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Wednesday, August 16. 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
"Moby Dick" inspires museum art display
Spencer Museum to run exhibit Aug. 19 to Oct.8
By Brenden Sager
Kansan staff writer
The Spencer Museum of Art will exhibit artistic interpretations of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." The exhibit, "Unpainted to the Last," will show paintings, lithographs and sculptures inspired by the famous 18th-century novel.
In a separate exhibit, the Spencer Research Library will feature other popular interpretations, such as comic books.
"No other work has fascinated like 'Moby Dick' has," said Elizabeth Schultz, professor of English, who worked to gather the pieces of art featured in the exhibit.
Schultz also wrote a book, "Unpainted to the Last: Moby Dick and Twentieth Century American Art," which was published by the University Press of Kansas.
Schultz said she worked for 10 years gathering the collection and writing her book. She teaches "Moby-Dick" as part of her undergraduate and graduate-level classes. Schultz explores the book's social and ethical issues as
part of her teaching.
She said the book had become a cultural icon in American literature. Few other books have inspired the same number of visual artistic interpretations, both commercially and artistically, she said.
"I would say this is very unique," said Michael L. Johnson, chairman of the English department.
The exhibition provides both students and the general public with an opportunity to enrich their understanding of Melville's work, he said.
"It's an absolutely amazing book," he said.
Johnson said the exhibit could be a valuable supplement for students who are studying "Moby Dick."
The National Endowment for the Humanities partially funded Schultz's display. The department of English did not provide money for the exhibit, Johnson said.
The exhibit runs Aug.19 to Oct.8 at the Spencer Museum of Art and is free to the public.
The Spencer Museum of Art is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Spencer Museum of Art/ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Boardman Robinson's painting, "Ahab," is one of the artistic interpretations of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," which will be on display at KU's Spencer Museum of Art.
Grateful Dead fans mourn death of Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia's long, strange trip has ended, and the future of the Grateful Dead's cult following is uncertain.
By Hannah Naughton
But the present is clear, as grief, pain, shock and sorrow wash over the Grateful Dead's community.
Kansan staff writer
"I thought they would stop touring before Jerry passed away," said Kathy O'Brien, Chicago senior. "It was a big shock. We just weren't ready for it to end. There were just so many trips that could be taken."
O'Brien is one of the many Grateful Dead fans in Lawrence who are mourning Garcia's Aug. 9 death. Garcia, 53, died of an apparent heart attack while in a drug rehabilitation clinic.
Garcia helped to found the Grateful Dead in the 1960s. The band's music has been described as a fusion of rock, bluegrass and folk. The band has developed a devoted following, selling out Grateful Dead shows for three decades.
Now, fans only can speculate about what the future holds for the band.
"After the grief and shock wear off, it's really hard to say what will happen," said Darrell Lea, Lawrence resident. "Life goes on. Anybody who has structured their life around such a thing that
wasn't theirs will have to find something else."
But right now the fans are paying tribute to the memory of a great musician.
"He had a willingness to live life in such a way that doesn't put things in such rigid categories," said Marc Jaben, Lawrence resident. "He was an adventurer and a free spirit who saw life as an experience. It was magic."
A vigil to honor of Garcia was held at 8 p.m. Saturday at South Park.
Amy Karr, event organizer, said that she had wanted to bring Lawrence fans together for a peaceful gathering to remember Garcia.
At the vigil, people lay on blankets with candles flickering around them in the grass as Grateful Dead music played. As they sat in small groups, they offered their memories and feelings.
The night began with Lea and Megan Hurt, Lawrence musicians, playing "Friend of the Devil" on the guitar and fiddle. Later, others played recordings of Grateful Dead music and shows.
"Right after I heard the news about our friend passing, I had the feeling that Jerry wasn't in body, that he was universal now." Jaben told the crowd. "He and all of us brothers and sisters share a dream, and we need to carry it on."
KU student gains leadership skills from internship
By LaTina Sullivan
Kansan staff writer
Boone Denny thought he was going to go home and fight forest fires this summer.
Instead of fighting fires, Denny, a member of the Mescalero Apache Indian tribe, worked as an intern for the Office of Native-American Affairs in Washington, D.C.
At the end of the summer, however, the Lawrence junior is being called an outstanding Native-American leader of the future.
And Denny was not just the office's copy boy.
"Boone was one of the most excellent students that we had this summer, both academically and with his internship," said Lee Francis, director of the Washington Internship for Native Students.
Along with his internship duties, Denny attended courses at American University two nights a week.
First, he reconstructed the office's organization. He also helped tribes in Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming learn about building private business sectors in their tribal communities. Denny set up the preliminary meeting to establish a national Native-American Chamber of Commerce as well.
Nationwide, tribal councils determine who will apply to the program each summer. Representatives from more than 25 tribes were chosen to participate.
The Washington Internship for Native Students program is designed to give Native-American college students a Washington-based education, experience and training that they can use to help their tribal communities, Francis said.
The Office of Indian Affairs and Washington internship program were so impressed with Denny that they want to invite him back next summer, Francis said.
"The program is a lot of hard work, but I learned a lot," Denny said. "I learned more about tribal sovereignty and how to protect it. Native-American sovereignty is not talked about in the Native-American community, and it needs to be. Native-Americans need to know that they can set their own laws and that they only have to follow federal, not state, laws."
Denny also learned how private industries and small businesses are run, and he gained business sense.
The program has given Denny a plan for the future, he said.
He wants to finish a history degree at the University of Kansas and then transfer to American University's Indian law program.
Denny said an important concept that he learned was that more bright Native Americans needed to attend school and to help with the future.
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