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April Issue 2009
University of
South Carolina in Columbia, SC, Offers Southern Folk-art Exhibition
The University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, is presenting the exhibit, Worth Keeping! Traditions in the Permanent Collection, on view through Aug. 1, 2009, in the north gallery at McKissick Museum.
"Like other regions of the United States, a number of our traditions are intrinsic to Southern culture," said Lynn Robertson, director of McKissick Museum. "They are both enduring and evolving. Some are like sedimentary rock, with each generation adding something to the one before, while others are fluid like a river. But they are all 'worth keeping'."
More than 40 objects from McKissick's holdings in Southern folk-life materials and culture will be on display. They range from quilts and baskets to pottery, and displays and text panels will bring other traditions, such as music, cooking and storytelling, to life for visitors.
Poet T.S. Eliot wrote, "A tradition without intelligence is not worth having." McKissick curators are known for their knowledge of Southern folk life and for creating traveling exhibits that share South Carolina's history and culture with communities around the country.
Drawing from that curatorial knowledge, McKissick curators will bring objects in the Worth Keeping exhibit to life by exploring the history of folk traditions, how they have passed down through the generations and how they have shaped Southern culture.
McKissick Museum exhibits are free and open to the public. The museum is located on the University of South Carolina's historic Horseshoe.
For further info check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call Ja-Nae Epps at 803/777-2876, or visit (www.cas.sc.edu/mcks/).
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