Over the years many of you know I have served on Georgia's State Museum's Board (GMOA)and from time to time I have conducted several art tours to The GMOA, located on UGA's Athen's campus, The Booth Western Museum of Art in Cartersville, Ga., and another art tour in Alabama etc. I have also encouraged art friends to go to Don Kole's African Museum here in Savannah.
Art became a permanent part of my life when I was stationed in France and purchased some five objects back in 1954-56. At the time, the Franc was 350 to one scrip dollar. I knew nothing about art then, nor do I now,. While in France I never paid over $14 scrip for anything I bought. One of the paintings I acquired was by Louis Valtat, a noted Fauve Impressionist, another a very cubistic scene by an artist named Verlinde and a third was of bridge scene by a Catalan Artist named Marchand which we gave to GMOA. The other two were more genre objects I thought lovely andvery French. One a beach scene of two children playing in the sand.
I recently asked Tricia, one of the many wonderful staff administrators at GMOA, would she be kind enough to send me a listing of the various works we have given or helped finance and she sent me the list accompanied by pictures which, lamentably, I find it impossible to re-post - ugh.
I am sending the list in the hope it will encourage those who have never been to GMOA to do so. We are a teaching museum and have one of the finest print collections of any university in the South East. We now have over 12,000 object of art but can only display 2 or so percent of our permanent collection in our own galleries and salons.
Some of our art is on loan to other museums because of its rarity and/or prominence. Our director, Bill Eiland, is one of the nation's most accomplished and knowledgeable directors and I often say we should hang/display Bill on the wall alongside some of our great works.
I would love to do one more tour before I depart this world but doubt I will get around to this"Walter Mitty" wish. All who have gone with me on past tours, I believe, thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
My second reason for writing this memo is to encourage those who own art, and might wish to part with it, to consider inquiring about leaving it to GMOA. Our museum began with a magnificent "genesis" gift of 100 objects left to The People of Ga. by a lawyer from New York, Alfred H.Holbrook, who spent time in Athens and was taken under wing by Lamar Dodd, not only a great administrator but one of the South's finest artist's and one of my dearest art friends. Our relationship stretched over 30 years. It began when I purchased one of Lamar's early works painted while he was in Italy. Lamar was born in La Grange and he was a student of some of America's greatest artists who were also teaching at The Art Student's League. in New York.
Below is a listing of the works, to date, we have given to The GMOA.
GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 1 1. Jean Marchand, French, 1882 - 1941 Wharf Scene, n.d. Oil on canvas Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz in honor of Mary and Lamar Dodd GMOA 1981.117 2. Philip de László de Lombos, British, born Hungarian as Laub Fülöp, 1869 - 1937 Gentleman with a Monocle in Black 1921 Oil on canvas Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz in honor of Mary and Lamar Dodd GMOA 1982.5 3. Richard Loehle, American, born 1923 Starlings, 1974 Acrylic on Masonite Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1983.30 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 2 4. Rosa Bonheur, French, 1822 - 1899 Study of Cows, n. d. Graphite on paper mounted on heavy wove paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1984.12 5. Sigmund Abeles, American, born 1934 Portrait of a Girl (Margo Lillian Jefferson), n.d. Drypoint on wove paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1984.21 6. Jack Levine, American, 1915 - 2010 Apollo and Daphne, n. d. Etching on wove paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1984.22 7. Betty Loehle, American, 1923 - 2013 Misty Falls, 1973 Watercolor on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1984.23 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 3 8. Luigi Lucioni, American b. Italy, 1900 - 1988 Birches and Beyond, n. d. Etching printed in sepia on wove paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1984.24 9. Thomas Robert Way, British, 1862 - 1913 Strand Lane, 1897 Lithograph on laid paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 1984.25 10. Winslow Homer, American, 1836 - 1910 Harper's Weekly, published by Harper & Brothers, American, 1857 - 1916 Skating at Boston, from Harper's Weekly March 12, 1859 Wood engraving on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Lynn and Richard Berkowitz in honor of William U. Eiland GMOA 2000.26 GMOA.
Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 4 11. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, English, 1890 - 1978 Adolescence (Kathleen Nancy Woodward), 1932 Etching on wove paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Leighton Ballew bequest, the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Aquisition Endowment, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation, and by contributions from Patricia Dietz GMOA 2001.67 12. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, English, 1890 - 1978 The Chinese Group, c. 1921 Graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz acquisition endowment GMOA 2006.70 13. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, English, 1890 - 1978 Study drawing for Seule, 1923 Graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz acquisition endowment GMOA 2006.71 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 5 14. Charles Banks Wilson, American, born 1918 Prince Esquire, 1954 Etching on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2008.106 15. Boardman Robinson, American, born Canada, 1876 - 1952 The Horse Auction, 1939 Graphite and ink on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2008.107 16. Lili Rethi, American b. Austria, 1894 - 1969The Great Bridge Etching on wove paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2008.108 17. Maurice Cook, American, born 1948 Day on the Farm, 1993 Oil on canvas Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Lynn and Richard GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 6 Berkowitz GMOA 2008.313 18. Charles Demuth, American, 1883 - 1935 Still Life, 1917 Graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2009.1 19. Charles Burchfield, American, 1893 - 1967 Salem, 1920 Charcoal and Conte crayon on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Foundation GMOA 2009.2 20. James Henry Daugherty, American, 1889 - 1974 Abraham and Isaac, n.d. Casein and gouache on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2011.552 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 7 21. James Henry Daugherty, American, 1889 – 1974 Jonah and the Whale, n.d. Casein and gouache on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2011.553 22. Josef Presser, American, born Poland, 1907 - 1967 Circus Performers, 1950 Gouache on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2012.523 23. Albert William Heckman, American, 1893 - 1971 Glasco, n.d. Lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2012.524 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 8 24. Karl Fortess, American, born Belgium, 1907 - 1995 Still Life, n.d. Oil on canvas Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2012.525 25. Kenneth Miller Adams, American, 1897 - 1966 Adobe Women, 1940 Lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2013.261 26. William Gropper, American, 1897 - 1977 Investigating Committee, 1973 Color lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz in memory of Ed Forio GMOA 2013.466 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 9 27. Mary Ferguson, American Stanley Ferguson, American Face jug, n.d. Earthenware Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz in honor of Carl Mullis GMOA 2013.467 28. Joseph Stella, American, 1877 - 1946 Trees, c. 1924 Crayon, colored pencil and graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz acquisition endowment and partial gift of Thomas S. Holman in memory of Donald Keyes, curator of American art at the Georgia Museum of Art from 1984-2000 GMOA 2014.58 29. Charles Wheeler Locke, American, 1899 - 1983 Central Park, c. 1925 Lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz in honor of their grandson Blake Nelson GMOA 2015.51 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 10 30. Roxanne Reep, American, born 1954 Fly By... Graphite, ink, and acrylic on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 2015.322 31. Frankie Welch, American, born 1923 University of Georgia scarf with bulldog, n.d. Polyester Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 2016.242 32. Rolland Havre Golden, American, 1931 - 2019 Study for Interrupted, 1989 Gouache and collage on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2017.296 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 11 33. Rolland Havre Golden, American, 1931 - 2019 Burgundy St., 1960s Graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz acquisition endowment GMOA 2017.297 34. Rolland Havre Golden, American, 1931 - 2019 Untitled (Male Nude), 1976 Graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz acquisition endowment GMOA 2017.298 35. Bernard Brussel-Smith, American, 1914 - 1989 A Street in Collognes-la-Rouge, France, c. 1957 Wood engraving on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2018.89 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 12 36. Karl Kasten, American, 1916 - 2010 Byzantium, 1981 Color collograph with rolled color on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2018.112 37. Rolland Havre Golden, American, 1931 - 2019 The Farmer Whistle Stop Blues, 1980 Graphite on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisitions Endowment GMOA 2019.99 38. Peter Baczek, American, born 1945 Duboce Street, from The Book of Hours, 1978 Aquatint and etching on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz Acquisition Endowment GMOA 2019.249 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 13 39. Peter Hurd, American, 1904 – 1984 The Mission Lithograph on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 2019.251 40. George Overbury "Pop" Hart, American, 1868 - 1933 The Voo Doo Dance (Dominica), 1924 Lithograph on brown paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 2019.252 41. Werner Drewes, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1985 Reflections, 1959 Woodcut on paper Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard and Lynn Berkowitz GMOA 2019.253 GMOA Gifts from Berkowitz or purchases with Berkowitz endowment, 2020 14 42. Arshile Gorky, American, 1904 - 1948 Untitled, 1929 Oil on canvas Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Richard E. and Lynn R. Berkowitz GMOA 2019.282
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