Booth Western Art Museum Fall Newsletter 2018

A PUBLICATION OF BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018

FROM THE DIRECTORFollowing an exciting opening weekend for our Remington Treasurers exhibition, we have enjoyed greatattendance among both our members and the public. We appreciate your help in promoting the exhibit to yourfamily and friends. During our annual art history symposium on October 26, we will continue our focus onRemington's important contributions to the Western art world and his influence on Western filmmakers,especially John Ford. For more information on this year's all-star lineup, see page 7.One of the things that made the Remington opening weekend especially exciting was the number of membersfrom around the country who attended. Guests from nearly a dozen states were on hand for the event. This trendcoincides with the increasing interest we are finding in collectors who want to meet like-minded people in theirarea. We have established member \"clubs\" in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Members inthese areas get together at least quarterly to visit private collections and meet a visiting artist.In other areas, such as the Florida Space Coast, central Florida, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, we have organizedmore informal progressive viewing events or member get-togethers. Those attending any of these events arealways surprised to find people who live and work nearby who also love art, the West, and Booth Museum. Evenhere in the Atlanta area, we continue to find collectors and introduce them to their neighbors, such as at a recentgathering in Buckhead.If you are wondering if your new best friend, who likes the Booth like you do, might be just around the corner,contact Development Director Diane Homesley or myself. We will try to make some introductions or set up anevent in your area. Enjoying Western art and the Booth Museum is more fun with friends, so let us help you makesome new ones!Seth HopkinsExecutive DirectorCover: ©Quang Ho, Spring in the Canyon, oil on panel, 48 X 48” ©Scott Christensen, Prairie Storm, 2018, oil on canvas, 48 x 52\"THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS CENTURY PHOENIX AIR OF GEORGIA

OctoberArt for Lunch: Mark Warren on Wyatt Earp October 3, 12:15 pm Booth BallroomJoin award winning author Mark Warren as he presents the controversies of the Wyatt Earp saga through historic photographs.Mark's second book in his Earp trilogy Born to the Badge will be released in November. Lunch includes chicken Caesar salad, rolls andstrawberry cream pie for $10.00 plus tax. No outside food or beverages. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Program includedwith admission.Frederic Remington's Birthday October 4, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pmCome bring a friend and help us celebrate Frederic Remington's 157th birthday with FREE admission from 4 pm-8 pm and enjoycupcakes in The Café, while they last.League of Dedicated Collectors:Zuni Fetish Carvings & Guidelines for Buying at Auction October 4, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmJoin us on a fascinating journey into the history and collecting of Zuni Fetish Carvings. We encourage members to bring a favorite pieceto share in our discussions. We will also examine guidelines for bidding at auctions. Program included with admission.16th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium October 25 – 28The largest Western themed event in the South, packed with offerings such as gunfight re-enactments, Native American dancing,children's activities, Cowboy Church, an exhibit opening for Featured Artists Scott Christensen and Quang Ho, a concert by FeaturedEntertainers Riders In The Sky, and so much more! See page 7 for a complete listing.Exhibition Opening, Gallery Walk & Featured Artists Lecture October 25, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pmBooth members and guests are invited to be among the first to view East / West Visions: Scott Christensen & Quang Ho.Featured Artists, Christensen and Ho will conduct a gallery walk at 5:00 pm in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery, followed by areception at 6:00 pm and the keynote lecture at 7:00 pm.NovemberArt for Lunch: Remington's ties to the Spanish American War November 7, 12:15 pm Booth BallroomJim Dunham will trace Frederic Remington's involvement in the Spanish American War in Cuba, including being a witness to the chargeup San Juan Hill by Teddy Roosevelt and the Roughriders. Lunch includes pasta with sausage, salad and cannoli for $10.00 plus tax.Exhibition Opening Reception: 15th Annual Kids Cowboy Up! November 15, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Borderlands GalleryMembers and guests are invited to view the 15th Annual Kids Cowboy Up! exhibition featuring artwork by members of the Boys &Girls Club of Bartow County and the Hands of Christ After School Program. Light refreshments served in Borderlands Meeting Room.Evening Lecture: Kyle Paliotto November 15, 7:00 pm Bergman TheatreAs a young artist raising a family with two young children, Paliotto will share his unique perspective on the art world. From making hisown frames to teaching classes, he will discuss the ways he is working to improve his art everyday while also trying to make a living.DecemberExhibition Opening, Gallery Walk and Reception:Bob Kolbrener: 50 years in the West December 1, 5:00 pm Picturing America GalleryThis retrospective exhibition features Bob Kolbrener's images created the \"old fashioned way,\" still using black and white film in a largeformat camera and producing traditional prints. Bob continues to use the lessons he learned from Ansel Adams. Like Adams,Kolbrener captures breathtaking moments in nature as well as powerful scenes that speak to his signature wit, delightful insights, anddry humor.Art for Lunch:Lecture & Book Signing Event with author Michael K. Shaffer December 5, 12:15 pm Booth BallroomJoin Civil War historian and author Michael K. Shaffer as he discusses his new book In Memory of Self and Comrades: Thomas WallaceColley's Recollections of Civil War Service in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. Colley served with one of the most famous units of the Civil War.Shaffer will autograph books following his talk. Lunch includes spiral ham and pineapple upside-down cake for $10.00 plus tax. 3

East/West Visions: Scott Christensen and Quang Ho East/West Visions features two of America's most admired living artists, Quang Ho and Scott Christensen. Both are highly sought after by collectors and art students, well beyond the perceived boundaries of Western art. We look forward to them serving as Featured Artists for this year's Cowboy Festival and Symposium. Born in Vietnam in 1963, Quang Ho immigrated to the United States in 1975 and is now a U.S. Citizen. He first showed interest in art at age three and had his first one-man show as a high school sophomore in Denver. A National Scholastics Art Awards Scholarship allowed him to attend the Colorado Institute of Art. He graduated in 1985, winning the Best Portfolio Award among his graduating class. Art dealer Mikkel Saks took Ho's work into his gallery and successfully promoted his art. Today, Ho is regarded as one of America's great artists with art in major corporate and private collections around the world. Working mostly in oils and occasionally watercolor and pastels, Ho's subject matter ranges from still lifes and landscapes, to interiors, dancers, and figurative works, but he says the subject is of little concern. \"Subject matter is not really important to me. I can find visual excitement all around me - from a knot on a tree, graceful limp of a flower wilting, to a juxtaposition of a few simple shapes and colors...inspirations are inexhaustible. The real essence of painting is the dialogue between shapes, tones, colors, textures, edges, and line. Everything else follows including light, form, concepts, personal beliefs and inspirations. One day I may be interested in a color statement, and the next maybe a relationship of simple shapes; with every painting, there is a singular visual thought to be completed.\" Growing up in rural Lander, Wyoming, Scott Christensen's first exposure to art was watching his wheel-chair bound grandfather paint. \"What I remember best,\" Scott says, \"is the smell of paint in that house.\" When Scott fractured a vertebra in a college football game, he could have easily wound up in the same position. However, by the time he healed, he had decided to give up his first love and concentrate the intense energy and consuming passion he had devoted to sports to art. His studies included experimentation with numerous painting styles, viewing works by his friend Dan Gerhartz and closely studying the works of Swedish painter Anders Zorn, and Russian artists Isaac Levitan and Ilya Repin. He also turned to the works of Sir Alfred East and Edgar Payne for inspiration, men who were quite inventive in arranging the most important elements of a scene. Scott explains, \"Maybe you're standing in a place where the sky and the mountains are very dramatic; the trees have incredible color and the water is vibrant. You have to decide what you want your painting to be about, then have the discipline to render that element most important, and then paint everything else to support it.\" Scott was the 2000 winner of the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum, the highest honor in Western art. His work can be found in many of America's most famous museums, such as Gilcrease, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Denver Art Museum, Kimball Museum, and Autry Museum. Christensen works his magic in Victor, Idaho, in a craftsman- style studio that connects to an elegant exhibition space where collectors are welcome to visit. Top: ©Scott Christensen, Swiss Trail, 2018, oil on canvas, 48 x 72\" Right: ©Quang Ho, Deep Autumn, WV, oil on panel, 48 x 48\"4

ON EXHIBIT CIRCLE LEVEL RECOGNITION Thank you for your supportSPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERY DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE CURATOR'S CIRCLETreasures from the Frederic Remington Art Museum & Beyond David Aiken Greg and Kelly AltmanThrough January 13 William and Susan Brogdon Anonymous (3)As the largest Remington exhibition ever in the South, Treasures from Steven and Kelly Bucknerthe Frederic Remington Art Museum & Beyond illustrates the Lawrence and Suzanne Bakerattraction, romance and conflict of the American West through the Danielle and Ted Davies Henry and Mary Carole Bauereyes of the most well-known name in Western art. Jim and Cindy Eaton Larry and Linda BeardTEMPORARY EXHIBITION GALLERY James and Christi Edwards Walter H. Beckham, III Anne B. EldridgeThe Wildlife Art of Guy Coheleach Eileen BennettThrough October 7 Reid and Cathy Funston Don and Becky BergertWildlife fans, artists, environmentalists and children will all be awed by David and Cynthia Hayes Richard and Lynn Berkowitzthe big cats, elephants, wolves and other animals in the paintings of Craig and Deirdre Macnab Ray and Susan BernickGuy Coheleach. Recognized as one of the best wild animal painters in Candace Alexander McNair David and Nancy Blevinsthe world. He has won the Society of Animal Artists Award of Rick and Andrea Miller Butch and Jane BradshawExcellence an unprecedented eight times. Gregory Brown and Brandy Minick Nancy Montgomery Bill and Sandra ByersEast/West Visions: Scott Christensen and Quang Ho Donald J. Moschetti Sandy and Melissa CarterOctober 25 – January 20 Joel and Karen Piassick Sam and Sheri ChilcoteThis exhibition brings together two of the country's top landscape Butch and Catherine Rawson Ann and Thomas Curreypainters, highlighting both the similarities and differences in their Don and Neva Rountree John and Edith Daubstyles. Both artists will serve as Featured Artists for the 2018 Joyce Carter Stevens James and Judy DellingerSoutheastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium, delivering the keynote Robert and Mary Yellowlees Jim and Dory Dorsettaddress on the evening of October 25. Ben and Meg DuBose COLLECTOR'S CIRCLE Donald and Connie EvansBORDERLANDS GALLERY Michael and Robin Farrens Christina and Paul Blackney Julie French and Cedric MuenzingBooth Photography Guild Annual Exhibition Walter and Evette Borchich Susan K. and Lance FriedlandThrough November 11 Scott and Mary Ellen GarrettFeaturing works of fine art photography by members of the Booth Ron and Lisa Brill Thomas and Patricia GibbsPhotography Guild, this juried exhibition showcases the talent within Earline Burke John and Marty Gillinthe organization. The group meets monthly for educational Doug and Susie Haugenphotographic programs. Dan and Betty Byrd Barry and Lynn Henderson Ron and Lynn Cagle Jack and Ellen Holland15th Annual Kids Cowboy Up! Pete and Julie ContrucciNovember 13 – January 6 Fred and Beryl Everett Ben and Fran HollisArtwork in a variety of media by the young members of the Boys & Winn and Dawn Forkner Sarah and Jim KennedyGirls Club of Bartow County and the Hands of Christ After School Bobby and P.J. Hillin John and Charlotte KimberlinProgram. The artists range in age from elementary to high school. Barbara and Robert P. Hunter, Jr. Bryan KingPICTURING AMERICA GALLERY James Kieffer Luther and Teresa King Michael and Anne King Jim and Joey LattimoreAmerican Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart Daniel and Brenda MahaffeyThrough November 18 James B. MillerA veteran of the country music industry, Marty Stuart is much more George and Carol Overend John Marianathan a master musician. This exhibition features Stuart's documentary Barbara Martinphotography of country music singers and songwriters, rockabilly James L. Rhoden, Jr. Janet Martin and Larry Eggersmanwriters and performers, and the Lakota Tribe of North Dakota. This Otis and Sandy Scarborough Paul and Carla McCombsexhibit was organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, David and Janice MillerTennessee. Manesa Short George and Holly Montanus James and Levon ThomasBob Kolbrener: 50 years in the West Jackie and Randy Thompson Marc MyersDecember 1 – June 2 Cobbs and Minta NixonCombining the skills of a master photographer with his large Kathryn and Bill Winn Larry and Connie Olsonpersonality and signature wit, Bob Kolbrener has made a name for Duffy and Tina Oysterhimself over the past 50 years. He went from taking classes from Ansel Gillis and Anne PayneAdams to teaching at Adams' school. He uses black and white film in alarge format camera, printing in a traditional darkroom. Pamela Platt Tom and Sandra Player Phil Rainwater Palma and Raymond Rhoades Mary Ann Scogin Hal Smith and Gerard Verzaal Ray and Monica Smith Terry and Margaret Stent Carl Stewart Mel and Linda Teetz Ray Thacker Carol and Ramon Tome Dee Venzer Jeffrey and Elizabeth Watkins Linda Whitmire and Billy Bradford Wendy Willson Herschel and Ruth Wisebram 5

Bob Kolbrener: 50 Years in the West With the opening of Bob Kolbrener: 50 Years in the West on December 1st, guests will have the opportunity to share Kolbrener's experiences in the West through five decades of his black and white photography. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1942, Kolbrener attended nearby Washington University. Kolbrener initially took up photography as just a hobby in 1964. However, when he wandered into Best's Studio (now the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park) in 1968, his relationship with photography was forever changed. The exposure to the work of Ansel Adams sparked a desire to more fully explore the medium of photography. The following year, Kolbrener was back in Yosemite, taking a class from Adams. Other classes with Adams, Imogen Cunningham and Wynn Bullock sharpened his eye and improved his technique. Soon he was invited to be an instructor at the Ansel Adams Gallery and eventually at Adams' Spring Workshop in Yosemite. Bob and his wife Sharon Kolbrener established a commercial photography business in Missouri, giving themselves two months off a year. This allowed them to regularly take extended excursions to Yosemite and the West. \"Living as nomads for two months of the year for fifty years has resulted in an on-going body of work rich in substance and diversity.\"Over the next several decades, Kolbrener created a body of work that captured the unique locations of the Great AmericanWest including the California coastline. He also experimented with night photography, studies of texture and line, and nudefigurative photography, using his wife Sharon as the subject. Kolbrener still shoots black and white film in large viewcameras and prints the \"old fashioned way\" in a real darkroom, using fiber-based papers and chemical tray processing. \"My goal is to produce prints which truly celebrate those most exciting photographic moments.\"In 2008, Kolbrener was awarded the Best Foreign Photographer Award for Black and White Photography at the PingyaoInternational Photography Festival in China. Kolbrener has also produced several noteworthy publications including BobKolbrener Photographs: Twenty-five Years in the American West (1993), Kolbrener's Yosemite (2002), and TradigitalAutoGraphs (2016). \"The whole key, in any kind of [photography] . . . is to figure out a way to raise the bar.\"Bob Kolbrener: 50 Years in the West will present hismost well-known images along with a wide variety ofother subjects, allowing guests insight on his styleand the opportunity to see Kolbrener's recurringengagement with his favorite places and subjectsover time. This exhibition was made possible in part by: © Bob Kolbrener, Mirror Lake, Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1968 © Bob Kolbrener, Self-Portrait, Gelatin Silver Photograph, 19906

16th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & SymposiumThursday, October 259:00 am – 8:00 pm: Museum open9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Passport to the West school program. SOLD OUT5:00 pm: Be among the first to tour East/West Visions: Scott Christensen & Quang Ho duringthe Featured Artists Gallery Walk.6:00 pm: Opening Reception for East/West Visions: Scott Christensen & Quang Ho.Refreshments served in the Atrium.7:00 pm: Featured Artists Evening Lecture with Scott Christensen and Quang Ho.8:15 pm: Circle Members' Dinner with Featured Artists Scott Christensen and Quang Ho. Tobecome a Circle Member, call 770-387-1541.Friday, October 269:00 am – 5:00 pm: Museum open9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Passport to the West school program. SOLD OUT10:30 am – 3:30 pm: Western Art History Symposium in Bergman Theatre.A series of four presentations, each lasting one hour. A lunch break will be given after thesecond presentation. Included with general admission.10:30 am: Peter Hassrick, Buffalo Bill Center of the West – Remington & Russell: Compareand Contrast.11:30 am: Andrew Nelson, School of Film & Photography, Montana State University- Remington's Influence on Western Filmmakers.2:00 pm: Karen McWhorter, Whitney Western Art Museum – Studio Collection, Remington's Working Methods.3:00 pm: Peter Hassrick, Buffalo Bill Center of the West –Fakes and Forgeries of Remington's artSaturday, October 279:00 am – 6:30 pm: Museum open9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Painting Demonstration with Featured Artist Quang Ho. A unique opportunity for artists and collectors to observe andlearn from one of the greatest artists of our time. Presented by the Booth Art Academy. $100 for Booth members and $150 for not-yetmembers. Call 770-387-1553 for reservations.10:00 am – 1:00 pm: High School Chalk Art Competition10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Cowboy FestivalEnjoy re-enactments of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Western music, Native American dancing, living history encampments, trick roping andmore! Cowpoke Corner includes free children's art activities and a petting zoo!7:00 pm: Riders In The Sky Concert, Grand TheatreBooth Members $30 plus tax and fees and $40 plus tax and fees for not-yet members. Tickets are available at boothmuseum.org andthegrandtheatre.org or call 770-387-1300. Presented by South 93.5.Sunday, October 2811:00 am – 5:00 pm: Museum Open11:00 am: Cowboy Church. Join Jim Dunham as he leads a non-denominational service featuring cowboy prayers, traditional church hymnswith musical duo Forever Young.Noon – 5:00 pm: Cowboy Festival. See description above.Sponsors of the 16th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & SymposiumPHOENIX AIR JOHNNY 100.3fm am1450 SON THE COMMUNITY RADIO POT LOCAL NEWS • SPORTS • WEATHER 7

* CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120 NON-PROFIT * ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE*GEORGIA MUSEUMS, INC. BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM PO BOX 3070 PAID Permit No. 63 Cartersville, GA 30120OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Booth Western Art Museum will educate, entertain, and inspire guests through the exploration of Western art,popular culture, and American heritage in a welcoming environment. For the Love of Art Gala Weekend & Art Auction We are proud to announce some exciting additions for the 2019 For the Love of Art Gala Weekend & Art Auction! During the Saturday night Gala, renowned painter and sculptor John Coleman of Prescott, Arizona, will receive the Booth's new Artist of Excellence Award honoring a mid-career artist clearly among the best in the Western art field. New for the 2019 Friday night Boots 'N' Saddles pre-Gala party is the addition of a miniatures sale, and an entertaining Quick Draw with artists completing a painting during the event to be auctioned at the end of the evening. Booth Museum supporters and lovers of Western art will not want to miss this opportunity to meet artists, celebrate with fellow collectors, and grow their art collections all while supporting the Museum! Visit www.boothmuseum.org/gala for additional details.