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University of Richmond Museums
Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art * Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Richmond, Virginia 23173
http://museums.richmond.edu

Contacts: Heather Campbell, Curator of Museum Programs, University Museums,
804-287-6324, hcampbel@richmond.edu or Brian Eckert, Director of Media and
Public Relations, 804-287-6659, beckert@richmond.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 21, 2010

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND MUSEUMS
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE - SPRING 2011

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Spring 2011

Fluorescent Minerals
(New Installation of the Collection, opens January 12, 2011)

Feedback: Video by Artists
(January 12 - March 18, 2011)

Civil War Drawings from The Becker Collection
Presented at the Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center,
and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
(January 15 - April 3, 2011)

Pilgrimage and Faith:
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
(January 28 - May 20, 2011)

Aesthetic Ambitions: Edward Lycett
and Brooklyn's Faience Manufacturing Company
(February 16 - June 19, 2011)

Context and Object: Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition
(April 7 - June 5, 2011)
Senior Thesis Exhibition
(April 15 - May 6, 2011)

Nature's Forms: Pattern, Texture, and Rhythm in Natural Objects from the
Collection
(Through June 24, 2012)

Lincoln 1861-1865: A Print Series by Tomás Lasansky
(Through June 26, 2011)

Best in Show: Staffordshire Dogs from the Collection
(Through October 30, 2011)

Fluorescent Minerals
New Installation of the Collection, opens January 12, 2011
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
The reinstallation features new ultraviolet lighting that stimulates the more
than 50 mineral species causing them to fluoresce.  The exhibition explores
how these minerals fluoresce bright shades of green, red, purple, and
chartreuse.  The featured mineral specimens were donated to the museum by Mrs.
Lora McGlasson Robins in 1977 and the Delaney Hunter Foundation in 1982.  A
majority of the specimens originate from the Franklin-Sterling Hill mining
district in New Jersey, which has the world's widest variety of minerals and
the most fluorescent mineral species within a single mine.
Organizer: University of Richmond Museums
Curator: Matthew Houle, Curator of Museum Collections, University Museums,
based on the previous 2004 installation co-curated by N. Elizabeth Schlatter,
Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions, University Museums, and Michael
Reimer, '06, biochemistry and studio art double major, and 2004 Arts and
Sciences Summer Research Fellow, University Museums

Feedback: Video by Artists
January 12 to March 18, 2011
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Feedback: Video by Artists is a four-part exhibition and screening series that
places contemporary artists' video within a historical framework. Reflecting
upon key modes of production in the 1960s and 1970s, each screening showcases
contemporary video in one of four thematic categories - Performance,
Documentary, Appropriation, and Narrative.  Each screening is accompanied by a
two-week exhibition highlighting a seminal, thematically related historical
video.  Focusing upon the distinct features of the medium, the exhibition
explores relationships between video as a medium of the 1960s and 1970s and
contemporary video of today.  Artists in the screenings include Vito Acconci,
Martha Rosler, Joan Jonas, and TVTV.
Organizers:  University of Richmond Museums, and Department of Art and Art
History, University of Richmond
Curator: Jeremy Drummond, Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Art and
Art History, University of Richmond

Civil War Drawings from The Becker Collection
(Presented at the Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center
and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
January 15 to April 3, 2011
This exhibition presents drawings by Joseph Becker and his colleagues,
nineteenth-century artists who worked as artist-reporters for Frank Leslie's
Illustrated Newspaper. The featured drawings were created while the artists
were embedded with the Union troops during the American Civil War. This
exhibition of rarely seen first-hand drawings, which marks the
sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, is co-presented by the University
of Richmond Museums and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  Selected from The
Becker Collection of more than 650 original images, the largest private
collection of Civil War drawings in private hands, approximately 45 works will
be featured at each museum.
Organizer: Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions, Pasadena, California.
 The exhibition premiered at the McMullen Museum at Boston College.
Curators:  Judith Bookbinder, art historian at Boston College and co-director
of The Becker Collection, and Sheila Gallagher, Associate Professor of Fine
Arts, Boston College, and co-director of The Becker Collection.
Coordinators: Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums, and
Sylvia Yount, Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art,
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Catalogue: Published by McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College

Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
January 28 to May 20, 2011
Harnett Museum of Art
Highlighting the pilgrimage tradition of three world religions-Christianity,
Buddhism, and Islam-this exhibition explores how art vivifies and recreates
that tradition. Featured are objects dating from the twelfth century to
present that illuminate the commonalities and differences of the pilgrimage
experience as manifested by the three faiths.
Organizer:  Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester, Massachusetts
Curators:  Virginia Raguin, Professor of Art History, College of the Holy
Cross; Dina Bangdel, Professor of Art History, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia; and F. E. Peters, Professor of Middle Eastern
Studies and History, New York University, New York
Coordinator: Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums, and N.
Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions, University
Museums
Catalogue:  Published by Serindia Publications, Chicago

Aesthetic Ambitions: Edward Lycett and Brooklyn's Faience Manufacturing Company
February 16 to June 19, 2011
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
During the 1880s the Faience Manufacturing Company (1881-1892), the
pre-eminent Brooklyn, New York pottery earned praise for producing ornamental
ceramics that "surpassed everything previously produced in this country." 
These bold and eclectic wares display a synthesis of Japanese, Chinese, and
Islamic influences characteristic of the Aesthetic Movement style.  The firm
owed its artistic and commercial success to Edward Lycett, an English china
painter who became its artistic director in 1884. This exhibition includes
more than forty objects drawn from public and private collections.
Organizer: University of Richmond Museums
Curator:  Barbara Veith, independent scholar
Catalogue: Published by University of Richmond Museums

Context and Object: Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition
April 7 to June 5, 2011
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
The exhibition is presented by students enrolled in the Seminar in Museum
Studies during the 2011 spring semester, a course offered as part of the
University's Interdisciplinary Concentration in Arts Management.  Using the
concept of "context and object," the students select works from the collection
of the University Museums, design the installation of the objects, and develop
educational programming.
Organizer: University of Richmond Museums
Curators: Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums, and students
enrolled in the Seminar in Museum Studies, University of Richmond

Senior Thesis Exhibition
April 15 to May 6, 2011
Harnett Museum of Art
Selected by the faculty of the University's Art and Art History Department to
participate in the thesis program, graduating senior studio art majors present
their artwork in this exhibition.
Organizer:  University of Richmond Museums
Coordinator: Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums

Nature's Forms: Pattern, Texture, and Rhythm in Natural Objects from the
Collection
Through June 24, 2012
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
This exhibition examines the patterns, rhythms, and textures evident in
natural objects such as seashells, minerals, and gems. Focusing on concepts
such as fractals, the Fibonacci sequence, and growth formations, the objects
reveal both the complexity of organically occurring forms as well as their
visual appeal.
Organizer: University of Richmond Museums
Curators: Richard  Waller,  Executive Director, University Museums,
and Amy Nicholas, '11, classical civilization and studio art double major,
University of Richmond, 2010 Arts and  Sciences Summer  Research  Fellow,  and
2010-2011 marketing assistant, University Museums

Lincoln 1861-1865: A Print Series by Tomás Lasansky
Through June 26, 2011
Harnett Museum of Art
Starting in 2006 Tomás Lasansky (American, born 1957) created a series of
prints featuring Abraham Lincoln's profile as well as interpretations of other
famous depictions of the president. Lasansky employed four copper sheets of
Lincoln's profile in each piece, using different colors, orders, and
backgrounds with hand additions of painting and drawing.
Organizer:  University of Richmond Museums
Curator:  Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums

Best in Show: Victorian Staffordshire Dogs from the Collection
Through October 30, 2011
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Displayed on the mantelpieces of Victorian homes, Staffordshire dogs have
today become one of the most popular pieces of collectable ceramics.  Since
the 1720s, ceramic dogs had been produced by pottery factories in
Staffordshire, England, along with other popular figurines, such as shepherds,
British royalty, and a variety of animals. The exhibition features a selection
of dogs from a recent gift to the museum's permanent collection from Fletcher
Stiers, Richmond College class of 1948, University of Richmond.  On display
are Staffordshire dogs ranging in height from four and a half inches to
fourteen inches, and dating from 1845 to the mid-twentieth century that
illustrate variations in style over time.
Organizer: University of Richmond Museums
Curators: Richard Waller, Executive Director, University Museums, and Grace
Leonard, '12, anthropology major, University of Richmond, and 2009-2010
collections assistant, University Museums

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND MUSEUMS
PROGRAM SCHEDULE - SPRING 2011

(All events below are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Concert, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts
Music of the Civil War Era
Performed by University of Richmond music faculty with guest artists
8 to 9 p.m., Reception and preview of the exhibition Civil War Drawings from
The Becker Collection
Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center, University Museums

Friday, January 14, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, Leslie Cheek Theater, VMFA
Seeing the Civil War through Fresh Eyes
Edward L. Ayers, President and Professor of History, University of Richmond
8 to 9 p.m., Preview of the exhibition Civil War Drawings from The Becker
Collection
Focus Galleries, VMFA
Free, but tickets required. For more information: www.vmfa.museum

Saturday, January 15, 2011,
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
On the Spot Drawing Workshop, VMFA
Sheila Gallagher, Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Boston College, and
co-director of
The Becker Collection
In conjunction with the exhibition Civil War Drawings from The Becker Collection
Free, space is limited.  For more information: www.vmfa.museum

Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, International Commons, Carole Weinstein International Center
Tom Sherman, Professor and Program Coordinator of Art, Design, and Transmedia,
Department of Transmedia, Syracuse University, New York
8 p.m., Reception, Carole Weinstein International Center
In conjunction with the exhibition Feedback: Video by Artists
on view in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University Museums
through March 18, 2011

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 7 p.m.
Film screenings, International Commons, Carole Weinstein International Center
In conjunction with the exhibition Feedback: Video by Artists on view in the
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University Museums, through March
18, 2011
For more information: www.videobyartists.com

Friday, January 28, 2011, 6 p.m.
Lecture, Leslie Cheek Theater, VMFA
Sgt. Kristopher Battles, United States Marine Corps combat artist
In conjunction with the exhibition Civil War Drawings from The Becker Collection
Tickets $7.  For more information: www.vmfa.museum

Friday, January 28, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts
HOLY LAND, HOLY BONES, HOLY IMAGE: Byzantine Pilgrimage Art
Gary Vikan, Director, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
8 to 9 p.m., Reception and preview of the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith:
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums

Saturday, January 29, 2011, 2 to 5 p.m.
2 p.m., Curators Talk, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts
Dina Bangdel, Associate Professor, art history, VCU; Anisa Mehdi, Emmy
award-winning journalist; and Virginia Raguin, Professor, art history, College
of the Holy Cross
3 p.m., Dance Performance, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts,
A Short List of Small Excursions by the University of Richmond Dancers and
Divine Powers and Sacred Places: A Pilgrimage Through Buddhist Nepal by Dance
Mandal, Portland, Oregon
4 to 5 p.m., Viewing of the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism,
Christianity, and Islam
Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums

Monday, February 7, 2011, 7 p.m.
Film Screening, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts
A Gift for the Village by Jane Vance, Instructor, Department of Religion and
Culture, Virginia Tech,
in association with VCU, School of the Arts
In conjunction with the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism,
Christianity, and Islam
on view in the Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums, through May 20, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, International Commons, Carole Weinstein International Center
The Aesthetic Ambitions of Edward Lycett
Barbara Veith, independent scholar of American ceramics and glass, New York,
and curator of the exhibition
8 to 9 p.m., Reception and preview of the exhibition Aesthetic Ambitions:
Edward Lycett and Brooklyn's Faience Manufacturing Company
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University Museums

Wednesday, February, 23, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Concert, Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center for the Arts
Thomas Mastroanni, piano
In conjunction with the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith:
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
on view in the Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums,
through May 20, 2011
No tickets required

Friday, February 25, 2011, 12:30 p.m.
Think Tank, Tyler Haynes Commons
Brown Bag Lecture Series, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
Craig Kocher, Chaplain, University of Richmond
In conjunction with the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith:
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
on view in the Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums,
through May 20, 2011

Thursday, March 3, 2011, 7p.m.
Poetry Reading, Westhampton Living Room
A Poetry Reading
Donald Revell, Professor and Director, creative writing,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
In conjunction with the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith:
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
on view in the Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums,
through May 20, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 7 p.m.
Lecture, International Commons, Carole Weinstein International Center
Steven Vitiello, Associate Professor, Department of Kinetic Imaging,
Virginia Commonwealth University
In conjunction with the exhibition Feedback: Video by Artists
For more information: www.videobyartists.com

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 7p.m.
Storytelling, art, meditation, and chanting, Harnett Museum of Art, Modlin
Center for the Arts
Pilgrimage: Personal Journeys of Faith
Office of the Chaplaincy, University of Richmond
In conjunction with the exhibition Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism,
Christianity, and Islam
on view in the Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 7 p.m.
Screening of Student Videos, International Commons, Carole Weinstein
International Center
Students from University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University
Curated by Jeremy Drummond, Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Art and
Art History,
University of Richmond
For more information: www.videobyartists.com

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, International Commons, Carole Weinstein International Center
Presentation by students enrolled in the Museum Studies Seminar
8 to 9 p.m., Reception and preview of the exhibition Context and Object:
Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University Museums and
Carole Weinstein International Center

Friday, April 15, 2011, 1 to 5 p.m.
Gallery Talks, Harnett Museum of Art, University Museums
Modlin Center for the Arts
Arts and Sciences Symposium
Student artists featured in the Senior Thesis Exhibition

Note: Images for press are available by contacting Heather Campbell,
804-287-6324 or hcampbel@richmond.edu

University of Richmond Museums comprises the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of
Art, the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, and the Lora Robins Gallery
of Design from Nature. Admission to all museums is free and open to the
public. For group visits and tours, please call 804-287-6424 at least two
weeks prior to your visit for reservations. Call 804-289-8276 for information
and directions or visit our website at museums.richmond.edu

The Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art is located in the George M. Modlin
Center for the Arts. Museum hours (1/12- 4/22/2011): Sunday through Friday, 1
to 5 p.m. Summer hours (4/27-5/20/2011): Wednesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Closed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1/17/2011), Spring Break (3/5-14/2011),
Easter Sunday (4/24/2011), and Summer Break (5/21-8/16/2011).

The Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center is also located in the George M.
Modlin Center for the Arts. Museum hours (1/12- 4/3/2011): Sunday through
Friday, 1 to 3 p.m., and by appointment (804-287-6424). Closed same schedule
as above.

The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature is located in a separate wing of
the Boatwright Memorial Library with its entrance on Richmond Way.  Museum
hours (1/12-4/22/2011): Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5pm. Summer hours
(4/26-7/22/2011): Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day (1/17/2011), Spring Break (3/5-14/2011), Easter Sunday
(4/24/2011), and Summer Break (7/23-8/16/2011).