p.4 EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

Edward s. curtis:decorative

as one of the few repositories in the world of a complete collection of The North American Indian by american photographer and adventurer Edward s. curtis, dubuque Museum of art is proud to once again present a themed selection of images from this exten-sive and stunning collection. Our latest installment in the Museum’s Falb Family Gallery features 37 images of american indian decorative arts plus some incredible and rare Native american baskets.

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FALL 2013

M c lo s e d | T / W / T / F ten am – five pm | S / S one pm – four pm

p.2 Fearfully & Wonderfully Made - Karen Kurka Jensen’s sumi-e ink paintings

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Edward S. Curtis. A Bridal Group. Plate 361. Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper. 1914

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KAREN KURKA JENSEN: FearFULLY & WoNder-FULLY Made

Sumi-e artist, Karen Kurka Jensen, will present 13 ink brush paintings in the Dubuque Museum of Art’s Kris Mozena McNamer Gallery beginning November 8, 2013.

Karen is a nationally recognized sumi-e artist from Minnesota who lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sumi-e is the ancient art of East Asian brush painting that originated in China thousands of years ago. The technique of sumi-e is related to calligraphy. Read More on Page 3

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Karen Kurka Jensen. The Wisdom Tree. The Singing Tree. 2013. Ink and watercolor on xuan paper.

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Edward S. Curtis spent more than 30 years of his life photographing over 80 North American Indian tribes west of the Mississippi. The arts in Native American life were extensively recorded by Curtis including stories, music, and images of decorative objects. In the texts that were part of The North American Indian collection, he recorded volume after volume of myths and legends. Musical compositions were written down for posterity. The skill and craftsmanship displayed in ceremonial and everyday objects were richly preserved in thou-sands of images.

Accompanying the Curtis images in the exhibition will be nine works of rare Native American basketry and pottery from the private collection of Dubuque collector Mary Ellyn Jensen. These special pieces will give visitors stunning three dimensional examples of the skill and beauty captured in Curtis’ work.

The North American Indian collection came to the Dubuque Museum of Art’s permanent collection in 2009 thanks to the efforts of the Dubuque Cultural Preservation Committee, an Iowa gen-eral partnership, consisting of Dr. Darryl K. Mozena, Jeffrey P. Mozena, Mark Falb, Timothy J. Conlon, and Dr. Randy Lengeling.

The exhibition opens to the public, Sat-urday, November 23rd at 1:00 PM.

This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from the

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Sumi-e is characterized by an economy of strokes and tonal variations. Karen stud-ied the technique for over 10 years and has evolved her imagery into a new Ameri-can-style sumi-e that uses traditional inks, brushes, and papers in bold new ways.

Many of the works in this exhibition are inspired by the beauty and power of nature. They exude peacefulness and meditation but an un-dercurrent of the force of

nature flows through each image. Karen makes these works her own by combining an Impressionistic style with traditional sumi-e. One can discern in each painting a sense of a landscape or a waterscape, a tree shape is visible here and there, but these are not direct representations. They are the feelings and impressions from experiences that left a memo-rable impact on the artist.

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Karen Kurka Jensen. The Rivers of My Homeland VIII. 2013. Ink and watercolor on xuan paper.

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CURRENT EXHIBITS

ARTHUR GEISERT’Saesop & companybaLcoNY GaLLerYTHROUGH JANUARy 12

The Ancient Greek tales of Aesop’s Fables are legendary in the Western world and their moral lessons are woven into the fabric of our culture. Tales like The Boy Who Cried Wolf or The Tortoise and The Hare are still referenced regularly in popular culture and read nightly by parents to their children. While the life and even the existence of Aesop remains a mystery, the stories live on and play a very real part in children’s literature today.

On view for the first time at Dubuque Museum of Art are six etchings from Arthur Geisert’s nineteen illustrations for Aesop & Company With Scenes From His Legendary Life by Barbara Bader [HMH Books for young Readers, 1991]. Geisert’s blend of naturalistic local landscapes with animated, expressive figures brings these stories to life with a Midwest spin.

Born and educated in Califor-nia, Arthur Geisert has lived in the Midwest for the majority of his artistic career, including Galena, Illinois and currently Bernard, Iowa. He

has illustrated over 25 children’s books for which he has received numerous awards including three New york Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Awards.

Dubuque Museum of Art is proud to be the repository for Arthur’s work and his work has come to us thanks to the generosity of Arthur Geisert, Bonnie Geisert and Jack and Mantea Schmid.

NICoLAI FECHIN & RECENT ACqUISITIoNSLeNGeLiNG GaLLerYTHROUGH SPRING 2014

Two Nicolai Fechin paintings that are on long-term loan to Dubuque Museum of Art return for an encore exhibi-tion. Entitled Portrait of an Indian Boy and Portrait of an Indian Girl, these images are an excellent representation of Fechin’s loose style and Taos School subject matter. We are grateful to be able to offer these wonderful works by such a masterful artist for our visitors to enjoy once more.

The Fechin paintings are accompanied by a selection of new acquisitions to the DuMA permanent collection by artists Nancy Purington, Francesco Licciardi, Emily Christenson, Cynthia Nelms-Byrne, and Richard Moninski.

As always, the Museum is pleased to present an excel-lent representation of our world-class Grant Wood col-lection. This season’s offering includes a wonderful selec-tion of Wood’s Depression-era lithographs including December Afternoon, Fruits and Wild Flowers.

Arthur Geisert. Tortoise & Hare. (Detail) 1990. Etching on Rives BFK paper.

Nicolai Fechin. Portrait of an Indian Girl. Oil on board. No date.

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DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ARTHAPPENINGS

DATE/TIME EVENT ADMISSION

EVERy 2nd & 4thTuesday2:00-2:45 pm

young At ArtToddler Class Ages 3-5, accompanied by a parent or grandparent

free for members$5 non-members

Saturday, December 710am - 4pm

Holiday Painting Workshop withLisa Towers

$50 members$60 non-members

Sunday, December 151:30pm

Famous Dead Artist: Marlene Dietrich portrayed by Lenore Howard

free for members$5 non members

Tuesday, December 24 Museum Closed

Wed., December 25 Museum Closed

Tuesday, December 3110am - 5pm

Museum OpenAdministrative Offices Closed

Wednesday, January 1 Museum Closed

Sunday, January 123pm - 6pm

An Afternoon of Art Entertainment: Lisa Towers Painting Demonstration & Special Painting Unveiling

$10suggest donation

Saturdays, 1/18 - 2/810am - 11am

Children Age 6 - 12 Art ClassFour week series of hands-on classes

$30 members$40 non-members

PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 FOR LIST OF UPCOMING ADULT ART CLASSES

Thursdays, 2/6 - 2/2712:15pm - 12:50pm

Lunch & Learn art History Series:“Partners in art” by Margaret buhr. Fea-turing famous artist pairs: van Gogh & Gauguin, o’Keefe & Stieglitz, Kahlo & rivera, and charles & ray eames

free members$5 non-members

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DRA gives Museum I.T. a big boost

The Dubuque Museum of Art is once again proud to have received a project grant from the Dubuque Racing Association. This year, the DRA provided a $10,000 grant to help upgrade the Museum’s much-outdated computer system.

Thanks to DRA support the Museum has just finished installing new computers, printers, servers, data storage and software to bring the Museum’s 7+ year old system up to date. Not only is the new system more efficient and able to run the latest software, it will also allow the Museum to take on new initiatives such as providing more online access to our permanent collection and providing membership, videos and other programs through an updated Museum website which will debut in the coming weeks.

The Museum is most grateful for DRA support. To date, the DRA Grant Program has provided the Museum with over $150,000 in direct financial support.

Don’t Miss This!SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2013

Famous Dead Artist Series

featuring

Marlene Dietrichportrayed by Lenore Howard

1:30pm • Museum Lobby

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PARTNERS OF DuMA

BOARD OF TRUSTEESChristine SchieslPresident

Chris WandPast President

Paul PeckoshTreasurer

Jeanne QuannSecretary

Dr. Tom Benda, Jr.John BergPaul ButlerDiane ChalmersTim ConlonDavid DendyBarb HeitzmanPeg HudsonDr. Randy LengelingSam MulgrewEdwin RittsLiz SchmidJulie SteffenMike StollJennifer WalkerDoug WarthanJack Wertzberger

STAFF Margaret BuhrDirector of Education

Stacy PetersonCollections & Exhibitions Manager

Diane SassDeputy Director

Erik SteffensonMaintenance Specialist

Mark WahlertDirector

VOLUNTEERS Cindy ByrneDonna GibsonJeanne HarringtonSandy HirsteinJean HoegerJulie JarrettKen KrausLois MareskeRuth PughNancy SawvellMaddie SchlarmanMarilyn Tommaro

Admission to the Dubuque Museum

of Art is free EVERY THURSDAY thanks to:

DuMA receives generous grant support from these

following partners:

SIGN UP NOW FOR ADULT ART CLASSES!!Call or email Margi for information and registration.

563-557-1851 or mbuhr@dbqart.com

Taught by Lisa Towers - classically trained realist painter. See more of her work at www.lisatowers.wordpress.com.

Instructor Painting Demonstration & UnveilingSunday, January 12, 3-6pm

CLASSES:Holiday Painting WorkshopSaturday, December 7, 10a-4p

Landscape PaintingSundays, 1/19 - 2/23, 1p-4p

Beginning Oil PaintingMondays, 1/20 - 2/24, 9a - noon

Intermediate PaintingMondays, 1/20 - 2/24, 6p-9p

Beginning DrawingWednesdays, 1/22 - 2/26, 10am - noon

Intermediate DrawingWednesdays, 1/22 - 2/26, 7-9pm

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