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October, 25 2006 - Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University In St. Louis Grand Opening
What: Dedication ceremony for the new Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Where: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University
When: October 25, 2006
Time: 3:00 PM
Ticket Prices: Free to attend
Beneficiary: Washington University In St. Louis
Introductions: Remarks: Sam Fox, Life Trustee Washington University Board of Trustees, Chairman and CEO Harbour Group Ltd.; Earl E. Walker, President Carr Lane Manufacturing; David W. Kemper, Chairman Washington University Board of Trustees, Chairman, President and CEO Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Fumihiko
Welcome: Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton
Speaker: Sam Fox, Life Trustee Washington University Board of Trustees, Chairman and CEO Harbour Grup, Ltd.; Earl E. Walker, President Carr Lane Manfacturing; David W. Kemper, Chairman Washington University Bo
Of note: Presentation: Kemper Art Musem and Walker Hall by Stephen F. Brauer, Vice Chairman of Washington University Board of Trustees, President of Hunter Engineering. Architect: Fumihiko Maki
Attire: Business Attire
Information: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington Unive (314) 935-4523
Blacktie Photos by: Harry R Bean
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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University In St. Louis Grand Opening • [Grid<>Matrix], the first installment in the series "Screen Arts and New Media Aesthetics." • Models and Prototypes, the inaugural show in the "Focus" series, which explores works from the collection in new interpretive contexts. • Pure Invention: Tom Friedman, featuring work by the acclaimed sculptor and Washington University alumnus.
On Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Washigton University in St. Louis held the Grand Opening of The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Over
the last 125 years, Washington University has built one of the nation's
finest university art collections by focusing on the acquisition and
display of contemporary work. Today the
university dedicated its new Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, a
dramatic, light-filled structure designed to showcase the renowned
permanent collection as well as a vibrant program of temporary
exhibitions.
The Kemper Art Museum was designed by Fumihiko Maki, a former Washington University professor and architect of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum as well as Tower 4 at the World Trade Center Site and the $330 million United Nations expansion; Sabine Eckmann, director of the Kemper Art Museum.
The following were honored during the Grand Opening of the museum.
Sam Fox, BSBA '51, is one of St. Louis' most active civic and philanthropic leaders and one of Washington University's staunchest supporters. He is founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Harbour Group, Ltd., which acquires and builds companies for long-term investment. In 2003, Fox was named St. Louis' Citizen of the Year in recognition of his generosity to the community and his leadership of key St. Louis area institutions. He and his wife, Marilyn, have received many awards for their philanthropy, ncluding the 2004 Excellence in Philanthropy award from the Arts and Education Council.
Mildred Lane Kemper, was the beloved wife of James M. Kemper, Jr., chairman emeritus of Commerce Bancshaers, Inc., and mother of David W. Kemper, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., and chairman of Washington Unviersity's Board of Trustees. Mrs. Kemper was a lifelong advocate of higher education and a patron of the arts. Together with David's wife, DottyKemper, and the William T. Kemper Foundation, James and David Kemper have named the new home for the University's renowned art collection in her memory.
Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker, are chief executive officer and vice president, respectively, of Carr Lane Manufacturing, one of the world's foremost suppliers of tooling components. Their subsidiary Carr Lane Castings enjoys a national reputation for fabricating bronze, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and painted steel artworks by sculptors from around the world. The Walkers are generous supporters of civic, educational and charitable organizations througout the region and have received numerous honors and awards for their professional and philanthropic achievements, including the Robert S. Brookings Award in 1999 for exemplifying the alliance between the University and its community. In 2002, Earl was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Washington University.
The Kemper Art Museum will open with three special exhibitions, all of which remain on view through December 31, 2006:
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is the art museum of Washington University in St. Louis and one of three units of the University's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. As a teaching museum with a fine art collection, it is charged with fostering the University's educational mission and commitment to excellence through the exhibition, publication, development, and preservation of visual art, for today's world and for future generations, according to the highest professional standards. The Museum is dedicated to providing an open and dynamic learning environment through meaningful and direct interaction with works of art that encourages cross-disciplinary exchange, critical thinking, visual literacy, and social and intellectual inquiry into the connections between art and contemporary life. The Museum is committed to serving regional, national, and international audiences while advancing academic scholarship within the University community.
For more information about the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, please call (314) 935-4523, or visit their website at www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu.