CBU Hosts Callicott Art Exhibition

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Contact: John Kerr Christian Brothers University Office of Communications and Marketing (901) 321-4417 jkerr@cbu.edu August 6, 2003 Updated/For Immediate Release Exhibition of Paintings and Poems by Artist Burton Callicott Scheduled for CBU Gallery Beginning August 15 (Memphis, TN)---Christian Brothers University will present “The Light Within: Burton Callicott, Paintings and Poems” in the University Gallery, August 15 – October 10, 2003. This is the first solo exhibition by the revered local artist in Memphis since 1991, and the first exhibition ever to present examples of his poetry in conjunction with his paintings. Burton Callicott, Professor Emeritus of the Memphis College of Art and probably the city’s most recognized and respected artist, was born in Terre Haute, IN in 1907 and moved to Memphis in 1912. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1931 and began his long teaching career at the James Lee Memorial Academy of Art in 1936. He accepted a faculty position at the newly established Memphis Academy of Art (now the Memphis College of Art) the next year. Except for period as an aircraft draftsman and illustrator during World War II, Callicott remained at MCA until his retirement in 1978. Over his seven-decade artistic career, Callicott’s work has been exhibited and honored on the local and national level. He has been the subject of three solo exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, along with showings at the Memphis College of Art, the Tennessee State Museum, Cheekwood Museum, Arkansas Art Center, and numerous private galleries. Callicott’s art has long been inspired by the tenets on Theosophy, and has manifested itself in explorations of light and color — both naturalistic and abstract. “The Light Within” is a small retrospective bringing together a range of 19 works from 1934 to 1993. This exhibition is supported in part by a $6,000 First Tennessee Bank Bravo grant. Paintings in this exhibition are on loan from some private collections and have never been displayed to the public. An opening reception honoring Mr. Callicott will be held Friday, August 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the University Gallery located on the lower level of Plough Library on the CBU campus. Gallery Hours are: Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. • Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. , Saturday: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. • Sunday: 2:00-11:00 p.m. Hours may vary due to University schedules. Call 901.321.3432 to verify, or visit the website at www.cbu.edu/library/gallery Artwork Below: Burton Callicott, Embrace #4, 1983. Oil on canvas. Latest News CBU Home

NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY

Contact: John Kerr
Christian Brothers University
Office of Communications and Marketing
(901) 321-4417
jkerr@cbu.edu

August 6, 2003
Updated/For Immediate Release

Exhibition of Paintings and Poems by Artist Burton Callicott
Scheduled for CBU Gallery Beginning August 15

(Memphis, TN)---Christian Brothers University will present “The Light Within: Burton Callicott, Paintings and Poems” in the University Gallery, August 15 – October 10, 2003. This is the first solo exhibition by the revered local artist in Memphis since 1991, and the first exhibition ever to present examples of his poetry in conjunction with his paintings.

Burton Callicott, Professor Emeritus of the Memphis College of Art and probably the city’s most recognized and respected artist, was born in Terre Haute, IN in 1907 and moved to Memphis in 1912. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1931 and began his long teaching career at the James Lee Memorial Academy of Art in 1936. He accepted a faculty position at the newly established Memphis Academy of Art (now the Memphis College of Art) the next year. Except for period as an aircraft draftsman and illustrator during World War II, Callicott remained at MCA until his retirement in 1978.

Over his seven-decade artistic career, Callicott’s work has been exhibited and honored on the local and national level. He has been the subject of three solo exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, along with showings at the Memphis College of Art, the Tennessee State Museum, Cheekwood Museum, Arkansas Art Center, and numerous private galleries. Callicott’s art has long been inspired by the tenets on Theosophy, and has manifested itself in explorations of light and color — both naturalistic and abstract. “The Light Within” is a small retrospective bringing together a range of 19 works from 1934 to 1993. This exhibition is supported in part by a $6,000 First Tennessee Bank Bravo grant.

Paintings in this exhibition are on loan from some private collections and have never been displayed to the public. An opening reception honoring Mr. Callicott will be held Friday, August 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the University Gallery located on the lower level of Plough Library on the CBU campus. Gallery Hours are: Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. • Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. , Saturday: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. • Sunday: 2:00-11:00 p.m. Hours may vary due to University schedules. Call 901.321.3432 to verify, or visit the website at www.cbu.edu/library/gallery

Artwork Below: Burton Callicott, Embrace #4, 1983. Oil on canvas.