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Prints & DrawingsCuratorial CounCil MeMbership
anD proGraMs 2009—2010
MeMbership inforMation
the print and Drawing Curatorial Council was
formed in 1982 to support the Department
of prints and Drawings in its efforts to offer
educational programs and to further enrich
the Mia’s permanent collection. Council
activities are designed to inform interested
persons about original prints and drawings.
the council also encourages private collecting,
through workshops, study-room seminars, and
special opportunities to purchase prints and
drawings from visiting dealers.
activities sponsored by membership dues include:
• Lectures by noted experts in the field of
graphic arts
• Previews and tours of print and drawing
exhibitions
• Private viewings of prints and drawings for
sale by visiting dealers
• Private tours of Twin Cities galleries,
studios, and corporate collections
• Annual Minneapolis Print and Drawing Fair
• Funding for the purchase of prints and
drawings for the museum’s permanent
collection
additional benefits for patrons and benefactors:
• Visits to private collections
• Study-room seminars with curators and
outside experts
Calendar of events, 2009—2010
exhibition tour of “Wordscapes: text as image in Contemporary art”Thursday, September 24, 2009
MIA curator Dennis Michael Jon will lead a gallery tour of this new exhibition, which explores the conceptual and pictorial interaction of text and image in art from the 1960s to the present. Works by Jasper Johns, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Cy Twombly, Lesley Dill, May Stevens, and Glenn Ligon are among those featured.
reception at 6 p.m., Herschel V. Jones Print study room, target Wing, first floor
tour at 7 p.m., Gallery 263, target Wing, second floor
stars in the CollectionThursday, October 29, 2009
In conjunction with the special exhibition “The Louvre and the Masterpiece” (October 18, 2009, through January 10, 2010), MIA curators Thomas Rassieur, Rachel McGarry, Lisa Michaux, and Dennis Michael Jon will conduct private tours of the prints and drawings in three permanent-collection exhibitions: “In Pursuit of a Masterpiece” (U.S. Bank Gallery), “From Dürer to Picasso: Selections from the Department of Prints and Drawings” (Galleries 315 and 316), and “The Night Sky in the Age of Vermeer: The Astronomer in Context” (Gallery 344).
tours from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Meet at the entrance of the u.s. bank Gallery, second floor
Council Members’ annual Meeting and receptionThursday, January 28, 2010
MIA print and drawing curators will present and discuss the most important works acquired by the Department of Prints and Drawings in 2009. Join your fellow council members for this popular annual event.
reception at 6:30 p.m., target Wing reception hall, third floor
presentations, 7:30 p.m., target Wing reception hall
seminar: an introduction to Collecting pre-1900 prints and drawings Sunday, April 11, 2010
“Who, me? I can’t collect Old Masters…” Au contraire. Prints and drawings by splendid artists need not be intimidating, obscure, or even expensive. Learn about this engaging and accessible field of art—just in time to test the waters at the Minneapolis Print and Drawing Fair.
1 p.m., Herschel V. Jones Print Study Room, target Wing, first floor
seventeenth annual Minneapolis print and drawing fairThursday–Sunday, April 22–25, 2010
Ten nationally prominent art dealers will offer an extensive array of works on paper for private purchase, ranging from Old Masters to contemporary. The selection will include original prints, drawings, pastels, watercolors, and artist’s books, with prices starting at about $200.
benefit preview and reception
thursday, april 22, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
admission: $40 for members of the print and Drawing Curatorial Council; $45 for Mia members; $50 for the general public
target Wing reception hall and MacMillan atrium, third floor
print fair
Friday and Saturday, April 23–24, 1 1 a.m.–5 p.m.
sunday, april 25, noon–5 p.m.
Admission: Free for members of the Print and Drawing Curatorial Council; $3 for Mia members; $5 for the general public
target Wing reception hall, third floor
events for patrons and benefaCtors
seminar: in the shadow of the louvre: shining light on the Mia’s CollectionSaturday, December 5, 2009
Thomas Rassieur, the John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings, will examine works on paper from the MIA’s collection within the context of objects on view in the special exhibition “The Louvre and the Masterpiece.” He will discuss diverse artists such as Albrecht Dürer, François Boucher, and Antoine-Louis Barye.
1–3 p.m., Friends Community Room, Target Wing, first floor
private Collection tourSaturday, May 15, 2010
Join fellow council patrons and benefactors for an extensive tour of the outstanding corporate art collection of General Mills at its campus in Golden Valley.
1–3 p.m. Details will follow.
event for benefaCtors
Collectors’ boot CampSaturday, February 20, 2010
Thomas Rassieur will hold a seminar on collecting prints and drawings. Learn the answers to questions such as:
• What should I collect?
• Where can I find what I want?
• How do I know it’s real?
• How do I know it’s good?
• Is the price right?
• How should I care for my collection?
1–4 p.m., Friends Community Room, target Wing, first floor
steering CoMMittee of
the print and draWing
Curatorial CounCil, 2009–2010
Allyson J. Hartle, chair Alan Slacter, vice chair Gretchen Gildner, treasurer Michelle Streitz, membership coordinator
Helen Cleveland Ann Heider Nancy Johnson Barbara M. Kaerwer Jennifer L. Martin Aimée Masiée Thomas L. Owens
Kaywin Feldman, ex officio Diane Lilly, ex officio
departMent of
prints and draWings
Thomas E. Rassieur, John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings Dennis Michael Jon, associate curator Lisa Dickinson Michaux, associate curator Rachel McGarry, adjunct assistant curator Kristin Lenaburg, curatorial assistant Marla J. Kinney, volunteer research assistant
For further information, call (612) 870-3105.
2400 third avenue southMinneapolis, Minnesota 55404 (612) 870-3000www.artsmia.org
print and draWing Curatorial
CounCil MeMbers 2008—2009
Corporate MemberLowry Hill
benefactorsGloria and Kim AndersonJohn E. Andrus IIIKirsten and Jack DriscollEdith and Norman GarmezyAlfred and Ingrid Lenz
HarrisonAllyson HartleAnn and David HeiderSamuel D. HeinsDonna and Cargill MacMillanPatty and Sam McCulloughSheila C. MorganCarla McGrath and Cole
RogersStephanie Prem and Thomas L.
OwensJo and Howard WeinerEllen Wells
patronsOrdeen Braathen and John
StresnakHelen ClevelandWendy and David CogginsHarry M. DrakeDavid J. DuvallJerry A. EvenrudGretchen and Douglas Gildner
Kate GroganAnne Marie GrommeNancy A. Johnson and Paul
AntonBarbara M. KaerwerKrystyna KrasJames C. LauBetty Jeanne LilleheiBarbara LongfellowJennifer L. MartinAimée MasiéeGayle McJunkinLucy and Bob MitchellLeni and David Moore Jr.William A. MyersDena and Alan NaylorMelanie NelsonRoger NielsenBrian E. PalmerSusan and Edward PlasterLaura and Darin RinneCynthia Rosenblatt RossKirstin SeterdahlByron H. SimmonsDebra and Alan SlacterMichelle and David StreitzVictoria K. VeachHarry M. WalshCatherine and Steven WebsterDr. and Mrs. Gabriel WeisbergJane F. Westerlund
Image credits from cover to inside:
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955Blaise Cendrars, author, 1887–1961La fin du monde, filmée par L’AngeN.-D. (detail), 1919Artist’s book: color pochoir, illustrations, letterpressÉditions de la Sirène, Paris, publisherThe John R. Van Derlip Trust Fund2009.20
Kara WalkerAmerican, born 1969African/American, 1998Linoleum cutLandfall Press, Santa Fe, publisherThe Walter R. Bollinger Fund 2009.21
Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnDutch, 1606–69Saint Jerome by the Pollard Willow, 1648Etching and drypointThe John R. Van Derlip Trust Fund2009.19.3
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