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EVENTS
"King Mackerel and the Blues Are
Running," Jan. 13-17, 20-23, The
Town Theatre on Sumter Street.
For ticket information, call 7992510.
Wednesday, January 13, 1999
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by Alia Akkam
Senior Writer 1,'iulw-A
celebration of renowned Dutch fl
artist Vincent van Gogh's exceptional
skill highlights the Saturday opening I
of the Columbia Museum of Art's spe- L ^ |
cial exhibition, "From Van Os to Van "1
Gogh."
With 80 watercolors and drawings
created during the 19th century in Hoi- fi
land, including five drawings in pencil, fl
chalk and ink by Van Gogh, the HhHhPt
greatest Dutch artist of the period, all a
works exhibited are from the presti- jR-i
gious collection in Museum Boijmans- \ Wf '
van Beimingen in Rotterdam, Nether- WmL.
lands.
"We promised that we would
bring important exhibitions to this re- years> from 1800 to 1!
gion when we built this wonderful new ^ "From Van Os to1
museum, and this certainly is one of "I find it amazin
them," said Larry Wilson, president of mous collection is cor
Policy Management Systems Corpora- ^olumbia may not
tion, the major corporate sponsor of the Chicago, but this is
South Carolina presentation. inspiring," sophomc
"We are proud to have helped bring mance major Deann;
this extraordinary exhibition of 19th Pieter Van Os, a
centuiy masterworks to this area," he earlier part of the cent
added. scapes typical of the j
First displayed at the Frick Art Mu- u^ar subjects include
seum in Pittsburgh, the exhibit will be animal scenes, still
in Columbia until March 21, when it scenes from contemf
travels to Grand Rapids, Mich. One of Vincent Van G<
only three cities hosting this important fhe last half of the 1
exhibit, Columbia is privileged to dis- diversity of style!
play the variety of styles, movements subjects, exemplifi<
on/4 1r.fl nnnpoc in Diitrh art fnr 100 fluenc.
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9 Vincent Van Gogh
Life: Bom 1853: died 1890.
I Studied theology in France until 1880,
SS when he gave up his vocation to dedicate
himself to his art.
ill Works: Most famous paintings
^|i| include Starry Night, Still Life: Vase
M with Twelve Sunflowers and Vincent's *
| i Bedroom in Aries.
300, encompassed In addition to Van Os and Van Gogh,
/an Gogh." Hendrik Voogd, Albertus Jonas Brandt,
g that such a fa- Johann Barthold Jongkind, a forening
to Columbia, runner of Dutch impressionism, and
be New York or Josef Israels are included in this sur- j
something really vey of Dutch art.
ire music perfor- Suzanne Flowers, press represena
Foster said. tative for the Columbia Museum of Art, *
n artist from the expects the exhibit to exceed all prerury,
painted land- vious attendance records. t
Deriod. Other pop- According to Flowers, "something "
d cattle and other of this scope could never have been done
lifes, nudes, and at the museum's old location. This is (
orary life. important work." i
igh's work from Flowers hopes to raise awareness s
9th century, with of the exhibition among the Columbia 5
3, techniques and community and to expand the educa- 1
js the French in- tional mission through the implemen- :
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nd wrote a book ?As a kid, I never thought, 'I
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since ik/uOi i * , .? ?
syndicated "Jon P 1? up ?azed mto the sk*
canceled after a anc* every cloud looked like Johnny
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Javid Hartman for laughs.
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news," Stewart said, "but not at 11 bee
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ready to go. (gosh-darn) Giants.
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'From Van Os to Van Gogh."
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ng Dutch era, the museum will feature
special guided tours. Also, "The Hague
School: Touched By Nature," a film proiling
19th-century artists, will be shown
it 8 p.m Jan. 24. And at 3 p.m. Feb. 7,
irtist and professor Deanna Leaman
Thurmond
helped build
S.C. history
by Sara Ladenheim
Editor in Chief
His name is synonymous with th<
South, longevity and U.S. politics.
Throughout the decades, Stron
Thurmond, R-S.C., has led a highly col
orful and interesting life. From his birtl
in Edgefield at the last turn of the cen
tury to his presence in the Senate ii
recent weeks, Thurmond has pro.ve<
time and again that age is not a fac
tor in politics.
Thurmond became a senator in 195<
on a write-in ticket, the first to wii
an office through .this method. Whili
this unorthodox method of candidac;
was used to his advantage, Thurmoni
kept a 1954 campaign promise to rui
for office on a primary ticket. He woi
easily and managed to retain his sea
seven times after that (1960,1966,1972
1978,1984,1990,1996).
Thurmond also served as governo
of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951
circuit judge from 1938 to 1946 and wa
a highly decorated WWII veteran ani
Dixiecrat presidential candidate wh
managed to carry four states in th
third largest independent candidat
rim for office in history (1948).
Thurmond is also known as the mai
who gave the longest filibuster in th
history of the U.S. Congress. His em
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tig The Columbia Museum of Art is on
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lu- Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and
of Saturday , 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesde
day, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m Sunday. For
m more information, call 799-2810 or vis a
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t, and Sen. John Warner, R-Va. enter the
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gest filibuster in the
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1 of of significant political turmoil and
ind upheaval.
At the age of 97, Thurmond has
:rat managed to find ways to remain in the
ical news and the political spotlight. Only
ond last week, he retired from the Armed
ith- Services committee and swore in Chief
jars Justice William Rehnquist at only
Jar. the second Impeachment trial in the
era history of the United States.
What we know about Thurmond is
nothing in comparison to what we don't
know about his life. His role is more
than a historic aspect of society and
r? _ ii_ rs m l* i t r l.
oouin Carolina nisiory. in iuur pans,
The Gamecock will try to highlight some
of the events in the life and times of
South Carolina's illustrious senator as
part of our movement toward the next
century.
Part I of our look into the life of
Thurmond will appear Jan. 20, with
the other parts following in later issues.
It's important to know about
those who have proceeded us as leaders
of tomorrow. Thurmond is but one
of many South Carolinians who has
managed to put the state on the map.
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