Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1979)
Oriental art highlights museum collections By BILLIE-KA Y KREWSON Of the Emerald The University's Museum of Art has a wide variety of collections on display, but many students spend their years on campus without taking notice A collection of sculptures by former University Art Prof Jan Zach is currently showing at the museum. Zach retired this spring after 20 years with the art department, and the collection reflects his work over that period The collection, on display uitil Aug 12. includes art pieces in cast and ham mered aluminum, stainless steel, and wood Zach prefers working with stain less steel because it reflects lights and colors and because each person viewing the sculpture sees something different Inspirations for Zach s works come from nature — one of the exhibit pieces is designed from a wildflower The museum also has a rental and sales shop, which contains a juried col lection of works available to the public for rental or purchase A jury of art ex perts chooses pieces for the shop from works submitted by local artists, and the collection changes about once a year The average rental fee is about S12 for three months The museum's Northwest Gallery fea tures works by regional artists The ex hibit changes as often as possible, so . Photo by Jimmi Harm Complementing the Museum of Art’s Oriental collection, in which this hanging sculpture is displayed, is a sculpture exhibit by Jan Zach. former University art professor, which runs through Aug 12. most of the important artists of this area can be shown during the year The most famous and valuable collec tion in the museum is the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art, donated by Gertrude Bass Warner in the late 1920s in memory of her husband The museum itself, opened in 1933, was built with donations from school children throughout the state Prince Lucien Campbell led the fund-raising effort Originally, the museum was built to house only the Warner collection, but in 1958 it was expanded to include other exhibits and collections Once Warner donated her collection, she went out to buy things to complete it She made trips to the Orient to buy pieces from the national museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia The pieces purchased were of lesser quality, to show students the difference between top-quality and less-valuable ob|ects The most valuable piece in the collec tion is a nine-story jade pagoda ordered by Emperor K ang Hsi for the birth of his grandson Ch'ien Lung- in 1709 The pagoda as made as a spiritual offering to Buddha The artistic value of the piece is in the handling of the jade, which is very difficult to carve The Warner Collection is one of three large Oriental art collections on the West Coast' Each collection emphasizes a different area of the art The Brundage Collection in the DeYoung Musepm in San Francisco has an extensive collection of ancient Chin ese bronzes and a very good collection of jade while the Fuller Collection in the Seattle Art Museum features large pieces of stone sculpture Tours through the University Museum are available every Sunday at 2 p m . or by appointment The museum will close Aug 12. and will re-open Oct 7 r 1 o S3^pening6> \ SOON! \ HYLAND PLASMA \DONOR CENTER \ Now you can earn $80 + \ a month while catching \ up on your reading. nyiano LaDoratories is opening a new Plasma Donor Center at City Center Mall in downtown Eugene Blood plasma is an indispensable ingredient in the manufacture of vital therapeutic drugs, and the Hyland Plasma Donor Center will pay top dollar for your donation Donating plasma is simple and safe In the process, called “plasmapheresis,’' the plasma alone is removed from your blood; you keep all other whole blood elements Interested? Call Hyland Plasma Donor Center at (503) 683-3953 Business hours: 7:30 a m - 3:30 p m Mon. - Fri Hyland Plasma Donor Center, 1001 Willamette St City Center Mall. Eugene OR It pays to help and your donation helps others IT PAYS TO HELP GIVE LIFE - GIVE BLOOD PLASMA \: irv • •• Rape victims need clothing The Lane Interagency Rape Team, a victim assis tance program, needs cloth ing for victims of sexual as saults When rape victims release their clothing to the police for evidence, they need clothing to wear home Take donations to ALIRT. at the Lane County Court house. room 170, or call Marcia Morgan at 687-4478 THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! EDUCATIONAL CENTER TEST PREPARATION SPECIALISTS SINCE ISM Visit Any CsRtsr And Sts for Yourself Why Wt Mskt Tht Difference Call Days, Eves 4 Weekends EXAM COURSE dal* begin* LSAT Oct. 13 Aug. 18 GRE Oct. 20 Sept. 9 GMAT Oct. 27 Sept. 10 The Gallena Room 402 fiOOSW 10th Portland Oregon 9/205 222-5556
