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Nancy Pettway, Strips, date unknown
Mary Lee Bend, Strip Quilt, 2003, cotton (corduroy, twill, canvas) wool blends, 90" x 79"
Rita Mae Pettway, "Housetop" - fractured medallion, 1997, 80" x 76"
Qunnie Pettway, "Lazy Gal" Variation, 2003, 81" x 70"
Ulysses Marshall, Too Many Rivers to Cross, 2007, acrylic on canvas
Herb Weigand, The Diver, c.1984, oil
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
June 8 - October 3, 2010
A Survey of Gee's Bend Quilts
Every once in a while a phenomenon bursts onto the art scene that captivates the imagination of the public as well as the critics and professionals. This is exactly what happened in 2002 when quilts from the humble community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, were introduces into the sophisticated art circles of Houston and New York and then went on to 11 other major U.S. museums. Critics raved with remarks such as "the Alabama women are artist of the first rank" and described the exhibition as "a landmark in American art history." The Quilt's of Gee's Bend was eventually followed by The Architecture of the Quilt, an exhibition designed to explore the broad question of how such distinctive, modernistic designs evolved in the isolate, rural setting of Gee's Bend. This encore exhibition of Gee's Bend quilts again thrilled viewers nationwide.
Now a third exhibition - A Survey of Gee's Bend Guilt's - has been created for smaller venues, and the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B Chapin Art Museum of Myrtle Beach will be the second small museum in the country to host this dynamic display of quilts that defy tradition and expectation. This exhibit will feature 20 of these beautiful quilts as well as prints and text panels.
Linda Day Clark: The Gee's Bend Photographs
Presents in conjunction with A Survey of Gee's Bend Quilts, Linda Day Clarks' exhibit of 25 photographs will be on display. Sine 2002, Linda Day Clark has visited Gee's Bend, Alabama every year, thoroughly familiarizing herself with its people and the environment. Combining an intimate knowledge of her subjects with the an acute observation of details, Ms. Clarks photography convey penetrating insights into the lives of Gee's Bend quilters and their unique artistic traditions.
A Survey of Gee's Bend Quilts is sponsored by:
A Sense of Time; A Sense of Place
April 25 - September 26, 2010
Regular visitors to the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Museum know the facility for its revolving exhibits of artists in a variety of styles and media. But many do not know that the Museum is also an emerging collector of fine art, with works from many artists widely recognized throughout the state and region.
The Art Museum currently possesses four distinct collections: the Bishop Maps and Prints Collection, a 1999 gift in memory of George Bishop, a local entrepreneur; the Museum’s newest acquisition, the Barbara Burgess and John Dinkelspiel Collection of Southern Art; the Museum’s Permanent Collection, acquired through purchases or through gifts from donors or from artists who have exhibited at the Art Museum; and the Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Collection, representing over a decade of acquisitions from the Guild’s annual juried exhibitions.
More than 44 pieces created by 34 artists from three of these collections will comprise the exhibit, A Sense of Time; A Sense of Place. Works exhibited cover three decades and a range of media from paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor to prints and drawings, lithographs, sculpture, ceramics and collage. A Sense of Time; A Sense of Place recognizes an artist’s unique ability to convey the essence of a time or place even though the viewer may not have experienced either. Locations and eras, whether familiar or strange, when depicted through an artist’s eyes become common ground for common good. What makes a particular place or time special is the response one senses, often without knowing why.
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