Fridav. October 23, 1970
University Daily Kansan
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'The Bronco Buster' by Frederic Remington
... mighty steed rides hard in main gallery
Kansan Photo by HAL WHALEN
Another Time, Another Place
... 'The Lamentation' from the school of Valladolise stands in the Medieval Gallery
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woodcuts, etchings, and engravings. A few of the more modern lithographs in this room use some color, but most of the prints exhibited there depend on light, variegated light and dark areas.
Contemporary art, much of it pop art, occupies another small gallery on this floor. Until it was announced that the museum for the new acquisitions show, Rosequinist's "1, 2, 3, Out" dominated this room, which contains works by Andy Warhol, Paul Bruton, Indiana and Roy Lichtenstein.
The fifth small gallery include watercolors, oils, drawings, lithographs and sculpture by late 18th and 20th century artists. A collection of 35 representations are Joan Miro, Edgar Degas and Pierre-Jean David.
Scattered throughout the upstairs galleries are several exposed brick fireplaces and a furniture. A few Renaissance pieces are in the main gallery on the lower level.
An interesting piece in the entrance to the upper gallery's main room is a polychromed and dark figurehead, "Mermaid."
No ancien or oriental art is now on display in the museum. Eldredge said most of the ancient pieces were on loan from the Art Gallery in Kansas City, City, and have been returned.
In mid-November, an exhibit of oriental art will be placed in the museum's assessment gallery. With the help of a team, Li, professor of art history, the museum has been building its collection of Chinese and Indian art.
Just as its permanent collection is representative of varied periods and styles, so are the paintings in the museum brings to KU. "The Waning Middle Age" exhibit shown in November, 1989, was an exploration of art work including illuminated manuscripts, paintings, sculptures and objects of craftsmanship from collectors and major museum
A pop art exhibit of the work of Peter Max opened the Museum's 1970-71 season. A colorful exhibit, curated by the museum's visitors of an exhibited offer by the KU Museum. The medieval exhibit drew the second largest exhibition in the city.
exhibition now on display in the rotunda of the state capitol in Topeka and a traveling exhibit "New Directions in Chinese art" featuring the work of nine contemporary Chinese painters.
Walter said that although the museum administration enjoys of a large exhibition, such as the two mentioned, he was glad the exhibition exhibits which always have a large 'box-office appeal,' as as well as the exhibit allows shows of a more specialized nature which may
In addition to the exhibitors offered at KU, the museum staff prepares some shows for them. The most interesting are these the John Stewart Curry
Walter said such exhibitions were part of the museum's attempt to function as a museum while other works are unavailable for publication.
He pointed out that exhibits of the magnitude of "The Waning Middle Ages" will be absent from his collection. Other physical problems can be remedied. Other museums would not be asked to loan priceless works of art in KU as long as the museum of having its own on display.
Bret Waller was no stranger to KU when he became director of the museum in 1868. In 1857, he began a degree in drawing and painting from the Kansas City Art Institute and a master's degree in art.
He did graduate study in art history at the University of Oslo in Norway from 1963 to 1964 and at KU from 1964 to 1967.
Waller's professional experience includes a year as staff artist and exhibit designer at the KU Museum of Natural History and three years as director of museum exhibits. Museum in Charleston, S.C.
He has edited or contributed to a number of catalogs in connection with exhibits he has held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Middle Ages," Mezzotins from the Metropolitan Museum of Art" and "From Midwestern Collections."
He was recipient of a Fulbright grant for study in Norway. He joined the faculty of the Museum in 1964, was promoted to associate director in 1986 and then as the principal at the museum.
American artists are the special interest of Eldridge. Eldridge is a museum curator. He received his bachelor of arts degree in American studies from Ohio State University and his degree in American studies and art history is from the University of Florida.
While at Minnesota, Eldredge gained professional experience
through the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center (devoted to contemporary art) in Minnesota Historical Society.
In addition to being curator of the museum, he is preparing his doctoral dissertation on George O'Keefe while at KU.
Promotion of photography as a fine art is the interest of James L. Coleman, who began his education. He received his degree from the Kansas City Art Museum and was a photographer at the Nelson Art Gallery for a time and then went on to graduate.
Santiago on an Organization of American States fellowship where he studied photography, painting and printmaking.
The museum staff calls the art museum primarily a teaching institution, works it contains provide a place where many KU students and students are relaxed break from their routines. The museum is facing problems which may take some time to resolve. We offer a varied, and varying, collection of art that may appeal to the adult museum visitor and serious student.
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Students Get Air Force Scholarships
Seventeen students are not recipients of new Air Force scholarships in the university of Arizona, but have served in the flight of Air Force scholarships to 31.
KU recipients are: James Gelpin, Iola junior; Larry Goodman, Lenexa junior; John Godwin, Lebanon junior; Keith Nessbitt, Overland Park junior; Ronald Norland, Mulvane junior; John Padeen, Roswell, Kent Strelchewler, Oregon, Spreelmeyer, Oregon, Junior; Jerome Gilesle, Norfolk, Neb. sophomore; David Lawrence sophomore; Roger Hester sophomore; sophomore; David Hall, Shawne Mission sophomore; Larry Stoppel, Luray sophomore; Inman sophomore; Lloyd Wellsville freshman; William Blocker, Prairie Village senior; Warren Prowe Jr. Miam Lakels, Mirk Gleson, Wichita state
Full tuition, $75 a year for books and $0 a month for general expenses are the major benefits of these grants.
5 KU Graduates Become WoodrowWilson Fellows
FIVE KU graduates are among the 200 Woodrow Wilson Fellows receiving grants to do graduate study this fall.
Woodrow Wilson Fellows are Woodrow Wilson designates who receive grants from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
The designates were selected from college seniors nominated by faculty members promising graduating students planning careers as college teachers. Last January 1,152 faculty members were appointed as designee.
Hans Rosenhaupt, Woodrow Wilson Foundation president.
said all designeers get school money from other sources and the Foundations send the funds for grants to help insure the students attend the graduate schools they desire.
The five KU graduates and the schools they will attend are: Mrs. Murray from Texas in linguistics; Stephen Lorey Leed, Columbia University; Elizabeth A. Scalet, KU in English; John Harvard University in art history and Allen A. Russell, the Michigan in political science.
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