Archive
October 2020 Issue
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From the Director
October 1, 2020 | Rand Suffolk
Our doors are open. It feels amazing to say that. Thank you for your generosity and for continuing to support the Museum as we navigate this extremely challenging time.
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Recent Acquisition
October 1, 2020 | Monica Obniski
Designed by Ruth Clement Bond while she and her husband, Dr. J. Max Bond, were living in northern Alabama due to his Tennessee Valley Authority job, this symbolically rich quilt celebrates the expanded opportunities for Black Americans under the New Deal.
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Donor Profile: Susan Cofer
October 1, 2020 | Mark Mills
Susan Seydel Cofer began her lifelong association with the High as a young girl taking art classes in Mrs. Hattie High’s home, the original location of what would become the Atlanta College of Art and the High Museum of Art.
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A Lasting Legacy
October 1, 2020 | Nancy Chiodo
The Cornerstone Member designation was established in 2005 to recognize members who joined prior to the opening of the Renzo Piano expansion and have maintained their membership annually since then.
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Welcome Margot McCaul, New Director’s Circle Chair
October 1, 2020 | Rachel Katz
Margot has been an active member of the Director’s Circle—the High’s premier leadership giving level—for many years, traveling on both domestic and foreign trips and hosting events in her home.
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David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History
October 1, 2020 | Michael Rooks
David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History represents a landmark moment in American art: a major exhibition of artist, curator, and scholar David Driskell’s remarkable career as a painter.
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Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands
October 1, 2020 | Monica Obniski
This exhibition features nearly one hundred works of art from the sixth century to the nineteenth century, on view in the Southeast for the first time. The exhibition highlights the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Iranian civilization.
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Murmuration
October 1, 2020 | Monica Obniski
The title Murmuration means to flock, which is something that the architectural firm SO – IL encourages visitors and birds alike to do at this spot. See Murmuration until November 29.
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Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books
October 1, 2020 | Virginia Shearer
Through Picture the Dream, titles by beloved children’s book authors and artists as well as talented newcomers come together to encourage discussion and inspire young people to be tomorrow’s agents of transformation.