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Department Of Art, Department Of Art

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Students and faculty from the Department of Art pose on the central staircase of the Art and Architecture building.

Don Kurka And Sam Yates, Department Of Art

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Department Head, Don Kurka (L) and Ewing Gallery Director, Sam Yates (R) are pictured with two paintings given by Raoul and Marie Verhagen in the Ewing Gallery Permanent Collection exhibition.

Melrose Ave. Art Annex, Department Of Art

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Photograph of Art Annex No. 1 located at 1703 Melrose Ave. on the University of Tennessee campus. These studios pre-dated the Art and Architecture Building, completed in 1981.

Mfa Promotional Material, School Of Art

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Information booklet for the University of Tennessee School of Art Master of Fine Arts Program.

This publication features the work of graduates: Hannah Short, Jessica Kreutter, Jessica Anderson, Rebecca Mixon, Shaurya Kumar, Ericka Walker, Harrison Pang, Ren Cummings, Jarred Elrod, Hilary Williams, Ben Seamons, and Eleanor Aldrich.

Ruth Weisberg, Rich Gere, And Andrew Rubin, Department Of Art

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Printmakers Ruth Weisberg (left) Rich Gere (center) and Andrew Rubin (right) work on a collaborative print during the 1992 Southern Graphics Council conference hosted by the University of Tennessee.

Portfolio, Donald Kurka

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The Fall 1992 newsletter for the Ut Department of Art covers the retirement of department head, Don Kurka, the death of Joseph Delaney, a spotlight on art history faculty member Fred Martinson, and the 1992 Southern Graphics Council Conference hosted by UT.

Catherine Woo Calligraphy Demonstration, Department Of Art

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Artist Catherine Woo demonstrates calligraphy in her 1991 Ewing Gallery exhibition, Art is the Rainbow of Life.

Karen Shaw, Department Of Art

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Artist Karen Shaw is pictured in her 1991 Ewing Gallery exhibition, To The Greenhouse.

Portfolio, Donald Kurka, Susan E. Metros

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The Fall 1991 newsletter for the Ut Department of Art covers 44th Annual Student Art Competition awards, the hiring of new faculty members, Cary Staples and Timothy Hiles, and a spotlight on graphic design professor, Susan E. Metros.

Portfolio, Donald Kurka

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The Fall 1990 newsletter for the Ut Department of Art covers the establishment of student-run Gallery 1010, the grand opening of The Knoxville Museum of Art, the dedication of the Sculpture Tour permanent collection to Chancellor Jack Reese, a Ewing Gallery exhibition by Mary Beth Edelson, and the retirement of painting professor Richard Clarke.

1989 Annual Student Art Competition, Department Of Art

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Two student gallery visitors look at work in 42nd Annual Student Art Competition in the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture.

Department Of Art Department History, Sandra Walker

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A history of the University of Tennessee's Department of Art from 1947 - 1988, compiled by Department Historian and Slide Librarian, Sandra Walker.

1988 Art News, Department Of Art

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1988 Department of Art newsletter that profiles Art History Professor, Dale Cleaver upon his retirement with appreciative memories written by Department of Art Faculty members, Don Kurka and Fred Martinson.

Other newsletter highlights include: the 1988-89 Sculpture Tour, Visiting Artist Chen Bo-jin, the Annual SECAC conference, and the appointment of new faculty members, Pam Longobardi and Karen A. Bearor.

1987 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka

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In addition to area updates, this newsletter spotlights Artist-in-Residence, Joseph Delaney and visiting artist and scholar, Chen Bo-Jin.

Joseph Delaney Exhibition, Department Of Art

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Visitor pictured in 1986 Joseph Delaney retrospective exhibition in the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture.

Joseph Delaney Exhibition, Department Of Art

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Ewing Gallery visitor looks at painting in 1986 Joseph Delaney retrospective exhibition.

1986 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka, Sam Yates, Sandy Blain, Jim Darrow, Dale Cleaver, Richard Daehnert, Richard Lefevre, Laura Foulk, Baldwin Lee, Beauvais Lyons, Joe Falsetti

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In addition to area upfates, this newsletter spotlights two new faculty hires: Beauvais Lyons, printmaking, and David Wilson, drawing.

Joseph Delaney Exhibition, Department Of Art

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Artist Joseph Delaney pictured with gallery visitor in his 1986 retrospective solo exhibition in the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture.

Ewing Gallery Dedication, Department Of Art

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University of Tennessee Chancellor, Jack Reese, with Mary Ewing, widow of C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing, founder of the Art Department at UT, at the dedication of the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture.

Spring 1983 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka, Sam Yates, Sandra Blain, Dottie Habel, Jim Darrow, Marcia Goldenstein, Dick Lefevre, Whitney Leland, Byron Mckeeby, Dennis Peacock, Dick Daehnert

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University of Tennessee Department of Art newsletter. Includes a profile on recent photography professor hire Baldwin Lee.

Spring 1982 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka, Sandy Blain, Sam Yates, Dottie Habel, Jim Darrow, Tom Riesing, Dick Daehnert, Dick Lefevre, Byron Mckeeby, Joe Falsetti, Dale Cleaver

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Spring 1982 newsletter from the University of Tennessee Department of Art. In addition to updates from all disciplines within the department, this features a spotlight article on the career and retirement of painting professor, Carl Sublett.

Winter 1981 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka

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Newsletter details the death of painting professor Walter "Holly" Stevens.

New faculty hires are: Dorothy M. Habel, Leonard Koscianski, Theodore C. Saupe, Sam Yates, and Shiro Otani on a one-year United States / Japan Exchange Fellowship Grant for Creative Artists,

1981 Annual Christmas Sale, Department Of Art

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Poster designed to advertise the 1981 Annual Christmas Sale with proceeds to benefit the University of Tennessee Department of Art scholarship fund.

Don Kurka, Tom Rechenbach, And Wray Stevens, Department Of Art

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From left to right: Department of Art head Don Kurka, Tom Rechenbach, and Wray Stevens are pictured at the opening reception of the Walter Hollis Stevens retrospective in 1981. This exhibition was the inaugural exhibition in the Art + Architecture Building.

Walter Hollis Stevens served on the UT School of Art faculty from 1957 until the time of his death in 1980. Wray Stevens is his widow.

Spring 1979 Department Newsletter, Department Of Art

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Various department announcements.

Activities of note include a visit to campus by New York Times art critic, Hilton Kramer as part of the "Chancellor's Celebration - A University's Commitment to Excellence in the Arts," Student Art Competition prizewinners, and the announcement of a new logo to be designed for the Department of Art.

Fall 1979 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka

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Newsletter features profile on art-glass artist, Harvey Littleton, who had an exhibition of work in the Art Department Gallery in the McClung Museum.

The cover debuts the department's new logo, designed by professor Michael Clauser.

Fall 1978 Department Newsletter, Department Of Art

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This newsletter details the hiring of 6 new professors: Joseph Falsetti, Richard Daehnert, Sandra Blain, James Darrow, Pay Pierotti, and Amy Neff.

Also of note is the merging of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the University of Tennessee Home Economics craft department with the Art Department.

1976 Annual Christmas Sale, Department Of Art

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Poster advertising the 1976 Annual Christmas Sale with proceeds to benefit the University of Tennessee Department of Art scholarship fund.

Whitney Edward Leland Thesis Exhibition, Whitney Edward Leland

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Joseph Delaney Exhibition Invitation, Department Of Art

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Invitation for solo exhibition of paintings by Knoxville-born African American artist Joseph Delaney.