Library to host museum's 18-painting art exhibition

The Lincoln County Library is currently hosting a Morris Museum of Art Panel Exhibition titled "A Song for You: Images of Georgia."

Scheduled to run through Saturday, May 31, the show is one of two panel exhibitions that will be displayed in public libraries in 10 Georgia counties. The other exhibition, "Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: The Paintings of John Baeder," is scheduled to visit Lincolnton later in the summer.

In addition to Lincoln County, the two exhibitions will also be on display in McDuffie, Warren, Johnson, Washington, Hancock, Glascock, Jefferson, Taliaferro, and Burke counties - counties that do not have major visual art institutions of their own.

According to Nicole McLeod of Augusta's Morris Museum of Art, "'A Song for You: Images of Georgia' illustrates the rich art history of our state, beginning with the first naturalist painters of the 18th century and continuing to the present.

"The exhibition shows 18 images of Georgia produced by some of the most well-known and prominent artists in the Morris' permanent collection.

Among the artists represented are Lamar Dodd, Howard Finster, Freeman

School Craft, and Henry Ossawa Tanner."

In his comments, David Tucker, curator of education for the Morris Museum of Art, said, "As Georgia institution, the Morris has a particular interest in supporting Georgia artists. This exhibition provides residents of the CSRA with an opportunity to encounter, perhaps for the first time, some of the gems of the museum's collection."

The panel exhibition at the Lincoln County Library was made possible by a grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts.

The Morris Museum, the first museum in the country devoted to the art and artists of the South, is a premiere cultural institution with a multifaceted permanent collection and constantly changing special exhibitions. Dedicated to the continued interpretation of Southern art in all of its forms, the Augusta landmark is all about preserving and enhancing the region's cultural legacy.

First incorporated as a non-profit foundation in 1985, the Morris Museum of Art was established by William S. Morris III in memory of his parents, William Shivers Morris, Jr. and Florence Hill Morris.