Spartanburg Art Museum (SAM) - Exhibition Series

Oct 3, 2007 - Mar 9, 2008

People Reading: Selections from the
Collection of Donald and Patricia Oresman”

Selections from their collection, which numbers over thirteen hundred works have been featured in portfolios in The New Yorker and The Paris Review. Theirs may be the largest and most distinguished collection in America assembled around the particular theme of persons reading.

Among the artists whose works will be seen in the Spartanburg exhibit are: Pierre Bonnard, Elizabeth Catlett, Marc Chagall, Fritz Eichenberg, Jean Louis Forain, Edward Gorey, Kyokei Inukai, Clare Leighton, Ben Shahn and Henry Sternberg.

The exhibit will provide the basis for community programs focused upon the issue of literacy, the literary enterprise, and the pursuits of book and art art collecting.

This exhibit is conceived and curated by
Thomas L. Johnson, PhD.

Scheduled Talks
2007
Oct. 25, Thur. 6:30 People Reading Talk	Dr. Thomas L. Johnson, Librarian Emeritus, Univ. of South Carolina
Nov. 1, Thurs. 10:30 BIG READ Discussion	Dr. Thomas L. Johnson, Librarian Emeritus, Univ. of South Carolina
Nov. 8, Thur. 6:30 People Reading Talk	Dr. Zan Schuweiler-Daab, Assoc. Prof. of Art History, Converse College
Nov. 18, Sun. 3:30 People Reading Talk	Stephen C. Smith, Director of Reference Services, Spartanburg County Library System
Dec. 6, Thur. 6:30 People Reading Talk	Sandy Rupp, Hampton III Gallery, Taylors, SC
Dec. 16, Sun. 3:30 People Reading Talk	Margaret Edmunds, Spartanburg Art Museum
2008
Jan. 10, Thur. 6:30 People Reading Talk	Oakley Coburn, Dean of the Library and Director of Cultural Events, Wofford College
Jan. 20, Sun. 3:30 People Reading Talk	Andrew Blanchard, Assist. Prof. of Printmaking & Photography, Converse College
Feb. 7, Thur. 6:30 People Reading Talk	Rachel Snow
Feb. 17, Sun. 3:30 People Reading Talk	Pat Kabore Printmaker

Oct 3 - Dec. 30

Mundane and Sublime:
Wash Day Images from the Johnson Collection

Featuring paintings from Southern masters such as Elliott Daingerfield, Alfred Hutty, Eugene Healon Thomason, Elizabeth O'Neil Verner, and William Aiken Walker, this exhibit features works whose "Wash Day" images will be familiar to anyone growing up in the South before washing machines and dryers moved the weekly (and often daily tasks) indoors.

Nov 11, 2007 - Jan 6, 2008

Spectacular Achievements:
Audubon's Animals of North America

John James Audubon (1785-1851) trekked across the American wilderness to document the birds and mammals of a country teeming with species never before documented in the world of science. His legacy lives on in his life’s work and the profound influence he had on future generations of scientists and artists.

Audubon, primarily known for “The Birds of America,” later undertook to publish the animals of America. This proved more arduous than he had expected, as many of the animals were nocturnal and their habits difficult to learn.

This exhibit provides a unique opportunity to view Audubon’s lithographic works in depth and to appreciate his skills as an artist, observer and interpreter of nature. Seventy masterpieces of art and science that are uniquely American will be on display.

Courtesy of the Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas Tour Development by Smith Kramer Fine Arts Services, Kansas City, MO

Admission Fees to SAM without membership:

$5/adult
$4/seniors (62 and up)
$3/student (4-18/college students with ID)
Free – Children under 4
First Thursdays of each month are Free

Guest Fee for Receptions:

Same as admission fee
*Special Young @ Art Rates:

For members of Arts X
and/or SYP(Spartanburg Young Professionals):

$30/person or $50/couple
Please call if you would like to discuss a special rate for your group