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CHARLES BURCHFIELD, seen here in a self-portrait from 1916, was an American artist known primarily for his
work in watercolors. Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum will present “Life Cycles,” a collection of Burchfield’s work,
starting Saturday.
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CAROLINE’S SPINE will perform in Lincoln Saturday night at Hangar
18,1118 0 St. The band’s lineup is (from left to right) Jason Gilardi,
Jimmy Newquist, Mark Haugh and Scott Jones.
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MOST OF BURCHFIELD’S PAINTINGS depict nature scenes, but for others -
such as 1920’s “Factories” - the artist made the urban areas of the
American Northeast his focus.
Burchfield exhibit
to color the Joslyn
‘Life Cycles’ tour hits Omaha
Sarah Baker
Senior Reporter
It’s the only place where nature
is captured in the images of flame
like tree spirits, abstracted insects
and crow-shaped clouds.
“Life Cycles: The Charles E.
Burchfield Collection,” opens at
the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha
I on Saturday.
Burchf ield, a 20th century
American artist, is known for his
watercolor paintings, the primary
feature of the show.
Many of Burchfield’s water
color works are compared to oil
paintings because of the layering
I of paint he used and the large
^ scale sizes of some of his works.
Janet Farber, associate curator
| of 20th century art at Joslyn, said
this is the first time a collection
like this has toured the United
States.
“Many of his works portray
nature,” Farber said. “He also por
trays small towns and areas of
northeast Ohio and western New
York state, where he lived, in his
art.”
The exhibition, which consists
of about 50 of Burchfield’s works,
juxtaposes his studies with his
master watercolor works, offering
a look into his creative process.
“His works describe the condi
tions of the feeling of urban life,
as well as more romantic, nature
imagery,” Farber said.
Farber said she encouraged
people to take advantage of this
uncommon exhibit.
“This is a really special oppor
tunity,” she said. “We have one of
Burchfield’s works in our perma
nent collection, but this is the first
time we have had the chance to
bring in more of his work.”
Farber said she thought the
exhibit would open people’s eyes
to this type of art.
“They can expect beautiful and
evocative paintings by this revered
artist,” she said. “Burchfield had a
rather special view of life and was
extremely imaginative in his work.
This will be a wonderful chance
for people to see his vibrant and
expressive work.”
The exhibit opens at Omaha's
Joslyn Art Museum. 2200 Dodge
St., on Saturday. It runs through
June 7.
Guided public tours are sched
uled throughout the run of the
exhibit and are free with regular
museum admission.
For more information, contact
Joslyn Art Museum at (402) 342
3300.
Caroline s Spine to show backbone at Hangar
By Jason Hardy
Senior Reporter
About a month ago, the members of
Caroline’s Spine were passing through
Nebraska when a blizzard forced them to
seek shelter in a Lincoln Motel 6.
On Saturday night, they’ll be back to
turn the tables on Mother Nature by
attempting to take Lincoln by storm.
Caroline’s Spine, an up-and-coming,
alternative rock group, will play at
Hangar 18, 1118 0 St., Saturday night at
9.
The group has been touring for the
past three years, with breaks coming few
and far between. The band has been on the
road so much that none of its members
has an official place of residency, and the
only address they claim is the license plate
on their tour bus.
Scott Jones, the group’s bassist, said
this nomadic way of life has become the
only way he can be comfortable.
“Whenever we’re in one place for too
long it feels weiM’’ Jones said.
He said part of what made touring so
much fun was seeing different people
react to the band's sound.
“It’s really exciting to go into a new
town that you've never been to and see
people’s reaction to the band,” Jones said.
The band’s sound has been described
as a combination of the hard-rock guitar
chords of the ’80s combined with the lyri
cal substance and vocal stylings of some
of today’s top alternative bands.
Heavy power chords and driving bass
lines are the backbone of Caroline’s
Spine. The somewhat whiny, yet melodic
vocals add to create a musical hybrid of
sorts.
After three years of promoting their
sound on the road, Caroline’s Spine seems
to finally be catching on. The band's first
single, “Sullivan,” off of the Hollywood
Records album “Monsoon,” has gained
national attention on the charts.
“You don’t really know what to expect
when you release a single, so to see it
reach 14 on a national chart is awesome,”
Jones said.
The song is about five brothers from
Waterloo, Iowa, who died together in
WWII.
Jones said he thought the song had a
timeless quality, and he was proud to offer
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We want to be big,
but if it didn’t happen
it wouldn ’t be like,
‘Damn, we re not the
biggest band this
year’”
Scott Jones
Caroline’s Spine bassist
a touching story to today s music scene.
“That’s kind of a story that people will
respect in any sense,” Jones said. “It s just
a piece of history. It’s pretty cool to actual
ly bring that into the rock ’n’ roll medi
um.”
The success of the song and positive
reactions to the band’s live shows have
prompted Jones to consider the possibili
ty of the band becoming a major player on
the national rock scene. Jones said the
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