MAC Party, Contemporary Art at OU Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art 2011
NORMAN, OKLA. -- The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art celebrated the
reinstallation of modern art with the help of some new friends. Austin band
White Denim and guest speaker Bill Goldston, director of Universal Limited Art
Editions New York, are just a few of the guests scheduled for the exhibition
opening, which starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 4.
As part of this fall's upcoming
opening of the new Stuart Wing and
reopening of the newly renovated
original building, the University of
Oklahoma's art museum is
reinstalling works of contemporary
and modern art from its permanent
collection. The Sandy Bell Gallery,
formerly the museum's location for such works, has been utilized as a rotating
exhibition gallery since construction began in spring 2009.
Our excitement for October's grand opening of the Stuart Wing is so contagious,
we can't wait to share it with the community, said Ghislain d'Humières,
director of the museum. We've packed so much into the June 4 weekend. If
you've never visited the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, this will be an
unforgettable event you will not want to miss.
Saturday's event began with a guest lecture by Goldston, who spoke about artist Robert Rauschenberg's relationship with art collectors Sash
and Mary Spencer. Mary Spencer recently gave the museum a collection of
works by the same contemporary artist. Following the lecture, choreographers
Derrick Minter and Lieneke Mous presented a special dance inspired by works
in the exhibition and performed by OU School of Dance students during the
opening reception.
Austin, Texas indie rockers White
Denim held a live concert on the museum's front
lawn, in collaboration with the Norman Music
Festival. The concert was made possible, in part, by
a grant from the Norman Arts Council Hotel Tax
Grant Program.
The opening weekend also served as a sign-up
party for the Museum Association's newest level,
the Metro Arts Circle (MAC). The MAC is geared towards 25-45-year-olds and
will host exclusive parties throughout the year featuring art, networking, special
guests and more.
After the concert, MAC hosted an after
party at Blackbird Gastropub on Campus Corner, just walking distance
from the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
The reinstallation of modern and contemporary art features works from the
museum's permanent collection, as well as works on loan from a private
collector. The exhibition includes works by Leon Polk Smith and Roy
Lichtenstein, as well as a rare Edward Ruscha painting depicting Oklahoma,
titled No Man's Land (1990), on loan courtesy of the artist.
Contemporary art often engages complicated issues of personal history, race
and sex as a means of fostering dialogue on how personal and group identity
interact with society, said Mark White, the Eugene B. Adkins Curator for the
museum. For instance, Edward Ruscha's No Man's Land recalls the artist's youth
in Oklahoma, and his lack of knowledge of life outside the state. Leaving
Oklahoma in his late teens became a pivotal moment in his personal and artistic
maturity as he explored the country beyond his familiar haunts.
The reinstallation also features a set of works by Rauschenberg called The Lotus
Series, the last series of works by the artist before his death in 2008. The series is a
recent gift by Mary Spencer.
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is located in the OU Arts District on the corner
of Elm Avenue and Boyd Street, at 555 Elm Ave., on the OU Norman campus.
Admission to the museum is free to OU students with a current student ID and
museum association members, $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children 6 to 17
years of age, $2 for OU faculty/staff and free for military veterans with proof
and children 5 and under. The museum is closed on Mondays and admission is
free on Tuesdays. The museum's website is ou.edu/fjjma. Information and
accommodations on the basis of disability are available by calling (405) 325-4938.
2011 Fred Jones Jr Gallery at OU in Norman Contemporary Opening Preview
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is celebrating the
reinstallation of contemporary art with the help of some new friends. Austin band White Denim and guest speaker Bill Goldston, director of Universal Limited Art Editions New York, are just a few of the guests scheduled for the exhibition opening, which starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Several events are planned for the evening, which is free and open to the public. As part of this fall's upcoming
opening of the new Stuart Wing and reopening of the newly renovated original building, the University of
Oklahoma's art museum is reinstalling works of contemporary and modern art from its permanent collection. The Sandy Bell Gallery, formerly the museum's location for such works, has been utilized as a rotating exhibition gallery since construction began in spring 2009.
Our excitement for October's grand opening of the Stuart Wing is so contagious, We can't wait to share it with the community, said Ghislain d'Humières, Director of the museum. We've packed so much into the June 4 weekend. If you've never visited the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, this will be an unforgettable event you will not want to miss.
To celebrate, the museum kicks off a weekend of events Friday, June 3 with live music from 5-9 p.m. by OU School of Music instructor Ricardo Coelho de Souza's
ensemble, The Eighth Street Trio.Saturday's event begins at 5 p.m. with a guest lecture by Goldston, who will
speak about artist Robert Rauschenberg's relationship with art collectors Sash and Mary Spencer. Mary Spencer recently gave the museum a collection of works by the same contemporary artist. Following the lecture, choreographers Derrick Minter and Lieneke Mous will present a special dance inspired by works in the exhibition and performed by OU School of Dance students during the
opening reception. At 7:30 p.m., Austin, Texas indie rockers White Denim start a live concert on the museum's front lawn, in collaboration with the Norman Music
Festival. The concert was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Norman Arts Council Hotel Tax Grant Program.
The opening weekend also serves as a sign-up
party for the Museum Association's newest level, the Metro Arts Circle (MAC). The MAC is geared towards 25-45-year-olds and will host exclusive parties throughout the year featuring art, networking, special
guests and more. After the concert, those are interested in joining the MAC invited to an after party at 9 p.m. at Blackbird Gastropub on Campus Corner.
Blow Four_ Fred Jones Jr Museum, USA_ english subtitles
Blow Four is the first brazilian piece and the first new media interactive piece acquired by the University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. It is in permanent exhibition in the Sandy Bell Gallery of contemporary and modern art at the museum, in Norman, Oklahoma. The installation first traveled to Oklahoma to participate in the World Creativity Biennale in 2010.
Blow Four is a reflection on the ephemeral, using people's breath to bring images to life. The four points of interaction resemble soap bubble blowing rings. As the visitors blow, the installation amplifies an essential action of the body, making the visitor an essential part of the installation. The visitor's air is what keeps the image alive -- without it, it goes back to its resting state. The images are graphic particles that come together to form different conceptual shapes. Up to four people interact at the same time. The installation connects people - only by collaborating the complete image can be revealed.
_images by Brett Deering and Russ Rive
_soundtrack Project CCOMA | song The Fly Artist
Top 9. Best Tourist Attractions in Norman - Oklahoma
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The most beautiful places and sight in Norman.
Top 9. Best Tourist Attractions in Norman - Oklahoma: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Riverwind Casino, National Weather Center, Lake Thunderbird State Park, Legends Lobby at the Barry Switzer Center, Bizzell Memorial Library, Historic Campus Corner District
Gilcrease Museum
The Gilcrease Museum contains one of the world's most comprehensive collections of American Indian and Western art. This nationally celebrated museum features extensive exhibits on America's prehistory, settlement, and expansion. The permanent collections of over 10,000 works of art include priceless pieces by renowned Western artists such as Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell and George Catlin. Eighteen of Remington's 22 bronze sculptures are on display here. Large-scale landscape masterpieces by Thomas Moran are displayed in the galleries along with the works of over 400 artists. The grounds of the Gilcrease Museum match the artistry within as 11 themed gardens have been developed on 23 of the museum's 460 acres. Garden tours are available to make the most out of your time on the Gilcrease's beautiful grounds.
Fred Jones Jr Museum's Immortales Exhibition
Immortales: The Hall of Emperors brings to the United States for the first time a selection of 20 busts from the collection of the world’s oldest museum, the Capitoline in Rome. The exhibition offers a survey of Roman portraiture from the age of Augustus (1st century, B.C.) to the late Roman Empire (5th century, A.D.). Sculpted busts of emperors, empresses, and patricians reveal how portraits helped craft private and public images of distinguished individuals for ancient Roman audiences as well as for posterity. This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Enel Green Power North America. Immortales will be on display until February 16, 2016.
OU School of Dance piece Duality of The Lotus
Choreographed by OU School of Dance and performed at the Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art's Contemporary Re-Opening on Saturday June 5, 2011 in Norman, Oklahoma.
Choreographers Derrick Minter and Lieneke Mous will present a special dance inspired by works in the exhibition and performed by OU School of Dance students during the
opening reception.
FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM OF ART
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - NORMAN
CONTACT MICHAEL BENDURE, Director of Communication, 405-325-3178, mbendure@ou.edu
FAX: 405-325-7696
ou.edu/fjjma
Oklahoma Arts Day [Uncovering Oklahoma]
Organized by Oklahomans for the Arts, Oklahoma Arts Day is an annual event where community leaders from across Oklahoma rally at the State Capitol to raise awareness among state legislators of the economic and social impact of state funding for the arts in urban and rural communities. Julia Kirt (Oklahomans for the Arts), Erinn Gavaghan (Norman Arts Council), Jessica Farling (Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art), and Melissa Smith (Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art) share why public funding for the arts is important.
Produced by Dennis Spielman
Music by Josh Woodward
Norman, Oklahoma
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Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma south of downtown Oklahoma City in its metropolitan area. The population was 110,925 at the 2010 census. Norman's estimated population of 120,284 in 2015 makes it the third-largest city in Oklahoma, and the city serves as the county seat of Cleveland County.
Norman was settled during the Land Run of 1889, which opened the former Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory to American pioneer settlement. The city was named in honor of Abner Norman, the area's initial land surveyor, and was formally incorporated on , 1891. Economically the city has prominent higher education and related research industries, as it is home to the University of Oklahoma, the largest university in the state, with approximately 30,000 students enrolled. The university is well known for its sporting events by teams under the banner of the nickname Sooners, with over 80,000 people routinely attending football games. The university is home to several museums, including the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art which contains the largest collection of French Impressionist art ever given to an American university, as well as the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
The National Weather Center, located in Norman, houses a unique collection of university, state, federal, and private sector organizations that work together to improve the understanding of events related to the Earth's atmosphere. Norman lies within Tornado Alley, a geographic region where tornadic activity is particularly frequent and intense. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, including Norman, is the most tornado-prone area in the world. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC), a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is located at the NWC. SPC forecasts severe storm and tornado outbreaks nationwide. Additionally, research is conducted at the co-located N...
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Description: Norman is a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma 20 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City in its metropolitan area. The population was 110,925 at the 2010 census. Norman's estimated population of 120,284 in 2015 makes it the third-largest city in Oklahoma, and the city serves as the county seat of Cleveland County. Norman was settled during the Land Run of 1889, which opened the former Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory to American pioneer settlement. The city was named in honor of Abner Norman, the area's initial land surveyor, and was formally incorporated on May 13, 1891. Economically the city has prominent higher education and related research industries, as it is home to the University of Oklahoma, the largest university in the state, with approximately 30,000 students enrolled. The university is well known for its sporting events by teams under the banner of the nickname Sooners, with over 80,000 people routinely attending football games. The university is home to several museums, including the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art which contains the largest collection of French Impressionist art ever given to an American university, as well as the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. The National Weather Center, located in Norman, houses a unique collection of university, state, federal, and private sector organizations that work together to improve the understanding of events related to the Earth's atmosphere. Norman lies within Tornado Alley, a geographic region where tornadic activity is particularly frequent and intense. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, including Norman, is the most tornado-prone area in the world. The Storm Prediction Center , a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is located at the NWC. SPC forecasts severe storm and tornado outbreaks nationwide. Additionally, research is conducted at the co-located National Severe Storms Laboratory , which includes field research and operates various experimental weather radars.
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University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. As of 2007 the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its main campus in Norman. Employing nearly 3,000 faculty members, the school offers 152 baccalaureate programs, 160 master's programs, 75 doctorate programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level. David Lyle Boren, a former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor, has served as President of the University of Oklahoma since 1994.
The school is ranked first among public universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars and among the top ten in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars. PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it one of the 20 Most Wired Colleges in both 2006 and 2008, while the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a research university with very high research activity. Located on its Norman campus are two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, specializing in French Impressionism and Native American artwork, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, specializing in the natural history of Oklahoma.
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Holiday Inn Norman- Norman, Oklahoma
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Bursting with Sooner pride, the city of Norman is rich in culture, art and history. Come discover all that this hospitable community has to offer from the comfortable accommodations at the Holiday Inn® Norman hotel. Whether you're here for business or pleasure, we're sure to have all the amenities you need for a carefree trip.
With so many of the area's top corporations within a mile of the hotel, we're an ideal choice for business travelers. From the free Wi-Fi access and the Business Center to plush executive rooms, it's easy to finish work in comfort. If you're looking for hotels in Norman, OK that can host your next meeting, we have 7,000 square feet of flexible space that can accommodate up to 300 people.
Endless attractions await our hotel's guests in Norman, OK. We're just minutes from the University of Oklahoma, making us an ideal choice for guests heading to Sooner football games. On campus, there are first-rate museums that the family can enjoy, including the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
As a guest of our Norman hotel, you'll have access to the most convenient amenities. Westside Bar and Grill offers a variety of delicious American-style cuisine. You can take a refreshing swim with the kids in the indoor pool or experience an invigorating workout in the Fitness Center. We look forward to your next visit to Norman, Oklahoma!
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FREE FAMILY DAY at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
SONIC, America's Drive-In presents FREE Family Day at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, September 7, 2014. Thanks to Cheesebox for creating this video of all of our families having fun at the Museum!
Short overview of University of Oklahoma
The Jacobson House - 1930 written by Russ Tallchief
Jacobson House -- 1930, written by former Jacobson House Executive Director Russ Tallchief presents a recreation of the Kiowa Five artists -- Monroe Tsatoke, Spencer Asah, Stephen Mopope, Jack Hokeah, Lois Smoky and James Auchiah, at the Jacobson House Native Art Center The art center is the original home of Oscar Brousse Jacobson, founder of the University of Oklahoma School of Art, and his wife, who wrote under the name Jeanne d'Ucel. Jacobson had personally taught the Kiowa students and frequently invited them to perform traditional songs and dances. The walls of the home's central room are filled with art painted by these groundbreaking native artists. Cast members include: Andrew Phelan as Oscar Jacobson, Lieneke Mous as Jeanne d'Ucel, Maya Torralba as Lois Smokey, Oliver Plumley as Stephen Mopope, Kevin Connywerdy as Jack Hokeah, Warren Queton as James Auchiah, Robert Lincoln as Monroe Tsatoke, Marty Thurman as Spencer Asah, and Linda Coldwell as the Jacobson's maid, Phoebe.
This video version of the performance was created by filmmakers Ralph Petrosky and Deron Twohatchet (Kiowa), from video shot at each of the three live performances. Editing was by Ralph Petrosky. A next live presentation of The Jacobson House 1930 by Russ Tallchief is planned for 2011.
Hope you enjoy this video and support the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman Oklahoma.
Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. c. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881), better known as Billy the Kid and also known as William Antrim, was a 19th-century gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West. According to legend, he killed 21 men, but it is generally believed that he killed 8 people. He killed his first man in April 1 1877 at the age of 18.
McCarty (or Bonney, the name he used at the height of his notoriety) was 5'8 (173 cm) tall with blue eyes, blond hair or dirty blond hair, and a smooth complexion. He was described as being friendly and personable at times, and as lithe as a cat. Contemporaries described him as a neat dresser who favored an unadorned Mexican sombrero. These qualities, along with his cunning and celebrated skill with firearms, contributed to his paradoxical image as both a notorious outlaw and a folk hero.
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University of Oklahoma | Wikipedia audio article
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The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. In Fall 2016 the university had 31,250 students enrolled, most at its main campus in Norman. Employing nearly 3,000 faculty members, the school offers 152 baccalaureate programs, 160 master's programs, 75 doctorate programs, and 20 majors at the first professional level. David Boren, a former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor, served as the university's president from 1994 to 2018. James L. Gallogly succeeded Boren on July 1, 2018.
The school is ranked first among public universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars and among the top ten in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars. US News & World Report ranks OU No. 58 in the Top Public Schools – National Universities category. PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it one of the 20 Most Wired Colleges in both 2006 and 2008, while the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a research university with very high research activity. Its Norman campus has two prominent museums, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, specializing in French Impressionism and Native American artwork, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, specializing in the natural history of Oklahoma.
The school, well known for its athletic programs, claims multiple national championships in multiple sports, including 7 football national championships and 2 NCAA Division I baseball championships. The women's softball team has won the national championship four times: in 2000, 2013, and consecutively in 2016 and 2017. The gymnastics teams have won a combined 11 national championships since 2002, with the men's team winning 8 in the last 15 years, including three consecutive titles from 2015 to 2017.
Michael Elizondo Jr.: Oklahoma Native Artists (full interview)
When Michael Elizondo sets a personal goal, he accomplishes it, even if it means moving directly from college into graduate school with no break. Michael left Oklahoma Baptist University focused on realistic portraiture, and by the time he completed his MFA from the University of Oklahoma, he had developed a more symbolic and largely abstract style inspired by his grandmother’s beadwork. Chumash on his father’s side and Cheyenne on his mother’s side, Elizondo has earned several awards in his burgeoning career, including the Outstanding Young Artist Award at the Red Cloud Indian Art Show and the T. G. Mays Purchase Award from the Fred Jones Museum. He was an Artist-in-Residence at the Jacobson House in Norman from 2012-2013 and taught painting at Bacone University for a semester. Realizing his young daughter’s future need for cultural items, he began to explore beadwork and has since become an excellent beader. Paintings, however, remain his primary creative focus, including large-scale, three-sided paintings done on Masonite and Bristol board. This interview was conducted as part of the Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project at the OSU Library. For more information, visit © Oklahoma State University
German Americans | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:44 1 History
00:03:29 1.1 Colonial era
00:04:49 1.1.1 Palatines
00:06:49 1.1.2 Louisiana
00:08:47 1.1.3 Southeast
00:10:49 1.1.4 New England
00:11:23 1.1.5 Pennsylvania
00:13:54 1.2 American Revolution
00:14:53 1.3 19th century
00:16:09 1.3.1 Jews
00:17:09 1.3.2 Northeastern cities
00:17:25 1.3.3 Cities of the Midwest
00:19:08 1.3.4 Deep South
00:19:22 1.3.5 Texas
00:21:29 1.3.6 Germans from Russia
00:24:18 1.3.7 Civil War
00:25:53 1.3.8 Farmers
00:28:05 1.3.9 Politics
00:30:20 1.4 World Wars
00:30:28 1.4.1 Intellectuals
00:31:41 1.4.2 World War I anti-German sentiment
00:33:56 1.4.3 World War II
00:35:47 1.5 Contemporary period
00:37:35 2 Demographics
00:38:17 2.1 German-American communities
00:38:47 2.1.1 Communities with highest percentages of people of German ancestry
00:40:45 2.1.2 Large communities with high percentages of people of German ancestry
00:41:38 2.1.3 Communities with the most residents born in Germany
00:45:22 3 Counties by percentages of Germans
00:54:17 4 Culture
00:55:39 4.1 Music
00:58:24 4.2 Turners
00:59:31 4.3 Media
01:02:03 4.4 Athletics
01:02:55 4.5 Religion
01:06:27 4.6 Language
01:09:01 5 Assimilation
01:09:10 5.1 Introduction
01:09:29 5.2 The apparent disappearance of German American identity
01:22:22 5.3 Factors making German Americans susceptible to assimilation
01:31:32 5.4 Persistence of unassimilated German Americans
01:34:12 6 German-American influence
01:38:24 7 Education
01:38:55 8 Notable people
01:42:46 8.1 German-American presidents
01:43:32 9 See also
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German Americans (German: Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry. With an estimated size of approximately 44 million in 2016, German Americans are the largest of the self-reported ancestry groups by the US Census Bureau in its American Community Survey. German-Americans account for about one third of the total ethnic German population in the world.None of the German states had American colonies. In the 1670s, the first significant groups of German immigrants arrived in the British colonies, settling primarily in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. Immigration continued in very large numbers during the 19th century, with eight million arrivals from Germany. Between 1820 and 1870 over seven and a half million German immigrants came to the United States. By 2010, their population grew to 49.8 million German Americans, reflecting a jump of 6 million people since 2000.
There is a German belt that extends all the way across the United States, from eastern Pennsylvania to the Oregon coast. Pennsylvania has the largest population of German-Americans in the U.S. and is home to one of the group's original settlements, Germantown (Philadelphia), founded in 1683 and the birthplace of the American antislavery movement in 1688, as well as the revolutionary Battle of Germantown. The state of Pennsylvania has 3.5 million people of German ancestry.
They were pulled by the attractions of land and religious freedom, and pushed out of Germany by shortages of land and religious or political oppression. Many arrived seeking religious or political freedom, others for economic opportunities greater than those in Europe, and others for the chance to start fresh in the New World. The arrivals before 1850 were mostly farmers who sought out the most productive land, where their intensive farming techniques would pay off. After 1840, many came to cities, where Germania—German-speaking districts—soon emerged.German Americans established the first kindergartens in the United States, introduced the Christmas tree tradition, and introduced popular foods such as hot dogs and hamburgers to America.The great majority of people with some German ancestry have become Am ...
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