Summer 2019 Booth Bulletin

A PUBLICATION OF BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2019

Towards the beginning of my museum career, I used to chuckle when I would hear a curator or director say they had been working 10, 15 or more years on an exhibition. Typically our exhibitions here at the Booth happen on less than a five year cycle from initial idea to closing the exhibition. Having worked on our upcoming Warhol and the West exhibition for nearly 15 years now, I have had to change my tune. What started out as my Master’s thesis has now become a major traveling exhibition and a groundbreaking 144 page book, shedding new light on a little-known portion of the work of one of the most famous American artists of all time. Working with the staff at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum, we have pulled together an incredible look at the Western art Warhol created, as well as the collections of Western items he amassed, the Western movies he made, his travels in the West and much more. Who knew there would be enough material left unpublished about Andy and his art to warrant another book on his oeuvre? Well, quite honestly, we did, because we did the research! This exhibition will fill both our Special and Temporary Galleries, totaling just over 6,000 square feet, easily the most extensive and resource intensive exhibition the Booth has ever undertaken. Our hope is that it will attract a larger and younger audience to the Booth, while also enlightening our traditional audience. To achieve this goal, I am asking all our stakeholders to help spread the word throughout the land. The exhibition opens to the public on August 25, but members will be able to tour it with the curators during an exclusive opening on the 24th. Circle members will see it first during a very special event on the 23rd. Please consider upgrading to be part of this historic evening. Looking past that important weekend, I stand ready to take on a challenge made by one of our Café employees. Chef Rob, as he is known in these parts, thinks he can beat me in a chili/cornbread/dessert throwdown. Plan to attend our Member Appreciation Celebration evening on September 19 when we will open a Lonesome Dove photography exhibition and you will settle the throwdown with your votes. It will be blind judging, so you will not know who you’re voting for – but I know you will make the right decision…. I look forward to seeing you at these events and in our galleries! Seth Hopkins Executive Director CORPORATE PARTNERS COVER: Warhol and the West book cover, published 2019 by, Booth Western Art Museum, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Tacoma Art Museum in coordination with UC Press. All artwork from Cowboys and Indians portfolio, 1986, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.,

National Day of the Cowboy Member Exhibition Preview, Reception and Gallery July 27, 10:00 am — 3:00 pm Walk: Warhol and the West Museum Festival Grounds August 24, 4:00 — 8:00 pm Celebrate the contributions of Cowboys and Cowgirls to Booth members are invited to view our newest exhibition. America’s cultural heritage with mouth-watering food, Gallery walks begin at 4:00 pm and start every 15 minutes. entertainment and demonstrations. Admission is free to Members should reserve their time slot online well the Museum Festival Grounds. Wear your Western attire in advance, as we do expect to sell out. At 6:00 pm, a and receive $2.00 off regular admission to Booth Museum. cocktail reception begins in the Eaton Atrium. At 7:00 pm, in the Booth Ballroom there will be a panel discussion with the curators of the exhibit, and at 8:00 pm, the curators will be available to sign copies of the 144 page book, Warhol and the West (books available for purchase). ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED at boothmuseum.org for all evening activities. Warhol and the West exhibition opens to the public August 25 League of Dedicated Collectors: Outlaws and Lawmen Art for Lunch: Kit Carson of the Old West September 4, 12:15 pm August 1, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Booth Ballroom Members Lounge Brandt Ross will discuss the life and legend as well as the Join the Booth’s Jim Dunham for an informative and good and the bad of American frontiersman Kit Carson entertaining presentation on the outlaws and lawmen of through conversation and folksongs. Jim Dunham will the Old West. highlight the Carson story related to the Booth’s Maynard Dixon painting Red Butte with Mountain Men. Lunch will Art for Lunch: Andy is Coming! be available for $10.00 plus tax and includes lasagna, salad August 7, 12:15 pm and peach cobbler. Booth Ballroom First FREE Thursday, Open Art Studio Booth Museum’s Executive Director Seth Hopkins will get September 5, 4:00 — 7:30 pm everyone ready for the Warhol and the West exhibition Borderlands Meeting Room opening on August 24 for members and August 25 for not yet members. Lunch will feature chicken enchiladas, Kids of all ages are invited to get creative and join us for chips and salsa, and Choco Taco for $10.00 plus tax. No a fun Warhol themed art making experience. Registration outside food or beverages will be allowed. Attendees is NOT required. Adults (18 years +) or guardians are are encouraged to arrive early. Program is included with required to accompany their children at all times. admission. Exhibition Opening Reception: Booth Photography Gallery Walk, Reception and Lecture: Scene Guild Annual Exhibition August 22, 5:00 — 8:00 pm September 7, 2:00 — 5:00 pm Booth Ballroom Borderlands Join photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron at Join members of the Booth Photography Guild for the 5:00 pm as she talks about her unique portraits during a exhibit opening reception in Borderlands Gallery and gallery walk with Booth Curator of Photography Dr. Samuel Meeting Room from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. At 3:30 pm, the exhibit Gerace and special guest Anna Walker Skillman of Jackson awards will be presented in Bergman Theatre. Fine Art. At 6:00 pm, members are invited to the Booth Ballroom, for a light reception and a discussion with Barron Exhibition Opening, Gallery Walk, and Lecture: and Skillman who will talk about Scene and other projects Lonesome Dove: Photographs by Bill Wittliff by the artist. September 19, 5:00 — 8:00 pm Circle Member Exhibition Preview, Reception and Join us for an adults-only Member Appreciation Gallery Walk: Warhol and the West Celebration and the opening of Lonesome Dove: August 23, 5:30 — 8:00 pm Photographs by Bill Wittliff. Take a gallery walk at 5:00 pm, enjoy a Texas inspired chili, cornbread and dessert Booth Circle members are invited to be the first to view cook-off in the Booth Ballroom at 6:00 pm, and hear an Warhol and the West. The evening begins at exhibition lecture in Bergman Theatre at 7:00 pm. More 5:30 pm with a reception. At 6:15 pm, Circle members will details on page 7. move to the Bergman Theatre for a panel discussion with Seth Hopkins and the curators of the exhibition. At 7:00 pm, the curators will guide members on a walk through the exhibition. If you are interested in upgrading to the Circle level, contact the membership department at 770-387-8613.

Andy Warhol’s 1986 portfolio Cowboys and Indians was the last major project completed prior to his death. It received little critical or public attention at its release and remains one of the most under-studied aspects of the artist’s career. Consisting of 14 screen-printed images, it represents an important milestone in both the artist’s late career and the history of contemporary Western art. The images selected include iconic Western subjects, adding an important chapter to our contemporary understanding of the mythology of the West. Many of the images selected for this portfolio came from 19th century photographs, depicting recognizable and iconic figures in Western history. Others were based on Native American artifacts, Andy Warhol, Cowboys and Indians: Action Picture, 1986, Screenprint on dating from the same era, housed at the National Lenox, museum board, Trial proof 13/36, 36 × 36 inches, Booth Western Museum of the American Indian. Art Museum, © 2019 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Warhol and the West will be the first museum exhibition to fully explore Andy Warhol’s love of the West represented in his art, movies, attire, travel and collecting. Organized by the Booth in a partnership with the Tacoma Art Museum and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Warhol and the West presents the full range of Western imagery Warhol produced. New scholarship examines how Warhol’s Western work merges the artist’s ubiquitous portrayal of celebrities with his interest in cowboys, American Indians and other Western motifs. His work in the Western genre is immediately recognizable, impressive, daring, inspirational and sometimes confrontational. This body of work furthers our understanding of how the American West infiltrates the public’s imagination through contemporary art and popular culture. Comprised of more than 100 objects and works of art, the exhibit runs August 25 to December 31. “Even ardent fans of American artist, director and producer Andy Warhol aren’t likely aware that the pop icon loved the West,” said Seth Hopkins, executive director of the Booth Western Art Museum. “However, the West was a nearly constant influence throughout his life. Warhol wore cowboy boots more often than not and loved to travel to Taos, Fort Worth and Colorado, and he amassed an overwhelming collection of Native American art and artifacts. In fact, his last major project before his death in 1987 was his ‘Cowboys and Indians’ series—14 iconic Western subjects—which form the backbone of this major traveling exhibition.” THIS EXHIBITION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING Signature Sponsor Platinum Sponsor Neva & Don Rountree Anne B. Eldridge Anonymous Gold Sponsor Luther King Capital Management Christina & Paul Blackney Karen & Joel Piassick Kelly & Steve Buckner Andrea & Rick Miller Silver Sponsor Susie & Bob Miller The Benefit Company Century Bank of Georgia Media Partner Cobb EMC Community Foundation GPB WBHF Andy Warhol, Endangered Species: Bighorn Ram, 1983 Screenprint on Lenox museum board, 38 × 38 inches, Artist’s proof 21/30, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 998.1.2466.10, © 2019 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

ON EXHIBIT Booth Artists’ Guild Annual Exhibition Through August 25 Treasures from the Vault-15 Years of Collecting at This juried exhibition features the work of painters and sculptors who Booth Museum are members of the Booth Artists’ Guild, a group that meets monthly Through July 28 for educational programs on visual arts. Before the Booth opened to the public in 2003, the museum was collecting a wide variety of art and objects. This exhibition highlights Booth Photography Guild Annual Exhibition items of significance that have rarely if ever been shown. Included are August 27 – November 10 artists’ sketches, a 2000 Palm Beach County voting machine, unique A juried exhibition featuring works by members of the Booth presidential material, miniature sculptures and many new acquisitions. Photography Guild. Please join us for the opening reception on September 7 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Warhol and the West Artistic Photography Today: Artists Re-Presenting Reality August 25 – December 31 Through September 1 A major traveling exhibition of more than 100 objects and works of Exploring the limits of photography today, this show presents the art, will be the first museum exhibition to fully explore Andy Warhol’s work of 19 digital artists and photographers. These artists push the love of the West represented in his art, movies, attire, relationships boundaries of photography to create images that go beyond the and collecting. In 1986, Warhol completed his Cowboys and Indians ordinary. portfolio, the last major project before his death. It included images of 14 iconic Western subjects such as Custer, Geronimo and John Wayne. Scene: Portraits From the 80s by Jeannette Montgomery This group of images has been exhibited at many museums, but never Barron in the full context of Warhol’s continued involvement with Western Through September 1 people, places and things. The exhibition will open August 24 for A selection of black and white photographic portraits from the New members and August 25 for not-yet members, in Cartersville and travel York art scene in the 1980s by Atlanta born photographer Jeannette over the next year to Oklahoma City and Tacoma. Montgomery Barron. Included in the exhibit are Barron’s portraits of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Scene captures the unique Six Navajo Masters: Abeyta, Begay, Johns, Whitehorse, world of her subjects. Whitethorne & Yazzie Through August 4 Lonesome Dove: Photographs by Bill Wittliff Featuring works from six Navajo artists considered to be masters of September 19 – February 9 their craft: Tony Abeyta, Shonto Begay, David Johns, Emmi Whitehorse, The “Lonesome Dove” miniseries, which first aired on CBS in 1989, Baje Whitethorne and Larry Yazzie. This exhibit focuses on the rich continues to capture audiences. During its filming, renowned cultural and spiritual Navajo traditions. photographer Bill Wittliff documented the series with stunning photographs of the cast among the Western landscapes and in their iconic roles. Lonesome Dove, a traveling exhibition created by the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in partnership with Humanities Texas, showcases 55 sepia toned prints from Wittliff. Audiences can again relive the exciting journey of Gus and Call. CIRCLE LEVEL RECOGNITION Thank you for your support FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Ron and Lisa Brill David and Nancy Blevins Daniel and Brenda Mahaffey David Aiken Dan and Betty Byrd Butch and Jane Bradshaw John Mariana James Kieffer Ron and Lynn Cagle John and Samantha Brandreth Barbara Martin Joel and Karen Piassick Pete and Julie Contrucci Gregory Brown and Brandy Minick Janet Martin and Larry Eggersman Don and Neva Rountree Anne B. Eldridge Bill and Sandra Byers Paul and Carla McCombs Fred and Beryl Everett Sandy and Melissa Carter David and Janice Miller DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Winn and Dawn Forkner Sam and Sheri Chilcote George and Holly Montanus Anonymous (2) Billy Hasty Andree and Thomas Crow Greg Morse William and Susan Brogdon P.J. Hillin Ann and Thomas Currey Marc Myers Steven and Kelly Buckner Barbara and Robert P. Hunter, Jr. James and Judy Dellinger Larry and Connie Olson Earline Burke Michael and Anne King Jim and Dory Dorsett Duffy and Tina Oyster Danielle and Ted Davies Otis and Sandy Scarborough Ben and Meg DuBose Pamela Platt Jim and Cindy Eaton Manesa Short Michael and Robin Farrens Tom and Sandra Player James and Christi Edwards James and Levon Thomas Julie French and Cedric Muenzing Jane Price-Harmon and Mikell Jones Reid and Cathy Funston Jackie and Randy Thompson Susan K. and Lance Friedland Phil Rainwater David and Cynthia Hayes Kathryn and Bill Winn Scott and Mary Ellen Garrett Palma and Raymond Rhoades Craig Macnab Thomas and Patricia Gibbs Joe and Linda Roberts Candace Alexander McNair CURATOR’S CIRCLE John and Marty Gillin Mary Ann Scogin James B. Miller Greg and Kelly Altman Richard and Catherine Haining Hal Smith and Gerard Verzaal Rick and Andrea Miller Anonymous (3) Bryan and Jan Hall Ray and Monica Smith Nancy Montgomery Lawrence and Suzanne Baker Doug and Susie Haugen Carl Stewart Donald J. Moschetti Eleanor Barton and Marion Benson Barry and Lynn Henderson James and Shrestha Taylor Butch and Catherine Rawson Henry and Mary Carole Bauer Jack and Ellen Holland Mel and Linda Teetz James L. Rhoden, Jr. Larry and Linda Beard Ben and Fran Hollis Ray Thacker Joyce Carter Stevens Walter H. Beckham, III John and Carol Irvin Dee Venzer Robert and Mary Yellowlees Eileen Bennett Sarah and Jim Kennedy Lisa Volpitto and Walter Altholz Don and Becky Bergert John and Charlotte Kimberlin Sandra Webb COLLECTOR’S CIRCLE Richard and Lynn Berkowitz Bryan King Lawson Whitaker Christina and Paul Blackney Ray and Susan Bernick Luther and Teresa King Wendy Willson Walter and Evette Borchich Jerry and Camille Black Barbara Krajnik Herschel and Ruth Wisebram

Photographs by Bill Wittliff © Bill Wittliff, Gus and Call on the Mesa, 1988, pigment print on Baryta paper From September 19, 2019 until February 9, 2020, guests will have the exciting opportunity to enjoy a new photography exhibition, Lonesome Dove: Photographs by Bill Wittliff. Capturing the sweeping visual imagery of the original miniseries, this exhibition presents 55 sepia toned photographs originally taken during filming by Bill Wittliff, renowned photographer, writer and executive producer—with Suzanne De Passe—of “Lonesome Dove”. The images, however, are worlds apart from ordinary production stills depicting an extraordinary union of art, literature and history. “Lonesome Dove” is an American Western miniseries based on the 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry. The miniseries follows two former aged Texas Rangers Captain Augustus “Gus” McCrae and Captain Woodrow F. Call. Both men seek to find meaning and adventure by attempting to drive a stolen herd of cattle from the Rio Grande to Montana. In this exhibition, guests will be able to see these iconic characters and others from the show. As Bill’s friend and author Stephen Harrigan describes, “[Bill] was shooting with an ordinary single lens reflex camera on black and white Tri-X film. There was already an official unit photographer to take publicity stills on the Lonesome Dove set, and I just assumed that Bill, as the writer/producer of the movie, was making a private photographic record. In fact, he was making art.” What is impressive about Bill’s photographs of “Lonesome Dove” is that they are not simply records of the miniseries. Instead, these photographs explore the subtle line between actor and character, between film set and the Western landscape. As author of the novel, Larry McMurtry, says, “Some pictures are about actors, or about the characters they play. Some are about South Texas, or about the Rio Grande. Some are about cowboys, or about male bonding, or about the men inside the actors and the actors inside the men.” Bill was born in 1940 in Taft, Texas. In 1964, shortly after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism, Bill started his own publishing house, Encino Press, with his wife Sally. Bill would go on to be an accomplished screenplay writer and photographer, and his other photography shows include, Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy (2004) and La Vida Brinca (2006). Bill Wittliff died on June 9, 2019 in Austin, Texas, from a heart attack. Bill leaves behind a rich legacy of work in the Western genre, and his photographs masterfully capture the emotional quality of his subjects and the themes of persistence, loyalty and survival so often found in American Western art. This exhibition is produced by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek © Bill Wittliff, Stolen Horses, 1988, pigment print on Baryta paper Library, Texas State University, and presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Booth Museum Members are invited to our Member Appreciation Celebration. This year’s event will feature a first look at a new exhibition, Lonesome Dove: Photographs by Bill Wittliff. Events for the evening will include a gallery walk at 5:00 pm and Bobby Flay inspired “Texas Chili Throwdown” pitting our own Executive Director Seth Hopkins against local celebrity chef Robert Ray. Come help us decide who will reign as the Booth Chili King for 2019! To register for the event, visit boothmuseum.org. Each year the Booth Artists’ and Photography Guilds mount juried exhibitions featuring the work of their members. The Guilds were founded in 2010 and today each guild has over 200 members representing states from across the country. We are very excited that membership in the Guilds continues to grow at a rapid pace. This growth speaks directly to the reputations the Guilds have developed as exceptional opportunities with outstanding artists. Both groups strive to provide their members with rewarding educational events while cultivating a spirit of friendship and community. Currently on display in the Borderlands Gallery is the Booth Artists’ Guild Annual Exhibition running through August 25. Immediately following the Booth Artists’ Guild show, the Booth Photography Guild Annual Exhibition will open and run through November 10. Booth Artists’ and Photography Guild member Patricia Stephenson discusses her photograph.

Georgia Museums Inc. | Booth Western Art Museum | PO Box 3070 | Cartersville, Georgia 30120 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 63 Cartersville, GA 30120 OUR MISSION: 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. FRANK HARDING COWBOY GALLERY The Booth recently honored businessman, cattleman and art collector Frank Harding by placing his name on the Museum’s Cowboy Gallery. Frank was the chairman and founder of American Livestock Insurance Company, based in the Chicago area. Among his many distinctions, Frank was the only third generation person to be honored by the Saddle and Sirloin Club (presented in 1982), following in the footsteps of his father (1915) and grandfather (1905). The journey that culminated in this celebration began three years ago when Executive Director Seth Hopkins received a call from Frank’s close friend and business associate Duncan Alexander asking about the Booth’s interest in accepting Frank’s extensive Western art collection. The Booth was thrilled to receive this collection that included important works by Tom Ryan, Harry Jackson, Robert Lougheed and Joe Beeler, as well as funding to take care of the collection and support Museum operations. During a gathering of friends and family to celebrate the gallery naming, Duncan shared some insight into his long-time friend. “Frank loved the cowboy life, having worked on the 6666 Ranch in Texas and the Bell Ranch in New Mexico. It’s great to see Frank’s collection continue on at the Booth Museum.” In addition to Western art, Frank collected many things, including antique toys and carousel animals. Duncan says Frank gave him good advice: “Don’t collect anything except what you want to see on your own walls.” Pictured are Duncan Alexander and Frank’s daughter, Kris Dubick. Hopkins said, “This is the perfect tribute for Frank. We © Tom Ryan, The Gay Lady Saloon, Dodge City, n.d., Oil on canvas, The are honored to have his name on the Cowboy Gallery Frank Harding Collection. and to have his Western art collection that he enjoyed Frank and his wife Mary Jo are pictured in the painting. so much, which we can share with the public for many years to come.”