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From the Exhibition Remembered

above: Tom Meuninck (b.1943- ), City Hall #2, ceramic & mixed media, (detail), acquired as the Louise J. Anes Memorial Purchase Award, funds provided by the Ira Anes Family - 22nd Elkhart Juried Regional exhibition, 2000.

right:Steve Toepp (b.1954- ), Urban Landscape Series: Piano #714, color photo, acquired as the Mary Feddersen Memorial Pur-chase Award for Photography with funds provided by Connie Minzey & Paula Barb - 32nd Elkhart Juried Regional, 2010.

Don Mishler (b.1954- ), Tattoo, gelatin silver print, acquired as the Ronald C. Miazga Memorial Purchase Award for B&W Photography, funds provided by Tom Soper & Lucy Zimmerman-32nd Elkhart Juried Regional, 2010.

Midwest Museum of American Art

Quarterly NewsletterJuly • August • September • 2018

Events, Exhibitions & News

Remembered:Selected Works Honoring Special People

A new exhibition featuring artwork selected over the past 39 seasons from the annual Elkhart Juried Region-al opens on Friday, July 20. The exhibition will show-case all of the Memorial Purchase Awards selected by past Jurors, Museum Staff, and, in some cases, by the Patrons who have sponsored the award in memory of a special person. All media will be represented including both painting and sculpture. The most works acquired (14 to date) represent Memorial Purchases for Pho-tography to honor the late Elkhart photographer/artist Mary Feddersen. Many of the artists represented will be familiar names to museum members.

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Cathy Los Rathburn (b. 1951- ), Laden with Snow, watercolor, acquired as the Trudy E. Basquin Memorial Purchase Award, funds provided by Victoria Garrett - 39th Elkhart Juried Regional, 2017.

This Exhibition is Sponsored by Donors from the Cultural Heroes & Heroines Group

right:Craig Sheaks (b.1978- ) Asylum II, silverprint, acquired as the Mary Feddersen Memo-rial Purchase Award for Photography, funds pro-vided by Progress Club, Connie MInzey & Paula Barb - 27th Elkhart Juried Regional, 2005.

Patrice Bovo (b.1959- ),Tiny Toy Town #14, mixed me-dia construction acquired as the Louise J. Anes Memorial Purchase Award in the 23rd Elkhart Juried Regional, 2001.

Reshaping the Story of American ArtA series of spotlight exhibitions curated from the MMAA Permanent Collection reveal important themes and never-before-seen works designed to enhance your experience. Bring your family!

Ted Drake, Artist/Illustratorthrough July 31

The Golden Age of IllustrationAugust 1-November 11

American Modernism in the 20th Centurythrough November 11

The American West: Vision & Revisionthrough September 30

Elkhart Comic Con September 8-9In conjunction with the 2nd Annual Elkhart Comic Con at the Lerner Theatre, a special spotlight exhibition at MMAA will showcase original comic book art on loan from the Hall of Heroes Museum and Director Allen Stewart. August 14 - September 16.

MMAA WebsiteTake a look and see our new website designed by Margaret McCarthy of McCarthy Creative, Elkhart.

Membership DriveInvite a friend to become a member of MMAA! There are many benefits to be enjoyed as you help sustain the mu-seum’s mission. As the museum prepares to celebrate 40 years of presenting exhibitions and building collections in downtown Elkhart, we are looking for 50 new members and 50 new donors by January 1, 2019. Free Admission

Sunday, July 29 & Sunday, August 26Sponsored by Members & Donors Like You!

Half-off admission or $5 per person applies on all other Sundays and during the Elkhart Art Walk. Members are always admitted free.

Bus Trip to Chicago!John Singer Sargent ExhibitionMembers of the Midwest Museum of American Art will trav-el on Monday, July 23 to experience the exhibition, John Singer Sargent & Chicago’s Gilded Age at the Art Institute of Chicago. This will be an exciting look back at this major American Artist’s relationship with patrons of the Windy City. Three other exhibitions are concurrent including Flesh: Ivan Albright at the Art Institute of Chicago, Charles White: A Retrospective & Helen Frankenthaler Prints: The Romance of a New Medium.

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Attention Artists: Call for Entries 40th Elkhart Juried Regional, September 11 - 22A new rules of entry form will be available on the MMAA website beginning August 1, 2018. Inquires can be made by phone at 574-293-6660 or email at info@midwestmuseum.us

Gateway Mile PassportThe Midwest Museum of American Art along with four other Elkhart museums will offer a special “cultural passport” to the public. The passport will allow people to sample up to ten special events and or exhibits for $80. This is a value of $222. In this way all of the participating museums hope to encourage more local tourism with an emphasis on art, history, nature, and science.

In Memory of:

Jim RiggleDavid T. & Susan Lehman

Betty ThomasDavid T. & Susan Lehman

Nancy GerberLeonard & Arlene Lucchese

Noon Time TalksThursday • 12:20-1:00pm

July 5 Film: The Hairy Who Part IJuly 12 Film: The Hairy Who Part IIJuly 19 Film: The Hairy Who Part III Director & Curator, Brian Byrn, introduces the topic of a group of artists known collectively as the Chicago Imagists. Using archival footage and interviews with artists, collectors, and curators, this series will bring into focus the weird, wondrous, and in-your-face approach taken by The Hairy Who. July 26 Talk: Remembered Director & Curator, Brian Byrn, discusses the artwork that has been collected as Memorial Purchase Awards in the past 39 years from various Elkhart Juried Regional exhibitions. In certain cases, museum staff were able to procure a second or third work by major award winners including past Best of Show recipients.

AUG 2 Talk: American Modernism Part IAUG 9 Talk: American Modernism Part II Brian Byrn illustrates the lives of some of the artists who are represented in the current spotlight exhibition. Byrn focuses on the formal elements and the language that Modernists used to create various forms of abstractions in their responses to the world. AUG 16 Film: David Smith, Sculptor This film presents the life and work of America’s great-est Abstract Expressionist sculptor who was born in Decatur, Indiana. Before Smith left for New York City he worked in the Studebaker factory honing his talents as a welder (28 mins).

AUG 23 Talk: The Golden Age of Illustration Brian Byrn delivers a conversation about some of the important names of the Golden Age of American Illustration, from 1890 to 1930.

AUG 30 Talk: Allen Stewart, Director Hall of Heroes Allen Stewart is the Founder of the Elkhart Comic Con that hosted over 10,000 people last year. The museum is a repository for some of the famous costumes, movie props, and of course, comic books, of the genre.

SEP 6 Talk: John E. Thompson, IUSB- Graphic Design Adjunct Lecturer in Graphic Design, Thompson shares his experiences with graphic novels and his enthusiasm for the comic book industry.

SEP 13 Film: Roy Lichtenstein This important POP artist is revealed in historic inter-views highlighting his career from the 1960s to the 1970s (25 mins).

SEP 20 NO NOON TIME TALK

SEP 27 NO NOON TIME TALK

Tributes The Midwest Museum of American Art gratefully acknowledges gifts in honor or in memory of special friends.

In Honor of:

Jill HillmanSouth Bend Hoosier Art Patrons

Jane BurnsDr. Cheryl Snay

Patricia BorchertDr. Cheryl Snay

We Have a New Face at MMAA!Fun • Art • Community • Experience

Stuart Davis (1894-1964), Ivy League, 1953, silkscreen, ed. of 132, Gift of Dr. Steven Conant - Indianapolis, IN. In Memory of Ruth & Elsie Conant.

From the ExhibitionAmerican Modernism in the 20th Centurythrough November 11

American Modernists featured in this spotlight exhi-bition like Stuart Davis embraced the new style as a reflection of mass industrialization, the Jazz Age, and two aggressive World Wars.

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