EUGENE, Ore. -- (February 22, 2016) – The exhibition “Strike a Pose” is on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus from now until June 5, 2016. This exhibition, drawn from the JSMA’s collection of photography, features images that capture a variety of styles of dance, including African, Indian, jazz, modern and ballet.
On Friday, March 4, at 12 p.m., students from the University of Oregon’s School of Music and Dance will perform dances informed by the choreography of Pearl Primus, introduced by Jenifer Craig, Chair, Department of Dance. This program is part of the JSMA’s new lunchtime lecture series, “The Hidden Histories of Art.”
“Strike a Pose” features many of the images that were incorporated in the JSMA’s 1963 exhibition “Dance in Art,” which showcased photographers and dancers professionally active in the United States in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. Wallace Baldinger, the museum director at the time, later sought to acquire many of the works to add to the museum’s growing photography collection.
About the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is a premier Pacific Northwest museum for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art based in a major university setting. The mission of the museum is to enhance the University of Oregon’s academic mission and to further the appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts for the general public. The JSMA features significant collections galleries devoted to art from China, Japan, Korea, the Americas and Europe as well as changing special exhibition galleries. The JSMA is one of six museums in Oregon accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is located on the University of Oregon campus at 1430 Johnson Lane. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens. Free admission is given to ages 18 and under, JSMA members, college students with ID, and University of Oregon faculty, staff and students. For information, contact the JSMA, 541-346-3027.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is among the 108 institutions chosen from 4,633 U.S. universities for top-tier designation of "Very High Research Activity" in the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO also is one of two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities.
Contact:
JSMA: Debbie Williamson Smith, 541-346-0942, debbiews@uoregon.edu
Links: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, http://jsma.uoregon.edu
