Message from the Chair I want to thank each of you for your support of the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts at Fairplex. The 2007 Fair Exhibit, A Tapestry of Life: The World of Millard Sheets, was a great centennial celebration of Millard’s life and his contribution to our cultural heritage and to the art world. Special thanks are owed to the exhibit director, Tony Sheets, and the curator, Janet Blake, whose combined efforts produced an exhibit of the caliber of the shows from the 1950s that were directed by Millard Sheets himself. The Center would also like to acknowledge the generosity of the various collectors who were kind enough to loan works from their private collections. Among them were Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Craig and Gisele Barto, Bente and Gerald E. Buck, Faith Butler, E. Gene and Diane Crane, Kirk Delman and the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Zachary Fisk, Thom Gianetto and the Edenhurst Gallery, Merika Gopaul and The Irvine Museum, Karen Hathaway and the Los Angeles Athletic Club, Mark and Jan Hilbert, Frank and Susan Jackson, Michael Johnson, Gordon McClelland, Jim and Martha Newkirk, Peter and Gail Ochs, Carolyn and Tom Owen-Towle, Susan Stary-Sheets Pasas, Anthony and Mary Podell, Bill Reed, Mark Sailor, David Sheets, Tony and Flower Sheets, Robert F. Smith, Nancy and Geoffrey Stack, Steven Stern, Robert Stone, Jean Swegle, Fred Thompson, Ron and Susan Vander Molen, Mike and Susan Verbal and Claremont Fine Arts, Alan Wofsy and Alan Wofsy Fine Arts. We are pleased to announce that Tony Sheets has again accepted the position of exhibit director for the 2008 Fair Exhibit, HOOFPRINTS: The Horse in Art, Legend, and Action. Tony is working on making this exhibit equal in quality to the 2007 exhibit, but this subject will be presented more like a science museum exhibit with art, rather than a fine art only exhibit. The scope of the exhibit starts with the oldest known cave paintings of horses and continues all around the globe until today. I hope all of you can make time to come to our Wine and Cars Under the Stars event on June 14, 2008. The proceeds from this unique and fun event will go to benefit the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts. We will have auction items for you to buy and plenty of food and wine for your enjoyment. Please take a look at our list of “Art Outings.” We will try to keep this calendar current in our newsletters so you have a single source for ideas on where to go and what to see around the Southland. Regards, John D. Campbell, III Message from Tony Sheets Dear Members,
The success of last fall’s Tapestry exhibit is still reverberating throughout the art and local communities for its depth and presentation. Janet Blake’s wonderful curatorial talents really made the exhibit something special and unique. The stories she put together of the paintings and my father were enjoyed by all who came. The cross-section of visitors was wonderful to see, and the staff and docents were, as always, tireless in their efforts to make people feel welcome. Our storyteller, Jim Cogan, added a dimension which was both entertaining and informative. He has agreed to be with us again this year and will play a major role in my planning. This year’s exhibit, HOOFPRINTS: The Horse in Art, Legend and Action will be a totally different approach to a gallery showing. I am designing the exhibit in a science museum atmosphere with colorful displays and lots of interactive opportunities. It will be the story of the evolution of the horse by continents from Eohippus 50 million years ago, to the Equine we know today. Visitors will walk through the caves of France and view the cave drawings of early man. A world globe will be the centerpiece of the displays of each continent, which will show how the horse came to that part of the world and how it was portrayed in art. The horse of today will be shown in its uses from racing to trail riding, and everything in between. Fair dates are September 5 – 28 (closed Mondays and Tuesdays), so make sure you put it on your calendars, and help us spread the word. My wife Flower and I took our newest grandchildren to the Fair last year and they had a blast! Best and thanks for your continued support,
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