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December 2020

Dear Members,

Thank you for supporting the High Museum of Art this year! We hope you are able to visit the Museum over the holidays to see firsthand the incredible collection and exhibitions your membership supports.

In light of the ongoing pandemic, we invite you to celebrate the holidays at the High throughout the month of December! Enclosed are activities to enjoy both at home and inside the Museum. In addition, we hope you’ll join us for small-scale events at the High that allow for social distancing, as well as virtual events that can be enjoyed from home.

The High is the perfect place to spend quality time with family and friends, so we hope you’ll make the Museum a part of your holiday celebrations. We wish you a safe and healthy holiday season and look forward to seeing you soon!

In gratitude,

Your Membership Team

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Search for these snowy scenes in the galleries, or visit high.org/explore to find these paintings online!

1. Alex Katz depicts a moment of quiet observation in his large painting ___________ Landscape 2.

2. In the winter of 1865, John La Farge painted ________ __________, just as the Civil War drew to an end.

3. Step into rural New England in this tranquil scene by George Henry Durrie titled Farmstead ____ ____________.

4. In George Henry Yewell’s painting ________ ______________, a boy prepares a snowball, likely in response to one just launched at him!

5. Children sled and throw snowballs in Winter, ________ ____________ Park by American painter George Benjamin Luks.

6. In Along the __________, Winter, John Henry Twachtman used cool, monochromatic colors to create a motionless, abstracted winter landscape.

7. Camille Pissarro’s palette of whites, grays, and greens conveys the stillness of a cold winter day in Snowscape with ________ at Montfoucault.

8. Dutch artist Barent Avercamp shows the bustling activity of winter games in Games on ______ ______.

Need help? You can find the works above in the following galleries:1: Wieland Pavilion, Skyway Level, Gallery 4112, 3, 4: Stent Family Wing, Third Level, Gallery 3075 and 6: Stent Family Wing, Third Level, Gallery 3047: Stent Family Wing, Second Level, Gallery 2078: Stent Family Wing, Second Level, Gallery 204Alex Katz (American, born 1927), Winter Landscape 2, 2007, oil on linen, purchase with funds from Alfred Austell Thornton in memory of Leila Austell Thornton and Albert Edward Thornton, Sr., and Sarah Miller Venable and William Hoyt Venable, 2011.51; John La Farge (American, 1835–1910), Snow Storm, 1865, oil on panel, gift of the Verrill Family in memory of Jean Verrill, 2006.63; George Henry Durrie (American, 1820–1863), Farmstead in Winter, 1860, oil on canvas, gift of the West Foundation in honor of Gudmund Vigtel, 2010.123; George Henry Yewell (American, 1830–1923), Self Defense, 1854, oil on canvas, purchase through funds provided by patrons of Collectors Evening 2013, 2013.3; George Benjamin Luks (American, 1867–1933), Winter, High Bridge Park, 1912–1913, oil on canvas, purchase with Henry B. Scott Fund and funds from the Friends of Art, 36.8; John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902), Along the River, Winter, ca. 1889, oil on canvas, J. J. Haverty Collection, 49.28; Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903), Snowscape with Cows at Montfoucault, 1874, oil on canvas, purchase with funds from Helen C. Griffith to honor Robert Sherrill Griffith, Jr. and from Joan N. Whitcomb in memory of Taylor Stuckey, 2007.128; Barent Avercamp (Dutch, 1612–1679), Games on the Ice, 1654, oil on panel, gift of Rolf R. Roland, 61.8.

answers: 1. Winter, 2. Snow Storm, 3. in Winter, 4. Self Defense, 5. High Bridge, 6. River, 7. Cows, 8. the Ice

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2. Renowned architect of the Wieland Pavilion

4. Apples and Oranges artist

5. Green Chicken artist

7. House III pop icon

8. Mogamma painter

9. An American Project photographer

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1. Physic Garden ceramicist

3. Taago sculptor

6. Obama portrait artist and 2018 Driskell Prize winner

HINT: All answers are an artist’s first and last name.Judy Pfaff (American, born England, 1946), Apples and Oranges, 1986, plastic laminates, painted steel, and wood, purchase with 20th-Century Art Acquisition Fund, 1989.47. © Judy Pfaff/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jaime Hayon (Spanish, born 1974), designer, Green Chicken, 2008, lacquered fiberglass with metal base, purchase with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust, 2015.6. © Jaime Hayon; Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997), House III, 1997, fabricated 2002, painted aluminum, gift of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods in honor of its company members, 2003.65. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein; Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970), Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts): Part 2 (detail), 2012, ink and acrylic on canvas, purchase with funds from Alfred Austell Thornton in memory of Leila Austell Thornton and Albert Edward Thornton, Sr., and Sarah Miller Venable and William Hoyt Venable, David C. Driskell African American Art Acquisition Fund, Dr. Lurton Massee Jr. Endowment for Contemporary Art, The Blonder Family Acquisition Endowment Fund, Robert O. Breitling, Jr. Acquisition Endowment Fund, wish Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and through prior acquisition from Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Liberman, Anne and William J. Hokin through the 20th-Century Art Acquisition Fund, Henry B. Scott Fund, Jean Cloupsy, Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, Charles Green Shaw, Jean Gorin Estate, David Kenney, 20th-Century Art Acquisition Fund, Judith Alexander, Dr. Milton Mazo to mark the retirement of Gudmund Vigtel, Sidney Singer, Mr. and Mrs. L. Slann, Southeastern Annual Exhibition Purchase Award, Patricia N. Whitlow, Doris Caesar, Mrs. Edith Flynn, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs, J. J. Haverty Memorial Fund for the J. J. Haverty Collection, Scientific Atlanta, Inc., through the 20th-Century Art Acquisition Fund, William Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amisano, Mr. and Mrs. Overton A. Currie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Steed, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hahn, Friends of Jon Carsman, Mr. Andrew J. Crispo, Dean Gardens, Wellington Management/Thorndike Doran, Paine and Lewis Collection, Friends of Contemporary Art, Bruce and Lisa Stein, Rich’s, Andres J. Escoruela, Lawrence Fox for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection, Friends of W. Dean Gillette, Benjamin Elsas, Glenys and Kermit Birchfield, Friends of Henry Toombs, Atlanta Watercolor Club Annual Purchase Award, Jose Pinal, Estate of Theresa B. Oppenheimer, Chester and Claudia Carter, Shirley and Victor Kramer through the 20th Century Art Acquisition Fund, James Twitty, through prior acquisition from Lewis Beck, funds from Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc./GE Capital Corporate Finance Group through Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc, Regional Purchase Program, Dr. Lawrence Rivkin, Jova/Daniels/Busby in celebration of their 20th anniversary, and Joseph Felice Brivio, 2013.31. © Julie Mehretu; Dawoud Bey (American, born 1953), A Boy in Front of the Loew’s 125th Street Movie Theater, Harlem, NY, 1976, gelatin silver print, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York; Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago; and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco. © Dawoud Bey; Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001), Howard on a Mule, ca. 1976, enamel on wood, purchase with funds from the Cousins Foundation, Inc., and donors to the Paradise Project Campaign, 1994.205. © Howard Finster/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Molly Hatch (American, born 1978), Physic Garden, 2013–2014, earthenware, paint, and glaze, acquisition supported with funds from The Fraser-Parker Foundation, 2013.671.1–475; El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944), Taago, 2006, aluminum and copper wire, purchase with funds from the Fred and Rita Richman Special Initiatives Endowment Fund for African Art and Joan N. Whitcomb, 2007.1; Amy Sherald (American, born 1973), Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 2018, oil on linen, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © Amy Sherald.

answers: 1. Molly Hatch, 2. Renzo Piano, 3. El Anatsui, 4. Judy Pfaff, 5. Jaime Hayon, 6. Amy Sherald, 7. Roy Lichtenstein, 8. Julie Mehretu, 9. Dawoud Bey, 10. Howard Finster

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Did you know that nearly 5,900 artists are represented in the High’s collection? Find the names of fifteen artists hidden in the tree above!

Alex KatzAlexander CalderAndy WarholDawoud BeyEl Anatsui

Ellsworth KellyFrank Lloyd WrightGeorgia O’KeeffeHenri MatisseHoward Finster

Mary CassattNellie Mae RowePablo PicassoSally MannSol LeWitt See next page for answers.

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from left to right: Gene Davis (American, 1920–1985), Niagara Knife (detail), 1967, acrylic on canvas, gift of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 1992.1; Patchwork Quilt (detail), ca. 1875, cotton, Mrs. Pope (Georgia, late nineteenth century), maker, gift in memory of Marilyn Cox Elliott, 75.1000.2; Frank Stella (American, born 1936), Manteneia I (detail), 1968, acrylic on canvas, gift of Frances Floyd Cocke, 1978.56.

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