Unburied Treasures

Unburied Treasures: Mississippi Masters
March 21 Lower Delta Mississippi Masters Jean Blue of the Attic Gallery in Vicksburg discusses the art of Caroline Compton; Author Mark LaFrancis reads work by Ellen Douglas; with gospel music by the Port Gibson Heritage Singers. Caroline Compton (1907 - 1987), The River at Vicksburg, no date. Oil on board. Gift of First National Bank (Trustmark). 1963.006	April 18 Jackson Mississippi Masters Photographer James Patterson will discuss the photography of Eudora Welty; Cleta Ellington will read literature by Richard Ford; and Dr. Russell Thomas, a musician and professor of music at JSU, will discuss the music of Alvin Fielder and will perform on the saxophone. Eudora Welty (1909-2001), A woman of the ‘thirties, circa 1935. silver gelatin print. Purchase, with funds from Mary Mhoon Endowment. 1981.249.	May 16 Oxford Mississippi Masters Scholars and Musicians TBA. Keith Marshall, author of John McCrady, 1911-1968, discusses the artwork of John McCrady. Jim Dees, author and radio personality, speaks about author Larry Brown and reads from his work. Taylor Grocery Band performs “Electric Catfish Music” (regional music). John McCrady (1911 - 1968), Rural Symposium, 1964. acrylic on board. Purchase, with funds from The Gallery Guild, Inc.; McCarty Fund; Franks Fund; and the Heard Family, in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Heard. 2004.058
June 20 Piney Woods Mississippi Masters Scholars & Muscians TBA. Ruth M. Atkinson Holmes, For the Space Age, no date. oil and metal on canvas. Mississippi Art Association Purchase Prize. 1965.059	July 18 Black Prairie Mississippi Masters Scholars & Musicians TBA.	August 15 Gulf Coast Mississippi Masters Scholars & Musicians TBA. George E. Ohr (1857 - 1918), (Left to Right) Untitled Vase #327; Untitled vase with handles (vaes #2); Untitled vase # 328. no date. clay with glaze. Purchase. 1978.004, 1978.006, 1978.007.
September 19 Delta Mississippi Masters Scholars & Musicians TBA.	October 17 Red Clay Hills Mississippi Masters Scholars & Musicians TBA.	November 21 Upper Delta Mississippi Masters Scholars & Musicians TBA.
December 19 Lower Appalachian Mississippi Masters Scholars & Musicians TBA.