WOW: The Work of the Work
Roy McMakin: A Door Meant as Adornment
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James Turrell: Knowing Light
Light Reign, James Turrell SkyspaceGenerations in Photography
Mezzanine
April 16, 2004 – July 18, 2004
In 2003, the Henry Art Gallery and Youth in Focus conducted a community partnership funded by the MetLife Foundation Museum Connections Program. An award-winning photography program for urban youth, the partnership brought students regularly to the Henry for tours, meetings with artists, and two exhibitions of student photography. One unique facet of this initiative was the Youth in Focus Student Acquisition Committee, organized to select new acquisitions made possible by the grant for the Henry’s permanent collection. These students, ages 15-18, learned about the museum’s collection, reviewed numerous images and artists, and chose three wonderful new pieces. This acquisition was an important permanent legacy of the partnership. The students chose photographs by noted American photographers Helen Levitt, Michael Kenna, and Linda Connor. This acquisition was exhibited with three recent gifts from Joseph and Elaine Monsen to display the range of exciting new photography that recently came to the Henry.