Archives for February 2014

April 1, 2014- August 2, 2014

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
with Live Music

Blues @ Home is H.C. Porter’s collection of 30 portrait paintings of Mississippi living blues legends in their at-home settings. The paintings are paired with oral histories that give insight into the storied lives of the legends.

Admission: $5

Sponsored by:
The Friends of the Museum
Madison Charitable Foundation

Additional support provided by:
R&B Feder Charitable Foundation
The Student Activities Association
The Younger Foundation
UM Department of Music
Sally Barksdale Honors College
Fat Possum Records
T.H. Freeland IV, Esq.
The Brunt Family
Sid & Kathy Davis
Tom Davis State Insurance

March 18, 2014- August 9, 2014

Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Part of the Oxford Arts Crawl

Artist Lecture: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Bronze sculptor, furniture designer and painter, Tom Corbin, will give a lecture about his work and career in art. He will describe how, as a self-taught artist, he carved out a unique niche in the art and design world. Inspired by the iconography of youth, whimsy and nostalgia, Corbin’s work includes bronze sculptures and paintings with the female figure being his primary muse.

Click here to read more about The Figure: Portrait and Bronze Works by Tom Corbin.

Exhibition support from the Friends of the Museum.