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JANUARY 24, 2002
Gift of African-American works bolster museum collection
CHARLESTON, S.C.
The Gibbes Museum of Art
has received a gift of works by
artist Hale Woodrufffrom Dave
Williams, chairman of New
York’s Alliance capital Man
agement, and his wife Reba
that greatly enhances the mu
seum’’ growing collection of
.African-American works. The
.Williams have avidly collec
;tion the American scene for
‘over adecade and their private
.collection now consists of more
‘than 5,000 American pieces,
‘including works by Jasper
‘Johns, Frank Stella and Ed
'ward Hopper.
Shreveport museum showcases Elvis exhibit
: SHREVEPORT, LA
* Remember those old
‘scratchy black and white TV
‘clips of Elvis Presley when
‘he first hit the concert stage?
‘When the camerasintention
-ally avoided him from the
-waist down?
- This was Elvis when he
‘was the kid from rural Mis
-sissippi, long before the Hol
‘lywood big screen, the Vegas
Jjumpsuits and the big sun
‘glasses and sideburns. Back
‘then, it was a young, lean,
‘clean-cut Elvis, spreading
.chaos among the nation’s
‘youth with rock and roll and
gyrating hips. The man who
‘would be king - of rock and
‘roll.
Denny’s campaigns to help National Civil Rights Museum
: SPARTENBURG, S.C.
- Denny’s, Fortune maga
zine’s “Best Company in
America for Minorities” for
two consecutive years, will
begin a nationwide campaign
to help the National Civil
‘Rights Museum raise funds to
complete a $lO million expan
sion project. The museum is
located in Memphis, Tennes
see at the site of the Lorraine
motel, where Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. was assassi
nated April 4, 1968.
“Wehopetoraise atleast $1
CSRA WATCH
Community Foundation elects new officers
Atthe December board meet
.ing, directors ofthe CSRA Com
.munity Foundation unani
‘mously elected the following
‘officers: Clayton P. Boardman
‘III-chair, ThomasM. Blanchard
Jr. - chair elect, Abram U.
‘Serotta - chair of Grants Com
‘mittee, H.M. Osteen Jr. - chair
‘of Investment Committee and
-Aubrey C. Rhodes Jr. - secre
RCBE hosts hearing on Internet Safety Policy
- TheChildren’slnternet Pro
tection Act was signed into
law on December 21, 2000.
,Under the CIPA, no school or
library may receive E-rate dis
counts unless it certifies that
it is enforcing a policy of
Internet safety that includes
the use of filtering or blocking
technology.
Accordingtothelegislation,
thislnternet safety policy must
New hope for single seniors seeking spouses
Being ‘over 55 and single’
‘leadsmany tobelieve that their
‘best years are behind them.
However, there’s agood possi
bility for some single seniors,
thattheir most satisfyingyears
arestillahead! Georgia Chris
tian Singles, which is a state
Sub-chapter ofanon-profit or
ganization called The Chris
dian Singles Info-exchange
{CSI) is giving new hope to
single seniors who enjoy mar
‘ried life more than the single
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- Many seniors who previ
‘ously thought that finding a
.spouse would be impossible at
‘their age, have already found a
partner forthemselvesand are
now enjoying a new life in a
new marriage. Some report
that their new marriage is a
more fulfillingexperience than
what they had previously in
their life.
~ In years past, it was always
parents who purchased gift
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The Williams’ gift to the
Gibbes consists of eight
woodblock p: ints, ca. 1938, by
acclaimed African-American
artist Hale A. Woodruff (1900-
1980). The woodblocks, which
depict African-American lifein
the South, were printed by the
Robert Blackburn workshop,
and will be featured in an exhi
bition opening in February
entitled “Colorblind? The Af
rican American Image in the
1930 s and 19405.”
“Dave and Reba Williams
understand the Gibbes’ objec
tive to diversify and expand
our audience,” said Angela
Tokeep alive the memory of
early Elvis, the Meadows Mu
seum of Art in Shreveport is
displaying two collections of
photos taken just before his
career skyrocketed.
The first exhibit, a set of 22
photoscalled “Elvis, The Early
Years on Tour Through the
Deep South,” was shot by pho
tographer Jay Leviton during
a tour in the summer of 1956.
Presley was only 21 at the
time, withjust afew hit singles
and no movie roles under his
belt.
Leviton’s photos were shot
for a magazine that went out
of business before the photos
could be published. They have
been available for public view
smillion for the museum’s ex
pansion project,” said
Rachelle (Ray) Hood-Phillips,
Denny’schief diversity officer.
“We are asking all Americans
to ‘re-ignite’ Dr. King’sdream
by contributing to further our
shared visions of equality and
freedom for all people.”
The National Civil Rights
Museum offers the public in
formation on the Civil Rights
Movement and its strong im
pact and influence on human
rights movements worldwide.
Last March, USA Today Week
tary/treasurer. JohnW. Leeis
theimmediate past chair ofthe
Foundation.
“The CSRA Community
Foundation addresses press
ing and changing needs in
Richmond, Columbia,
McDuffie, Burke, Aiken and
Edgefield counties. For the
year 2001, 208 grants in the
amount 0f51,197,338.85 were
protect against access to vi
sual depictions that are ob
scene, child pornography or
harmful to minors. The law is
effective for Funding Year 4
(Julyl,2ool toJune 30,2002)
and for all future years.
In order to be in compliance
with the law, all school dis
tricts must have the following
items in place by July 1, 2002:
a technology protection mea
dren. But in recent years, it
has become equally as com
mon for adult children to pur
chase gift memberships for
their single parents. Loneli
ness, and the need to give and
receive love, has no age limit.
Forthatreason, Georgia Chris
tian Singles has no upper age
limit either. To be eligible to
join, one must:
- be a marriage-minded
single,
- be at least 16 years old (no
upper age limit)
- be considered eligible for
marriage in his or her church
and by civil laws (previously
married members of religious
denominationsthatrequirean
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must havean annulment prior
to joining),
- believe in the basic Chris
tian principles concerning
marriage and family,
- believe in a life-long com
mitment to marriage,
- believe in no sex outside of
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Mack, curator of Collections.
“Through these exceptional
works by Hale Woodruff, they
have generously assisted us
toward this goal.”
Few people have had the
impact as both artist and edu
cator as Hale Woodruff. A
student of the Fogg Art Mu
seum in Boston, Woodruff
studied at the Academie
Scandinaviaand the Academie
Moderne in Paris where he
was highly influenced by Afri
can-American artists William
Edouard Scott and Henry O.
Tanner. In 1931 Woodruff
returned to the United States
ingonly once beforein the last
15 years.
Photos show Presley’s elec
trifying performances and au
diencereaction - ranging from
screaming teens to disgusted
concert staffers and parents.
The photos show Presley’s
backstagelife, eatingin small
town diners and mingling with
locals between tour stops.
Away from the hype of his
shows, “Presley good
naturedly went about his busi
ness, applying the good man
nerson which he wasraised to
the mysterious new context of
national fame,” Meadows Mu
seum director Diane Dufilho
said.
The second exhibit, a 45-
end ranked the museum as
one of America’s 10 national
treasures.
“The National Civil Rights
Museum is dedicated to keep
ing Martin Luther King Jr.’s
dream alive by offering the
publicinformation on the Civil
Rights Movement and its
strong impact and influence
on human rights movements
worldwide,” said Beverly
Robertson, executive director
of the National Civil Rights
Museum. “Clearly, Denny’s
campaign to help is a major
made to deserving organiza
tions from the Foundations
restricted funds. Anadditional
$175,166.87 from the
Foundation’s unrestricted
funds was recently approved
by the Board of Directors for
distribution to 17 non-profit
organizations in the Greater
Augusta area,” said R Lee
Smith Jr., president/CEO.
sure, an Internet safety policy
and a public hearing.
As such, the Richmond
County Board of Education will
hold its public hearing on tech
nology protectionmeasuresand
its Internet Safety Policy on
January 24, 2002 at 7 p.m. in
the William Robinson Center
auditorium. For more infor
mation, contact the Office of
Publiclnformationat 737-7200.
marriage,
- share a respect for all hu
man beings from conception to
natural death, and
- agree to treat all other
members in a courteous man
ner.
It is not necessary to have a
computer to be a member of
Georgia Caristian Singles, as
profiles and photos are sent by
regular U.S. mail. This also
serves to keep member infor
mation confidential and pri
vate which most seniors want.
GCS is a non-profit organi
zation dedicated toincreasing
the likelihood of successful
marriages, and decreasing the
likelihood of divorce and
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andin America. Detailed mem
bership information is avail
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gia). Those without a com
puter can simply call 1-800-
869-2500.
and helped organize and estab
lish the art program at At
lanta University. He also ~re
ated the Atlanta Annuals, a
yearly art competition which
ledtoarenaissancein Atlanta’s
artisticcommunity and would
later attract artists such as
Jacob Lawrence, Robert
Blackburn and Charles White.
“Colorblind? The African
American Image in the 1930 s
and 19405” will open Febru
ary 1 asapart of Gibbes’ Black
History Month celebrations
and will run through October
30, 2002.
photo display called “On His
Own: Elvis in Shreveport,”
tracks Presley’s appearances
in the old Louisiana Hayride
radio show at the Municipal
Auditoriumin Shreveport. The
pictures were shotin 1954 and
1955 by photographers with
twolocal newspapers, but were
never published.
The “Early Years” exhibit is
now open and runs through
February 14. The “On His
Own” exhibit is now open and
runs through June 15.
The Meadows Museum is
located at Centenary College
in Shreveport, and is open vari
ous hours each day, closed
Monday. For details, call 318-
869-5040.
contribution.”
Denny’s “Re-ignite” Dr.
King’s dream campaign to
raise funds for the National
Civil Rights Museum begins
this month and will continue
through the year. Participat
ing Denny’s will donate 20
cents from the sale of each All-
American Slam entree to the
museum. Additionally, indi
viduals who want to support
this effort can make a dona
tion by calling 1-866-4-A
--DREAM or by visiting
www.civilrightsmuseum.org.
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Hammonds House hosts
Chika Okeke art discussion
ATLANTA
The Hammonds House Gal
leries and Resource Center of
African American Art will
host a lecture by Chika O.
Okeke February 2, 2002, from
3-5 pam. Hewill discuss “Art,
Independence and Liberation
Movements in Africa, 1945-
1994” based on an exhibition
he co-curated that is cur
rently at PSI and MOMA in
New York. By narrating the
conceptual logic of the show,
he points to the intricate re
lationship between colonial
ism and modern art in Af
rica. He argues that the
continuing misreading of
early to mid-20th century
modern art in Africa as a
mimicry of its western coun
terpart is due to an inability
or unwillingness on the part
of critics to take modern Af
rican art on its own terms.
He suggests a closer look at
the role played by the
decolonization process and
rhetoric in the emergence of
modern African art. In his
lecture, Okeke will discuss
the work of pioneers Ben
Enwonwu, Sydou Keita,
Ibrahim El Salahi, Uche
Gre(;n Par_ty holds first meep_iqg
The first organizational
meeting of the year for the
Richmond County Green Party
will be held on Thursday,
January 31, 2002, at 7 p.m. at
the Augusta-Richmond County
Public Library, main branch,
902 Greene Street. The pur
pose of the meeting will be to
welcome new members and
update the group on the cur
rent status of the Party and its
cancidate.
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Okeke, William Kentridge
and others. This lecture is
support by a grant from the
Fulton County Board of Com
missioners through the
Fulton County Arts Council.
Okeke is an artist, poet,
curator and art historian.
He is a leading art critic in
Nigeria and on the editorial
board of Nka:Journal of Con
temporary African Art
(N.Y.). He is currently a
Vernacular Modernities Fel
low at Emory University,
Atlanta.
From now through March
24, Hammonds House is also
hosting an exhibition of con
temporary African art from
the permanent collection.
This exhibition will feature
works on paper and paints
by Papa Iba Taal, Ibra
N’Diaye, Ousmane Faye, El
Loko, and Amadou Seck.
Admission to the Museum
isfree adonationis suggested
of $2 for adults and $1 for
seniors and students. The
Museum is located at 503
Peeples St. For additional
information call 404-752-
8730 or visit the web site at
www.hammondshouse.org.
future meetings as well as the
election of new officers.
Meetings will be held on the
last Thursday of the month
and are designed to educate
members and others on the
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Green Party. The public is
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Denice Trainaor 706-738-6529
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