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Member Marilee Means - Exhibit for Grandfather's Art

The Opening Reception for the retrospective of the late
Kansas City oil painter George Van Millett will be open
and free to the public on Friday, Sept. 9 from 4 to 7 at
the Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, MO. The first
day of the exhibition is Sept. 10 and it runs through Nov.
6. More information regarding hours of operation, etc.
are available on the web site at www.albrecht-kemper.org
Over 90 works, primarily in oils, will be shown.

Also, additional background information and several of
the paintings from the exhibit are available to view by
searching www.Lynn Mackle.com, the curator of this
exhibit. Her blog contains several pages of information
regarding the biographical history of this artist. To quote
from the Museum’s exhibit web site: “Painter George
Van Millett (1864-1953) captured the gentle appeal of
Missouri’s countryside and domestic interiors, considering
them fully as worthy as their European counterparts.

Known as the dean of Kansas City art for more than half
a century, Millett helped promote an aesthetic sensibility
in a town dominated by industry and the demands of
commercial progress. Millett was instrumental in helping
to form the nucleus of the Kansas City Art Institute, and
he played a significant role in laying the groundwork for
launching the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. While he
established a fine reputation as a portraitist of numerous
men and women who were pioneers in the early development
of Kansas City, Millett produced an oeuvre that
was multifaceted and rich in style and subject matter.
From tranquil landscapes to finely observed portraits and
Impressionistic cityscapes, Millett painted what he knew
and loved. He was the only painter of note who had
devoted his work exclusively to Missouri subjects since
George Caleb Bingham.”

I hope that many of you will be able to attend this show
as this is my grandfather’s first showing in my lifetime
and the first since 1942, when he was still living. I think
you will find it well worth the trip to St. Joseph.
—Marilee Means, Vice-President/Program Chairman

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September 18, 2011

Donna Aldridge, President
Marilee Means, 1st Vice President & Program Chair
Edris Crain, 2nd Vice President
Loreta Feeback, Co-Secretary
Verla Herschell, Co-Secretary
Mary Ann Matthews, Co-Treasurer
Janet Owczarzak, Co-Treasurer

MAPS 2011 Scholarship Open

We have opened the MAPS 2011 Scholarship application with a deadline of March 1, 2011. Please encourage young artists planning or in process of getting a Fine Arts degree with an emphasis on painting, that have an interest in pastel. You can find application details and forms on the Scholarship page.

MAPS 2010 Scholarship Awarded

2010 MAPS Scholarship will be awarded to fine art graduate student Suqin "Jackie" Lin at the February 27th, 2010 general meeting of MAPS.