Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery
Printmaking Showcase Gallery
Second Floor
Art and Architecture Building
1715 Volunteer Blvd.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Drawn from the McClung Museum, a portfolio of prints about art and artifacts in the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture is currently on view at the Printmaking Showcase Gallery. The portfolio was firs exhibited at the McClung Museum in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference hosted by The University of Tennessee March 18-21, 2015. Organized by Sydney A. Cross, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Art from Clemson University in collaboration with Catherine Shteynberg, a former curator at the museum.
Based on specific works in the collection, the prints address how we perceive and interpret art, science, and culture. The objects are varied, ranging from a Mastodon Mandible and an Ibis Mummy, to a Victorian Hair Necklace and an Ojibwa Apron.
Introductory Note: Three sets of this portfolio were donated to the McClung Museum Natural History and Culture. Each of the artists also retained a copy of the portfolio. Statements by the artists participating in the Drawn from the McClung Museum portfolio were provided by the museum. Three of the artist statement has not been included because, from the museum’s perspective and internal policies, they consider these works not to be in line with their ethical practices regarding NAGPRA and, may be in violation of the University’s NAGPRA image policy. A copy of the policy has been requested, and will be provided if received. The works in this exhibition reflect the opinions of the exhibiting artists, and not necessarily those of the University of Tennessee.
Participating artists in the portfolio include:
Lynne Allen, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ed Bernstein, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Mark Bovey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sean Caulfield, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aaron S. Coleman, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Sydney A. Cross, Pendleton, South Carolina, USA
Deborah Cornell, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Maggie Denk-Leigh, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Mark Dion, New York, New York, USA
Holly Greenberg, Syracuse, New York, USA
Fred Hagstrom, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Adrianne Herman, Portland, Maine, USA
John Hitchcock, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Emmy Lingscheit, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Beauvais Lyons, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Phyllis McGibbon, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Ayanah Moor, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Althea Murphy-Price, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Dennis O’Neil, Washington, DC, USA
Endi Poskovic, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
John Risseeuw, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Geo Sipp, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Tanja Softic´, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Ericka Walker, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Art Werger, Athens, Ohio, USA
Koichi Yamamoto, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Melanie Yazzie, Boulder, Colorado, USA
The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture aims to advance the understanding of natural history and culture through its collections, exhibitions, research, and public programming. The McClung Museum, which was opened in 1963, has strong collections in anthropology, archaeology, material and visual culture, and natural history. Exhibits at the museum showcase the geologic, historical, and artistic past of Tennessee, as well as cultures from around the globe. In doing so, the museum seeks to promote a better understanding and respect for the world’s cultural heritage. As a part of the university, the McClung Museum supports and participates in the mission to serve the region and nation through scholarship, teaching, artistic creation, professional practice, and public service.
The exhibition title image is altered from Charles Willson Peale’s 1822 painting “The Artist in his Museum,” courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, gift of Mrs. Sarah Harrison (the Joseph Harrison Jr. Collection). The altered image was created by B.J. Alumbaugh (MFA ’16) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.