Albert Einstein at Oglethorpe

"A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future." 

- Albert Einstein

Lucky for us, Albert Einstein lived very much in the moment. In fact, he said that if he had known that people would be capturing and retelling his every word, he would have retreated into seclusion much earlier than he eventually did.

And speaking of time, the timing of the current exhibition at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art could not be more serendipitous. 2015 is the 100th anniversary of Einstein's publication of his General Theory of Relativity AND the 100th anniversary of Oglethorpe University's establishment on Peachtree Road. 

The school's legacy dates back to 1835, first founded in Milledgeville, Georgia, which was Georgia's fourth Capital, immediately prior to Atlanta becoming the seat of Georgia State government. Oglethorpe's history is quite fascinating and the campus is stunning!

Time is an Illusion | Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Known as the Oglethorpe-Einstein Manuscript, the original hand-written document proving Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, to help sales of his book Relativity: The Special and General Theory, is now on display at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.

Through April 30, 2015, Time is an Illusion: Revisiting Einstein's Theories of Relativity is perhaps the closest many of us will ever be to Einstein himself, other than experiencing his actual theories, day to day.

In an Oglethorpe University article, authored by Ariana Feiner—a writer and student at Oglethorpe—John Daniel Tilford, Collections Manager at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, who also is a personal friend, said, "The manuscript should be viewed in person to truly appreciate its uniqueness as each word, diagram and calculation, including a few corrections, were all penned by Einstein's own hand."

In conjunction with this exhibit, there have been many special events, with more coming up. Specific to Time is an Illusion are Cosmic Dust on April 15 and The Most Gossamer Food on April 25.

There's a lot more to Einstein than most would ever imagine. E = mc² is by far the most famous equation in the world, but that's not what won Einstein the Nobel Prize in 1921. And did you know that he was a ladies man? I encourage you to have fun researching this fascinating human being. This NOVA documentary is a great place to start. 

I've been a science geek since my earliest childhood memories, so needless to say that I'm a happy man that in the present I, and you, can see an original, handwritten Einstein manuscript in the Time is an Illusion exhibit at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.

BLIND/SIGHT: Conversations with the Visually Inspired

BLIND/SIGHT: Conversations with the Visually Inspired is...well, it's profound.

It's exhibitions like this, and the unique presentation of the more traditional art exhibitions, that are the reason I thoroughly enjoy the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA), always anxiously await the next alluring exhibit.

The title of this exhibition alone was enough to entice me. Having heard "visually impaired" for so many years, when I saw "visually inspired", I knew this was a must-see exhibit. 

BLIND/SIGHT, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

BLIND/SIGHT is a collection of photographs of people with vision loss coupled with a biography of the pictured person, including a description of their vision. And taking it another step further, they've included an interpretive illustration of what each person sees.

I've not seen such an exhibition before and find it completely and totally fascinating. Why? My mother's experienced eye trauma during an electrical storm when she was a young girl...she's worn glasses ever since. She's long told us that eventually she'll lose enough of her sight that she'll become legally blind. Thus my interest in vision.

Personally, I've had 20/20 all my life...until a few years ago with I started experiencing vision fatigue. It not serious nor debilitating, it doesn't even require glasses, but I finally understood, to quite a small degree, what it was like to not have perfect sight. My compassion grew.

BLIND/SIGHT, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

There is some excellent programming planned with this exhibition, which is already underway. I have three lectures on my calendar for April! There is a lecture every Wednesday evening, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum. 

TONIGHT: The presenters range from Allan Eddy, an artist featured in Optic Chiasm, to tonight's lecture presented by the exhibition's photographer, Billy Howard, and the exhibition's illustrator, Laurie Shock. 

BLIND/SIGHT, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

My schedule lined up such that I was able to attend the opening reception for BLIND/SIGHT and Optic Chiasm--running concurrently through Sunday, May 4, 2014. The reception was well-attended and over the years I've noticed an increase in visitorship...a great thing! 

There was an interview taking place when I was there, but I'm not sure who it was for. To my personal delight, there are many people and news outlets out there reporting on Atlanta happenings. 

I've shared with you before that I have a mission to make Atlanta a city of back yard tourists...a city filled with locals who explore their own city, not waiting for company to come into town to visit an attraction or museum. A city of citizens who explore Atlanta before their visitors arrive so that they can provide said visitors with a more enriching experience. I hope many will include OUMA in their "We have to go to OUMA because..." planning with visitors.

BLIND/SIGHT, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

For the visually challenged, there are elements to facilitate a full experience of this exhibition. There are QR Codes on each piece that offers an audio presentation. And items in the exhibition that invite visitors to "Please Touch".

The first time I saw a QR Code was at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), when they were still in Downtown Atlanta. I was beyond excited about the technology and its many possibilities. It's great to see them being used for the visually impaired in this OUMA exhibit.

BLIND/SIGHT, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

BLIND/SIGHT celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Center for the Visually Impaired, Georgia's largest provider for the blind and visually impaired.

This exhibit gets high praise and recommendation to see from wanderlust ATLANTA. OUMA has long been a favorite museum of mine. I called it one of Atlanta's 'best kept secrets' a few years ago, but I see that changing. 

Check out the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art...I think you'll be fascinated with the caliber of exhibits they present...and of course, visit in person!

OUMA's "Optic Chiasm"

Optic Chiasm: The Crossing Over of Art & Science is brilliant! A joint venture with the Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta Science Tavern, and Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA), the exhibition is an exploration of the art of vision and the science of sight. I knew from the first time I heard about the exhibit that it was a must-see!

Optic Chiasm, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA)

There are two consecutively running exhibitions, both part of this year's Atlanta Science Festival, which wrapped up yesterday. The OUMA exhibits will continue to be on display through Sunday, May 4, 2014.

I'd like to interject a huge "Thank you and congratulations!" to the Atlanta Science Festival. They had phenomenal programming and how fantastic that they included the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art!

Optic Chiasm, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA)

I'm showing you only a few of the pieces in Optic Chiasm, and the photographs do not do justice for how incredible the actual pieces truly are. But as usual, I want to save something for you to experience in person.

When you're planning to see the exhibit, consider going on a Wednesday evening in April. There's a lecture series coupled with the current exhibitions. 

The one I'm particularly interested in attending is "How the Art You See Depends on the Physics Your Brain Knows", presented by Dr. Michael K. Rulison, Professor of Physics, Oglethorpe University.

Optic Chiasm, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA)

The above piece is one of three in the exhibition by artist Allan Eddy. Eddy is an award-winning 1988 graduate of the Atlanta College of Art. In 2000, stricken with meningitis, he went totally blind overnight. Years later, to the great surprise of a number of doctors, he has regained a small portion of sight in one eye, as well as some color distinction. Atlanta-based Eddy continues to paint today.

Eddy will be presenting a lecture at the Museum on Wednesday, April 30, at 7:00 p.m. titled, "Painting in the Dark"...another must-attend. Pictured above, Flora and Fish represents Eddy's current style of art—abstract/surrealism in pointillism. 

Optic Chiasm was coordinated by Ms. Nancy Lowe, Director, Symbiosis Art+Science Alliance; Dr. Nicole Gerardo, Assistant Professor of Biology, Emory University; and the lovely Ms. Elizabeth Peterson, Director, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.

Optic Chiasm, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA)

Many of the pieces in the Optic Chiasm exhibition are coupled with "Please Touch" signs. You don't see that every day and it brings a level of connection with the works that non-tactile interaction just can't.

A departure from the Museum's 17th Century paintings and Japanese porcelains, I offer high marks for such an impressive departure...these exhibits and all they represent are phenomenal!

Optic Chiasm, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA)

The above piece, one of three in Marcia R. Cohen's Out of the Blue series, was my personal favorite in the Optic Chiasm exhibit. The panel on the right is a literary description—in braille—of the painting.

I once tried to learn braille, but didn't have the required patience—for someone in the 6th grade anyway. Instead, I started learning American Sign Language. I never became proficient, but can laboriously carry on a conversation in Sign.

I think those early experiences contribute to my fascination with an exhibit of this nature, but I hope the above preview piques the interest of everyone. Optic Chiasm: The Crossing Over of Art & Science is definitely worth a visit and do consider attending one of the OUMA lectures.

Sky Light & Landscapes

The Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary exhibition currently on display at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is particularly special to me. I had the grand opportunity to do the photography for the marketing materials for the exhibition...my name is everywhere! How fun is that?!

Now then, for this post, I'll share some images from the Sky Light gallery (photographed during a visit to the Museum yesterday, not for marketing purposes), however photography is not permitted in the other galleries, but I'll discuss a few of my favorites from that showing.

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary, OUMA

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary features 19th and 20th Century paintings, drawings, and prints from the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA) permanent collection and local private collections, as well as late 20th and 21st Century paintings by emerging artists.

In the Skylight Gallery, to your immediate left when entering the Museum, there are large scale oils by Courtney J. Garrett, Lary Gray, and Charlotte Terrell.

The above painting, Flag Down (2007), by Larry Gray, is one of the large scale pieces in the Skylight Gallery, and this one is one of my favorites in that gallery...the colors and drama are striking and beg the imagination to not reconcile if this is a true phenomena, but to just enjoy the beauty presented.

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary, OUMA

This one (above) is another personal favorite of the pieces on display in the Skylight Gallery. Dissipation of Composition No. 9 (2012), by Courtney J. Garrett, shows some of the most remarkable, high-contrast lighting I've had the pleasure to see up close. 

From the entire exhibition, my absolute favorite piece is The Fallen Tree: Cottage by a River Through a Woodland Gorge with a Castle on the Promontory Above (c. 1810), by William Havell (British, 1782-1857). Albeit a mouthful of a title, the content of the piece is just as complex...that's one of the things I like about it so much. 

You know how you can spend hours exploring a Salvador Dali work? Fallen Tree is much the same. Even during yesterday's Museum visit I was discovering new aspects of the painting that I'd not yet seen...discovery of this kind is sublime.

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary, OUMA

Back to the Skylight Gallery...the above piece, Late Day Games (2007) by Larry Gray, is a spectacular contrast of sky colors. The closest I've come to seeing this in real life was when I lived in Wyoming, where there are some of the most beautiful sunsets...exquisite sunsets!

There are two pieces by Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1918) in The Shelley and Donald Rubin Gallery. Le Route is spectacular, but the one I like even more is a 1923 lithograph, Eviron de Trivel. Seek it out when you visit...you'll be glad you did.

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary, OUMA

Winter's Closing (2007), by Larry Gray

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary, OUMA

Listless Summer (2013), by Charlotte Terrell

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional & Contemporary, OUMA

I'm loving this one too, also on display in the Skylight Gallery. Dissipation of Composition No. 5 (2012), is another one by Courtney J. Garrett.

The signature piece of the exhibition, Paturage aux moutons, cote normande (ca. 1882-1886) is by the famed Eugene Boudin (1824-1898). Claude Monet studied with Boudin and said of his time studying with him, "It was if at last my eyes were opened. If I have become a painter it is entirely due to Eugene Boudin."

Sky Light: Landscapes, Traditional and Contemporary is on display at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (closed Mondays) through March 9. This exhibition was organized by OUMA Director Elizabeth Peterson and Collections Manager John Daniel Tilford.

Haddon Sundblom's Santa

Imagine your art being responsible for one of the most recognized people on the planet, via one of the most recognized brands on the planet! Haddon Sundblom was such a person. 

Through December 8, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art brings us a glimpse of that marketing genius in the exhibition Haddon Sundblom: Santa Paintings. Conceived during The Great Depression, Sundblom gave us the Santa that so many around the world now know, love, and recognize today.

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Haddon Sundblom's Santa

Mass marketing had created many, many versions of Santa, but he was later more standardized by famous artists including Thomas Nast, J.C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell. 

In 1931, The Coca-Cola Company contracted Sundblom to create a "Coca-Cola Santa" painting that would be used in their marketing materials, specifically to encourage consumers to drink Coca-Cola during the winter months. Up to that time, Coke was widely considered a summer drink. Now, there's a testament to how times have changed!

Sundblom created for The Coca-Cola Company at least one Santa painting every year through 1964! 

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Haddon Sundblom's Santa

I'd like to offer an enthusiastic "Thank you" to Oglethorpe for the show and to The Coca-Cola Company for contributing their works to this exhibition. What a wonderful opportunity to see such a remarkable and festive aspect of American culture and cherished history.

For the record, Sundblom used the popular Clement Clarke Moore poem T'was the Night Before Christmas as inspiration for this Santa paintings, a theme that remained constant throughout his time painting for the company.

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Haddon Sundblom's Santa

In the exhibition, with the many Coca-Cola Santa original paintings are ads based on those paintings. Actually, when I first ventured into Skylight Gallery, I didn't realize that what's what is on display—Sundblom's original paintings! What a wonderful surprise...they're magnificent!

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Haddon Sundblom's Santa

Although I'm of Native American (largest percentage), English, and Irish decent, my family followed the Hollander tradition of placing our shoes out on Christmas Eve. 

The familiarity to the actual tradition—placing shoes in the window, often with hay or carrots inside as a wishful trade for sweets—ended with the just the shoes. We placed ours under the tree and sure enough, that's where our individual gifts magically appeared the next morning--next to our shoes!

This visit to Oglethorpe was one time that I didn't at all mind seeing Christmas months and months before the actual holiday. 

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Haddon Sundblom's Santa

Haddon Sundblom: Santa Paintings is on display at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art through Sunday, December 8, along with two other prestige-caliber exhibitions. 

The other exhibitions are Victor Hugo: Selections from the Schlossberg Collection and Picasso, Braque & Léger: 20th Century Modern Masters, both also on display through December 8. More on the latter two later...

(Exhibition paintings are courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company)

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints

There are so many wondrous and wonderful things about Oglethorpe University Museum of Art's current exhibition "Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints", and one not so great thing. Let me start with the one thing. Unfortunately, the exhibition finishes a week from today, which means I'm not going to have time to see it again, but...that also means YOU have a  whole week to get there!

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

As much as you've heard me warn against procrastination in seeing exhibitions—because we all know what happens when we wait too long—I almost missed this one. And yes, I knew about it from the beginning—shame on me. The great news is that it's phenomenal!

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

In keeping with the Museum's historical caliber of exhibitions, "Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints" is exceptional. On display are porcelain and prints ranging from the Museum's permanent collection to numerous pieces from the personal collection of Dr. and Mrs. Terry Taylor...no relation, by the way.

Of all the prints in the exhibition, "Misty Day in Nikko", Hiroshi Yoshida, (1937) pictured above, is my personal favorite. It reminded me of a day exploring Muir Woods with one of my dearest friends.

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

This trio I especially liked because of the cherry blossoms, which reminded me of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.—a festival that celebrates the gift from Tokyo of 3,000 cherry trees to the District of Columbia. I attended that Festival for each of the nine years I lived there. The cherry tree-lined Tidal Basin is a spectacle that's offers indelible memories.

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

This one, "Fuji from Satta Pass, Honcho Meisho" (Famous Places of Our Country Series) by Utagawa Hiroshige (c. 1930) is another favorite. I'm not sure which it reminds me of more, viewing the Golden Gate Bridge from a hillside or soaking in the Grand Tetons from Lake Fremont, near where I graduated high school. 

The power to transport the imagination, evidently inherent in this exhibition, is remarkable. I've long been fascinated with Japanese art—as are many Westerners. The more I learn about Western fascination with Japanese art (there's a section in the exhibit catalog about just that) and Japanese fascination with Western culture, the more the whole thing fascinates me!

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

The above piece, "Triptych: Kinmokubiro (The Old Golden Hair Nail-Tailed Wicked Tamamo-no-Mae [fox])" (1859), by Utagawa Kunihisa, more than some of the others, is all about storytelling...I would love to know the story behind it!

The exhibition "features 49 color woodcuts and more than 30 porcelain and earthenware objects. Twenty-eight of the woodcuts are by shin-hanga style master printmaker Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)."

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

From among the porcelains, this 19th Century five-lobed bowl is my favorite. All of the porcelains are stunning and/or remarkable, but I was totally drawn to this Kozan piece. I've always had a preference for an 'elegant, yet simple' aesthetic and I think this is approaching that. 

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

When you go, be sure you examine the detail in the various pieces, especially this 18th Century blue and white Kutani plate. The molded mon rim was a great little surprise, as were many of the details discovered throughout the exhibition.

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Where the prints took me to other times and places, the porcelains took me directly to the artists' workshops...fully wondering what they must have been thinking, remembering, wanting to convey as they created. 

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

This detail of this Brocade Imari charger, from the Meiji period, is absolutely stunning. You're going to want to plan time to truly explore...in this relatively modest size museum, there's a LOT to see.

Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints,
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

The crown jewel in the "Jiki to Hanga: Japanese Porcelain and Prints" exhibit is this late 17th Century Kakiemon type Arita plate with a spray of peony, which is also on the cover of the exhibition catalog. It's a beautiful piece and you certainly wouldn't want to miss it.

So, like I said, you have only a week left to see this amazing exhibition. Make your way to the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art and also ask about their upcoming exhibitions. From what I'm told, you'll definitely want to see them!

ATLANTAvidz: Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest Extended

The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art's current exhibition, Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art from the Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin, has been extended through Sunday, September 4, 2011. This is one that you want to see!

The exhibition features 50 modern and contemporary works by 28 artists from India, created since independence from British colonial rule in 1947. 

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ATLANTApix: The Buddha

Amitabha Buddha

Buddha can be found throughout Atlanta, most conspicuously in museums, such as the Amitabha Buddha pictured here. This one is part of the permanent collection of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art at Oglethorpe University.

Previously exhibited in 1986, this 25" Buddha is a 14th Century (Kamakura period) wood carving from Japan. It's covered with urushi, a lacquer made from a plant similar to poison ivy. Many of us have childhood memories of what poison ivy does to a camper, walker, nature explorer! It's not pretty. But this Buddha is.

You have only a few weeks left to see the current exhibit at the Museum. Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest, a beautiful exhibition of works by modern artists from India, is on display through Sunday, May 15, 2011.

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Oglethorpe University Museum of Art: Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest

Viewing Seema Kohli's Work

I’d been anxiously anticipating the opening of “Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art from the Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin” since I first heard about it a couple of months ago. It was worth the wait!

The exhibition, at Oglethorpe University, features 50 modern and contemporary works by 28 artists from India, created since independence from British colonial rule in 1947. The exhibition artists represented include some of the biggest names, including many women, in the Indian art scene.

Coming from another tourATLANTA research excursion, I arrived about 30 minutes after the opening reception had started, but in plenty of time to enjoy the impressive event.

Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest

There was a great crowd of visitors, more than I expected. Some were from Oglethorpe, many regulars (I presume), and quite a few more who heard about the exhibit from various sources.

The reception was quite lovely. Admission was free and there were complimentary beverages (wine, beer, soda, water) and an impressive, delicious spread of Indian cuisine, created by Oglethorpe catering. Food for the fundraising Gala the evening the before was provided by local Indian restaurants.

Curator Rebecca M. Brown,PhD

The highlight of the reception was a presentation by the exhibition curator, Rebecca M. Brown, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins University.

Rebecca, quite enthusiastically, regaled us with the origin of the exhibition and her work with Shelley and Donald Rubin.

Her favorite, although she noted more than one, is an untitled piece by Ganesh Pyne. A drawing of black, white, and gray pastels, the depiction of Hanuman, the monkey-god who played a pivotal role in the rescuing of the God Rama’s wife, is a rather profound drawing that evokes a curious mood.

Rebecca's Presentation

After the presentation Rebecca answered a number of questions from the audience…some great ones at that. One visitor asked about the popularity of modern art in India compared to the immense popularity of modern art in the United States.

Rebecca told us (most of us had no idea) that shortly after independence in the capital city of New Delhi, in addition to the National Museum of India there is nearby the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA).

The NGMA was first conceived in 1949, only two years after independence, in an effort to capture, preserve, and showcase the modern art of India.

One of the challenges Rebecca told us about that modern artists have, against the stereotype of Indian art, was how they were to express themselves in a modern manner while retaining their Indian heritage.

Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest

Based on the pieces Rebecca chose to share in this exhibition, I personally feel the artists have met that challenge with outstanding success.

The Rubins generously provided 1,000 copies of the exhibition catalog to be sold at $20 ($18 for museum members), which is a significant deal compared to the price for most exhibition catalogs. The proceeds from catalog sales are being contributed to the museum.

Dr. Brown was kind enough to autograph catalogs during the remainder of the reception and very kindly allowed me to make a photograph…it’s not every day I meet a curator of her stature, so I was honored by her graciousness.

I explored the exhibition before and after the presentation. The exhibition is presented in various themes.

"Untitled" by Seema Kohli

The demarcations in the pieces in the exhibition—a mere portion of the Rubins’ total collection of contemporary and modern Indian art—includes characters, inhabiting spaces urban and rural, and spiritual.

Within the galleries one will find depictions of a goddess, a lion, a peasant, and a priest, giving to the name of the exhibition.

My personal favorite, and judging by the crowds around it, is an untitled piece by Seema Kohli. The bright blues, reds, and oranges draw the eye and the detail revealed up close captures your attention sending your imagination on a journey of another land and different world.

Said of Kohli in the exhibition catalog:

“Throughout her work, Kohli explores the power of female energy within Indian culture, producing images overwhelming in their detail and yet clear in their multilayered message.”

A few other pieces that I like very much are Skin Grafted by Mahjabin Majumdar, Man on a Cane Chair (this one reminded me of Scrooge, explained by Sen’s dark humor) by Paritosh Sen, and Ascension by Arpana Caur.

Exhibition Visitors

This was my first Oglethorpe University Museum of Art reception, the first of many, I hope. I’d received invitations before, but for various reasons was unable to attend. I think that from now on, I’ll be rearranging my calendar so that I can attend…it was a wonderful way to spend an hour or two on a Sunday afternoon.

On other Sunday afternoons, there are docent-led tours.

Tours

Docent-led tours are available on Sundays at 2:00 p.m., which I highly recommend. Self-guided tours are available any other time during museum hours. If you’d like to further enhance your visit, stop by the gift shop for an exhibition catalog.

The Return

I’ve been to the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art…return again? Yes. At this point, I consider myself a “regular.” This museum’s collection and special exhibits are truly superb…any visit is certain to impress and impart a desire to return for their next exhibit.

Touring the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Date toured: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: 4484 Peachtree Road, NE (directions and map)
Cost: $5
Parking: Free onsite parking
Website: http://museum.oglethorpe.edu/

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art