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The Kentucky Museum 2005 Changing Exhibits (Archive)
Kentucky Building | Western Kentucky University Campus | (270) 745-2592
2005 Exhibits
- Images of Bluegrass Music: 1968-2005 - September 8-December 16, 2005
- Civil War Paper Items - September 16-December 2005 (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display)
- Seasons Greetings from Kentucky - November 29-December 2005 (Manuscipts Archives Tabletop Display)
- Civil War Times - Bowling Green Area - Sepember 16-December, 2005 (Manuscipts Archives Tabletop Display)
- Constitution Week Exhibit - "Constitutionally Speaking . . . Cartoons of Bill "Whitey" Sanders - Through October 7
- Robert Penn Warren: Photographs by William Ferris - April 19 - August 30, 2005
- Book Festival Murals - Opened April 4 - August 1, 2005
- In Stitches: Quilts and Needlework from the Kentucky Museum - June 1 - February 13, 2005
- Side by Side: VSA Arts of Kentucky Student/Artist - January 22 - February 28, 2005
- Our Community is Your Community - January 17 - April 30, 2005
- U.S. Bank "Celebration of the Arts" 2005 Open Art Exhibition - March 6 - April 10, 2005
- U.S. BankBill "Whitey" Sanders: Comic Opera - October 26, 2002 - April 28, 2005
- William H. Natcher: The Gentleman From Kentucky - October, 2004 - April 18, 2005
- African American Artists of Warren County - January 17 - April 30, 2005
Images of Bluegrass Music: 1968-2005
September 8 - December 16, 2005
As part of the Bluegrass Music Symposium, the Kentucky Museum presents a photographic exhibit featuring the work of Carl Fleischhauer and Charmaine Lanham. Images of Bluegrass Music offers a unique visual perspective on musicians and fans of this compelling American style.
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Robert Penn Warren: Photographs by William Ferris
April 19 - August 30, 2005
The Kentucky Museum joins in the Robert Penn Warren Centennial Celebration with a photo exhibit featuring the work of William R. Ferris, distinguished professor, author and photographer at the Center for the Study of the American South. Ferris captured Warren, wife Eleanor Clark, and several friends on film in 1987 when he visited them at their Vermont retreat. To learn more about the Symposium or to register, contact Mary Ellen Miller at 270-745-5721.
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In Stitches: Quilts and Needlework from the Kentucky Museum
June 1 - February 13, 2005Traditionally, needlework has provided women with an outlet for creative expression through the making of functional and non-functional textiles. More recently, men have picked up needle and thread to make their own creations. This exhibit shows a sampling of quilts, needlepoint and samplers from the museum collection made by both women and men.
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Side by Side: VSA Arts of Kentucky Student/Artist - January 22 - February 28, 2005
This exhibit will include artworks created from the collaboration of professional artists and Very Special Arts student artists, art work creatd by the VSA student artist during the VSA Art Workshops, and original work of the professional artists.
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Our Community is Your Community - January 17 - April 30, 2005
African American photographer Brent Whitlow of Bowling Green, Kentucky, exhibits photographs taken in the Warren County area in the past year. These photos are images of community and show people working, playing, and celebrating.
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U.S. Bank "Celebration of the Arts" 2005 Open Art Exhibition - March 6 - April 10, 2005
This competitive art exhibition is open to all Kentucky residents living within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green. The exhibit will be displayed March 6 - April 10 at the Kentucky Library and Museum. Click here for online information and entry forms.For additional information contact Donna Parker at (270) 745-6083 or kymus@wku.edu. Sponsored by U.S. Bank with additional support from the Dorothy Grider Art Exhibit Fund and The World's Greatest Studio Tour. See 2005 Award Winners.
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U.S. Bank Bill "Whitey" Sanders: Comic Opera
Opens October 26, 2002In 34 years as an editorial cartoonist, Bill "Whitey" Sanders observed American society. Winner of the International Salon of Cartoonists award, he worked at the Greensboro Daily News, Kansas City Star, and Milwaukee Journal. The Whitey Sanders Collection at the Kentucky Building offers commentary on the actions and political agenda of key politicians of the last 40 years. This exhibit showcases 40 cartoons focusing on the accomplishments, foibles and faux pas of America's elected representatives. The Whitey Sanders exhibit will include a cartoon for everyone. Visitors will find something in the exhibit to laugh at, identify with, or make them pause and think for a moment. Sponsored by U.S. Bank. To see this exhibit online click here.
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William H. Natcher: The Gentleman From Kentucky
Opened October 1, 2004He never missed a vote! Between 1953 and 1994, William H. Natcher of Bowling Green, Kentucky, served as a distinguished United States
Representative. He also dictated a total of 59 daily journals with rich
descriptions of his impressions of his contemporary presidents and
legislators. This exhibit shows a sampling of materials from the Kentucky Library and Museum's Natcher Collection that houses correspondence with politicians and constituents, sixty-nine congressional scrapbooks dating from 1936 to 1994, over 2,000 photographs, and nearly 300 museum artifacts document his life.
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African American Artists of Warren County - January 17 - April 30, 2005
The work of eight African American artists with Warren County ties are represented in this exhibition. The art of Stephanie Foster, Thelma Green, Alan Jay Holman, Granville Mitchell, Carl Rodgers, Vivian Snardon, Brent Whitlow, and Thomas Withrow can all be seen through painting, drawing, photography, and ceramics.
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