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PROFILE
her exhibition – an exploration of sign languages in several media –
Kim timed it to run concurrently with the bicentennial of the American
School for the Deaf in West Hartford.
For the recent Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition, she found contemporary
Detroit-based artist Louise Jones to do a mural for the LeWitt Family
Staircase. "Her work, like Georgia O'Keeffe's, magnifies the scale of
flowers, and we partnered her with a number of local horticulturists
so she would know what is indigenous to Connecticut," Kim
explained.
As the bulk of the O'Keeffe exhibit came down, Kim prolonged its
value by transferring some of the pieces to the gallery of one of her
other connections – the Delamar West Hartford hotel. "I believe very
strongly in partnerships and capitalizing on the incredible cultural
resources that exist in our area," she said.
Looking forward, Kim said she hopes to continue showing the
diversity that exists within American art, by infusing traditional
exhibits with episodic presentations from Latinos, Africans, Arabs
and others who have elected to make this country their home.
Visit www.nbmaa.org for more information.
The recent Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition opened in March, but
some pieces are still on view at the NBMAA, in addition to others
that have been transferred to the gallery space at the Delamar
Hotel in West Hartford.
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall is a mural created on the Lewitt
Family Wall by contemporary Detroit-based artist Louise Jones to introduce the recent Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition at the NBMAA.
Kim commissioned her to do the artwork because she is known for magnifying the scale of flowers, as did O'Keeffe.
