Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Lehman grant backs three-month
American artists exhibit at WSU
The Washington State University Museum of Art announced a $10,000 grant from the Robert Lehman Foundation in support of an upcoming exhibition and book project which celebrates a unique collection of works by exceptional American artists. The exhibition, Works on Paper: American Art 1945-1975, will be presented from October through December at the museum.
The mission of the Robert Lehman Foundation is to fulfill and further his support of the visual arts. Since his death in 1969, the foundation has operated exclusively in the field of the visual arts, with the goal of enhancing the role of art within American and world culture.
“We are especially happy to receive this gift from the prestigious Robert Lehman Foundation, in part because the realm of museums they support is so highly selective, such as the Metropolitan and Frick Museums in New York, the Seattle Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum and Yale University Art Gallery,” said Jill Aesoph, director of development for the museum.
The exhibition represents the original Consortium collection, which was created in 1975 to address the lack of world-class art in this region. A group of individuals, organized and funded by the Seattle patron Virginia Wright, devised a novel and ambitious plan to form a survey of American art of the post-war era, from 1945-1975. The collection is treated as a shared resource within seven art institutions in Washington State. Because of the collection, the Washington Art Consortium evolved and became the first organization of its type in the nation.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a full color publication which will be distributed nationally. Each work of art and each artist will be annotated with research conducted by WSU students.
The book will also present a history of this unique organization as well as Virginia Wright’s previously unpublished document of her presentation to the National Endowment for the Arts from 1979.
Regular gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. Thursdays and closed on Sundays. The Museum is currently closed for renovations until Aug. 25.
Pullman concert series
Next Wednesday, July 27, Pullman Parks and Recreation along with Coldwell Banker will present country singer Brian Taylor at Reaney Park for an evening of music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. as part of the summer concert series. Hero’s N Sports will begin food service at 5:30.
Other concerts for the balance of the summer will feature Bare Wires Aug. 3 with Taco Del Mar as food vendor and Eric Engerbretson, acoustic rock and blues, Aug. 10 with Dominos as the food vendor. Times will be the same.
Dog program at library
Colfax library will host a “Dog Days Of Summer” program today Thursday, July 21, at 10:30 a.m. Professional dog trainer Sara White will perform with Camden, her six-year old Golden Retriever. She will provide tried and true training tips for even the most stubborn animals along with pet safety, grooming and care.
Clubs & Youth Groups
Colfax Boy Scouts
Fourteen Boy Scouts in Colfax Troop 595 returned Saturday after spending a week at Camp Grizzly. They and other scouts at the camp session coped with rain, thunder and lightning in the middle of the week. Scoutmaster Mark Clinton spent all week with the troop and six parents stayed with the group at different times during the week.
The scouts completed work on 52 merit badges. Clinton noted they did an exceptional job in waterfront relay during the troop competition Friday.
A.J. Garcia and Cody Miller volunteered at Grizzly during staff week setup at camp and completed two weeks of councilor-in-training before joining the troop last week. Michael Clinton remained at camp to serve as a CIT the next two weeks.
ON CAMPUS
IDAHO REPERTORY THEATRE
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, opens July 21 for a two-week run, July 21-23, 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinee June 24, 2 p.m., July 27-30, 7:30 p.m.
Moss Gown by Micki Panttaga, Aug. 3-6, 7:30 p.m. .; Sunday, Aug. 7 matinee, 2 p.m.
Performances at U of I Hartung Theater; tickets at UI ticket office.
BIRTHS
Son born to Trumps
A boy, Owen William, was born at Whitman Hospital in Colfax to Kendra and Eric Trump of Colfax Friday, July 15, 2011, at 8:15 a.m. Weighing seven pounds, 13 ounces at birth, he joins a sister, Katie Jane. Grandparents are William and Carol Myers and Steve and Sandra Trump, all of Colfax.
Talley son born
Braxton Anthony was both at Whitman Hospital on Colfax to Amanda Rae Coonrod and Anthony James Talley on July 17, 2011, at 9:11 p.m. Weighing seven pounds, three ounces, the baby joins one brother, Michael James. Maternal grandmother is Angela Wheeler of Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Jaunita Singh and Jeff Dean.
BOOKMARK
KLEW TV of Lewiston visited Colfax recently to film Bubblillusionist Jarom Watts’ performance at the Colfax Library. Watts is the Guinness Book world record holder for the largest bubble, which was the size of an elephant.
Visit the library’s website at to view which devices are compatible with Whitman County Library’s downloadable audiobooks and eBooks.
Whitman County Library has recently added two new biographies to their collection. “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana” by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the incredible true story of an unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban. Former ABC News reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon spent years reporting Kamila’s story about the daily lives of women in Afghanistan.
“The Heart and the Fist” by Eric Greitens shares one man’s true story of extraordinary leadership and service as a humanitarian and a warrior.
The library will be closed Aug. 1-7 for building and computer maintenance.
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