Talking art : the docents of the North Carolina Museum of Art 1956-2021 / Dennis Weller, Curator Emeritus, NCMA ; with Scotty Steele and Shelley Crisp.

Author/creator Weller, Dennis P. author.
Other author Steele, Scotty, author.
Other author Crisp, Shelley, 1951- author.
Format Book
Publication[Raleigh, North Carolina] : [Docents of the North Carolina Museum of Art], [2023]
Copyright Date©2023
Description226 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Setting the state 1947-1955 -- Part one: The miracle on Morgan Street 1956-1982 -- Chapter 1 A call for help: the first docents -- Chapter 2 Docent training and early materials -- Chapter 3 Docent enrichment -- Chapter 4 Docent gifts -- Part two: A new museum on Blue Ridge Road 1983-1994 -- Chapter 5 The move to Blue Ridge Road: planning and programming -- Chapter 6 A decade of docent life -- Part three: Museum growth and challenges 1995-2018 -- Chapter 7 The Museum campus -- Chapter 8 New acquisitions and record-setting exhibitions -- Chapter 9 Training, transitions, and touring -- Chapter 10 Giving back -- Chapter 11 Docent enrichment travel -- Conclusion: The NCMA 2019-2021 -- Chapter 12 A new director, new challenges, and a pandemic -- Chapter 13 Final thoughts -- Appendices -- 1. Docent Presidents of the NCMA -- 2. "A Guide for the North Carolina Museum of Art Docent" and "Docent Guidelines" -- 3. Continuously Updated List of NC Art Society and NCMA Exhibitions -- 4. NCMA Docent Lecture Endowment Speakers -- 5. Gifts to the NCMA from the Docent Organization -- 6. Directors of the NCMA -- 7. Occasional Verse from the Pen of Joseph Covington -- 8. For Further Research and Reading.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9798396494848

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Joyner NC Stacks N715.R2 W45 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold