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JANUARY 2023
DIRECTOR'S LETTER
Greetings and happiest of New Year’s, everyone! The professional staff and I have returned from the holiday break to re-open the Museum and Rowan Oak on January 2, which precedes the University’s Spring semester January start. Please feel free to visit any day Tuesday–Friday 10:00AM to 4:00PM—at the Museum itself we’ll re-establish our Saturday hours by Spring, as we await the return of fully-staffed status which has experienced a temporary hiatus. For MORE...
NEWS FROM ROWAN OAK
Thank you to all our visitors who made 2022 so special. Over 13,000 visitors walked through the front door of Faulkner's home last year—from all over the country and all over the world! We look forward to 2023 and new things to come, especially with the help of the Slavery Research Group on campus. Be sure to follow Rowan Oak on Instagram for updates: @rowanoakofficial and @dogsatrowanoak.
NEW EXHIBITION
Friends of Theora
JANUARY 17–DECEMBER 9, 2023
Most people know Theora Hamblett for her paintings of her childhood memories, dreams, visions, and her faith; however, this exhibit examines the external influence of other artists that inspired Hamblett as an emerging artist, student, and observational painter searching for her own artistic voice. Many of the works on view were from her personal collection, collected through art exchanges with artists that she befriended.
Image above: Jacob’s Ladder, ca. 1951–1955, by Stuart Purser.
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Blurred Lines
OCTOBER 25, 2022–AUGUST 26, 2023
This exhibit features works from the W. Forrest and Joan Stevens Collection, including Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder, that disrupted the status quo in art, from modernism into the postmodernism movement.
Image above: Construction, 1972, by Alexander Calder.
Gathering | Works by Earl Dismuke
OCTOBER 11, 2022–APRIL 8, 2023
Earl Dismuke, a Mississippi native, is an abstract expressionist sculptor who gathers and assembles discarded material, mostly metal. Like a Rorschach test for the viewer, his resulting sculptures may evoke playful nostalgia, while others are slightly unsettling and prickly.
Image above: Toro (Uncle Bull), 2022, by Earl Dismuke.
Self-Taught Portraits
OCTOBER 4, 2022–APRIL 15, 2023
The selected works in this exhibit share the diversity of portraiture. Whether it is a famous subject like Martin Luther King Jr., or an unknown caricature of a Jackson reporter we cannot resist the natural inclination to study a human face as a central theme.
Image above: Untitled (Self-Portrait), unknown date, by Ethel Wright Mohamed.
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
The UM Museum and the University are closed on January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Come celebrate his legacy by visiting the Self-Taught Portraits exhibit which includes portraits of Coretta and Martin Luther King, Jr., on view until April 15th.
Image: I Have a Dream (portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.), 1986, by M.B. Mayfield.
The Fall of 1962
AUGUST 2, 2022 – JULY 8, 2023
Collected stories and artifacts from the Ole Miss Riot.
Image above: Burning Cars, 1963, by Marleah Kaufman Hobbs.
COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE
Museum Galleries & Exhibitions are Open to All
The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses follows the guidelines set by the University.
The Chancellor announced this update to campus protocols:
“Effective March 2, face coverings are required only on transportation networks and in healthcare settings such as University Health Services and University Counseling Center, regardless of vaccination status.
Face coverings are optional in all other indoor spaces, including classrooms, laboratories, studios, residence halls, libraries, dining facilities, the Student Union, Campus Recreation facilities, retail spaces, offices, conference rooms or extracurricular activities held in indoor on-campus spaces.
Faculty and staff may continue to require face coverings for visits to their private offices."
To stay up-to-date with the University’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, please visit coronavirus.olemiss.edu
FOR EVERYONE
Oxford Fiber Arts Festival
JANUARY 18–23, 2023
At the PowerHouse
The FiberArts Festival is a multi-day event that includes lectures, demonstrations, classes by experienced teachers, and children’s activities.
BAILEY WOODS
Bailey Woods Trail remains open from dawn until dusk daily. We ask that all trail visitors practice appropriate social distancing while enjoying this National Recreation Trail, which connects the two sites.
MEMBERSHIP
Being a member provides you with the special distinction of being part of a dynamic group of supporters of the University of Mississippi Museum and Rowan Oak. Now its easier than ever to become a member or renew a current membership online!
A CONVERSATION WITH THEORA HAMBLETT
Watch this delightful 1975 Mississippi Public Television interview of Theora Hamblett by famed famed potter, Lee McCarty.
REMINDERS AND LOOKING AHEAD
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2023
10:00 a.m.–NOON (DROP-IN)
Black History Month Series: A look into southern Black people’s rich tradition of Folk Art.
The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston, co-published by the University Museum and University Press of Mississippi, is an examination of the life and work of William Eggleston. Widely considered to be the father of color photography, Eggleston helped establish the artistic medium and has inspired photographers and artists around the world.
FEBRUARY 3
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
Mark your calendar for the upcoming
First Friday Free Sketch Day! dates: Mar. 3, Apr. 7, and May 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
JANUARY 16
Rowan Oak and the University Museum will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The Museum will open and close in accordance with University holiday hours.
Get the Memphis Flyer at the Museum!
Available in the Museum Lobby rack, the only free distribution site in Oxford.
