Comic Stripped: A Revealing Look at Southern Stereotypes in Cartoons
Through March 24, 2012

The saying “A picture is worth a thousand words” refers to the idea that complex stories can be described with a single image. So what stories have been taught through cartoon and comic strip images? Comic Stripped: A Revealing Look at Southern Stereotypes in Cartoons tackles this question as it applies to the American South. Designed to be fun but also prompt reflection, Comic Stripped invites visitors to experience numerous cartoons, to learn about the artists, to explore the South's image in popular comics, and to contemplate how the characters may or may not embody the American South. This engaging special exhibition will be complemented by a Media Images of the South film series at the Rogers Public Library each Saturday, January 14 through March 24, at 1 p.m., and by two talks by Dr. Brooks Blevins on Saturday, February 18. Dr. Blevins will speak at 10:30 a.m. at the museum and at 1 p.m. at the Rogers Public Library, with the film showing to follow. Comic Stripped: A Revealing Look at Southern Stereotypes in Cartoons was developed by the Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, North Carolina, and was made possible by generous support from the Triad Foundation and the RJL Companies. Local media sponsorship provided by KUAF.
 

Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibition Featuring the Collection of David Wynn Vaughan
April 30 through July 21, 2012
A traveling exhibition presented by the Southern Museum, Kennesaw, Georgia

The Pattillo brothers from Henry County, Georgia, all were members of the 22nd Georgia, which served with the Army of Northern Virginia. By the war's end one brother was dead and two others had been wounded. Their ambrotype portrait is part of a rare collection of images that gives insight into the human face of the American Civil War. Portraits in Gray also illustrates the importance of the photographers and photographs of the period. Through high quality enlarged reproductions of the original photographs in Vaughan's collection, this exhibit provides visitors with both an educational and an emotional experience. The traveling exhibition will be enhanced by images of Union soldiers from the museum's collection, as well as replicas of a Union uniform and items that would have been used by a Union soldier. There will be a $2 admission charge for this special exhibition, which will be waived during the Civil War Family Day on June 23. Media sponsorship provided by Cumulus Media.



A House in Mourning
Theme Tours of the 1895 Hawkins House
October 1 through November 3, 2012

Mirrors draped in black crepe. Floral "tributes" placed on parlor tables. Clocks stopped at the time of a loved one's death. These were the signs of a house in mourning at the turn of the 20th century, when funerals were typically held in the home. Explore this fascinating topic through guided tours of the museum's historic house decorated to illustrate the mourning and funeral customs of the early 1900s.