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Publication Iced Coffee Is Forever(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2019) Aquila, BenBen Aquila (Class of 2020) painted this in 2019. It is acrylic paint on canvas. Two men in pink suits are entering a dark doorway. One man is reaching into the pants of the other. The doorway is against a striped rainbow background. There are two white columns on either side of the doors. To the right of the doorway there is a small table with two iced coffees and a framed mirror or blank image above the table. On the other side of the door, there is a chair and above that there is a framed image of an iced coffee.Publication Mango(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2012) Craddock, Daisy"In the midst of this pandemic, I am a very fortunate transplanted New Yorker. Suddenly living full time in the beautiful Hudson Valley, I am surrounded by small farms and an endless supply of local produce. With time on my hands, I planted my first garden this spring, and it soon became a metaphor for these times. Despite cucumber wilt and tomato caterpillars, the lettuce from my garden has fed us for months and I am still drawing tomatoes." From Daisy Craddock's webpage https://www.daisycraddock.com/art/diptychs/daisy-craddock-harvest/ ; "Mango" by Daisy Craddock is a 15 1/2 × 29 inch Diptych in oil pastel and oil stick on paper. Created in 2012, this piece is one of a series of produce themed diptychs that Craddock began in 2005 and has continued to produce into 2020.Publication what are we?(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2018-12)This self portrait was painted by Sarah Hatfield in 2018. The artist's statement about this piece reads: "Requiring adoration to foster confidence and security keeps me from ever truly knowing myself. I find affirmation in intimate moments, opening up to people in a physical way that I cannot express through words. My dependency on people I love becomes apparent when I can no longer see them as a separate entity. Layers of paint accumulate as I try to discern between what I know of myself and the people that I am dependent on. When one person fails me I adopt others into my support system, using the infatuation of one to compensate for the shortcomings of another. The physicality of painting mirrors the way that I try to express myself to partners. These convoluted paintings begin as identifiably figurative pieces that grow as I attempt to better understand how people relate to one another. I use paint to explore the tension and boundaries in relationships. Gradually, as the paint builds, resolute bodies begin to dissolve into more abstract notions toward bodily references and the distinction between individuals becomes less clear. An emphasis is placed on the spaces of connection. The way paint meets on canvas explores the interactions that we experience. Brushstrokes often mimic a dull panic we may feel when confronted with separation or loss. Whereas, linear marks reference distorted and unrecoverable figures that emerge as we struggle to confront the confusing and uncertain terrain of dependency. Colors blend as the paint works to construct a moment of representational self-portraiture within this study of vulnerability."Publication The Clearing(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1969) Mueller, WinifredThe painting depicts a field and a path leading to a small house with a redbrick chimney. In the field are some trees with no leaves and a brown fence. The sky over the scene is blue and purple.Publication Shaw's Thistle(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1969-04) Moorhead, JaneThis etching shows a dark figure steering a small sailboat over a body of water. The moon hangs in the sky behind him.Publication Untitled (Field with Tree)(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2013) Sheldon, KennyThis is an acrylic painting by Kenny Sheldon, Rhodes College Class of 2013. It features a wave-like form of pink and purple rising over a soft pink and white landscape. The sky/background is a gradient from light to dark purple.Publication Untitled (Egg)(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2013) Wolfe, JuliaThis is an abstract acrylic painting by Julia Wolfe, Rhodes College class of 2013.It features a roundish shape in pink and purple surrounded by the white canvas. Within the shape are spots of bright blue and turquoise that blend with the surrounding colors.Publication Boundearthless(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2017-04) Drake, McKenzieThis piece hangs in the New West Dining hall. It was created for the spring 2017 Senior Thesis exhibition, then acquired by the college. Mckenzie Drake's artist's statement reads, "Using images that are unique to my personal experiences, environment, and vernacular, I create painting that are vibrant and obscure. In combining these idiosyncratic objects and ideas, I free these compositions from their emotional and physical gravity. Multiple layers between background and foreground help to establish spatial ambiguity, which I reinforce through speed, washes, and tension among colors. Through this process, these paintings serve as quick reflections of my life, separated into pieces that give me the authorship to mimic or mock their existence."Publication Untitled(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2013) Barzizza, DorothyThis piece is a flat, cloth collage of greens, purples, and blues arranged in abstract shapes on a cream-colored cloth background. The entire sheet of cloth is stapled onto a white material. The frame is of a light-colored wood, and protects the piece in glass. An art card is hung near the bottom-right corner of the frame and reads: "Dorothy (Megan) Barzizza (Class of 2013) / Untitled / Thread and cloth / 2013"Publication Supreme(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2012) Connell, RachelAcrylic on panel painting shows several figures. It was painted in 2010 by art student Rachel Connell, class of 2012.Publication Unknown(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2015-06)This is a painting of two figures around a table. Large hole in middle-right of painting, and smaller hole in upper-left corner. Graphite on middle back reads, "P Bowman". Thin clear wire, maybe fishing line, tied to metal piece on back for hanging. Overall condition is poor.Publication Historic Encounter Between E.H. Crump and W.C. Handy on Beale Street(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1985) Cloar, CarrollThis is a print by Carroll Cloar of men in front of the Daisy in Memphis with a group of band players marching behind them. Below the print to the left corner reads “Carroll Cloar” and again in the bottom left under the print. The center under the paining in graphite reads “20/300”. The print is matted in white, red, and tan with a dark brown wooden frame and glass. There is an info card beside the painting with history of the artist and acquisition. This limited edition signed print of Cloar’s original 1964 painting depicts an imaginary scene: a meeting of key members of Memphis society, with William Christopher Handy (left) and Edward Hull Crump (right) shaking hands in the center. Handy, the “Father of the Blues,” and Crump, a former mayor, represent the cultural and political aspects of the city unifying in front of the Old Daisy Theater on Beale Street. Although this handshake serves as a symbol of integration between the figures, the scene is only a fictional part of Cloar’s vision of the South in the 1940s, which in reality would have faced rampant racial discrimination before the advent of the civil rights movement. As a member of Rhodes College’s Class of 1934, Cloar also included college President Dr. Charles E. Diehl on the far left side of the group, who was responsible for bringing the College to its current Memphis location. Diehl’s presence in this meeting suggests that the artist envisioned Rhodes as an essential institution in the city and establishes its place in the fabric of Memphis history. Additional examples of Cloar’s work can be found above the water fountains to the left and elsewhere in Barret Library.Publication Unknown(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2015-06)This is a printed newspaper article by Edwin Howard on Southwestern’s production of ‘Candide'. It has signatures around the article. It is framed with a brown glossy frame and a protective cover.Publication Noreen Cathey Mallory(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1933)This is a portrait of Noreen Cathey Mallory standing in a black dress with a white shall. She is looking away from the viewer. The portrait is framed with a decorative gold frame and no glass. There is a plaque at the bottom center of the frame that reads “NOREEN CATHEY MALLORY / 1901-1977 / IN WHOSE NAME / NOREEN CATHEY MALLORY THEATRICAL FUND / WAS ESTABLISHED BY HER FAMILY”. There is an artist’s signature in gray at the bottom left corner of the portrait with “33” below. There is paint missing on the left side of her shaw.Publication Fountain at Jackson Square New Orleans, LA(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1979) Hudson, StephenThis is a painting of a fountain found in Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA painted in greens and blues. The painting has information in French at the bottom left corner and English in the bottom right. It reads: “Stephen Hudson ’79 / Fountain at Jackson Swuare New Orleans, La dedicated to France 1960 / Stephen Hudson 4/2000”. The painting is framed with white matting and a wooden frame with glass.Publication Unknown(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1997) Small, C.This is a painting of a still life with colored glass bottles and glasses with a bowl and teacups. The table is draped to the right with an orange cloth and the background is white and blue The painting is surrounded by a wooden frame and no glass. There is an artist’s signature on the bottom right corner of the piece “C Small ’97”. On the back is another painting of a figure standing up with another figure looking up between the top figure’s legs. The top figure is wearing white shorts with grey shoes. There is greenery around the bottom of the piece.Publication Marie Caskey Williford(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2015-06) Carson, Beth WillifordThis is an abstract portrait of Marie Caskey Williford wearing a blue shirt and facing the viewer. The background is yellow and green. The wood that it is painted on is painted black on the sides. There is an info card to the right of the piece that reads: “ANNE MARIE CASKEY WILLIFORD ’52 / RHODES DEEN OF WOMEN / 1968-1975 / RHODES DEAN OF STUDENTS 1975-1979 / ORIGINAL ARTWORK IN OIL AND ACRLIC / BY HER DAUGHTER, / BETH WILLIFORD CARSON”.Publication Lucille Hamer Amis(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1998) Donahue, Thomas, 1948-2012This is a portrait of Lucille Hamer Amis '48 dressed in a short-sleeved white dress, sitting with hands together in lap. The artist’s signature, “TOM DONAHUE ’98” is written in the bottom right corner in blue. The painting is framed in a decorative gold frame with a plaque in the bottom center that reads “LUCILLE HAMER AMIS / CLASS OF 1948”.Publication Unknown(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 1950) SerineThis is an abstract painting of whites, blues, reds, and yellows. The artist’s signature, “SeRiNE” is written in the lower right corner of the piece. The painting is framed with a cloth boarder and a gold metallic frame. On the back is a sticker of the framer and a little pink sticker that reads “$2”. This item dates from approximately 1950-1970.Publication Unknown(Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College, 2015-06) Babin, KaraThis is a painting of a figure sleeping on a blue love seat with arms crossed and legs bent. There are windows around him. The painting is on a board and has been ripped off from the light blue wooden frame behind it. On the frame to the bottom reads “KARA BABIN, CLASS OF 1989”