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Contact: Logan McSwain For Immediate Release
News
Release History Exhibit Features Works of Local Artist CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Through January 2007, Shadows Cast, works by local artist Marilyn Charlat Dix, are featured at the entrance of the exhibit, Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression. Each of Dix’s paintings is a combination of paint, mono-prints, manipulated photographs and fiber. When Dix moved her mother from Florida to an assisted living home near her, she said the move renewed many of her memories and she started to wonder about the lives of her parents. “By manipulating and layering photographs of family, friends and neighbors, I dig into the mystery of our past and present lives, mine the connections that influence and shape us,” said Dix. “Especially the relationships and bonds that influenced lives of those during the 1930s and 1940s.” “As an artist, personal roots, relationships and connections are important to me,” said Dix. “I explore the environment along with the physical body, dress, posture, the personalities of both women and men and the stories their photographs tell.”
Once Dix met the Museum’s exhibit director, Kris Carmichael, things began to come together for an installation at The Charlotte Museum of History. Carmichael immediately saw the potential of including Dix’s work in the upcoming exhibit. “I loved Marilyn’s imagery and techniques. I knew that her pieces would be an ideal fit and in a way set the mood for the Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression exhibit,” said Carmichael, exhibit director and the Museum’s Chief Operating Officer. Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression, on display since September 30, 2006, at The Charlotte Museum of History, shares personal accounts and universal lessons about how Charlotteans not only survived but thrived during the Depression. This exhibit uses interviews by local author and reminiscence-writing facilitator Robin Edgar, and photography by Jennifer Crickenberger. Visit Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression and Shadows Cast and experience the importance of intergenerational sharing and memories, through not only the exhibit but also Dix’s art work. The Charlotte Museum of History is located at 3500 Shamrock Drive (between Eastway and Sharon Amity). ### General Information The Charlotte Museum of History is Where History Has A Home. The museum, with its core and visiting exhibitions, explores Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s rich history during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The museum is home to the oldest surviving structure in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Hezekiah Alexander House (circa 1774). Set on eight acres of park like grounds, the museum is also home to the American Freedom Bell, the Backcountry Patriot Statue and historic gardens. In addition, the museum offers: rental space for events and weddings, education programs for adults, schools and families, and membership benefits and opportunities The Charlotte Museum of History is supported, in part, with a Basic Operating Grant form the Arts & Science Council. The Charlotte Museum of History is located at 3500 Shamrock Drive (between Eastway and Sharon Amity). Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Free every Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Open Mondays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Guided tours of the Hezekiah Alexander Homesite given daily at 1:15 and 3:15 p.m. For more information call 704 568-1774, email info@charlottemuseum.org or visit www.charlottemusuem.org. |
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