Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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January 3, 1980

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TWO NEW EXHIBITS AT FERMILAB A pre-Columbian pottery collection

and photographs by Wynn Bullock will share the Central Laboratory exhibit area as the 1980 cultural activities begin at Fermilab.

They can be seen on the south side of the second floor. The exhibits will be here until the middle of February, said Saundra Cox, a consultant to the Laboratory for art exhibits. She , along with Jose Poces and Angela Gonzales, both of Fermilab, arranged and set up the exhibits.

The pottery collection is on loan from The Chicago Art Institute and the Bullock exhibit comes from the Gilbert Gallery of Chicago .

Pre-Columbian means the pieces were made before 1492, explained Cox. The exhibit contains 43 vessels . Some were for everyday use and some were for ceremonial purposes . They come from this country and Central and South America. The items are all earthenware, low fired pottery, non-glazed with slip decorations, said Cox. Many of the decorations are built around geometric and animal themes.

* * * * * SPECIAL TOUR OF FERMILAB

A special tour of Fermilab for visitors and employees will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 1:30 p.m.

The guided tour will be primarily for laymen and individuals who do not have advanced physics backgrounds. It will begin in the atrium, north side, at the reception desk.

To reserve a place, call the Public Information Office, 3351. The special tours are organized by Patricia Zack, tour direc-tor. They give people who might not other-wise have the chance, the opportunity to take a guided tour.

... Saundra Cox examines some of the pottery in the newest exhibit. In front of her left hand and behind to her right are stirrup jars. These containers have exit spouts that join together ...

BARNSTORMERS TO MEET

Fermilab Barnstormers, a radio-controlled miniature aircraft club, will meet Jan. 9 at noon in the conference room on the west side of the Central Laboratory's first floor. Members will elect officers and conduct other business.

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* * * * * MISSISSIPPI MERMAID

Presented by Fermilab International Film Society Friday, Jan. 11 8 p.m.

Central Laboratory Auditorium 110 Minutes

Produced in France in 1969 and directed by Francois Truffaut, this film depicts Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve in a tale of suspense that revolves around a marriage arranged through correspondence and a woman who may not be who she claims to be.

French with English titles PG Adults, $1.50 Children, 50 cents

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