February Issue 2001
McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC, Features the Works of Philip Mullen
The University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC, launched its 2001 exhibition schedule Sunday, Jan. 21, with a special collection of paintings and prints by artist and USC professor emeritus Philip Mullen. The exhibition will remain on display through Feb. 25.
The exhibition of 28 works, nine of which depict university campus scenes, is part of the Jim Moore Collection of the Works of Philip Mullen. Mullen, a distinguished professor at USC for many years and one of the state's most celebrated artists, donated the works to USC.
Mullen is known for his largely abstract, multicolored canvases of layered paints built up in rich textures and often influenced by local architecture. Works on display in the McKissick exhibit will range in size and will span three decades of Mullen's artistic career.
Among the USC scenes included in the exhibit are ones that feature the historic Horseshoe, as well as buildings on or near the original campus, including the Faculty House, Osborne administration building, Hamilton and Barnwell colleges and McKissick Museum.
Mullen's works have been featured in numerous prominent solo and group exhibitions throughout the country, including ones in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Japan. Many of his works have adorned the covers of books and are part of prominent private and corporate-owned collections.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings or call the museum at 803/777-7251 or visit the museum's website at (http://www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS/index.html).
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