2008 Woodie Awards
Student, professor speak on new Lee exhibit in Wilson Hall
Megann Daw
Issue date: 1/31/07 Section: News
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The celebration in honor of Robert E. Lee did not end with convocation and Founders' Day celebrations. At the opening of a new exhibit in Wilson Hall, three Washington and Lee students and Professor Pam Simpson gave a lecture about the show that depicts Lee during his lifetime and his enduring legacy.
Madeline Gent '08, Kathryn Heaberg '07 and Anne Taylor Tipton '07 assisted Simpson in putting together "Re-Visioning Lee" as part of an Art Internship course this fall.
"I wanted to try to rethink how Lee's image was used over the years," said Simpson, "and I wanted to go beyond the clichés."
She did. The exhibit uses everything from stamps to sculptures to t-shirts; Lee's family life, military experience and iconic status during his lifetime and today are explored.
The university owns most of the pieces in the exhibit. Professor Larry Stene created "Fearless and Faultless," a sculpture, for the show.
The lecture was not the only event associated with "Re-Visioning Lee." Professors Holt Merchant and Ted DeLaney previously led a discussion entitled "How Lee is Viewed Today," which Simpson said generated attention. Recently, DeLaney and Merchant have been quoted by national papers from San Diego to Houston in an article reprinted from the Washington Post about Lee.
Simpson and Gallery Director Dinah Ryan planned near-weekly events for the exhibit, which closes February 3.
Madeline Gent '08, Kathryn Heaberg '07 and Anne Taylor Tipton '07 assisted Simpson in putting together "Re-Visioning Lee" as part of an Art Internship course this fall.
"I wanted to try to rethink how Lee's image was used over the years," said Simpson, "and I wanted to go beyond the clichés."
She did. The exhibit uses everything from stamps to sculptures to t-shirts; Lee's family life, military experience and iconic status during his lifetime and today are explored.
The university owns most of the pieces in the exhibit. Professor Larry Stene created "Fearless and Faultless," a sculpture, for the show.
The lecture was not the only event associated with "Re-Visioning Lee." Professors Holt Merchant and Ted DeLaney previously led a discussion entitled "How Lee is Viewed Today," which Simpson said generated attention. Recently, DeLaney and Merchant have been quoted by national papers from San Diego to Houston in an article reprinted from the Washington Post about Lee.
Simpson and Gallery Director Dinah Ryan planned near-weekly events for the exhibit, which closes February 3.
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