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LONE STAR STILL LIFES
Foran Galleries
Opening April 11
A still life is a work of art depicting inanimate, usually commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made in an artificial setting. Still lifes allow the artist more flexibility in the layout of design aspects within a composition than do paintings of other types of subjects such as landscape or portraiture. In Texas, artists have been painting still lifes since the 1830s. “Lone Star Still Lifes” will examine the establishment of still life painting in the 1860s and 1870s with European immigrant artists and transplants such as Robert J. Onderdonk through the Regionalist painters of the 1930s, such as Alexandre Hogue and Florence McClung. Work by artists from the Texas Panhandle such as H. D. Bugbee, Olive Vandruff, Emilio Caballero, and Isabel Robinson, will be included. The exhibition will include works from the Museum’s collection as well as those borrowed from public and private collections.
WOODY GUTHRIE: MUSIC AND WORDS OF THE WORKING MAN
Museum grounds
April 17-20, 2009
Join us to celebrate Woody Guthrie and his music with Woody’s daughter, Nora Guthrie, and the music of Jimmy La Fave. Public lectures, educational programs, and live music. Free with museum admission.
Friday, April 17 7:00 pm
Nora Guthrie presents This Land is Your Land: The Story of Woody Guthrie
Saturday, April 18 2:00-5:00 pm
Jimmy LaFave with special guest Joel Rafael concert
Saturday, April 18 5:30-7:00 pm
Nora Guthrie presents Bound for Glory: The Legacy of Woody Guthrie
Saturday, April 18 7:00 pm
Gen Y concert event
Sunday, April 19 2:00-5:00 pm
Josh Paulson, Cody Jasper, Andy Chase, James Davis concert
Monday, April 20 5:30-8:00 pm
A Man in the Sand film screening and A Conversation with.Nora Guthrie
The event is sponsored by the Distinguished Lecture Series Committee and the Guest Artist Series Committee funded by the students at West Texas A&M University.
In conjunction with the "It's Been Good to Know Yuh": Woody Guthrie in Pampa, 1929-1936 exhibition
THE JAMES D. HAMLIN COLLECTION
Furniture Gallery
Opening April 18
As the first serious collector of antiques and art in the Texas Panhandle, James D. Hamlin (1871-1950) acquired hundreds of items that he donated to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society in 1942. Hamlin lived for many years at Farwell, Texas where he managed the leasing and sales of former XIT Ranch lands for the Capitol Reservations Lands Company of Chicago. A selection Hamlin’s furniture, decorative art, and art will be featured.
THE ART OF STORYTELLING: LUNCH AND LEARN WITH ROSEANNE TAYLOR HERNDON
WTAMU Campus in Amarillo
April 22, 2009
10:00 Seminar Room 1012
11:30 Lunch Empire Room, Amarillo Club
Scottish storyteller Roseanne Herndon details her profession. Taylor Herndon has been a professional storyteller for 30 years. She is known for her vivid personal and family tales that come from her Scottish-American heritage, her West Texas childhood, and life on university campuses.
Cost of the event is $25 per person. Prepayment is required, and the event is limited to 30 participants. To register, call Elaina Cunningham at 806-651-2258.
WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
April 21 – 24
9:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:30 pm
April 21 - Indian Day
Puebloan/Hopi Eldrena “Blue Corn” Douma shares her stories
April 22 - Cowboy Day
Jimmy and Sara Northcutt bring
sing-a-longs, rope tricks, and unique musical instruments
April 23 - Pioneer Day
A representative from the musical drama TEXAS teaches dance
April 24 - Nature Day
Seth and Micah Hanbury thrill kids with their live reptile collection
This program is free and available for Pre-school students 3 – 5 years old and/or Kindergarten students who attend public schools, private schools, and Day Care centers and children of stay-at-home mothers. Registration before April 17 is a MUST. Call Millie Vanover at 806-651-2249 to register.
LONE STAR STILL LIFES AND JAMES D. HAMLIN COLLECTION RECEPTION
Foran and Furniture Galleries
Thursday, April 23, 2009
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Featuring The Texas Still Life’s Place in Art History at 6:30, a gallery walk and talk
by
Michael Grauer, PPHM Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs
and Curator of Art
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