daily nebraskan
thursday, September 6, 1 079
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By May Kay Wayman ''."
Life is a cambrel
Belkvs it ornot
Lifeisaccmtvd
Two bin a shot
Robertson, Danko and Helm
You still have four days to pay your
two bits and take a shot at fame and for
tune at this year's Nebraska State Fair.
With inflation, people often complain
they could throw away their spare cash for
tack of anything better to do with it.
Here's a chance to do just that, and
maybe win something in the process-perhaps
a giant stuffed snail or an Elvis Presley
decorator mirror.
After an initial investment at the gate,
fairgoers can crowd onto the midway seek
ing that one special booth their karma
draws them to.
It does take a while, however, to steel
your ears to the clarion wheezin, sneezin'
and screamin' that goes on at a state fair.
EYEBALLS 'HAVE TO be trained to
move independently to check out games on
either side of the midway and to avoid the
barker with the longest cane ready to haul
you into his booth.
If you literally decide to pitch your
money away, try throwing at a glass dish or
aiming for a small bulls-eye.
If you would rather throw , something
more substantial, there's the traditional
baseball pitch with a few variations.
One young man broke dish after dish,
much to the consternation of the barker
forced to hand over four prized, stuffed
dogs.
As you ramble down the midway, it !s
also adivsable to watch where you place
your feet. Avoid trampling on the calling
cards of passing poodles or distraught
children. e
Mothers tend to be annoyed if you
accidentally trod on their little ones. And
there are certainly enough of the little dar
lings to go around. Baby carriages are as
numerous as cowboy hats at the fair.
FOR A REFRESHING change of pace,
you might try eating the food instead of
stomping on it. Goodness knows there's
something for everyone.
Those of you who like natural foods can
buy a lemon and cup of water for 75 cents
and squeeze your own lemonade.
Now that you have filled your stomach
you can continue draining your wallet
Find out your true personality, the one
you never knew you had. Simply present
your signature and one dollar and Clyde
the cunning computer will lay it on the
line.
Big Red fans, loyal to the end, have a
special booth waiting just for them. For a
nominal fee, your favorite Big Red slogan
can be stamped on the undies of your
choice.
And of course, what fair would be com
plete without its marvelous rides?
BUY YOUR TICKETS with whatever
cash remains and take your choice. Warn
ing: it is best to embark on these with an
empty stomach, or a blindfold, whichever
is handier.
Aspiring skydivers can satisfy their crav
ings with a simulated ten-story fall on the
"Ripcord."
Those who want to get a tumble for
their money can take a spin on the "Zip
per," guaranteed to loosen you up in style.
Disco fans will feel at home when spun
at 33 13 rpm's to the beat of the Bee Gees
and other "Saturday Night Fever" favor
ites. After being bilked, bustled and boggled
to your heart's delight, you can weave your
way to the exit, content in the knowledge
that you've done it all at least for another
year.
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Photo bv Mitch Hrrilick
This state fairgoer is caught in the midst of a jump. Only four day s remain to jump at i
the fair.
Traveling exhibition to grace Joslyn with modern art
By Martha Murdock
Omaha's Joslyn Art Museum has been criticized for
lacking emphasis on modern art, but that reputation may
change when the gallery exhibits part of a collection that
popularized and encouraged contemporary art early this
century.
The Phillips Collection in the Making: 19201930, a
travelling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Insti
tution Traveling Exhibition Service and The Phillips
Collection, will be on display at Joslyn Sept. 8 through
Oct. 28.
Duncan Phillips, art critic, collector, theorist and
historian, opened America's first modern art museum in
Washington, D.C., in 1921. Housed in Phillips' family
home, the collection's purpose was to teach the public to
appreciate modern art. v v
Wrote Duncan of his project, "My constant aim is not
merely to exhibit but also to interpret beauty in art
whatever the manifestation and to gradually popularize
what is best, more particularly in modem painting, by
novel and attractive methods of exhibition .
WITH A COMFORTABLE home atmosphere and
ever-changing exhibitions, Duncan hoped to raise the
public's art standards.
The 37 paintings that Joslyn will display were among
500 collected between 1920 and 1930. Created by artists
not then widely known, the works Were chosen based on
i Phillips taste. In the spirit of experimentation, he hoped
to find contemporary artists who Would go on to develop
strong reputations. .
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The test of artistic value is time and I shall not live
to know whether the men in whom I have believed have
justified my faith in their future. To stimulate contem
porary artists by establishing personal contact and
friendly relations, to win their confidence and to help
them to understand themselves and to succeed with
their own best methods and intentions, resisting the
temptations to faG back on commercialism of one kind or
another-such Tt policy I consider of the utmost impor
tance , he wrote. r" -t r 1 1
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Some of today's most revered masters are represented in
the collection. Works by georges Braque, Charles Demuth,
Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso and Maurice Prendergast are in
Uie exhibit.
Phillips, ahead of others in his field, recognized the
remarkable qualities that these artists possessed.
He called Winslow Homer, ". .. the first painter to
study the element of ocean with single-minded zeal and
to transcribe it with authentic truth. In Georgia
O'KeefTe's "Pattern of Leaves, he saw, '. . . heir best
vein of clear-eyed concentration on a detail from nature's
sorcery? '
ACCORDING TO AN exhibit brochure, Professor
Milton Brown wrote that, -the evolution of American
taste for modernism has its documented expression in the .
odyssey of Duncan Phillips."
Phillips, who developed his interest in art collecting as
a student at Yale University! began his project as i tribute
to his industrialist father and brother, who died about a-'
year apart. " ,f .a
The Phillips Memorial Gallery, still existing today with i
a collection of more than 2p00 works, was in instant ;
popular and critlca1 success. Duncan Phillips oversaw the'
collection until his death In 1966.
A series of four film programs travels with the exhibi
tion. Shown free with museum admission, films scheduled
are "American Realists, part one and part two (Sept. 14,1
J2:15 p.m. and Sept. 15 and 16, 2 pjn -Works by
WbisIow Homer and John Maria and Tauvisn (Sept.!
21. 12: 15 pjn. and Sect. 22 and 23. 2 n m V tsi
Oct. 5. 12:15 Dm. and Oct f 7 - mv
, rGeagia 0KceiTe- (Oct. 12, 12:15 pjn.and Oct. 13 sad
14,2 pjn.).-
suff members wa be shown continuotdy fa a r- 'ry
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The Phillips exhibition will continue to tour the nation ;
until January 1981; .
Centennnial offers foiimartipts this year
The UNL Centennial Education Program, with support
of the Nebraska Art's Council, again will host four
artists-uvresidence, providing students with an opportuni
ty to study with nationally recognized artists.
Ren Friedman, director of the Institute for Advanced
Studies in Contemporary Art in San Diego, will teach a
painting class and a class in "Quality of Art. - t
Friedman is a sociologist and a commentator oh the
soclobgy of the arts. His paintings have been shown
throuiout the United States, Europe and South America.
As visiting scholar, artist and critic he has visited more
than 50 educational institutions. . i '
Friedman wi3 be on the UNL campus through Oct.
He will also work at the Nebraska Correctional Institution
in conjunction with Southeast Community College.
. A symposium featuring Friedman! works is scheduled
Oct. 15 in the Centennial Commons Room. Friedman will
speJc about .aris role in society, along with members of
the UNL philosophy, sociology, music and art depart
treats. His works will remain in the Commons Room for
fiiwing during the week. . - : .';
- hvl guIUri-l Lisa Hui long, who has finuhed a year '
as an artist-in-resldence in Dallas, Tex., will arrtae on Oct.
22. Hurlong has studied at Julliard, Mannes College of
Musk and under Andre Segovia in Italy and Spain. She
has taught guitar at Maryland, Dennison and International
' JUniversities and the Peabody Conservatory. She is fluent
in Spanish and Italian and has given recitals and concerts
' In the United States, South America and Europe.
Hurlong will teachxlasskal guitar and a course in music
appreciation. She will give a recital 8 pjn., Nov. 15, at
Wesey House. 1
From Ian. 14 to March 8, Peter Franklh-White wO re-
, side in Lincoln as a creative artist m dance, theater, and
opera- direction. Fnmklin-White has been a principal
dancer withthe Royal DaHet in Britain and has worked,
with students at Julliard and the uniTrsitici.of Wixoniin
and Illinois. He plans to work with UNL students and'
dancers in the Lincoln community. -, y y. :v?
Ken Feit,"who returns to the United Sutes afteir a 17-.
month tour of Asia, begins his redence period at Cen
tennial on March 10. Feit is a wifely acclaimed mime,
story teller, myth m&er and court jester. He will teach
through May 3. ' - ; " ' : - - -