Connections: Georgia in the World
The Seventh Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts
January 30–February 1, 2014
Decorative arts are not made in isolation, and Georgia decorative arts reflect myriad connections to the region, the nation and
the trans-Atlantic world. This symposium will investigate those connections with regard to furniture, textiles, pottery, fashion
design and more in a series of presentations of original research over three days.
Thursday, January 30
1–4 p.m. Pre-symposium
Join us for pre-symposium open houses in some of Athens’ most historic properties. Included this year are:
the Church-Waddel-Brumby House, the Taylor Grady House, the T.R.R. Cobb House and the Ware-Lyndon
House.
5–6 p.m.
Registration
6 p.m.
Keynote lecture
“Southern Furniture Studies: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going,” Ronald L. Hurst, Carlisle H. Humelsine Chief Curator and Vice President for Collections, Conservation, and Museums, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation, free and open to the public (supported by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National
Endowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly)
Mahler Hall, UGA Hotel and Conference Center (Georgia Center)
7:30–9 p.m.
Opening reception
Georgia Museum of Art, free and open to the public (sponsored by John and Marilyn McMullan)
Friday, January 31
All lectures will take place in the Georgia Center’s Mahler Hall.
8–10 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Welcome and introductory comments
9:30 a.m.
Morning session
“Revealing Georgia: Viewing the Cultural Landscape through Prints and Maps,” Margaret Beck Pritchard,
senior curator and curator of prints, maps and wallpaper, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (sponsored by
the International Fine Print Dealers Association)
“New Considerations of William Verelst’s ‘The Common Council of Georgia Receiving the Indian Chiefs’,”
Kathleen Staples, independent scholar
Break
“South Carolina Blues: Colonial Indigo Culture,” Andrea Feeser, associate professor of art history, Clemson
University
“Utilitarian Earthenwares in the Ebenezer Settlement, Effingham County, Georgia,” Daniel T. Elliott, president, LAMAR Institute
Lunch (full symposium package)
1:30 p.m.
Afternoon session
“Sumptuous Goods: The McKinne-Whitehead-Rowland Collection at the Georgia Museum of Art,” Julia N.
Jackson, programs and marketing director, Historic Augusta, Inc.
“Valley View: Reflecting on a Place, Its People, and Its Furnishings,” Maryellen Higginbotham, independent
scholar
Break
“Scarf and Dress Designs by Frankie Welch: Highlighting Georgia Through Her Americana,” Ashley Callahan,
independent scholar
“The Materiality of the Gullah Geechee Culture,” Althea Sumpter, professor of film making, Art Institute of
Atlanta
7 p.m.
Supper (full symposium package)
Saturday, February 1
8–9 a.m.
Registration
9 a.m. Morning session
“Georgia’s Textile Connections: Homespun, Industry, and Imports, 1830–1880,” Madelyn Shaw, independent
scholar
“The Yeoman, the Slave, and the Coverlet,” Susan Falls, professor of anthropology, and Jessica R. Smith, artist
and fibers professor, Savannah College of Art and Design
Break
“Shopping from London to Naples for a Future Country ‘Palace’ in Macon: William Butler Johnston and
Anne Tracy Johnston on the Grand Tour, 1851 to 1854,” Jonathan H. Poston, senior director of properties and
Hay House director, Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation (sponsored by Margie Spalding)
Lunch (full symposium package)
1:30 p.m.
Afternoon session
“From London to Shanghai, 1780–1920: How Five Generations of Yonges and Brownes Brought Their Silver
to Columbus, Georgia,” Sandra Strother Hudson, independent scholar
Note: “Mexican Silver in an Antebellum Georgia Household,” Carolyn Shuler
Note: “Capitalism and Revolution: A Staffordshire Mug and Its Anti-Monarchial Message,” Lauren Word
“Shalom Y’all!”: The Material Culture of Savannah’s Early Jewish Home,” Daniel Kurt Ackermann, associate
curator, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem
4 p.m.
Closing comments, Dale L. Couch, curator of decorative arts, Georgia Museum of Art
Seating is limited and advance registration by mail or online is required. The registration deadline is January 23, 2014.
The biennial Henry D. Green Symposium and its published proceedings are funded primarily by grants and sponsorships.
This year, we are seeking upper-level sponsorships and cosponsorships ($5,000 and $2,500), including corporate, for the
keynote lecture, the four symposium sessions, the symposium lectures and a special acquisition to commemorate the 2014
symposium. We are also seeking sponsorships-at-large for $1,600. Benefits of sponsorship include symposium registration,
activities, sponsor luncheon and copies of the published proceedings for two ($1,600 and $2,500 levels) or four ($5,000 level).
Please contact Betty Alice Fowler at 706.542.1461 or [email protected] to become a sponsor or receive more information.
Symposium Sponsors
as of December 2, 2013
Lead Sponsor: Forward Arts Foundation
Georgia Humanities Council
John and Marilyn McMullan
International Fine Print Dealers Association
Margie Spalding
Mr. and Mrs. B. Heyward Allen Jr.
Dr. Larry H. Beard and Linda N. Beard
Brunk Auctions
Mr. and Mrs. E. Davison Burch
Elizabeth B. Chastain, Top Drawer Antiques
Linda and David Chesnut
Deanne Deavours and Sally Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Hix Green
Mary Ann and Sam Griffin
Helen C. Griffith
Carey Pickard and Chris Howard
in memory of Ed Forio
Letitia and Rowland Radford
Mr. and Mrs. George Boone Smith III
Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Tarbutton Jr.
William Dunn Wansley
in memory of Louise Dunn Gibson Wansley and in honor of
Stevi Smith Wansley and Elizabeth Dunn Wansley
Professor and Mrs. John C. Waters
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Wiley III
In-kind sponsors: Brunk Auctions, Charlton Hall, Epting Events, Tiger Mountain Vineyards,
The Georgia Center’s UGA Hotel and Conference Center