckitt, Collections Information
Specialist
Jeff Dutton, Preparator/Designer
Brad Echols, Preparator
Amy Johnson, Librarian*
Sarah Elizabeth Kelly, Assistant Registrar*
DEVELOPMENT
Jill Barry, Deputy Director for Development
Dañetta Evans, Development Officer
EDUCATION
Alice Novak, Assistant Curator of
Education, Adult Programs
Donna Pickens, Assistant Curator of
Education, Studio Programs
Jill Byrd, Tour Coordinator
Miriam Jones, Outreach Coordinator
Brandy Morrison, Education Secretary
MARKETING & PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Cynthia Milledge, Director of Marketing
and Public Relations
Vernell Watts, Receptionist
Gloria Simons, Volunteer Coordinator*
FACILITY RENTALS AND
SERVICES
Blake Rosen, Special Events Coordinator
MUSEUM STORE
Ward Chesser, Associate*
Jennifer Lewis, Associate*
Amy Seanor, Associate*
OPERATIONS
Steve Shuemake, Assistant Director for
Operations
Janet Carroll, Accountant
*denotes part-time employees
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SECURITY
Rick Allen, Chief of Security
Ryan Baugh
Adam Blythe
Irease Bowman
Ritchie Burdette
Willia Flanning
Christine Hall
Charles Harris, Jr.
Dwayne Lacy
Ken Nielsen
Evelyn Pettis
Rickie Posey
Wilma Robinson
Kevin Wallace
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Roger Spain, President
Leslie Sanders, Vice President
David Chandler, Treasurer
Mary Dunn, Secretary
Barrie Harmon, Immediate Past President
Carl Barker, Cedric Bradford, Karen
Campbell, Lisa Capell, Hannah Chadee,
Ginny Cumbus, Barbara Davis, Guy
Davis, Camille Elebash-Hill, Dr. Bonner
Engelhardt, Dr. Alma Freeman, Katherine
Gayden, Susan Geddie, Jason Goodson,
Polly Hardegree, Katharine Harris, C.J.
Hincy, Ann Hubbert, Lucy Jackson, Derek
Johnson, Pete Knight, Rosetta Ledyard,
Joan Loeb, Margaret Lowder, Laura
Luckett, Cathy Martin, Peggy Mussafer,
Richard Neal, Caroline Novak, Patricia
Pinchback, Larry Puckett, Winston Wilson
Reese, Dee Russell, Adam Schloss,
James Scott, Gloria Simons, Winifred
Stakely, Barbara Thompson, Dr. Laurie
Jean Weil, Frank Wilson, Kelli Wise.
mission STATEMENT
The mission of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is to
collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art of the highest quality
for the enrichment, enlightenment, and enjoyment of its public.
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All Museum Exhibitions are supported by a
grant from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
in the GALLERIES
History Refused to Die: Alabama’s AfricanAmerican Self-Taught Artists in Context
March 14 through May 31, 2015
History Refused to Die is an exhibition designed to examine the African-American
experience in Alabama as seen through the works of self-taught artists with roots
in the state. The exhibition will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the historic
Selma to Montgomery March. It will include 46 works by some of the best known
and most respected of Alabama’s late-20th-century practitioners.
In the culture of the African-American South, there is a long tradition of
decorating public and private spaces—graveyards, porches, and pastures—with
constructions using discarded materials and found objects. Community members
recognized them as a form of communication—commemorating people or events,
conveying ideas or beliefs. African-American vernacular culture is rooted in oral
tradition, folklore, art, rituals and religions; these constructions were informed
representations of the heritage of Black people in the American South. The
creators of what other observers might interpret as “junk piles” shared a common,
material-based vocabulary. These object constructions were among the seeds
from which grew the pieced quilt, the found-object assemblage, and other works
of the artists in this exhibition.
In the later 20th century, these artists of the Black community found a wellspring
in this material-based, found-object cultural tradition. As a group their art reflects
the experiences that informed their cultural identities and their personal histories—
racially-based memories of slavery, agricultural and rural life, the evolution of Black
culture in urban areas, and the culmination of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.
History Refused to Die is organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
in conjunction with Souls Grown Deep Foundation, and Tinwood, LLC, Atlanta,
Georgia.
The Museum is grateful to sponsors Regions Bank,
The Central Alabama Community Foundation, and
co-sponsors the Alabama Humanities Foundation,
a state program of the National Endowment for
the Humanities, and Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc.
Joe Minter (American, born 1943), Children in Jail, paint,
wood, found metal, deadbolts, dolls, rope, chair, handcuffs,
and chains, Collection of William Arnett
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Masterworks on the Move: American
Paintings from Wesleyan College
March 21 through May 31, 2015
Masterworks on the Move contains 35 American paintings from the Wesleyan
College Helena Eastman Ogden Campbell Collection of American Art. Ogden
Campbell was an alumna of the college located in Macon, Georgia. She and her
circle of associates in New York and Europe donated the collection between 1930
and 1960. The works exemplify the academic styles taught at such art schools
as the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, the Chase School
and the Art Students League in New York, and the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago. Ogden Campbell chose traditional subjects—still life, portraiture, and
genre—painted in a classically trained manner.
The exhibition includes works by William Stanley Haseltine, Robert Vonnoh, Jane
Peterson, Chauncey Ryder, Francis Coates Jones, and others.
The Museum is grateful to sponsors Laura and Barrie
Harmon and co-sponsors River Bank, Adam and
Dawn Schloss, and William G. Thames, Sr.
Marion Boyd Allen (1862–1941), Going to the Mountain,
1931, oil on canvas, Campbell Collection, Wesleyan College
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in the GALLERIES
41st Montgomery Art Guild
Museum Exhibition
June 12 through August 9, 2015
This juried exhibition, a collaboration between Montgomery’s finest visual artists and
Alabama’s oldest art museum, is a mutually beneficial relationship that has endured
for nearly half a century. The Museum is happy to continue this tradition as part of
its mission to exhibit art of the highest quality for the enrichment, enlightenment, and
enjoyment of the public.
The art, in a wide range of media and with diverse subject matter, provides a sample
of the best contemporary art in the River Region. The juror is Tom Butler, recently
retired director of the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia.
The exhibition is organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the
Montgomery Art Guild.
The Museum is grateful to the sponsor, the 2014 Junior
Executive Board of MMFA, and to the co-sponsors
Sterling Bank and Margaret Berry Lowder.
MAG Featured Artist: Clark Walker
June 12 through August 9, 2015
Walker was born in Selma and grew up in Montgomery. In the 1960s, he studied art
in Montgomery with Charles Shannon. He later attended the Art Students League
in New York City and the Skowhegan School of Art in Maine, where he studied with
Ben Shahn and Jack Levine. In 1966, Walker exhibited in the Skowhegan Faculty
and Alumni Show in New York City and won the Bocour Award. His paintings and
drawings are in many collections in and around Montgomery. He was selected to
design the awards for the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts in 2006.
Walker’s life and work are the subjects of a monograph by Foster Dickson, I Just Make
People Up, published by New South Press in 2006. The exhibition is organized
by the Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts
and the Montgomery
Art Guild.
Clark Walker (American, born 1940), Still Life, 1968, oil on canvas,
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Mrs. Wiley Hill, Jr., 1972.89
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on view in the WILSON ORIENTATION
CENTER & WILLIAMSON GALLERY
Ansel Adams: Portfolio I and Portfolio II
March 7 through May 17, 2015
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) became a household name during the middle
and end of the 20th century due both to the popularity of his stunning photographs
of the American landscape and his advocacy for nature conservation in concert with
the Sierra Club. The 27 gelatin silver prints in Portfolio I (1948) and Portfolio II (1955)
were made in national parks from Maine to California, Alaska to Tennessee. They
capture the sublime beauty of the Yosemite Valley, the desolate conditions of Death
Valley, and a microcosm of life in Moth and Stump, made in an interglacial forest.
The art is on loan from the
University of Alabama’s
Sarah Moody Gallery of Art.
The exhibition is organized
by the Montgomery Museum
of Fine Arts, Montgomery,
Alabama.
Ansel Adams (American, 1902–1984),
Vine and Rock, Island of Hawaii,
1948, gelatin silver print, Sarah
Moody Gallery of Art, The University
of Alabama
Animals in Art
May 23 through July 26, 2015
Animals have fascinated artists throughout the ages. This exhibition includes art
dating from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, all from the Museum’s
extensive collection of works on paper. The imagery will be used by students in the
Museum’s summer art camps, and will be enjoyed by all animal lovers.
The exhibition is organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery,
Alabama.
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on view in the
WEIL GRAPHIC ARTS STUDY CENTER
Landscapes of the Mind
April 4 through June 14, 2015
Landscapes of the Mind pulls together
works on paper by modern and
contemporary artists inspired not only
by the world visible around them, but
also their innermost thoughts and
emotions. The featured artists mine
both individual and collective psyches
to portray dreamlike and self-reflective
scenes. Looking inward to the furthest
reaches of imagination, the artists
depict psychological states of being
and intellectual landscapes that play
with what is real and what is invented.
Through their imagery the artists
transform and organize their thoughts
and feelings, making the intangible
concrete while opening up possibilities,
resurrecting memories, and revealing
hidden worlds. Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921–2006), Head, 1969,
color lithograph on paper, Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Lila and Ralph
Franco, 2002.12.1
The exhibition is organized by the
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts,
Montgomery, Alabama.
Zelda: Watercolors by Zelda
Sayre Fitzgerald from the
Permanent Collection
June 20 through August 23, 2015
Montgomery is the birthplace of one of the
best-known figures of the Jazz Age, Zelda
Sayre Fitzgerald, who with her husband, the
novelist Scott Fitzgerald, found significant fame
but little good fortune. During the early part
of their marriage, they traveled and socialized
with the European and American creative elite,
but their lifestyle took its toll on them both.
Each eventually fell victim to substance abuse
and mental illness. Like Scott, Zelda was able
to take some comfort in creative endeavors,
which for her included painting in oil and
watercolor. The Montgomery Museum holds 25
watercolors created by the artist in the 1940s,
many of them paper dolls that she made for her
grandchildren. These fragile works on paper are
rarely on view, but the Museum will install them
this summer to celebrate the artist, and her life.
The exhibition is organized by the Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama.
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Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (American, 1900–
1948), Percival, ca. 1941, watercolor
and graphite on paper, Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Mrs.
Frances Fitzgerald Smith, 1986.4.1.1
on view in the ARTWORKS CORRIDOR
Sponsored by
Discover how your students may exhibit their artwork at the Museum. Student
exhibitions in the ARTWORKS Corridor are designed to go hand-in-hand with art
in the galleries. Detailed guidelines and entry forms are available by request. A
jury of art professionals selects works for each show. Contact Donna Pickens,
334.240.4363 or dpickens@mmfa.org for more information.
On View Now
Confronting the Issues
March 19 through April 27, 2015
Exhibition Connection: History Refused
to Die: Alabama’s African-American
Self-Taught Artists in Context
Students in area high schools, colleges, and
universities used a variety of art media to
create works of art addressing current issues of poverty, homelessness,
equality, and social justice in this thought-provoking corridor exhibition.
The Museum is grateful to sponsors Regions Bank, The Central Alabama
Community Foundation, and co-sponsors the Alabama Humanities
Foundation, a state program of the National
Endowment for the Humanities,
and Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc.
Upcoming Corridor Exhibition
Learning Through Art
May 5 through 31, 2015
This corridor exhibition will feature the artwork
of third-grade students from the Wares Ferry
Road Elementary School who have been
enrolled in the MMFA Artist in Residence
Program for the 2014–2015 school year.
Join us for the ARTWORKS Corridor opening
and student recognition on Tuesday, May 5,
from 5 to 7 P.M.
Call for Entries
Selections by AP Art Students in the River Region
Exhibition Connection: The 41st Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition
Works Due: Friday, May 29, 2015
Exhibition Dates: June 12 through August 30, 2015
Eligibility: Students enrolled in Advanced Placement Studio Art
Project: One work of art from each student enrolled in AP studio art classes will
be exhibited. Artwork may be created using any two or three-dimensional media
or technique. Three-dimensional work may NOT exceed six inches in depth, and
must be ready to hang on the wall.
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studio CLASSES
PRESCHOOL (ages 2 to 6 with an adult partner)
To register for any of the following MMFA classes,
call 334.240.4365 or email edsecy@mmfa.org.
Tales for Tots (ages 2 to 5)
Begin art enrichment early in this FREE program
for young children and their parents, combining
storytelling, books, and simple art activities with
art in the Museum galleries.
Instructors: Education Staff and Docents
Times and Dates: 10:30 to 11 A.M.*; Wednesdays: April 15, May 13, June 10
*A second session will be offered from 11 to 11:30 A.M. if there are more than 25
participants.
Young Artists (ages 3 to 5)
Twice monthly this popular class offers an opportunity for parents and their
preschool children to explore drawing, painting, and sculpture, using a variety of
art materials. Sign up for one class or the entire series. Classes are limited to ten
children with an adult partner or parent. All materials are provided.
Instructor: Gloria Simons
Time and Dates: 1:30 to 2:15 P.M.; April 16, 30; May 7, 21; June 4
Cost: $8 members/$12 non-members for each class;
$32 members/$48 non-members for the series of five classes
Mom and Me (ages 3 to 5)
Parents have as much fun as children exploring the wonders of clay while learning
to shape and form finished ceramic projects. All supplies, including clay, glazes
for painting, and kiln firing are provided. Class size is limited to 10 children with a
parent or adult partner.
Instructors: Donna Pickens and Museum Education Staff
Times and Dates: 1:30 to 2:30 P.M.; Tuesdays: April 21, 28; May 5
Cost: $$30 members/$50 non-members for the series of three classes
CHILDREN AND YOUTH (ages 6 to 13)
Drawing and Painting for Homeschoolers
Inspired by art in the Museum, students will learn proper techniques for painting still
life and landscapes with watercolors, acrylics, and mixed media. All supplies are
provided. Class size is limited to 12 students.
Instructors: D
onna Pickens and Museum Education Staff
Time and Dates: 11 A.M. to 12 noon; Fridays: April 17; May 8,15, 29
Cost: $40 members/$65 non-members for the series of four classes
Summer Art Sampler
Join us in the studio to create a different
art project each day. Explore a variety of
art media, including collage, oil pastel
and watercolor resist painting, and more.
All supplies are provided. Class size is
limited to 15 participants.
Instructors: M
useum Education Staff
Time and Dates: 2:30 to 3:30 P.M.;
Tuesday and Thursday:
June 2 and 4
Cost: $5 members/$10 non-members
for each class;
$8 members/$15 non-members
for the series of two classes
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WEEK-LONG SUMMER ART CAMPS
Ages 6 to 13 | Half-day or all-day camps
Do your children love art? These fun-filled camps offer small group instruction
(ten students to one teacher ratio; maximum of 20 students) in drawing, painting,
ceramics, printmaking, and sculpture. Campers also have the unique opportunity
to view and learn about famous works of art in a Museum setting. Each week
a variety of art media and techniques, such as drawing with pastels, charcoal,
pen and ink, colored pencils, and markers, painting with watercolors and
acrylics, sculpting with clay and mixed media will be explored. Different themes,
art projects, and techniques are offered each week, with a special camper
exhibition and reception for family members at the end of camp each Friday.
Time: 8:30 A.M. to 12 noon and 1 to 4:30 P.M.; Monday through Friday
Date and Theme (basic elements and principles of art):
June 22 through 26
Line & Texture (animals in art)
July 6 through 10
Shape & Form (myself & my world)
July 20 through 24
Color & Value Contrasts (the great outdoors)
August 3 through 7 Spaces & Patterns (sensational still life)
Cost: $100 members/$160 non-members for half-day camp;
$190 members/$250 non-members for full-day camp
Early drop-off (7:45 A.M. at earliest) and late pickup (5:30 at latest) are available for
an additional $50. Full-day campers must bring their own lunch. (ages 14 and older)
Fused Glass Creations (ages 12 and older)
Learn to cut and fuse glass to make unique pendants, earrings, picture frames
and even colorful ladybug garden stakes, great for Mother’s Day! All glass-working
tools and supplies are provided. Class size is limited to ten participants. Youth
ages 12 through 14 can attend this workshop when accompanied by an adult partner.
Instructor: Jo Taylor, ceramic and glass artist
Time and Date: 1 to 4:30 P.M.; Saturday, April 18
Cost: $75 members/$120 non-members
TEENS AND ADULTS
Digital Painting Workshop
Come spend the afternoon with Matt Johnson, illustrator and graphic designer,
as he walks you through the process of creating a digital portrait painting from a
photo reference. You may follow along with your own laptop if you have Adobe
Photoshop and a WACOM tablet, but the knowledge presented will be helpful and
informative to all artists regardless of their experience with digital painting. This
workshop is co-sponsored by the Montgomery Art Guild.
Instructor: Matt Johnson
Times and Dates: 1:30 to 4:30 P.M.; Sunday, April 19
Cost: $35 Museum or MAG members/$50 non-members
Painting with Oils: Creating a More Convincing Illusion
Novices and seasoned painters alike will learn to create more dynamic, rich paintings
in this informative two-day workshop, taught by well-known artist and UAB professor
Gary Chapman. The course will concentrate on the law of contrasts: color (hue &
temperature), value, texture, opacity, and types of edges as fundamental tools in
still-life and observational painting. A supply list will be provided upon registration.
Class size is limited to 12 participants.
Instructor: Gary Chapman
Time and Date: 9
:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Saturday, June 13
10 A.M. to 4 P.M.; Sunday, June 14
Cost: $125 members/$170 non-members; $75 students for the two-day workshop
To register for classes or art camps call 334.240.4365 or email edsecy@mmfa.org.
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EDUCATION programs
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (all ages welcome)
First Sundays
April 5, May 3, and June 7
Learn more about artwork in the Museum in these FREE docent-led tours, held
the FIRST Sunday of each month at 1 P.M.
Family Art Affairs (all ages welcome)
Bring the entire family to the Museum for these special family days, combining
music, art, and more!
Saturday, April 11, 1 to 4 P.M. Native American Day – Celebrate the arts, culture,
and traditions of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians during the FREE afternoon
of hands-on art activities, such as basket weaving, clay pottery, native dance
demonstrations, and story-telling.
Sunday, April 26, 2 to 4 P.M. – Jazz Jams and special art-making activities in
the studios, in connection with the exhibition Masterworks: American Paintings
from Wesleyan College. It’s FREE to the public.
The Art of Baking Puppet Show
Montgomery Public Schools’ kindergarteners enjoyed the magic of seeing
puppets come to life during MMFA’s annual puppet show, The Art of Baking, in
March. The memorable characters guided children into a world of colors and
shapes, texture and music, mixed with a dose of laughter.
The Art of Baking was followed by a Cake Walk, a mini-tour of the galleries. Both
incorporated learning techniques in the arts. Free admission was offered to 2800
MPS kindergarteners.
It’s not too late to enjoy The Art of Baking. Public performances will be offered
in April for children 3 to 6 years of age. Two shows will be held each day at 9:30
and 10:45 A.M. on April 8, 9, and 10. This is a reservation only program and is
free. Please contact Jill Byrd at 334.240.4359 to register.
SATURDAY, MAY 2 | 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
The annual FLIMP Festival will feature hands-on art projects, local artists
demonstrating their talents, dance, theatrical and musical performances, a
treasure hunt, food, and of course, the chalk art contest. The students of
Booker T. Washington Magnet High School will be helping to make the event
a great success and showing off their amazing talents.
The family-friendly festival will kick off Saturday morning with the Do-Dah Pet
Parade! Pets must be costumed to participate and prizes will be awarded.
For more information on the event and to pre-register your pet, visit www.
mmfa.org.
Cost: $5 Adults, $3 Children, FREE to MMFA members and active-duty
military and their immediate family
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TEEN PROGRAMS
A.P. Art History Course
Open to all Montgomery Area High School Students
The Museum is seeking applicants for the 2015–2016 Advanced Placement Art
History class, which meets daily at 7:25 A.M. in the Museum library. While exploring
works of art from world cultures ancient to present, students from local schools
share ideas and experiences. The group also encounters original works of art in
the Museum’s collections. A challenging program, A.P. Art History is the perfect
foundation for a life-long love of museums and a broad introduction to the
connections between artistic expressions and aspects of historical culture.
Interested students can contact anovak@mmfa.org or visit mmfa.org for an
application.
An Expressive Evening
Congratulations to the MUSES
(Teen Council) for planning and
hosting the third annual Expressive
Evening on January 22. The
event was comprised of duet
performances, a piano piece, acting,
and original poetry by several poets.
The experience was truly inspired.
Teen programs have been generously
supported by the 2014 Junior
Executive Board of the MMFA.
ADULT PROGRAMS
Ekphrasis: A Monthly Book Club About Art
Ekphrasis is a monthly book club devoted to the history of art. Works of fiction and
non-fiction are featured, covering periods ranging from the ancient world to the
present. For this unique program, staff members lead presentations to provide
visual context for the chosen books. To reserve lunch from Café M, contact Brandy
Morrison at 334.240.4365, edsecy@mmfa.org. Payment must be received by 10
A.M. the Fridays before the book club meets. Ekphrasis is a free program only for
Museum members.
Wednesday, April 8, 12 noon
The Art Forger: A Novel by B. A. Shapiro
Almost 25 years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen Degas
paintings is delivered to the Boston studio of a young artist. Claire Roth has
entered into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner by agreeing to
forge the Degas in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery.
But as she begins her work, she starts to suspect that this long-missing
masterpiece—the very one that had been hanging at the Gardner for 100 years—
may itself be a forgery. Led by Assistant Curator of Education Alice Novak.
Menu: Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad
Wednesday, May 6, 12 noon
Defiant Spirits by Ross King
Beginning in 1912, Defiant Spirits traces the artistic development of Tom
Thomson and the future members of the Group of Seven (Franklin Carmichael,
Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald,
and Frederick Varley) through a dozen years in Canadian history. Led by
Assistant Curator of Education Donna Pickens.
Menu: Trio of Velma’s Chicken Salad, Broccoli Salad, and Pasta Salad
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EDUCATION programs
Art Ed Central
Thursday, April 16, 4:30 to 6 P.M.
Area art teachers are welcome to join us for the last workshop of the year,
featuring a guided tour of the Museum exhibition Masterworks: American
Paintings from Wesleyan College, related art projects to use in your
classrooms, refreshments, and networking with other arts professionals. Earn
certification hours for attending the workshop.
Art Ed Central is a regional division of the statewide organization, and is
co-sponsored by the MMFA and AAEA District Representative BeeLee Tullos,
art teacher at the Montgomery Academy, and funded in part by a License Tag
grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
To register for the workshop, call Donna Pickens at 334.240.4363 or email
dpickens@mmfa.org.
Short Course
19th-Century American Art
Tuesdays at 12 noon, May 5, 12, 19 and June 2, 9, and 16
Take a closer look at 19th-century American paintings and sculpture in the
Museum’s collection, including landscapes, portraits, and genre scenes. Gallery discussions may be supplemented by slides and film on occasion.
ARTtalk
Thursday evenings: 6 to 8 P.M.
May 21, July 23, September 24, November 19
This unique program offers area artists (and those interested in art) an
opportunity to bring one work of art to share with other artists for friendly
feedback and critique. Enjoy light refreshments and networking with other
professionals.
Cost: $20 Museum or Montgomery Art Guild members/$35 non-members
To register, call 334.240.4365 or email edsecy@mmfa.org.
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LECTURES AND GALLERY TALKS
Reflections on the Civil Rights
Movement in Montgomery
Loyd Howard
Thursday, April 2, at 6 P.M.
Hosted by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts,
Civil Rights activist Loyd Howard will reflect on
coming of age in Montgomery during the Civil Rights
Movement, leading up to the Voting Rights Act. Mr. Howard will focus on the Bus Boycott in
anticipation of its 60th anniversary later this year.
The Museum is grateful to sponsors Regions Bank,
The Central Alabama Community Foundation,
and co-sponsor The Alabama Humanities
Foundation, a state program of the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
About the Monuments Men Thursday April 9, 5:30 P.M.
Have you read The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the
Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel or seen the movie? Are
you interested in this fascinating section of the military tasked with safeguarding
and reclaiming cultural treasures during World War II? Curator Margaret Lynne
Ausfeld will present on the topic, as featured in the monthly book club, Ekphrasis.
Masterworks: American
Paintings from Wesleyan
College
Lisa Sloben
Tuesday, April 14, 12 noon
Lisa Sloben, Director of the
Center for Creative & Performing
Arts and Curator at Wesleyan
College, will lead a gallery talk
in Masterworks. The exhibition
offers a window into the styles and
techniques taught at some of the
most prestigious studios in New
York City and Europe around the
turn of the 20th century. The works
were collected for Wesleyan by
devoted alumnus and accomplished
artist, teacher, and collector Helena
Eastman Ogden Campbell.
Robert Knight Ryland (1873-1951), The Yellow
Teacup, oil on canvas, Campbell Collection,
Wesleyan College
The Museum is grateful to sponsors
Laura and Barrie Harmon, and
co-sponsors River Bank, Dawn and
Adam Schloss, and William G. Thames, Sr.
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EDUCATION programs
History of the Civil Rights
Movement in Alabama Randall Williams
Thursday, April 23, 6 P.M.
Writer, publisher, and history editor Randall
Williams will explore the larger context of
the Civil Rights movement in a discussion
that ranges from slavery through Civil War
and Reconstruction to the late-19th and
early-20th-century activism and organizing
that resulted in the 1950s and 1960s
dismantling of Jim Crow segregation.
Alabama and Montgomery were at the
center of this movement but were also
part of a national political and social
strategy that was evolving in the courts,
the streets, the media, and government
at all levels. The program will also be
recorded and made available on YouTube,
Google+ and Museum’s website.
The Museum is grateful to sponsors
Regions Bank, The Central Alabama
Community Foundation, and co-sponsor
The Alabama Humanities Foundation,
a state program of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
Lonnie Holley (American, born 1950),
Like a Slave Ship, 2008, metal, wood,
barbed wire, and springs, Collection
of William Arnett
Montgomery Art Guild Show Juror’s Critique
Saturday June 13, 10 A.M.
Join Tom Butler and artists, as the juror leads a critique of the art in the exhibition.
Clark Walker
Sunday, June 28, 2 P.M.
Clark Walker, featured artist of the 2015 Montgomery Art Guild Museum exhibition,
will lead a gallery talk amidst his works. A native of Selma and one of the most wellknown artists in the region, Walker’s figurative paintings and drawings are highly
collectible. After training with Charles Shannon and attending the Art Students
League in New York City, Walker studied with Ben Shahn and Jack Levine at
Skowhegan School of Art in Maine before developing his distinctive style. The
artist’s life and work are the subjects of a monograph by Foster Dickson, I Just
Make People Up, published by New South Press in 2006.
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EDUCATION outreach
Art in the Afternoon
This winter, E.D. Nixon Community Center students along with students at Common
Ground Montgomery worked on a special project celebrating the 50th anniversary
of the Selma to Montgomery March. The students, ages 5-12 years, created largescale paintings that were installed on an empty building in their neighborhood,
near the historic march route, and across from the important celebration site of
St. Jude School. During the spring session the students will create mixed-media
drawings and paintings inspired by artwork in the exhibition History Refused to Die:
Alabama’s African-American Self-Taught Artists in Context.
Efforts to beautify the Mt. Meigs Youth Detention Center campus continue. The
students completed a mural for the storage building near their garden, and for the
rest of the winter worked on acrylic paintings to send home or keep in their dorm
rooms. During the spring session the students will begin a mural for the cafeteria.
The MMFA also facilitated a meeting of the E.D. Nixon Elementary School Environmental Club, integrating art with a special science and conservation program about
watersheds, in connection with the City of Montgomery Genetta
Park Stream and Restoration Project in their neighborhood.
The Museum is grateful to sponsors Working Woman’s Home
Association, Wells Fargo Foundation, and Walmart.
Artist in Residence Program – Learning Through Art
Third-grade students at the Wares Ferry Road Elementary School have been hard at
work on Thursdays in their weekly art classes, creating ceramic animal sculptures,
painting Georgia O’Keefe-style flowers and impressionist landscapes, and making
collograph prints. They have also discussed and written about reproductions of
art from the Museum’s permanent collection (using the Visual Thinking Strategies
method to encourage critical thinking). Professional artists including Corey
Spearman, Matt Johnson, Aimee Harbin, Kellie Newsome, Laura Waldo, Peggy
Raines, and Debora Riffe have visited their class, teaching special art techniques.
Each student will have a work of art on view in the ARTWORKS Corridor during
the month of May, with the opening reception and student recognition on Tuesday,
May 5 at 5 P.M. In addition, artwork by three students was sent to Washington,
D.C. to be included in the Association of Museum Directors exhibition at the
Department of Education this summer.
The program was initiated in the 2013-2014 school year, funded
in part by a grant from the Hearst Foundations, and has been
funded this year by a grant from the Montgomery Kiwanis Club.
With a new grant from the NEA, the Museum plans to expand
the program next year.
HATS OFF TO OUR EDUCATION SPONSORS!
The 2014 Junior Executive Board of the MMFA; Winifred and Charles Stakely;
Drs. Laurie Jean Weil and Tommy Wool; Dr. and Mrs. Robert Combs; Susan
and Robert Runkle; Working Women’s Home Association, and Walmart.
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special EVENTS
Native American Family Day
Saturday, April 11, 1 to 4 P.M.
Join us for the second Native American Family
Day. During this FREE event, the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians will share many different aspects
of their heritage in fun and interactive ways for
all ages! There will be storytelling by the Poarch
Creek Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, dance
performances, tribal drumming, and artisans
demonstrating their skills. We will have hands-on
basket weaving, medallion making, and creating
in clay, all in the Poarch Creek tradition.
Please visit www.mmfa.org for further details.
The Museum is grateful to the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians for its
support of Native American Family Day.
Calling Chalk Artists
Friday, May 1, 8 A.M. to 6 P.M and Saturday, May 2, 8 to 10 A.M.
Help us transform our parking lot into a work of art!
The FLIMP Chalk Art Competition is open to artists
of all ages and experience and is absolutely the
highlight FLIMP!
Starting May 1, artists are encouraged to come to
the Museum to begin their masterpieces and to
continue to work up until the start of the festival
Saturday at 10:00 A.M. Local celebrities will be on
hand to critique the chalk drawings and name the
winners.
The Museum will supply all necessary materials to
those who register by April 8. There will be a special
category focusing on the past, present, and future
of Montgomery. To register and for further details,
please contact edsecy@mmfa.org or visit www.
mmfa.org for an application.
Calling FLIMP Chalk Art
Sponsors
Contestants in the FLIMP Chalk Art Competition
often begin working on concepts and sketches
for their works of art weeks in advance. Over a
day and a half, they have the chance to adorn one
parking space on the Museum’s blacktop with a
vivid masterpiece. The range of styles and subjects
represented in the competition is always impressive.
Every year generous gifts guarantee that the
Museum can provide materials and support for
all of the teams. The sponsorship of one space in
the parking lot is $100. Supporters are thanked on
FLIMP signage and in onExhibit. Interested in sponsoring a chalk artist or team? Please contact Alice Novak at anovak@mmfa.org,
240-4362 for more information. The deadline for
donations is Friday, April 24.
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membership NEWS
A Night of Exploration
A Tour of West Coast
Wine Regions
Our first food and wine event, February 12,
2015, was an amazing success! Nearly 100
people attended and enjoyed delicious
tapas-style food from Jennie Weller that
paired perfectly with the wines provided by
our sponsors, United-Johnson Brothers,
LLC. Our emcees Mark Mussafer and C.J.
Hincy did a great job of welcoming the
crowd and explaining the food pairings
through the six wines sampled that
evening. We owe a big thanks to the Lo-Fi
Loungers for playing great music all night
and keeping the event lively! Because of
the enthusiastic response from those in
attendance, we look forward to our next
food and wine event in January spotlighting
a different wine region of the world.
Bazaar d’Art 2015
We had another great year for Bazaar
d’Art with over 300 works donated from
homes across the River Region including
ten paintings by Selma artist John Lapsley
(1915-2005). From oil paintings to glass
sculpture, prints to oriental rugs, jewelry
to sets of china, we had something for
everyone and every price point! We
also added some fantastic “experience”
packages, during the March 5 event,
that offered private access to some of
Montgomery’s greatest assets including
private tours, chef-created meals, and a
week-long stay at the beach!
We thank the committee for their outstanding
effort on our behalf: Chair, Courtney Kershaw,
Beth Acker, Lisa Capell, Ginny Cumbus,
Mary Dunn, Bonner Engelhardt, Katharine Harris, Ann Hubbert, Lucy Jackson,
Mahaley McInnes, Lisa Newcomb, Caroline Rosen, Trudie Seirafi, Gloria Simons,
Melissa Tubbs, Malin Ulmer, Janet Waller, Laurie Weil, Ashley White, Heather
Whitley, and Kelli Wise.
The Junior Executive Board Continues Its Philanthropy
The 2014 Junior Executive Board finished off its year by making two significant
gifts to the Museum. They dedicated part of the Art in Concert proceeds to
become sponsors of the Montgomery Art Guild Museum Show as well as funding
a prize for one of the new entrants. They also continued their financial support
of the Teen Programs at the MMFA to nurture the next generation of Museum
supporters.
Thank you Beth Hataway for your 2014 Presidential service. We welcome C.J.
Hincy as the 2015 JEB President. Stay tuned for information about Art In Concert
2015 scheduled for Friday, October 16.
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The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts welcomes with pleasure all new members.
This activity report is for the period of November 2, 2014 through February 15, 2015.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Guarantor
Miss Elizabeth B. Crump
Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Wilson
James W. Wilson, Jr. and Wynona W.
Wilson Family Foundation
Sponsor
Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc.
Jackson Thornton & Co., PC
The Colonial Company
Associate
BBVA Compass
Doug’s 2 Salon-Spa, Inc.
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Friend
Adams Drugs
Driscoll Design, Inc.
Stonehenge
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Distinguished Benefactor
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lee Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie H. Harmon, III
Judge and Mrs. Truman Hobbs
Douglas Lowe
Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Reid
Major Benefactor
Dr. and Mrs. Sanders M. Benkwith
Mr. and Mrs. Truman M. Hobbs, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Luckett
Carolyn G. and Dr. Alfred J.
Newman Jr
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Panettiere
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Puckett
Mr. and Mrs. S. Adam Schloss
Mrs. Helen A. Till
Benefactor
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Alford
Mr. and Mrs. James I. Barganier
Mr. and Mrs. Young Boozer
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Bridger
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Britton
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Campbell, II
Dr. and Mrs. Ben Cumbus
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks L. Darby
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Emmet
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Gayden
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gill
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Hager
Camille Elebash-Hill and W. Inge Hill
Mr. and Mrs. W. Daniel Hughes, Jr.
Mark and Amy Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Keene
Mr. and Mrs. James Klingler
Samuel and Cathy Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. McFadden
Mr. and Mrs. Jody McInnes
Mr. and Mrs. L. Daniel Morris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mussafer
Mr. and Mrs. Tabor R. Novak, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Warner L. Pinchback, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rothfeder
Mr. James Scott
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Shannahan
Drs. Nancy and Paul Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Stakely
Ms. Micki Beth Stiller
Dr. and Mrs. Terry D. Williams
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PATRON
Sustaining
Mr. Greg Allen
Dr. Gerald A. Anderson, II
Ms. Jill M. Barry
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Neal
Ms. Barbara Thompson
Ms. Valerie S. Wilkerson
Supporting
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Albree
Mr. George Barry
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Dockery, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Festoso
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gluhman
Philip and Michelle Goodwyn
Mr. Stan Gregory
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Hester, III
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins C. Johnston
Ms. Elizabeth Kellum
Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Lanoux
Mr. Joe Leuschke
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McPherson
Mr. Donald G. Nobles
Mr. and Mrs. James Russell
Mr. and Mrs. B. Stephen Schloss
Mr. and Mrs. Kreg Sherbine
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Vucovich
Subscribing
Judge and Mrs. Harold Albritton
Roberta and Jerry Atkinson
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Beck, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John Bennett
Mr. Scott Bowman and Mrs. Melissa
George Bowman
Mr. Donald A. Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Broach, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Brown
Dr. Clifton V. Browning, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Capell, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Coleman
Ms. Louise S. Cunningham
Mrs. John B. Dunbar, III
Mrs. Frances S. Durr
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Dzialo
Mr. Frank J. Gitschier, III
Mrs. Warren Goodwyn
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald T. Hamner
Judy Heinzman
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Muhlendorf
Ms. Michel Nicrosi
Walter D. and Joan T. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne Sandlin
Mr. Don Sease
Mr. James E. Sellars
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Sippial
Ms. Suzie Smith
Howard Sutcliffe and Rusty Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Weaver
Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Weimer
GENERAL MEMBERS
Contributing
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burns
Judge and Mrs. John L. Capell, III
Martha J. Carroll
Ms. Kathryn B. Chamberlain
Judge Sue Bell Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. James Conely
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff W. Davis
Mrs. Karen Gruver
Mr. and Mrs. John Holloway
Dr. Charles F. Hyde
Sir. and Mrs. Douglas Kerr
Mr. Michael B. Lamothe
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Lewis
Ms. Courtney A. Loftin
Dr. and Mrs. Tucker Mattox
Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick Morriss
Charlie and Linda Munoz
Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Reid
Mr. Edgar K. Simon, Jr. and
Rosalyn Caplan
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Henry A. Staley
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stowers Jr.
Rev. and Mrs. Mark E. Waldo
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Weber
Mrs. Robert P. Weiss, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Wool
Family/Dual
Ms. Kristi Azar
Mrs. Mary Barwick
Ms. Mary B. Belmont
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beringer
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Blondheim
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Borden
Mr. and Mrs. Gray Borden
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Brummal, Jr.
David and Starla Burkitt
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Butner
Mrs. Dorothy D. Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Capilouto
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Coley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Costanzo
Katy Coulter
Mr. and Mrs. Barry O. Crabb
Mrs. Alberta Dautel
Matt Dickson
Mr. and Mrs. Ray B. Dugas
Maria Engleson
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Finklestein
Mr. Keary Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Nimrod T. Frazer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freedman
Mr. Lawrence Gardella
Mr. and Mrs. Gil Gilder
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Gober
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Goodwyn
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorrie
Christine Gramlich
Amanda Griffin
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Guest
Mrs. Kathleen Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig C. Hoffmann III
Dr. and Mrs. David Hoover
Mr. and Mrs. J. Theodore Jackson, Jr.
HyunKyung Jeong
Mrs. Patricia S. Joyner
Kimberlee Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kocher
Rosetta Ledyard
Mr. D.S. Lliteras and Dr. Kathleen
Touchtone
Mr. Gerry Love
Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Manning
Mr. Herbert Martin
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Mazyck
Dr. and Mrs. Duncan McRae, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Michels
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Miller
Ms. Rita Peiffer
Ms. Elizabeth Perry
Mrs. Paulette and Ms. Ashlee Pickett
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Prescott
Mr. and Mrs. T. Leslie Samuel, III
Mr. and Mrs. Euel A. Screws, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sexton
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Smith
Mr. Gary K. Smith
Ms. Rachel Tears-Yeager
Ms. Carol R. Toulmin
Mrs. Sushma Verma
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Walls
Ms. Tiffany Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ware
Ms. Renee West
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Frank E. Winkler
Rev. and Mrs. Wisnewski
Barbara and George Witt
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Young
Individual
Dr. and Mrs. James N. Anderson
Mrs. Camilla Armstrong
Ms. Jody Barr
Ms. Carmel L. Bass
Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Bear Jr.
Mr. Thomas A. Bobo
Mrs. Frances Bonn
Ms. Connie Boyd
Mrs. Paula L. Branch
Mr. Neal Brantley
Ms. Frances Brazier
Mr. Jim Brown
Ms. Jane Bryan
Ms. Michelle Bush
Ms. Linda Cappelluzo
Ms. Deloris Carter
Mrs. Shirley Cartwright
Mr. Charles A. Casmus, III
Ms. Ladine H. Collins
Mrs. Faith Cooper
Ms. Priscilla S. Davis
Ms. Barbara DeMichels
Mr. Frank Fleming
Mrs. Meri Fleming
Mr. Rubin A. Franco
Ms. Sybil Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graetz
Mrs. Betty Grate
Ms. Dorothy S. Harshbarger
Ms. Elizabeth Hataway
Ms. Judie Hooks
Ms. Vicki Hunt
Dr. Marsha K. Johnson
Ms. Robin D. Lewis
Mrs. Ann C. Lewis
Ms. Helen Lindsey
Mr. Sebastian Lukasik
Ms. Claudia Mann
Dr. Michael Markus
Mrs. Jean McClurkin
Ms. Lynn Merrill
Ms. Dae Miller
Ms. Paula Murphy
Dr. Guin S. Nance
Ms. Karen K. Newman
Mrs. Betty E. Newman
Ms. Jill Rawlings
Mrs. Ann Reese
Ms. Myrtle P. Ridolphi
Judy Rigdon
Ms. Laura Robinson
Mrs. Pamela Rue
Mrs. Yong Sanson
Mrs. Louella Scott
Mrs. Anita Sherman
Ms. Alice J. Skinner
H. Ellsworth Steele
Ms. Alice Stephens
Ms. Candace E. Thompson
Ms. Mary Lynn Thorington
Ms. Carol R. Toulmin
Ms. Beth T. Trevor
Mrs. Florence D. Tucker
Ms. Lola Varner
Mrs. John W. Webb
Ms. Paula Wheat
Ms. Sarah Whetstone
Ms. Wiley White
Robin Williams
Dr. Susan Willis
Mrs. Betty Ziri
Student
Mr. Mustafaa Tajuddin
END OF YEAR DONATIONS
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Ashurst, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowen Ballard
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Belt
Col. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Benton
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Budny
Mr. John C. Bullard Sr.
C. Eugene Ireland Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Patricia Campbell
Central Alabama Community
Foundation
Lt. Gen. C. G. Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Coleman
Mrs. Charles Crook
Crum Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Louise S. Cunningham
Ellen Dempsey
Dr. and Mrs. George Demuth
Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Erkel
Dr. Jack P. Evans
Mr. Keary Foster
Mrs. Ralph A. Franco
Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Frazer
Dr. Alma S. Freeman and
Mr. Olan Wesley
Judge and Mrs. William R. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Grate
Mr. Stan Gregory
Mr. W. J. Harrison
Mr. Kempf Hogan
Mrs. Ann Hubbert
Dennis and Dorothy Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Bradley P. Katz
Ms. Chrystabell King
Helen H. Kitchens
Mr. and Mrs. Pete R. Knight
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Justice and Mrs. James Main
Mr. and Mrs. D. Joseph McInnes
Mr. and Mrs. Tim McInnis
Mr. Charles P. Miller
Mr. Gary R. Mullen
Brig. Gen. & Mrs. John H. Napier, III
Dr. and Mrs. Ward Newcomb
Ms. Cheryl Outland
Ms. Margaret Pennington
Fred D. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Mr. Robert Segall
Ms. Jean Sellers
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sheffield
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stakely
H. Ellsworth Steele
Brian Swanner
Thespian Club
Dr. and Mrs. Davis D. Thornbury
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Turnham
Rev. and Mrs. Mark E. Waldo
Laurie Weil and Tommy Wool
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, III
Mrs. Helen Crump Wells
Lynn and Mitzi Whittington
Kathleen N. Wilkowske
James and Susan Williams
Mrs. Patty Williams-Seale
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Frank E. Winkler
GIFTS TO…
The Bazaar d’Art
Ms. Janet Waller
The Acquisitions Fund
Miss Elizabeth B. Crump
Ms. Louise S. Cunningham
Ms. Elizabeth Kellum
Mrs. Samuel L. Schloss
The Education Fund
Dr. Alma S. Freeman and
Mr. Olan Wesley
Maj. George A. Olsson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Salley
The Ionian Club
Cmdr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Wanglie
Ms. Jan K. Weil Avgar and
Mr. Amos Avgar
The Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Albree
Nicole Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald T. Hamner
Mr. and Mrs. James Russell
The Sculpture Garden
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Alford
Mr. and Mrs. Owen W. Aronov
Dr. and Mrs. John Bennett
Mr. Neal Brantley
Joyce and John Caddell
Ms. Cathy Caddell
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Clements
Ms. Ladine H. Collins
Ms. Barbara DeMichels
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny F. Dunn
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Emmet
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Gayden
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie H. Harmon, III
Camille Elebash-Hill and W. Inge Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig C. Hoffmann III
Mrs. Ann Hubbert
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Johnston
Mrs. Patricia S. Joyner
Douglas Lowe
Mr. and Mrs. John Michels
Charlie and Linda Munoz
Tricia Wool and Ed Munson
Mr. and Mrs. S. Adam Schloss
Mr. Don Sease
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Spain
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stakely
Ms. Janet Waller
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Weaver
Laurie Weil and Tommy Wool
The 25th Anniversary Fund
Mrs. Karen Gruver
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mmfa MEMBERSHIP
GRANTS
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Alabama Tourism Department
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Central Alabama Community Foundation
Working Woman’s Home Association
MEMORIALS
In Memory of Al Capp
Mrs. Gaby Capp
In Memory of Eddie Cook
Col. and Mrs. Lewis G. Simons
In Memory of Carolyn Derrick
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Darneille
Mr. Charles Mandell
Ms. Jennifer Mancuso
Ms. Jan K. Weil Avgar and Mr. Amos Avgar
In Memory of Charles and Minerva Fries
Ms. Pamela Paine
In Memory of Jean Hails
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hails, Jr.
In Memory of Catherine Haponski
Cohens Electronics & Appliances, Inc.
In Memory of Stephanie Harmon
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Campbell, II
In Memory of Ted Henry
Cohens Electronics & Appliances, Inc.
In Memory of Mack Hixon
Ms. Catherine Cope
In Memory of Paul Hubbert
Mr. and Mrs Steven T. Marlowe
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Johnson
Ms. Nancy Worley
In Memory of Walter D. Janush, Jr.
Rachelle Janush
In Memory of Kate Courtney Jones
Ms. Kathryn Jones
In Memory of David MacIsaac
Mrs. David MacIsaac
In Memory of Danny Markstein
Mrs. Charles Crook
In Memory of George Oetting
Mrs. Patricia Oetting
In Memory of Alice Reynolds
Dr. and Mrs. Ben Cumbus
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald T. Hamner
In Memory of Larry Rosen
Ms. Sheryl Rosen
In Memory of Eddie Scott
Cmdr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Wanglie
Mark and Amy Johnson
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In Memory of Earnestine Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Mullis
In Memory of Jake Wagnon
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Spear, Jr.
In Memory of Bucks and Jean Weil
Ms. Jan K. Weil Avgar and Mr. Amos Avgar
In Memory of Carolyn Young
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny F. Dunn
Christine Cantrell
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Mazyck
Laurie Weil and Tommy Wool
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny F. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sheffield
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip O. Rawlings
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Boone
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Emmet
Cmdr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Wanglie
HONORARIUMS
In Honor of Jim Gunter
Hannah and Pamela Taylor
In Honor of Ann Hubbert
Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Marlowe
In Honor of Tom and Jane Killian
Kelli Wise
In Honor of Judge J. Elizabeth Kellum
Kelli Wise
In Honor of Joshua and Mary Virginia Mandell, and
their three children, Ella Frances, Ham and Mac
Ms. Jan K. Weil Avgar and Mr. Amos Avgar
In Honor of MMFA Staff
Dr. and Mrs. H. Walker Brown
In Honor of Alice Novak
Ms. Jan K. Weil Avgar and Mr. Amos Avgar
In Honor of Sheryl Rosen
Virginia Butler
In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stakely, Jr.
Mrs. Charles Crook
In Honor of Bucks and Jean Weil’s grandchildren;
Drew and Laura Weil, Amanda and Kevin Sokol,
and Dustin Weil, Charles Mandell and Marissa
Robinson
Ms. Jan K. Weil Avgar and Mr. Amos Avgar
IN-KIND GIFTS
Chappy’s Deli
O’Donahue Design
The Fresh Market
The Estate of Betty Baldwin
Nancy Buzard
mmfa CORPORATE PARTNERS
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is grateful
to our corporate sponsors for their commitment to the mission of the
Museum. Through their generosity, the Museum will continue to provide arts
education and enrichment to Montgomery and surrounding communities.
These companies have recently contributed substantially as Corporate
Partners. Their generosity and leadership in giving are truly appreciated.
Miss Elizabeth B. Crump
Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Wilson
James W. Wilson, Jr. and
Wynona W. Wilson Family Foundation
For More Information
If you would like to discuss how you can support the MMFA,
contact the development department at 334.240.4333
or e-mail cheads@mmfa.org.
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support MMFA
YES!
I want to support the excellent programs and exhibitions that
the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts has to offer.
Here’s how:
❏ I would like to renew/upgrade my membership.
❏ I would like to give a gift membership. (Please fill out section below.)
❏ I would like to honor a loved one with a memorial/tribute gift.
(Please fill out memorial/tribute section below.)
❏
I would like to contribute a gift above and beyond my membership donation.
(Please choose gift designation below.)
❏
I have remembered the MMFA in my will or estate plans.
Name_____________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip_____________________________________________________________
Phone (H) ______________________________ (W)________________________________
Email______________________________________________________________________
Enclosed is my contribution of:
❏ $60 ❏ $150 ❏ $250 ❏ $500 ❏ O
ther $______________________
❏ Enclosed is my check made payable to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
❏ Please charge the following credit card. ❏ Visa ❏ Mastercard ❏ Amex
Account #__________________________Exp. Date____________ Security Code______
Cardholder Signature_______________________________________________________
Send this GIFT MEMBERSHIP to:
Name_____________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip_____________________________________________________________
Phone (H) ______________________________ (W)________________________________
This donation is in HONOR/MEMORY of: _____________________________________
Please Notify
Name_____________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip_____________________________________________________________
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I have enclosed a matching gift from my employer.
Please send me more information about the Museum and its programs.
I/We’ve moved! Please update my records with the information above.
Gift Designation:
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General Operating Fund
Education Programs
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Endowment Fund
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Acquisitions Fund
As Needed
For more information on donating to the MMFA, call 334.240.4333 or
visit the web site at mmfa.org.
Thank you for your support of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts!
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The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, a department of the City of Montgomery, is supported by funds from the City of Montgomery
and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association. Programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the Alabama State
Council on the Arts and the Hearst Foundations. Exhibition programs are supported by The Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
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