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| Hopewell Museum History & Fine Art Paris, Kentucky 40361 859-987-7274 |
| Life in the Slow Lane: Small Town Life in Bourbon County February 7 through May 27, 2007 |
The exhibit featured the communities
of Centerville, Clintonville, Little Rock,
Millersburg, North Middletown and
Ruddles Mill, and focused on the early
history and development of these
towns.
of Centerville, Clintonville, Little Rock,
Millersburg, North Middletown and
Ruddles Mill, and focused on the early
history and development of these
towns.
Above is the mill at the bridge over Hinkston
Creek at Millersburg.
Creek at Millersburg.
| Tuska - The Human Condition June 6 - August 26, 2007 |
This exhibit was a retrospective
of the life's work of John Regis
Tuska, including pottery,
ceramics, paper, stained glass
and bronze casts.
As a young man serving in the
Navy, he had the opportunity to
study the work of great Japanese
potters, Rosanjin and Kawai. He
later studied and taught art at
the University of Kentucky,
retiring in 1994.
Seth Tuska, son of the artist,
collaborated with Nancy Estes,
Curatorial Committee chair, and
Interim Director Rebecca
Weems, Ph.D. to install the
exhibit. The Tuska retrospective
was sponsored by a generous gift
of Isabel McHenry Clay.
of the life's work of John Regis
Tuska, including pottery,
ceramics, paper, stained glass
and bronze casts.
As a young man serving in the
Navy, he had the opportunity to
study the work of great Japanese
potters, Rosanjin and Kawai. He
later studied and taught art at
the University of Kentucky,
retiring in 1994.
Seth Tuska, son of the artist,
collaborated with Nancy Estes,
Curatorial Committee chair, and
Interim Director Rebecca
Weems, Ph.D. to install the
exhibit. The Tuska retrospective
was sponsored by a generous gift
of Isabel McHenry Clay.
| Creative Harvest Stoner Creek Arts at Hopewell Museum September 1 through October 26, 2008 |
| The Western Citizen: 200 Years of News November 10, 2007 - March 23, 2008 |
The Bourbon County Citizen and its Citizen-Advertiser companion
paper have been in continuous publication for 200 years. The
newspaper is the oldest in the state of Kentucky and one of a handful
which can make such a claim in the United States.
The new exhibit features a retrospective of the newspapers since their
beginning as the Western Citizen in 1807. On display will be copies
and originals of newspapers, including at least one dated from 1808.
The owners and operators of the Citizen-Advertiser Newspapers, Inc.
since 1946 are Genevieve Brannon, daughters BeBe and Rebecca and
son Jimmy.
paper have been in continuous publication for 200 years. The
newspaper is the oldest in the state of Kentucky and one of a handful
which can make such a claim in the United States.
The new exhibit features a retrospective of the newspapers since their
beginning as the Western Citizen in 1807. On display will be copies
and originals of newspapers, including at least one dated from 1808.
The owners and operators of the Citizen-Advertiser Newspapers, Inc.
since 1946 are Genevieve Brannon, daughters BeBe and Rebecca and
son Jimmy.
Two addressograph
machines are shown in
these photos.
On the table in the
right hand picture is the
Imposing stone, on
which type was loaded
into forms and taken to
the printing press.
machines are shown in
these photos.
On the table in the
right hand picture is the
Imposing stone, on
which type was loaded
into forms and taken to
the printing press.