The Kentucky Museum 1999 Changing Exhibits (Archive)

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1999 Exhibits

Jonesville Watercolors

Opens February 1, 1999

Firstar: A Kind of Nobility: The Kentucky Orphan Brigade

February 2 - July 31, 1999

Kimono Exhibit

Opens February 23, 1999

Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions

September 4 - October 31, 1999

Personal Perceptions and Impressions of South Central Kentucky

November 21, 1999 - April 30, 2000

Expressing Kentucky-School Groups

September 1, 1999 - May 2000

Expressing Kentucky-Houchens Center

December 1, 1999 - April 2, 2000

Jonesville Watercolors by Ivan Wilson
Opens February 1, 1999

Several paintings by regional artist Ivan Wilson help document the homes, businesses, and inhabitants of Jonesville, a former African-American community in Bowling Green. Located on the edge of the WKU campus approximately where Diddle Arena and Smith Stadium are now located, Jonesville was demolished as part of urban renewal efforts in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Confederate Camp, 3rd Kentucky Infantry
Corinth, Mississippi, May 11, 1862
Chromolithograph
M. and N. Hanhart after the original by Conrad Wise Chapman
Collection of the Museum of the Confederacy

A Kind of Nobility: The Kentucky Orphan Brigade
February 2-July 31, 1999

They left Bowling Green in February 1862 as the First Kentucky Brigade and did not return to their home state until the end of the Civil War. These men, commonly known as the "Orphan Brigade", came from 33 Kentucky Counties to enlist in the Confederate Army. Over 130 years later the spirit of these men returns in "A Kind of Nobility: The Kentucky Orphan Brigade". Unique pieces of Orphan Brigade history are featured in this exhibit which tells the story of the Kentucky men who fought for home and family. The Kentucky Museum has added to the traveling exhibit, organized by the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia, many more objects gathered from museums and personal collections from across the state, some of which have never been publicly displayed. It also includes over 1000 photographic images of brigade members, collected by members of the Orphan Brigade Kinfolk Association for visitors to peruse.

Sponsored by Firstar with additional funding from the Harry L. Jackson Visiting Exhibit Fund, WKU College Heights Foundation. The Kentucky Museum expresses sincere appreciation to The Filson Club Historical Society, Kentucky Historical Society/Military Museum, Jacob Hiestand House Museum and the many individuals who loaned artifacts or shared their expertise to make this exhibit possible.

Learn more about the Confederate Encampment held on February 6, 1999. Images of the event are now available for viewing!

Here is the main page of the online exhibit.

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Kimono Exhibit
opens February 23, 1999
 

The city of Bowling Green celebrates its ties to its sister city of Kawanishi, Japan, in a small exhibit featuring clothing and accessories from Japan. The display includes two exquisite silk Kimono and Obi as well as a pair of zori (Japanese sandals), tabi (socks) and several ceremonial fans.

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Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions

Born in slavery and nurtured within the black church, African American sacred song and worship traditions record the struggles of a people to survive and their longing to be free. Wade in the Water incorporates scholarship in history, ethnomusicology, and folklore to show how the musical legacy of slavery and the worship practices of black churches contributed to African American heritage and became a worldwide cultural force.

Organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The Smithsonian exhibition "Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions" has been made possible through the generous support of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A.

Additional support has been provided by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; the Smithsonian Institution Special Exhibition Fund and Educational Outreach Fund; The Sparrow Foundation; and The Links, Incorporated.

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Personal Perceptions and Impressions of South Central Kentucky
November 21, 1999-April 30, 2000

Taken by members of the Southern Kentucky Photographic Society, these images present people, places and things of south central Kentucky. All new works, the photographs in this exhibit will give the viewer a sample of the region's culture.

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Come and see what Kentucky children have created as part of the museum's Community Artist-in-Residence program "Expressing Kentucky." This everchanging exhibit displays the artwork of regional students who have worked with local artist Delaire Rowe after viewing the building's Kentucky related collections and exhibits.Visit the museum or view a sampling of the work by clicking here.

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Expressing Kentucky-Houchens Center Exhibit
December 1, 1999-April 2, 2000

Come learn about the process wherein individuals representing the numerous clubs and groups affiliated with the Houchens Center created a wall hanging composed of 20 blocks that symbolized these organizations and individuals as well as illustrated ideas and symbols of Bowling Green, Warren County and the state of Kentucky. Unified by visiting artist Colleen Hathaway into one composition, the Houchens Center wall hanging is joined by photographs, quotes, an art quilt made by Ms. Hathaway, and a painting created by Community Artist-in-Residence Delaire Rowe. Expressing Kentucky is a community arts project of the Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and the Kentucky Arts Council.

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