WELCOME
Hello Patrons and Friends!
Welcome to the September newsletter for the University of Richmond Museums! We welcome EVERYONE back to campus and back into the museums. We've missed seeing our community patrons these past two years due to the pandemic protocols, and we are so excited to open our doors to everyone once again. Come and see our three new exhibitions: Duane Michals: The Portraitist, 2022 Annual Student Exhibition, and Therefore I Am: Portraits from the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center.
Please join us in congratulating Richard Waller! After 32 years, Richard is retiring from his position as Executive Director. Richard has grown the museums into a thriving department that supports and enhances the University's educational mission serving our students, faculty, and staff on campus, as well as providing an invaluable resource for the greater Richmond community. Richard has organized and curated hundreds of exhibitions and mentored countless students in their endeavors to explore careers in museums and in the arts. Richard's legacy will be celebrated in November when his capstone exhibition Swan Song: Celebrating the Permanent Collection opens.
N. Elizabeth Schlatter is serving as the Interim Executive Director. Elizabeth has held the position of Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions for the past 20+ years, and she will continue to lead the Museums' staff in providing excellent exhibitions, programs, and opportunities for the campus community and the public to enjoy.
Our Lora Robins Gallery is currently closed to all visitors and will remain closed for two years, due to an exciting renovation connected with renovations occurring in the Boatwright Library. More information will be shared in future newsletters as things progress. But in the meantime, all educational resources linked to that museum and its collection are still available (e.g. Museum in a Box). For these resources as well as for any other items related to class or group visits (University classes, K-12 classes, homeschool groups, and any other group), please contact Martha Wright at mwright3@richmond.edu.
We hope to see you in the galleries and at our programs this semester. Remember to stay up-to-date by checking our website before your visit. We are looking forward to reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones in the upcoming year. We are forever grateful for your continued support and patronage!
EXHIBITIONS
Duane Michals: The Portraitist
The exhibition presents the first comprehensive overview of the inventive photographic portraits by one of the medium's most influential artists.
Therefore I Am:
Portraits from the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center
This student-curated exhibition presents a selection of portraits spanning six centuries and examines the various roles that portraiture has played in portraying the identity of the sitter.
PROGRAMS
Family Arts Day Celebration!
Sunday October 23, 1 to 3 p.m., Modlin Center
Join UR Museums and the Modlin Center for a FREE celebration with hands-on art activities, refreshments, art exhibitions, and entertainment.
Performance at 3 p.m. by Sonia De Los Santos requires a paid ticket, for more information: https://modlin.richmond.edu
Virtual Curator's Talk
Tuesday, November 1, 6 to 7 p.m., Zoom
Presented by Linda Benedict Jones, curator of Duane Michals: The Portraitist. Benedict Jones is the former photography curator at the Carnegie Museum of Art, and currently adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Zoom webinar, registration required.
Friday, November 4, 2 p.m., Harnett Museum of Art
Sophie McClellan, '23, art history major, and 2022 Harnett Summer Research Fellow, will present a curator's talk in conjunction with the exhibition Therefore I Am: Portraits from the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center. Free and open to the public.
Celebration of Richard Waller
Friday, November 11, 6 p.m., Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Center
Join UR Museums for the opening of the exhibition Swan Song: Celebrating the Permanent Collection and to commemorate the legacy of retiring Executive Director Richard Waller.
Reception and viewing the exhibition follow the presentation. Free and open to the public.
Chakras, Color, & Crystal VibrationsTuesday, November 15, 12:30 p.m., Harnett Museum of Art
Presented by Martha Wright, Assistant Curator of Academic and Public Engagement, in conjunction with the exhibition Crystals: Minerals from the Collection. Free and open to the public.
Image Credits
Duane Michals (American, born 1932), Meryl Streep, 1975, gelatin silver print with hand-applied text, 5 x 7 1/4 inches, Ⓒ Duane Michals, Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York. From the exhibition Duane Michals: The Portraitist.
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Reigning Queens (Queen Beatrix), screen print on Lenox Museum Board, image 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; Extra, out of edition; Designated for research and educational purposes only, H2013.12.06, Ⓒ The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., photograph by Taylor Dabney. From the exhibition Therefore I Am: Portraits from the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center.
Essie Bendolph Pettway (American, born 1956), Equal Justice, 2020, color soft ground etching with aquatint on Rives BFK white paper, image 36 x 33 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Museum purchase, funds from the Louis S. Booth Arts Fund, H2021.01.03, Ⓒ Essie Bendolph Pettway, photograph by Taylor Dabney. From the exhibition Gee's Bend Prints: From Quilts to Prints.
Rhodochrosite, MnCO3, Nchwaning Mine, Kuruman District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, Museum purchase, R1978.01.1543, photograph by Taylor Dabney
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